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12 May 2026

AI in cybersecurity shifts the balance as attacks happen in seconds while defenses lag behind

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the cybersecurity landscape, with attackers using AI to compromise systems in under a minute while defenders struggle to keep pace. The industry-standard 90-day vulnerability disclosure policy is collapsing as large language models can now weaponize patches in 30 minutes, creating an unprecedented security crisis that demands immediate structural changes to how organizations protect their networks.

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Lies of P Studio Hiring AI Creator to Generate Art, Sparking Concerns Over Sequel Development

Neowiz's Round8 Studio is hiring an AI Creator to use generative AI tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for asset creation and concept art. While the studio says the role won't directly involve the Lies of P sequel, the job listing reveals plans to integrate AI throughout the art production pipeline, drawing backlash from the gaming community concerned about artistic integrity.

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Applied Materials and TSMC join forces to accelerate AI chip development at $5 billion EPIC Center

Applied Materials and TSMC have announced a partnership to fast-track AI chip development at the EPIC Center in Silicon Valley. The collaboration builds on 30 years of joint work and focuses on materials engineering, equipment innovation, and process integration to deliver energy-efficient chips for data centers and edge devices.

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Japan's PM orders urgent cybersecurity review as Mythos AI threatens critical infrastructure

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ordered a cabinet-level cybersecurity review to defend against Anthropic's Mythos AI model. The move comes as officials warn that the bug-hunting AI could enable faster, more sophisticated cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Japan is now coordinating with Western allies to prevent weaponization of advanced AI models.

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White Circle Raises $11 Million to Stop AI Models From Going Rogue in Production Environments

Paris-based White Circle has raised $11 million in seed funding for its AI control platform that monitors and secures AI models in production. Founded by Denis Shilov, who went viral after exposing safety vulnerabilities in major AI models, the platform has already processed over one billion API requests. Backers include senior figures from OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and Hugging Face.

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South Korea proposes AI profit tax to fund citizen dividend as chip giants post record earnings

A senior South Korean official has floated a controversial proposal to tax AI profits and redistribute them as a national dividend to citizens. The idea triggered sharp market swings, with the Kospi index plunging 5.1% before recovering after clarifications. The proposal highlights growing pressure to share wealth from the AI boom that's enriching Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

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Binance AI Security Blocked $10.5 Billion in Crypto Fraud as Google Flags AI-Built Exploits

Binance says its AI-powered security systems prevented $10.5 billion in user losses between early 2025 and Q1 2026, intercepting 22.9 million scam attempts in the first quarter alone. The disclosure comes as Google warns of AI-developed exploits, highlighting an escalating AI arms race where the same technology powers both sophisticated defenses and increasingly automated fraud.

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Nscale Secures $790M Debt Financing to Expand Narvik AI Data Centre in Norway

Nvidia-backed Nscale has secured $790 million in debt financing from major Nordic banks to expand its AI data centre in Narvik, Norway. The AI infrastructure company plans to deploy over 30,000 Nvidia Rubin processing units as part of a 115MW expansion at the Stargate Norway project site, building on its $2 billion Series C funding round from March 2025.

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China blocks Nvidia H200 purchases despite US approval, pushing domestic chip development

The US Commerce Department approved roughly 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips, but Beijing is blocking the purchases to steer investment toward domestic chipmakers like Huawei. Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joining President Trump's Beijing summit, the impasse remains, leaving billions in potential revenue frozen as the US-China tech rivalry intensifies.

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Gartner warns poor data context makes AI agents unreliable, driving up costs and risks

Gartner research reveals that AI agents without proper data context are prone to hallucinations, biases, and unreliable outcomes. The firm predicts organizations prioritizing semantics in AI-ready data will increase agentic AI accuracy by up to 80% and reduce costs by up to 60% by 2027.

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GitLab announces layoffs and restructuring to accelerate AI agents strategy in agentic era

GitLab is cutting an unspecified number of jobs as it restructures around AI agents and automation. CEO Bill Staples insists the move differs from typical tech layoffs, with most savings reinvested into the business rather than returned to shareholders. The company plans to flatten its eight-layer management structure, reduce its country footprint by 30%, and reorganize R&D teams into smaller autonomous units.

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RPCS3 updates contribution guidelines after AI slop code caused regressions in PS3 emulator

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 has updated its contribution guidelines after AI-generated code submissions caused major regressions in the emulator. The unpaid development team now requires contributors to disclose AI use and take full responsibility for their code, threatening bans for those who submit untested AI slop without understanding what they're contributing.

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Gemini Omni leak reveals Google's next AI video tool with realistic generation ahead of I/O 2026

Google's unannounced Gemini Omni video generation model has surfaced through early user demos, showing impressive capabilities in creating realistic AI video content. The leaked footage reveals an AI-powered video generation tool that handles complex prompts with lifelike results, though users report hitting 86% of their daily limits after just two videos on the $20-per-month Google AI Pro plan.

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Byron Allen Takes Over BuzzFeed as CEO After $120M Acquisition of Struggling Media Pioneer

Media entrepreneur Byron Allen has purchased a 52% controlling stake in BuzzFeed for $120 million, replacing founder Jonah Peretti as CEO. The deal represents a steep decline for the digital media company once valued at $1.7 billion. Allen plans to expand into free-streaming video and use AI to compete with YouTube, while significant cost cuts loom ahead.

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Thinking Machines unveils interaction models that respond in 0.40 seconds for real-time AI chat

Thinking Machines, the AI startup founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced interaction models that process input and generate responses simultaneously. The TML-Interaction-Small model responds in 0.40 seconds—matching natural human conversation speed—and uses full-duplex architecture to listen, see, and talk in real time. A limited research preview arrives in coming months.

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