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Signal: The trust signals are the target -- a worm shipping valid provenance, an approval nobody gave, DNA files that only now get signatures.
868 npm Packages Poisoned -- With Valid Signatures
A worm that started with one maintainer's stolen GitHub account published poisoned releases carrying genuine GitHub Actions provenance, harvesting npm, AWS and Vault credentials -- and left Claude Code and VS Code hooks wired to each other's setup scripts.
Cybersecurity News: poisoned releases shipped with valid GitHub Actions provenance signatures
The RaceCompanies, models and money
Anthropic Bets $10B on a Six-Month-Old Cloud
Volta was founded in early 2026 by ex-Brookfield managers, raised $300m at a $2.4bn valuation, and has now sold Anthropic six years of capacity from a bitcoin miner's Norwegian campus it has not built.
Bitdeer: a $4.7bn, 16-year lease hands Volta its Norway campus
Google Books $815M of $44B in Anthropic Risk
$1.1B Profit, and Karp Calls AI 'Marxist' TechCrunch: Karp's shareholder letter says rivals aim to capture 'the means of production'
The LabResearch, benchmarks and safety
First Agent-on-Agent Hack Hits Google's Kit SecurityWeek: Pillar then found a second ADK flaw needing no maintainer interaction at all
NEWDNA Labs Get a Patch for the Claude Forgery
The WorkbenchTools and agents
Microsoft Open-Sources Its Agent Harness
AWS Puts Vibe Coding Inside Your Own Cloud
A 2.6B Agent Model That Runs on Your Phone
NEWGitHub Kills Spark, Its AI App Builder
The FightLaw, policy and power
Apple's Own iCloud Policy Leaked Its Secrets
The Information says Apple pushes staff to merge work and personal Apple IDs, leaving more than half a dozen former employees still syncing confidential files after they left -- the same lingering access Apple's OpenAI complaint calls theft.
TechCrunch: Apple's new filing names 11 more ex-employees and seeks expedited discovery Forbes: OpenAI accepted three of Apple's five conditions and refused the forensic search
White House Won't Say If AI Rules Go Public
The framework was finished on deadline and Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta went into today's briefing without having seen it -- and the White House will not say whether anyone outside that room ever will.
The Decoder: Washington weighed sanctions on Chinese open-model makers, then backed off CNBC: Treasury, NSA and CISA built the benchmark, and it stays classified
NEW15 States Want the Agent's Escape Notes
50 Cops Used Plate Cameras to Track Women 404 Media: leaked Flock guide coaches police to 'own the narrative' before residents object
The FalloutJobs, money, daily life
Texas Just Stopped Approving Data Centers Data Center Knowledge: ERCOT pauses Batch Zero; analyst says Texas is redefining credible demand
World Bank: Poor Countries Risk Less From AI
NEWOpenAI Pays $3.2M for Skipping US Workers
58,000 Must Retake UNAM's Exam
ChatterOpinion, drama and noise
NEWClaude Code Cracked a Locked Laptop BIOS
Ghost Note The New Chatbot Is One Guy Named Tucker
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