Wednesday, 12 August 2026
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Ransomware attacks Microsoft SharePoint using known vulnerability
Ransomware exploits a severe Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability, with a patch available since May, leaving unprotected systems at risk.
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Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Anthropic's Dario Amodei
Mark Zuckerberg publicly criticized Anthropic's Dario Amodei, sparking a feud over AI development approaches.
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Google's Gemini reaches one billion monthly users
Google's Gemini AI service reaches one billion monthly users, becoming its 14th product to do so, despite technical issues.
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OpenAI's AI ethics lead departs, former robotics chief moves to Anthropic
OpenAI's AI ethics lead departs after less than a year, while its former robotics chief moves to rival Anthropic.
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Podcast discusses Meta's AI vision, Anthropic pricing, and other tech topics
The podcast discusses Meta's AI vision, Anthropic's pricing, OpenAI's buyback, SpaceX's funding gap, and China's AI advancements.
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Time Magazine runs separate Markdown site for AI crawlers with embedded ads
Time Magazine runs a separate Markdown version of its site for AI crawlers, embedding ads that only appear in chatbot responses.
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Chinese AI firm Manus to fully separate from Meta by August
Chinese AI firm Manus will fully separate from Meta by August, deleting user data due to regulatory conditions after Meta's acquisition was blocked by China.
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Anthropic's watermarking of Claude AI content may harm users
Anthropic's watermarking of Claude AI content, as required by the EU, may harm users and truth due to technical risks.
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German tech news roundup covers various topics
A German tech news roundup covers a lawsuit over flight disruption bets, data deletion advice for an AI firm, ongoing SharePoint attacks, DIY supersonic boom experiments, and digital noise.