Claude Code source leak reveals how much info Anthropic can hoover up about you and your system If you loved the data retention of Microsoft Recall, you'll be thrilled with Claude Code Anthropic's Claude Code lacks the persistent kernel access of a rootkit. But an analysis of its code shows that the agent can exercise far more control over people's computers than even the most clear-eyed reader of contractual terms might suspect. It retains lots of your data and is even willing to hide its authorship from open-source projects that reject AI.…

Claude Code source leak reveals how much info Anthropic can hoover up about you and your system

GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash Letting Copilot alter others' PRs was the wrong judgment call, says product manager Microsoft has done a 360. Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name. …

GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash

OpenAI patches ChatGPT flaw that smuggled data over DNS Check Point says outbound controls blocked web traffic but overlooked DNS OpenAI talks up data security for its AI services, yet Check Point says that ChatGPT allowed data to leak through a DNS side channel before the flaw was fixed.…

OpenAI patches ChatGPT flaw that smuggled data over DNS

Telnyx joins LiteLLM in latest PyPI package poisoning tied to Trivy breach Also, EU probes Snapchat, RedLine suspect extradited, AstraZeneca leak claim surfaces, and more infosec in brief  The cybercrime crew linked to the Trivy supply-chain attack has struck again, this time pushing malicious Telnyx package versions to PyPI in an effort to plant credential-stealing malware on developers’ systems.…

Telnyx joins LiteLLM in latest PyPI package poisoning tied to Trivy breach

US PC shipments to fall 13% as memory and storage crunch hits budget systems Omdia says education, consumer, commercial, and public sector demand will weaken through 2026 US PC shipments are set to fall by 13 percent this year thanks to the ongoing memory and storage crisis, and things are not expected to get better until next year at the earliest, with budget PCs hardest hit.…

US PC shipments to fall 13% as memory and storage crunch hits budget systems

FCC says it's making it easier for US telcos to ditch legacy lines But critics say stopping some engineering tests is not the sort of corner you want to cut America's telecoms regulator has unveiled new measures to speed the transition to modern high-speed networks, but critics argue the move could leave behind those in rural areas or with special needs.…

FCC says it's making it easier for US telcos to ditch legacy lines

AI recruiting biz Mercor says it was 'one of thousands' hit in LiteLLM supply-chain attack First public downstream victim, but won't be the last AI hiring startup Mercor confirmed it was "one of thousands of companies" affected by the LiteLLM supply-chain attack as the fallout from the Trivy compromise continues to spread.…

AI recruiting biz Mercor says it was 'one of thousands' hit in LiteLLM supply-chain attack

Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby Orion's four astronauts edge toward liftoff for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than 50 years NASA is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon, with the Artemis II mission countdown set to begin tonight.…

Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby

UK fines Irish Apple outpost over sanctions-busting payments to Russian dev Regulator says payments totaling £635K reached entity owned and controlled by a designated person The UK government has fined an Apple subsidiary £390,000 for breaching sanctions on Russia after it sent more than £600,000 to a developer linked to a designated entity.…

UK fines Irish Apple outpost over sanctions-busting payments to Russian dev

SAP looking to pull more external data into its AI platform with Reltio acquisition Merger positioned to boost appeal of ERP giant's Business Data Cloud SAP is to acquire master data management and data integration specialist Reltio with the promise of helping integrate data from outside the vendor's broad application portfolio into its AI platform.…

SAP looking to pull more external data into its AI platform with Reltio acquisition

Google's TurboQuant saves memory, but won't save us from DRAM-pricing hell Chocolate Factory’s compression tech clears the way to cheaper AI inference, not more affordable memory When Google unveiled TurboQuant, an AI data compression technology that promises to slash the amount of memory required to serve models, many hoped it would help with a memory shortage that has seen prices triple since last year. Not so much.…

Google's TurboQuant saves memory, but won't save us from DRAM-pricing hell

'Uncle Larry’s biggest fan' cut by email in early morning Oracle layoff spree WARN filings in two states show 1,000+ layoffs, but wider cuts remain unconfirmed By his third failed attempt to log into Oracle’s VPN on Tuesday morning, a decades-long employee of the company started to get a bad feeling.…

'Uncle Larry’s biggest fan' cut by email in early morning Oracle layoff spree

Citrix NetScaler bug exploited in days, may be multiple flaws in a trench coat Researchers say attackers are already looting vulnerable boxes In-the-wild exploitation of a critical Citrix NetScaler bug has begun less than a week after disclosure, with researchers warning that attackers are already poking and pillaging vulnerable boxes.…

Citrix NetScaler bug exploited in days, may be multiple flaws in a trench coat

Live and Let AI: Former CIA officer says human spies matter more in the LLM age AI is eroding trust in digital communications and data, giving old-school spycraft fresh relevance for modern agents The bots won't be coming for 007's job anytime soon. According to a former CIA officer, AI may help create false documents, but this fakery will give old-fashioned human intelligence fresh relevance.…

Live and Let AI: Former CIA officer says human spies matter more in the LLM age

Don't open that WhatsApp message, Microsoft warns How to avoid social engineering attacks? Employee training tops the list Be careful what you click on. Miscreants are abusing WhatsApp messages in a multi-stage attack that delivers malicious Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages, allowing criminals to control victims' machines and access all of their data.…

