Cyber Security
Microsoft: Chinese State Actor Used AI to Compromise ConnectWise Tenants
Microsoft said it has observed threat actor activity in multiple ConnectWise customer environments, with the attackers leveraging the ARTEX agentic AI platform
Attackers abuse legitimate platforms to deliver phishing emails that pass authentication checks
A Dell order confirmation lands in your inbox and it looks pretty legitimate: it comes from Dell’s order domain, passes DKIM and DMARC checks, uses Dell’s real template, and confirms a $736.09 purchase of Microsoft Project Standard 2024 that you never made. Under “Ship To,” where an address should…
Splunk, SolarWinds Release Fresh Security Updates
Patched vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute code, elevate privileges, and leak sensitive information. The post Splunk, SolarWinds Release Fresh Security Updates appeared first on SecurityWeek .
AI & Automation
An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble
An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.
Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models
Elizabeth Dias, our national religion correspondent, and Cade Metz, one of our technology reporters, discuss Anthropic’s approach for instilling morality into Claude — which has involved consultations with religious leaders, including ones at the Vatican — and why it’s raising questions.
Postman adds security controls for AI agents, APIs, and MCP servers
Postman has announced the general availability of Fabric Gateway, a protocol-agnostic control plane for governing how AI agents, LLMs, and MCP servers discover and interact with APIs, tools, and other agents. With Fabric Gateway, organizations can securely connect AI agents to their APIs while…
Privacy & Identity
Interoperability vs. Security: Why not both?
EFF to Brazil’s ANPD: Data Privacy and Free Expression Must Underpin Platform Regulations
EFF Launches Guide to Help Parents and Youth Protect Privacy Online
Victory! Court Rules OPM’s Disclosure of Personal Records to DOGE is Unlawful
Developers
Presentation: Actors for Agents: Patterns for Production AI
Vercel Labs Open-Sources fx: A Zig Coding Agent Designed to Be Embedded
Harbor Adds Docker Sandboxes to Run Reproducible AI Agent Evals in Isolated MicroVMs
Article: AI Changes the Data Interface, Not the Query Engine
Policy & Regulation
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service
Trump’s Education Department Scaled Back Investigations Into Discrimination and Sexual Assault on Campus, New Data Shows
Colorado Marijuana Regulators Failed to Protect Consumers From Potential Contamination, Audit Finds
“The River Can’t Be Trusted”
Markets & Economy
Why a JPMorgan strategist says the stock market’s tailspin might have run its course
Why a global bank is slashing thousands of jobs — and what the Fed says about AI replacing workers
Top HSBC strategist has a warning for retail investors chasing the AI rally
My father-in-law, 81, sold his $75,000 home and paid off his daughter’s $50,000 debt. What happens to him now?
Tech Careers
California rule would clarify protections for postpartum depression, telework accommodations
Pennsylvania county becomes first in nation to pass paid parental leave
Nearly a quarter of fathers don’t return to work after parental leave, study shows
Nearly $82M government grant targets rural job training
Technology
Best Microsoft Surface Laptop (2026): Which Models to Buy and Avoid
Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘’independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots
Meta’s Ad Sales Are Suffering Now That Europeans Can Pick Less Personalization
Zoe Kleinman: PHP is the cyber equivalent of an unexploded bomb
World
Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees | First Thing
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son speaks to detained former Myanmar leader for first time in five years
Sainsbury’s expects challenging run-up to Christmas as households feel squeeze
Blackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham shortlisted for UK city of culture 2029
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First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say
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Scientists discover dangerous water oscillations between Lake Varna and Black Sea
For years, pilots have observed strong and unusual currents in the 2.4-kilometer-long (1.5-mile-long), 300-meter-wide (984-foot-wide) canal connecting Lake Varna with the Black Sea. Maarja Kruusmaa, an academician and professor at Tallinn University of Technology,… Read More about Scientists discover dangerous water oscillations between Lake Varna and Black Sea
Sapphire-grown semiconductor film sets bandgap record
Semiconductors with wider bandgaps could pave the way for smaller, more efficient electronics that can handle far higher voltages, but the wider this gap becomes, the harder it is to control how well a… Read More about Sapphire-grown semiconductor film sets bandgap record
Microsoft: Chinese State Actor Used AI to Compromise ConnectWise Tenants
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Android has always been chaotic in the best ways possible
Good morning. Today I’m mourning the end of BioWare , running my Google TV setup through Claude to remove all the bloatware, watching all the iPhone Duo reviews without spending $2,000, and attempting to… Read More about Android has always been chaotic in the best ways possible
Presentation: Actors for Agents: Patterns for Production AI
Manju Rajashekhar explains how the actor model solves the complex runtime challenges of production AI agents. By treating agents as distributed systems, he discusses state ownership, message passing, write-through state, and supervision boundaries to… Read More about Presentation: Actors for Agents: Patterns for Production AI