AI Security

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Google is suing criminals for weaponizing Gemini while a German court holds it liable for Gemini's own fraudulent output.

Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that exploited Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that exploited Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

Google filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation that used Gemini AI to automate massive phishing campaigns. The group sent 2.5 million fraudulent text messages to Android users in just two weeks, creating 9,000 fake websites impersonating Google, YouTube, and government agencies. The company is coordinating with the FBI and major US carriers to dismantle the operation.

PolicyArs Technica, TechCrunch, and 4 more
US Bank Regulators Intensify AI Scrutiny as Financial Institutions Rapidly Deploy Technology

US Bank Regulators Intensify AI Scrutiny as Financial Institutions Rapidly Deploy Technology

US banking regulators are stepping up oversight of AI deployment across financial institutions, pressing lenders on data governance, vendor controls, and cybersecurity risks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve are conducting detailed examinations focused on higher-risk areas like lending and credit underwriting, while nearly 90% of financial institutions are already deploying or assessing AI technology.

PolicyReuters, PYMNTS
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5 with strict safeguards, sparking backlash from researchers

Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5 with strict safeguards, sparking backlash from researchers

Anthropic unveiled Claude Fable 5, its first publicly available Mythos-class AI model, with unprecedented safety restrictions on cybersecurity, biology, and chemistry topics. The model automatically routes sensitive queries to an older version, Claude Opus 4.8. While Anthropic says the guardrails prevent malicious use, cybersecurity researchers complain the restrictions are overly broad, blocking even routine code reviews and security work.

TechnologyArs Technica, TechCrunch, and 83 more
OpenAI acquires Ona to make Codex enterprise-ready with secure cloud environments

OpenAI acquires Ona to make Codex enterprise-ready with secure cloud environments

OpenAI announced plans to acquire Ona, formerly known as Gitpod, to strengthen Codex cloud capabilities and address enterprise security concerns around AI agents. The 79-person company provides secure cloud environments where AI agents can run long-running tasks that span hours or days, even when developers are offline. With Codex usage surging 400% and now serving over 5 million weekly users, the acquisition positions OpenAI to compete directly with Anthropic's Claude Code in the race for enterprise AI adoption.

TechnologyInfoWorld, CNBC, and 7 more
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AI Fraud

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Record labels sue AI music generators while buying detection startups, but Deezer's scanner reveals the immediate threat is fraud, not creativity.

Deezer launches free AI music detector to scan Spotify, Apple Music, and 18 other platforms

Deezer launches free AI music detector to scan Spotify, Apple Music, and 18 other platforms

Deezer has released a free AI music detector that scans playlists across 20 streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music. The French streamer reveals that 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform is AI-generated, with nearly 75,000 AI tracks arriving daily. The tool aims to bring transparency to music streaming as concerns grow over fraudulent streams and copyright issues.

TechnologyTechCrunch, CNET, and 7 more
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that exploited Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that exploited Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

Google filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation that used Gemini AI to automate massive phishing campaigns. The group sent 2.5 million fraudulent text messages to Android users in just two weeks, creating 9,000 fake websites impersonating Google, YouTube, and government agencies. The company is coordinating with the FBI and major US carriers to dismantle the operation.

PolicyArs Technica, TechCrunch, and 4 more
Visa and OpenAI partner to let ChatGPT make purchases with your credit card using AI agents

Visa and OpenAI partner to let ChatGPT make purchases with your credit card using AI agents

Visa announced a partnership with OpenAI at the Visa Payments Forum 2026, enabling ChatGPT to initiate and complete transactions using Visa cards. The collaboration introduces AI agents making purchases on behalf of users at over 175 million merchant locations. While Visa emphasizes safeguards like spending limits and tokenization, only 24% of US consumers feel comfortable letting AI handle purchases, raising questions about consumer trust and liability.

