Researchers demonstrate how AI coding tools like Claude can be tricked into installing malware through seemingly legitimate GitHub repositories, risking developer security.
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AI coding agents can be tricked into installing malware via ‘clean’ GitHub repositories — Mozilla’s 0din team shows how Claude Code can be exploited by its own helpfulness
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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short
Ford rehired 350 experienced engineers, including former employees, to improve quality control after AI systems failed to meet standards in vehicle production.
How Data Brokers Complicate Privacy Protections
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Programmable Probabilistic Computer with 1M p-bits
Researchers networked FPGAs to build a programmable probabilistic computer with one million p-bits, enabling high-speed sampling and optimization beyond single-chip limits.
Reflections on Software Engineering in the Age of AI
An analysis of how AI is transforming software development workflows, the challenges faced by developers, and what this means for the industry’s future.
Tokenmaxxing is dead, long live Tokenmaxxing
Tokenmaxxing, once a controversial AI cost-spreading tactic, faces decline amid rising costs and policy shifts, but experts suggest it may soon resurface in new forms.
I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
A user employed Claude Code to analyze MRI scans and compare diagnoses, highlighting AI’s potential in medical review and current limitations.
Guy in his basement creates a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease using AI
An anonymous researcher developed a potential Alzheimer’s treatment, PAC-832, in his garage using AI and chemistry techniques, raising scientific and ethical questions.
400 domains used for illegal 2026 World Cup streams seized by US Justice Department — operation is five times the scale of the previous crackdown
US authorities have seized nearly 400 domains illegally streaming the 2026 FIFA World Cup, aiming to curb piracy and malware risks.