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A bug in popular cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared software has reportedly been exploited since Feb.; CISA it gives a 9.8 CVSS score, tells agencies to patch by May 3 — Federal agencies have until May 3 to resolve a security issue impacting a critical system for server and website management.
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| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
The DOD strikes deals with AWS, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Reflection AI to use their AI tools on classified military networks “for lawful operational use” — The Pentagon has struck agreements with more technology companies for expanded use of advanced artificial intelligence tools …
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| Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs: |
The FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, where attackers hack freight brokers' accounts and dupe carriers; 2025 cargo theft losses in N. America rose 60% YoY — The FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, with hackers targeting brokers and carriers. Experts say digital attacks are replacing traditional cargo theft.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Meta acquires a startup Assured Robot Intelligence to bolster its robotics team, which is working on humanoid hardware and the underlying AI that powers it — Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots … | Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Some retail traders are training AI agents to buy and sell assets on their behalf, as exchanges like Polymarket and Bybit roll out agent-friendly interfaces — Jake Nesler's AI trading bot got one big decision right in its first week. It ignored the chase.| Greg Otto / CyberScoop: |
The US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand publish guidance on orgs' use of agentic AI systems, saying many give AI more access than can be safely monitored — The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure …
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| Issie Lapowsky / Bloomberg: |
The gender gap in AI use may be a matter of visibility more than usage, as data suggests women face more judgment for using AI and are less likely to admit it — Women are using artificial intelligence at lower rates than men. But are they being “left behind”?| Jessica Lyons / The Register: |
Experts say supply chain attacks compromised SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the PyPI package Lightning, in a campaign that calls itself Mini Shai-Hulud — The wave of supply chain attacks aimed at security and developer tools has washed up more victims, namely SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the lightning PyPI package.
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| Wired: |
Musk v. Altman: OpenAI lawyers claim Shivon Zilis, a longtime Musk employee and mother to four of his children, acted as a covert liaison between him and OpenAI — Messages presented at trial reveal how Zilis, the mother of four of Musk's children, acted as an intermediary between him and OpenAI.
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Amazon debuts “Join the chat”, an AI-powered feature that lets users ask questions about products and get conversational audio responses generated in real time — Amazon launched a new AI-powered feature on Tuesday that allows users to ask questions about products …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Tim Cook says that the Mac Studio and the Mac mini, which many are buying for AI and agentic tools, “may take several months to reach supply demand balance” — During today's earnings call for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the Mac mini and Mac Studio …
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Sources: Coatue formed Next Frontier in 2025 to buy land for data centers; Next Frontier has a JV with neocloud Fluidstack that has raised $5.7B via junk bonds — Philippe Laffont's firm has launched Next Frontier, whose facilities will be meant for AI companies including Anthropic| Ben Shimkus / Business Insider: |
Pushing back on AI job loss fears, AWS CEO Matt Garman says Amazon plans to hire 11,000 software engineering interns in 2026, a figure in line with recent years — - AWS's CEO, Matt Garman, said Amazon sees demand for hiring new software engineers “accelerating.”
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| Ben Weiss / Fortune: |
Fun, which builds fiat and crypto payment rails for platforms like Polymarket and Aave, raised a $72M Series A in January, co-led by Multicoin and SignalFire — The finer details of back-end payment systems are enough to make most people's eyes glaze over, even those in crypto.
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| Mike Stone / Reuters: |
The US Navy awards Domino Data Lab a contract worth up to $100M for AI software that teaches underwater drones to identify new mines in the Strait of Hormuz — The U.S. Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping lanes … | Natasha Mascarenhas / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Peter Thiel's Founders Fund raised $6B for a fund to invest in later-stage companies, marking its largest haul ever; $4.5B comes from limited partners — Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has raised $6 billion for a new fund to invest in later-stage companies, according to people familiar … Sponsor Posts
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