Don't open that WhatsApp message, Microsoft warns

South Korea's Rebellions raises $400B to take rack-scale AI platform global Funding round comes ahead of planned IPO SK Telecom-backed AI chip startup Rebellions has raised $400 million in a pre-IPO funding round to support its global expansion with a new rack-scale compute platform aimed at enterprises and sovereign clouds.…

South Korea's Rebellions raises $400B to take rack-scale AI platform global

Claude Code bypasses safety rule if given too many commands A hard-coded limit on deny rules drops automatic enforcement for concatenated commands Claude Code will ignore its deny rules, used to block risky actions, if burdened with a sufficiently long chain of subcommands. This vuln leaves the bot open to prompt injection attacks.…

Claude Code bypasses safety rule if given too many commands

Microsoft Fabric Database Hub only a 'partial' solution for admins Could help break silos, but users should take wait-and-see approach to system limited to Microsoft DBs and DBaaS Microsoft's new Fabric Database Hub is a "partial solution" for enterprises relying on systems outside the vendor's portfolio, but within these confines, it could make databases more connected and manageable, say analysts reacting to the news.…

Microsoft Fabric Database Hub only a 'partial' solution for admins

Gmail celebrates 22 years by finally letting users change their addresses Congratulations, XxXh4xx0r420xXx, you can now use that account in your professional life, too If you're embarrassed by your Gmail address but haven't wanted to start a new account for fear of losing messages, we have good news. Ahead of Gmail's 22nd anniversary on Wednesday, Google says it is now letting US users change their account username.…

Gmail celebrates 22 years by finally letting users change their addresses

Amazon security boss: AI makes pentesting 40% more efficient Plus: how to train your human AI interview  Amazon has seen a 40 percent efficiency gain by using AI tools to pentest its products before and after launch, according to security chief CJ Moses.…

Amazon security boss: AI makes pentesting 40% more efficient

Microsoft yanks Windows 11 preview update after install failures KB5079391 pulled after some devices hit errors, adding to recent quality woes Microsoft has halted the rollout of a Windows update after some users encountered installation errors.…

Microsoft yanks Windows 11 preview update after install failures

Iran targets M365 accounts with password-spraying attacks Researchers say some targets correlate with cities hit by Iranian missile strikes Suspected Iran-linked threat actors are conducting password-spraying attacks against hundreds of organizations, primarily Middle Eastern municipalities, in campaigns that security researchers believe may have been aimed at supporting bomb-damage assessment following missile strikes.…

Iran targets M365 accounts with password-spraying attacks

Humanoid robots one tiny step closer to exterminating autoworkers' jobs Torso on a trolley tries its hands in warehouse role That's one small step for Humanoid, or rather a short factory floor traversal. The UK-based robotics biz says it has completed a proof-of-concept test showing its rolling robot can be deployed in a production environment to help with automotive manufacturing.…

Humanoid robots one tiny step closer to exterminating autoworkers' jobs

European Commission admits attackers broke into public web systems, but says little else Brussels notifying 'Union entities' whose data may've been snatched in websites breach The European Commission has admitted that attackers broke into its public-facing web infrastructure and siphoned off data in a bare-bones disclosure that answers the what but ducks most of the how.…

European Commission admits attackers broke into public web systems, but says little else

Oracle cuts jobs across sales, engineering, security Big Red declines comment as reports point to layoffs in the thousands Oracle laid off thousands of employees on Tuesday as it ramps spending on AI infrastructure projects internally and with major technology partners.…

Oracle cuts jobs across sales, engineering, security

Japanese shipper MOL wants a floating datacenter, and Hitachi just climbed aboard Second-hand ship, seawater cooling, with operations eyed for 2027 Japan is getting more serious about floating datacenters, as Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has agreed to a deal with Hitachi to develop one with operations targeted for 2027 or later.…

Japanese shipper MOL wants a floating datacenter, and Hitachi just climbed aboard

Google is to journalism what Vikings were to monks. Now their man will run the BBC Canny planning or dangerous compromise? Matt Brittin takes the hotseat at a pivotal moment Opinion  The BBC has a new head honcho in waiting, the Director-General designate Matt Brittin. His job: helming one of the world's most famous and oldest international media brands, one with a vast and sensitive domestic position. His last job: President of EMEA Business and Operations at Google. You can imagine a greater culture clash, but you'll have to work at it.…

Google is to journalism what Vikings were to monks. Now their man will run the BBC

Anthropic goes nude, exposes Claude Code source by accident Oopsy-doodle: Did someone forget to check their build pipeline? Would you like a closer look at Claude? Someone at Anthropic has some explaining to do, as the official npm package for Claude Code shipped with a map file exposing what appears to be the popular AI coding tool's entire source code.…

Anthropic goes nude, exposes Claude Code source by accident

Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year Cool, but fossil-fuel additions and AI-era power demand still muddy the climate math It was a strong year for renewable power expansion in 2025, with solar installations helping push renewables to nearly half of global electricity capacity, but that does not mean the world is yet on pace to meet its renewable energy commitments.…

Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year

OpenAI gets $122B to 'just build things' as the world blows them up War, oil shocks, and market nerves could yet knock the AI boom off course Opinion  OpenAI has secured an additional $122 billion in capital from a diverse group of investors and reached a nominal $852 billion valuation, the highest of any pre-IPO tech company.…

OpenAI gets $122B to 'just build things' as the world blows them up