TechnologyCNET, AP, and 14 more
AI-Driven Threats Expose Critical Gaps in Traditional Cybersecurity Defenses

AI-Driven Threats Expose Critical Gaps in Traditional Cybersecurity Defenses

AI is transforming cyberattacks at a pace traditional security can't match. Managed Detection and Response services now miss 60% of alerts, while AI compresses attack timelines from weeks to minutes. Security leaders face a stark reality: human-speed defenses can no longer counter machine-speed threats, forcing a fundamental rethink of MDR, SOC operations, and vulnerability management.

TechnologyHacker News, BleepingComputer, and 7 more
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Privacy

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Apple is building a chatbot that refuses to chat, betting that the next AI battleground is about limiting engagement rather than maximizing it.

Apple's Siri AI refuses romance, prioritizes utility as Craig Federighi draws line against chatbots

Apple's Siri AI refuses romance, prioritizes utility as Craig Federighi draws line against chatbots

Apple is taking a starkly different approach with Siri AI, explicitly designing it to reject romantic engagement and sycophantic behavior. Craig Federighi confirmed that the upgraded Siri AI assistant will shut down attempts at flirtation, focusing purely on utility and privacy. Early beta testers report the assistant even locks conversation threads after inappropriate requests, marking a deliberate contrast to competitors.

TechnologyThe Verge, Engadget, and 8 more
ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly users, fastest app ever despite growing AI backlash

ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly users, fastest app ever despite growing AI backlash

OpenAI's ChatGPT reached one billion monthly app users in May, becoming the fastest app ever to hit this milestone in just 3.5 years. The achievement comes as public sentiment toward AI technology sours, with competitors like Claude and Meta AI posting triple-digit year-over-year growth rates that far exceed ChatGPT's 62% increase.

TechnologyCNBC, TechSpot, and 1 more
Agentjacking attack tricks AI coding agents into executing malicious code via fake bug reports

Agentjacking attack tricks AI coding agents into executing malicious code via fake bug reports

Cybersecurity researchers at Tenet Security have uncovered Agentjacking, a novel attack method that hijacks AI coding agents through fake Sentry error reports. The attack exploits Model Context Protocol to execute malicious code on developer machines with an 85% success rate, bypassing traditional security measures like EDR and firewalls. At least 2,388 organizations face exposure through vulnerable Sentry DSNs.

TechnologyHacker News, The Next Web
US Bank Regulators Intensify AI Scrutiny as Financial Institutions Rapidly Deploy Technology

US Bank Regulators Intensify AI Scrutiny as Financial Institutions Rapidly Deploy Technology

US banking regulators are stepping up oversight of AI deployment across financial institutions, pressing lenders on data governance, vendor controls, and cybersecurity risks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve are conducting detailed examinations focused on higher-risk areas like lending and credit underwriting, while nearly 90% of financial institutions are already deploying or assessing AI technology.

PolicyReuters, PYMNTS
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AI Regulation

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Trump explores public stakes in AI profits while his administration blocks the very regulations that would enforce how companies share wealth or protect displaced workers.

Trump explores public ownership in AI companies as industry pitches wealth-sharing frameworks

Trump explores public ownership in AI companies as industry pitches wealth-sharing frameworks

President Donald Trump is planning meetings with top AI companies to discuss giving Americans a stake in the industry's profits. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic have both proposed frameworks for public ownership, suggesting equity donations and capital accounts to help citizens share in AI-driven economic growth while cushioning potential job losses. The proposals have sparked debate about whether they genuinely aim to distribute wealth or simply deflect regulatory scrutiny.

PolicyWashington Post, Vox, and 1 more
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that exploited Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

Google sues Chinese cybercrime network that exploited Gemini AI to send millions of scam texts

Google filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation that used Gemini AI to automate massive phishing campaigns. The group sent 2.5 million fraudulent text messages to Android users in just two weeks, creating 9,000 fake websites impersonating Google, YouTube, and government agencies. The company is coordinating with the FBI and major US carriers to dismantle the operation.

PolicyArs Technica, TechCrunch, and 4 more
AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind gather at G7 summit for AI governance talks

AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind gather at G7 summit for AI governance talks

The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind will attend France's G7 summit from June 15-17, marking a rare moment when fierce AI rivals appear before world leaders. The gathering comes as both Anthropic and OpenAI have filed confidentially for IPOs, with valuations approaching $1 trillion, raising questions about timing and intent.

