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GitHub Breach: Hackers Steal Data from 3,800 Internal Repositories
GitHub has confirmed a significant breach of its internal code repositories following a supply chain attack on an employee's dev tools. Here is how a single VS Code extension opened the door to 3,800 projects.
Linus Torvalds: AI Bug Hunters Have Made Linux Security List ‘Unmanageable’
Linus Torvalds warns that AI-powered bug hunters are creating "pointless make-believe work" for Linux kernel maintainers. The security mailing list has become unmanageable due to a flood of duplicate automated reports.
Eric Schmidt’s AI Cheerleading Met With Boos at University of Arizona
Eric Schmidt thought he was giving an inspirational speech about the future of AI. The University of Arizona's class of 2026 had other ideas.
Amazon Alexa Plus Now Generates On-Demand AI Podcasts
Amazon's Alexa Plus can now generate AI-powered podcasts on demand, complete with AI hosts discussing any topic. This new feature allows users to create personalized audio content, drawing from a network of 200 news publications.
Google's Quantum Chip Just Shattered Encryption Assumptions — Here's What It Means for You
Google's Willow successor just solved a problem in minutes that would take today's fastest supercomputer longer than the age of the universe. The implications for internet security are urgent.
Microsoft Retires Teams' Together Mode to Boost Core Video Performance
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Teams' Together Mode, the AI-powered feature that put meeting participants into virtual conference rooms. The company aims to simplify the platform and focus on boosting video quality and performance instead.
AI's 'Illusion of Confidence' Misleads Users, Study Reveals
People are consistently overestimating how confident AI systems are in their responses, new experiments reveal. This "illusion of confidence" could lead to unwarranted over-reliance on AI advice.
OpenAI's New Model Can Now Plan Ahead Like a Human — Researchers Are Stunned
For the first time, an AI system is sketching out multi-step strategies before it speaks — and the benchmark results are making researchers rethink everything.