Claude Opus wrote a Chrome exploit for $2,283 : Pause your Mythos panic because mainstream models anyone can use already pick holes in popular software

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Every patch is basically an exploit hint," he argues, adding that this will be particularly difficult for open source projects, because fixes often become publicly visible in code before the revised version gets released.

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The Hidden Costs of AI Shopping Payments Shoppers using AI are seeking refunds and disputing credit card charges at an elevated rate, highlighting the financial risks of AI-powered shopping, according to Carlo Bruno, vice president of produc...

Shoppers using AI are seeking refunds and disputing credit card charges at an elevated rate, highlighting the financial risks of AI-powered shopping, according to Carlo Bruno, vice president of product at payments firm Adyen.

Read the Q&A: https://thein.fo/4sAWyfy

Why are people lining up for Worldcoin eyeball scans? “Easy $50” In Nairobi, Bengaluru, and Hong Kong, our reporters found lots of people were eager to take the deal.

If you want more reading on Sam’s Orb grift, here’s another good resource.

event graphic: "Resisting Big Tech Empires: The fight for the future Saturday 25th, London Cory Doctorow, multi-award-winning novelist and campaigner Anita Gurumurthy, IT for Change, India Sofia Scasserra, Our World is Not for Sale, Argentina James Meadway, Macrodose podcast Khem Rogaly, Common Wealth Cecilia Rikap, digital sovereignty researcher, UCL Dan McQuillan, author of Resisting AI Nick Srnicek, author of Silicon Empires and Platform Capitalism Rosa Curling, Foxglove Nafeez Ahmed, author of Alt Reich Sophia Goodfriend, journalist on AI and war Rebel Tech Alliance"

Looking forward to debating the contradictions of AI at 'Resisting Big Tech Empires' (Sat 25th). What's happening when $$$ is poured into extractive but failing tech? How is AI a diagnostic for the nihilistic turn in geopolitics? What can we do about it? www.globaljustice.org.uk/event/resist...

AI Is Finding More Bugs Than Open-Source Teams Can Fight Off Anthropic’s Mythos and similar AI tools can identify threats and vulnerabilities faster than small teams can fix them, putting the internet at risk.

12 years ago I wrote how the internet is being protected by two guys named Steve. Today, the situation isn't all that different, except those handful of volunteers are being swamped by AI systems finding holes in our digital systems. My essay for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration expects banks to comply in collecting citizenship information from customers.

'American Action Forum estimated a citizenship verification requirement could add... $2.6-5.6 billion in costs. "Verifying new accounts is the tip of the iceberg; the lack of details makes it difficult to estimate the costs of verifying existing accountholders."' www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/b...

harry potter definitely feels like it's on the same trajectory as AI -- it's become so reviled that their only hope is to cram it in everything in hopes that you'll accept it as unavoidable. But, like with AI, if we stay strong, it will fail.

What you need to know about Europe's new social network Eurosky A Netherlands-based initiative is offering European users a homegrown alternative to Big Tech's social media offerings.

Eurosky: Europe aims to rival Big Tech with its own social media ecosystem 👍
www.euronews.com/next/2026/04...

Nepal built a digital identity app. So why do government offices still want the paper? The Nagarik App can verify identity in real time, but outdated laws and institutional inertia still force citizens to carry physical documents.

Nepal built a digital identity app. So why do government offices still want the paper?
kathmandupost.com/national/202...

Yes is winning on 58%

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU.

Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Deere settles US right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on ​Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for ‌farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs.

John Deere has to pay farmers $99 million to resolve a class action right-to-repair lawsuit.

The company will also provide farmers with access to repair materials for 10 years.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Abaayo Collective Launch: A New Kind of Support for Aid Workers · Luma If you've ever ended a mission feeling more broken than when you started — you're not alone. The aid and development sector asks extraordinary things of its…

A new kind of support for aid workers luma.com/0t15g9ph The fab Justyna Linke in action

Procurement as one of the most influential tools in the digital policy toolbox:

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Opposition leader Péter Magyar at a rally.

Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise.

He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media.

The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.

Mount Lebanon

Apple has removed most of the towns and villages in Lebanon from Apple maps

A couple weeks ago, Nicholas Keung at the Toronto Star reported on how generative AI is being used to assess immigration applications in Canada...and how it's led to refusals because of stuff the AI tool added in, that humans (clearly) failed to check.

www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

This is the biggest sign of the absolute guttering of US soft power. Whole countries are actively choosing Linux. Decades of Linux meming risks being overturned.

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Ireland's Upcoming EU Presidency Puts its Big Tech Dependence in Spotlight The Presidency is a big deal for a small country like Ireland, bringing rare agenda-setting powers and the responsibility to reach bloc-wide compromises.

As Ireland takes the EU's rotating chairmanship in July, Dublin must broker the bloc's next trillion-euro budget, shepherd contested digital legislation, and manage the demands of the US tech companies that bankroll its economy, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Liz Carolan.

John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement The ag manufacturing giant will also make digital diagnostic, maintenance, and repair tools available to third parties for 10 years.

A bright spot in the news. Firmly believe that right-to-repair suits like these are an irreplaceable part of progressive environmental policy worldwide

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Richer Sounds founder hands over control of hi-fi and TV firm to staff Chain joins John Lewis in employee ownership as staff get £1,000 for each year they have worked

Julian Richer of Richer Sounds in the UK did the same:

www.theguardian.com/business/201...

Google made web search - now it’s broken it. From organising all the works information, they’ve disorganized and dislocated it.