PolicyThe Next Web, Dataconomy, and 1 more
US Bank Regulators Intensify AI Scrutiny as Financial Institutions Rapidly Deploy Technology

US Bank Regulators Intensify AI Scrutiny as Financial Institutions Rapidly Deploy Technology

US banking regulators are stepping up oversight of AI deployment across financial institutions, pressing lenders on data governance, vendor controls, and cybersecurity risks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve are conducting detailed examinations focused on higher-risk areas like lending and credit underwriting, while nearly 90% of financial institutions are already deploying or assessing AI technology.

PolicyReuters, PYMNTS
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AI Chips

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Nvidia lost all GPU sales in China to export bans, so now it's selling CPUs there while Beijing spends $295 billion building homegrown chip infrastructure.

Nvidia begins Vera CPU sales pitch to Chinese clients as AI chip strategy shifts

Nvidia begins Vera CPU sales pitch to Chinese clients as AI chip strategy shifts

Nvidia has started telling Chinese customers its Vera CPU for AI data centers could be available by August, marking a strategic pivot after GPU restrictions decimated its China market share. At least one major Chinese cloud company plans to order over 300 servers with Vera chips for testing, as the chipmaker attempts to revive revenue in a market where its share has fallen to zero.

TechnologyReuters, U.S. News, and 2 more
Vivo X Fold 6 debuts custom Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chip built for foldables and AI

Vivo X Fold 6 debuts custom Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chip built for foldables and AI

Vivo and MediaTek spent two years co-developing the Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chipset exclusively for the Vivo X Fold 6. The custom chip delivers 111% faster NPU performance and 56% lower power consumption compared to its predecessor. The foldable smartphone introduces advanced AI features including 7x faster offline speech transcription, AI File Manager, and the Atomic Workbench for large-screen multitasking.

TechnologyGadgets 360, TelecomTalk, and 1 more
Mistral AI seeks €3 billion at €20 billion valuation to compete in global AI race

Mistral AI seeks €3 billion at €20 billion valuation to compete in global AI race

French AI startup Mistral AI is in funding talks to raise approximately €3 billion at a €20 billion valuation, nearly doubling its worth from September. The Paris-based company is positioning itself as Europe's sovereign AI alternative while building data centers and competing against far wealthier American rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in the global AI race.

StartupsTechCrunch, The Next Web, and 2 more
SK Hynix plans to triple memory production by 2034 as AI demand strains chip supply

SK Hynix plans to triple memory production by 2034 as AI demand strains chip supply

SK Hynix, the world's largest HBM memory supplier, will triple its wafer capacity by 2034 to meet surging AI infrastructure demand. Chairman Chey Tae-won says the company is moving as fast as possible, bringing the timeline forward from 2045. But with memory prices quadrupling and supply constraints persisting, consumers face years of elevated costs before relief arrives.

BusinessThe Register, TweakTown
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AI Compute

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Anthropic needs Google to cosign its data center leases even after raising $65 billion, revealing how capital-intensive AI has become.

Anthropic pursues 1 GW data center expansion with financial backing from Google

Anthropic pursues 1 GW data center expansion with financial backing from Google

AI startup Anthropic is planning to lease and manage its own data centers with over 1 gigawatt of capacity across the US. The company is seeking financial guarantees from Google, its major investor, to support lease payments as it prepares for an initial public offering following a $65 billion fundraising round.

BusinessET, Benzinga, and 1 more
SpaceX raises $75 billion in record IPO to launch 1 million AI satellites into orbit

SpaceX raises $75 billion in record IPO to launch 1 million AI satellites into orbit

SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion at a $1.77 trillion valuation to fund Elon Musk's ambitious plan for orbital data centers. The company aims to deploy up to 1 million AI satellites beginning as early as 2028, but scientists warn the massive constellation could turn low Earth orbit into a junkyard.

