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AI Used to Breach 600+ Systems in 55 Countries

AI Used to Breach 600+ Systems in 55 Countries

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A small group of threat actors has successfully used commercial generative AI services to breach more than 600 security systems across 55 countries. According...
X Threatens Suspensions Over Undisclosed Ads as Bier Expands Crackdown

X Threatens Suspensions Over Undisclosed Ads as Bier Expands Crackdown

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X's head of product Nikita Bier issued his strongest enforcement threat yet on February 21, 2026, demanding accounts disclose paid partnerships or face suspension....
Android AI Apps Expose User Photos and Private Data

Android AI Apps Expose User Photos and Private Data

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Security researchers have discovered widespread data exposure across popular Android AI applications, with user photos, videos, and identity documents publicly accessible due to misconfigured...
AI Chatbots Show Bias Against Non-Native English Speakers

AI Chatbots Show Bias Against Non-Native English Speakers

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Large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta show significant bias against non-native English speakers and users with less formal education, according to...
Google Cloud Expands MCP Support for PostgreSQL and NoSQL Databases

Google Cloud Expands MCP Support for PostgreSQL and NoSQL Databases

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Google Cloud announced on February 10, 2026, that it now provides managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for six database services and documentation tools,...
Google App Pushes Odd Grok AI Alerts to iPhone Users

Google App Pushes Odd Grok AI Alerts to iPhone Users

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The Google app for iPhone recently sent an unsolicited push notification featuring the term "Grok" to an unknown number of users. According to user...
Ireland Probes X's Grok AI Over Data Privacy Concerns

Ireland Probes X’s Grok AI Over Data Privacy Concerns

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Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has initiated a formal, large-scale inquiry into X's generative AI model, Grok, following significant data privacy and safety concerns....
SDP Market to Exceed $250 Billion in Value by 2035

SDP Market to Exceed $250 Billion in Value by 2035

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A new market analysis projects the global Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) market will surpass a valuation of $250 billion by the year 2035. The...
Your Deleted Chat History Still Trains AI Models

Your Deleted Chat History Still Trains AI Models

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Deleting your AI chat history doesn't erase your data's influence. While the conversation disappears from your view, its impact remains embedded within the model...
Hackers Use Deepfake Zoom Calls to Target Crypto Execs

Hackers Use Deepfake Zoom Calls to Target Crypto Execs

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A North Korea-linked hacking group is targeting executives at cryptocurrency firms with a sophisticated scam that uses AI-generated deepfakes in fraudulent Zoom calls to...

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