‘It took 9 seconds’: tech founder outlines how rogue Claude-powered AI tool wiped entire company database and backups

Cursor AI agent deleted a production database and backups in nine seconds, exposing serious flaws in API design and backup isolation
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Apple is overhauling its Photos app with AI — because it has to

Apple’s upcoming AI photo tools are less about innovation for its own sake and more about catching up in a space where competitors have already reset expectations
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Everyone’s switching from ChatGPT to Claude — but new tests say neither is the smartest free AI, and the real winner might surprise you

A new report challenges the idea that Claude has overtaken ChatGPT, showing that the smartest free AI depends on the task
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‘This is a real risk, we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence’ — the OpenAI trial took a dramatic turn as Elon Musk and Sam Altman faced off over AI’s real-world danger

A dramatic courtroom clash between Elon Musk and Sam Altman briefly turned into a stark warning about AI extinction risk — before the judge shut it down.
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‘Most AI in hiring today is making a bad system worse’: Candidates are hitting back at employers using AI interviews – with many prepared to walk out

Nearly half of job seekers have now been interviewed by an AI – so how do we fight back?

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‘Organizations need to stop workarounds and regain control’: Report finds many firms don’t know what their workers are sharing with AI tools

Workers are using unapproved AI, while AI agents amplify visibility issues by accessing and sharing the wrong data.

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‘They’re building each other’: new 1X Neo robot video shows the humanoids assisting in the robot production process, just as all science fiction foretold

1X releases new Neo Home Robot production video that puts the robots to work — building themselves.

Google says it is ‘proud’ to serve the Pentagon – new DoD contract expansion says Gemini will only be used for ‘any lawful purpose’, but what happened to ‘Don’t Be Evil’?

Google’s contract with the Pentagon allows the DoD to use Gemini for ‘any lawful purpose’, and that is a big ethical concern.
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ChatGPT just made it easier to pick the right model, just like Gemini does — here’s when to use Instant, Thinking, or Pro

OpenAI has given the web interface a rejig for Plus, Pro and Business users, making it easier to choose between Instant and Thinking when you talk to ChatGPT.
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New report claims Trump is the most-deepfaked US politicans with over half of cases — these 3 political figures drive 74% of all threats

New report shows Trump, Vance and Rubio are the most deepfaked US politicians.

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