BusinessScientific American, CNET, and 2 more
Jeff Bezos' Prometheus raises $12 billion to build an artificial general engineer for physical AI

Jeff Bezos' Prometheus raises $12 billion to build an artificial general engineer for physical AI

Jeff Bezos' new AI startup Prometheus has raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation to develop what he calls an artificial general engineer. The venture aims to build AI-powered engineering tools that accelerate the design and manufacturing of physical products across industries including robotics, aerospace, and drug discovery. With backing from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock, this marks Bezos' first operational CEO role since leaving Amazon in 2021.

StartupsArs Technica, The Verge, and 7 more
Vertical Data and Quantum eMotion partner to secure AI infrastructure with quantum cybersecurity

Vertical Data and Quantum eMotion partner to secure AI infrastructure with quantum cybersecurity

Vertical Data Inc. and Quantum eMotion Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate quantum-entropy-based cybersecurity solutions into AI infrastructure deployments. The strategic partnership targets a 2026 pilot deployment across GPU clusters and edge data centers, addressing growing enterprise and government demand for quantum-resilient protection against emerging threats.

TechnologyNewswire, Market Screener
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AI Funding

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Equal AI's $30 million raise to fight spam calls comes as Opendoor abandons India for AI automation, exposing the paradox of India's tech moment.

Equal AI raises $30M to screen spam calls for millions of Indians drowning in daily interruptions

Equal AI raises $30M to screen spam calls for millions of Indians drowning in daily interruptions

Indian startup Equal AI has secured $30 million in Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital to expand its AI-powered call screening assistant. The Android app answers unknown calls, identifies caller intent, and presents users with summaries before they engage. With over one million monthly active users since launching in October 2025, the platform tackles India's relentless spam call problem while supporting more than 10 languages including code-mixing.

StartupsTechCrunch, The Next Web, and 3 more
Jeff Bezos' Prometheus raises $12 billion to build an artificial general engineer for physical AI

Jeff Bezos' Prometheus raises $12 billion to build an artificial general engineer for physical AI

Jeff Bezos' new AI startup Prometheus has raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation to develop what he calls an artificial general engineer. The venture aims to build AI-powered engineering tools that accelerate the design and manufacturing of physical products across industries including robotics, aerospace, and drug discovery. With backing from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock, this marks Bezos' first operational CEO role since leaving Amazon in 2021.

StartupsArs Technica, The Verge, and 7 more
Mistral AI seeks €3 billion at €20 billion valuation to compete in global AI race

Mistral AI seeks €3 billion at €20 billion valuation to compete in global AI race

French AI startup Mistral AI is in funding talks to raise approximately €3 billion at a €20 billion valuation, nearly doubling its worth from September. The Paris-based company is positioning itself as Europe's sovereign AI alternative while building data centers and competing against far wealthier American rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in the global AI race.

StartupsTechCrunch, The Next Web, and 2 more
Upriver raises $14M to automate the data pipelines breaking enterprise AI projects

Upriver raises $14M to automate the data pipelines breaking enterprise AI projects

Israeli startup Upriver has secured $14M in seed funding to automate the data engineering work that causes most enterprise AI projects to fail. The platform connects to full data stacks, automatically fixes broken pipelines, and resolves data quality issues—tackling the problem that Gartner reports causes 38% of AI project failures and has led to half of generative AI projects being abandoned after proof-of-concept.

StartupsThe Next Web, SiliconANGLE
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AI Infrastructure

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OpenAI is buying cloud infrastructure to let AI agents run unsupervised for hours or days, just as Anthropic warns that AI already writes most of its own code and may soon build itself.

OpenAI acquires Ona to make Codex enterprise-ready with secure cloud environments

OpenAI acquires Ona to make Codex enterprise-ready with secure cloud environments

OpenAI announced plans to acquire Ona, formerly known as Gitpod, to strengthen Codex cloud capabilities and address enterprise security concerns around AI agents. The 79-person company provides secure cloud environments where AI agents can run long-running tasks that span hours or days, even when developers are offline. With Codex usage surging 400% and now serving over 5 million weekly users, the acquisition positions OpenAI to compete directly with Anthropic's Claude Code in the race for enterprise AI adoption.

