#security-risks

#security-risks

Anthropic is testing a new feature for Claude that would give the chatbot more agency when handling routine but time-consuming tasks, like creating a spreadsheet or synthesizing notes into a presentable first draft. Cowork, as the new feature is being called, is built atop Claude Code and designed to execute complex functions with minimal human prompting, all while keeping users updated on the steps it's taking.

It's making coding so much more enjoyable,

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it has identified an issue that caused outages for the social media platform X, some multiplayer games and ChatGPT, among others. Cloudflare said on its status page earlier Tuesday that it was aware of and investigating an issue that was impacting multiple customers. There were reports of widespread 500 errors, as well as Cloudflare Dashboard and API failing.

Last week, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser that promises to revolutionise how we interact with the internet. The company's CEO, Sam Altman, described it as a "once-a-decade opportunity" to rethink how we browse the web. The promise is compelling: imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that follows you across every website, remembers your preferences, summarises articles, and handles tedious tasks such as booking flights or ordering groceries on your behalf.

Those AI tools are being trained on our trade secrets. We'll lose all of our customers if they find out our teams use AI. Our employees will no longer be able to think critically because of the brain rot caused by overreliance on AI. These are not irrational fears. As AI continues to dominate the headlines, questions about data privacy and security, intellectual property, and work quality are legitimate and important.

There's lots of models that help make that very financially attainable, especially for startups and especially for companies that are gathering intimate information, because that's what data brokers want,

OpenAI has added a beta of Developer mode to ChatGPT, enabling full read and write support for MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, though the documentation describes the feature as dangerous. Developer community lead Edwin Arbus said that "in developer mode, developers can create connectors and use them in chat for write actions (not just search/fetch). Update Jira tickets, trigger Zapier workflows or combine connectors for complex automations." Limitations in the initial beta are that developer mode does not work in Team workspaces or in project chats.

"For some homes and in some situations, opting for a home security camera that records all the time is a good idea."

When you decide to share your location with people, you are broadcasting valuable information. It can be used by law enforcement to track your actions.

Defence secretary John Healey has warned accountability starts now after a data leak put up to 100,000 lives of Afghan lives at risk and prompted thousands of them to come to Britain under a 7bn resettlement scheme.

The recent shutdown of stalking apps Cocospy, Spyic, and Spyzie marks a significant moment in the fight against hidden surveillance tactics.

If your data is problematic or just plain wrong, inferencing will suffer, and you probably won't get the return on investment (ROI).

If security protocols do not mature alongside those changes, new vulnerabilities will surface, especially as cybercriminals develop more advanced AI-powered tactics.