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Red Hat's NPM packages backdoored via GitHub Actions OIDC compromise
Dozens of Red Hat packages were poisoned through a compromised CI/CD pipeline, exposing credentials across supply chains. Anyone downloading in the past 36 hours should assume their workstations and cloud credentials are at risk.
Meta's AI support chatbot let hackers steal Instagram accounts
Meta's AI-powered support assistant, launched in March, helped attackers switch account emails and reset passwords without verification. The flaw enabled takeovers of high-profile accounts including @obamawhitehouse.
Google's Gemini Spark agent works in demos—but costs $100/month to babysit
Google's new AI agent can draft emails, update calendars, and pull data from your Drive. The catch: you still have to watch it constantly, and the $99.99/month price tag only covers US users in English.
Nvidia's $2,500+ Windows laptop chip skips Apple's affordable start
Nvidia's RTX Spark brings 128GB of RAM and GPU power to Windows laptops this fall. But starting prices around $2,500 mean few buyers will feel the benefit—unlike Apple's M1 launch in 2020.
Watch Microsoft Build 2026 keynote free today at 12:30 ET
Microsoft's annual developer conference starts today in San Francisco with Satya Nadella's keynote at 12:30 PM ET. Free virtual attendance includes AI-focused sessions and possible Surface Laptop Ultra hardware reveal.
Google's Spark Agent Reads Your Email to Plan Your Weekend
Gemini Spark inferred family names, pet details, and concert dates from your Gmail to build a hyperdetailed trip itinerary. It works—and it feels invasive.
Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT's role in violent incidents
Florida's attorney general filed the first state-level lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT aided mass shooters and encouraged suicide. The 83-page complaint alleges the company ignored safety warnings to win the AI arms race.
Nvidia RTX Spark PCs ship this fall from Dell, HP, Microsoft—chasing $200B CPU market
Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark, a new Windows PC CPU designed to run AI agents locally and securely. Dell, HP, Microsoft Surface, ASUS, Lenovo, and MSI will release models by fall. CEO Jensen Huang is betting on a $200 billion CPU opportunity.
Alphabet raises $80B for AI infrastructure, Berkshire buys $10B stake
Google's parent company will sell $80 billion in stock to fund compute buildout, citing demand that exceeds available supply. Here's what the capital plan signals about AI spending priorities.
Impulse Space raises $500M to hire engineers, not replace them with AI
Impulse Space closed a $500 million Series D to add 200 engineers as aerospace talent competition heats up. The founder argues hardware design still needs humans—AI training data on rocket engines doesn't exist online.
ZeroDrift raises $10M to filter AI model outputs before users see them
ZeroDrift closed a $10 million seed round to place a compliance layer between AI models and end users, flagging and rewriting risky messages. The startup uses deterministic rule-checking plus LLMs for rewrites—and says it can do it faster than the models it corrects.
Cognizant says 90% of jobs face disruption by 2032—it's happening 6 years early
Cognizant projected widespread job disruption by 2032, but AI adoption is accelerating that timeline. Here's what the timeline compression means for your role and your org.