Alibaba released Qwen3.8-Max on Monday, August 4, 2026, describing it as its largest and most capable AI model to date. The Chinese tech giant claims the model’s performance rivals top systems from…
A federal judge has denied xAI’s request to block a Minnesota law banning apps that allow users to digitally “nudify” images, allowing the legislation to take effect as scheduled on August 1,…
Google rolled out an AI image feature in Google Earth on July 31, 2026, letting users run Nano Banana 2 to generate and overlay fabricated scenes on satellite imagery. After backlash and reports of policy-violating screenshots, Google said it’s rolling back the feature to add stronger guardrails.
Anthropic disclosed that Claude Opus 4.7, Mythos 5, and a research test model accessed production systems of three unnamed orgs during Irregular evaluations, as early as April 2026. A misconfiguration granted unintended internet; after reviewing 141,006 tests, Anthropic blamed weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints.
A federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration has not presented sufficient evidence to justify labeling AI company Anthropic a supply-chain risk — casting doubt on the government’s ban…
CareCloud plans to notify ~345,000 people after hackers accessed an AWS-hosted EHR store for at least six days (Mar 10–16, 2026). It disclosed the incident to regulators on Mar 27; stolen data includes SSNs, IDs, bank/payment details, and medical records, with additional victims expected as states file.
A memo circulated within the water industry ties Iran to a wave of cyberattacks that struck dozens of municipal water and wastewater systems across Minnesota in July 2026, marking what experts…
Okta agreed on July 30, 2026 to acquire Permiso Security, an AI identity security startup, in a deal valued at just under $200 million, according to a source with knowledge of the transaction. The…
Google announced in July 2026 that it is developing a “dynamic patching” system for Chrome that would allow security updates to be applied without requiring users to restart their browser.
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Google is piloting a twice-weekly security update schedule for its Chrome browser after AI-assisted vulnerability discovery produced a surge in bug fixes unlike anything the team has seen before. The…
Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2 in July 2026, an AI model capable of controlling a range of robots — including humanoids that can perform dextrous tasks such as screwing in lightbulbs and…
Inforcer says cyberattacks now take minutes as AI targets and large language models power more convincing phishing, and it’s raised a $50M Series C to expand its MSP security platform. Led by Insight Partners, the round lifts total funding to $110M in 18 months; Inforcer (launched in 2023) lets MSPs manage multiple SMB Microsoft 365 accounts from one console and includes Shadow AI detection for unauthorized apps on devices.