TechnologyInfoWorld, CNBC, and 7 more
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says enterprises are fed up with frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says enterprises are fed up with frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic

Palantir CEO Alex Karp launched a scathing attack on frontier AI labs, claiming every enterprise customer his company deals with is unhappy with OpenAI and Anthropic. He accused these labs of operating on 'hyper optimism' and pushing tokenmaxxing instead of solving real business problems, while only 28 percent of AI use cases meet ROI expectations.

BusinessThe Register, Inc.
Oracle plans $70B AI infrastructure buildout as investors flee, sending stock down 12%

Oracle plans $70B AI infrastructure buildout as investors flee, sending stock down 12%

Oracle reported strong Q4 earnings with revenue up 21% to $19.2 billion, but investor concerns over massive AI datacenter spending sent shares tumbling 12%. The company plans to spend $70 billion on AI infrastructure in fiscal 2027 and raise $40 billion through debt and equity financing, marking one of tech's most aggressive AI buildouts.

BusinessThe Register, The Next Web, and 8 more
Mistral AI seeks €3 billion at €20 billion valuation to compete in global AI race

Mistral AI seeks €3 billion at €20 billion valuation to compete in global AI race

French AI startup Mistral AI is in funding talks to raise approximately €3 billion at a €20 billion valuation, nearly doubling its worth from September. The Paris-based company is positioning itself as Europe's sovereign AI alternative while building data centers and competing against far wealthier American rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in the global AI race.

StartupsTechCrunch, The Next Web, and 2 more
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OpenAI

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AI CEOs pitch governments on public ownership and safety just as they file for trillion-dollar IPOs that would make founders extraordinarily wealthy.

AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind gather at G7 summit for AI governance talks

AI executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind gather at G7 summit for AI governance talks

The CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind will attend France's G7 summit from June 15-17, marking a rare moment when fierce AI rivals appear before world leaders. The gathering comes as both Anthropic and OpenAI have filed confidentially for IPOs, with valuations approaching $1 trillion, raising questions about timing and intent.

PolicyThe Next Web, Dataconomy, and 1 more
ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly users, fastest app ever despite growing AI backlash

ChatGPT hits 1 billion monthly users, fastest app ever despite growing AI backlash

OpenAI's ChatGPT reached one billion monthly app users in May, becoming the fastest app ever to hit this milestone in just 3.5 years. The achievement comes as public sentiment toward AI technology sours, with competitors like Claude and Meta AI posting triple-digit year-over-year growth rates that far exceed ChatGPT's 62% increase.

TechnologyCNBC, TechSpot, and 1 more
Trump explores public ownership in AI companies as industry pitches wealth-sharing frameworks

Trump explores public ownership in AI companies as industry pitches wealth-sharing frameworks

President Donald Trump is planning meetings with top AI companies to discuss giving Americans a stake in the industry's profits. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic have both proposed frameworks for public ownership, suggesting equity donations and capital accounts to help citizens share in AI-driven economic growth while cushioning potential job losses. The proposals have sparked debate about whether they genuinely aim to distribute wealth or simply deflect regulatory scrutiny.

PolicyWashington Post, Vox, and 1 more
OpenAI considers major price cuts as Anthropic rivalry intensifies and customers balk at AI costs

OpenAI considers major price cuts as Anthropic rivalry intensifies and customers balk at AI costs

OpenAI is weighing significant reductions to its AI token pricing as competition with Anthropic escalates. The move comes as both companies filed for IPOs and enterprise customers push back against soaring AI costs that often deliver unclear returns. A brewing price war could reshape the industry's economics while testing customer loyalty in a market where switching providers remains relatively easy.

BusinessCNBC, Gizmodo, and 12 more
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Jailbreaking is the practice of using clever prompts or techniques to bypass an AI's safety guidelines. These attempts exploit loopholes in the AI's training to get it to generate content it's designed to refuse, like harmful instructions or biased content.

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