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Artificial intelligence

large language models
LLMs change their answers based on who’s asking

AI chatbots may deliver unequal answers depending on who is asking the question. A new study from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds that LLMs provide less …

EVMbench
Open-source benchmark EVMbench tests how well AI agents handle smart contract exploits

Smart contract exploits continue to drain funds from blockchain projects, even as auditing tools and bug bounty programs grow. The problem is tied to how Ethereum Virtual …

call center
Consumers feel less judged by AI debt collectors

Debt collection agencies are starting to use automated voice systems and AI-driven messaging to handle consumer calls. These systems help scale outreach, reduce call center …

Claude
Claude Sonnet 4.6 launches with improved coding and expanded developer tools

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6, marking its second major AI launch in less than two weeks. Scores prior to Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Source: Anthropic) According to Anthropic, …

Amazon AWS
AWS coding agents gain new plugin support across development tools

AI coding assistants have become a routine part of many development workflows, helping engineers write, test, and deploy code from IDEs or command line interfaces. One recent …

SecureClaw
SecureClaw: Dual stack open-source security plugin and skill for OpenClaw

AI agent frameworks are being used to automate work that involves tools, files, and external services. That type of automation creates security questions around what an agent …

Microsoft Security Dashboard for AI
Microsoft equips CISOs and AI risk leaders with a new security tool

Microsoft released Security Dashboard for AI in public preview for enterprise environments. The dashboard aggregates posture and real-time risk signals from Microsoft …

OpenClaw, OpenAI
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI

Peter Steinberger, the Austrian software developer who vibe coded the popular OpenClaw autonomous AI agent, has joined OpenAI. “My next mission is to build an agent that …

chatbot
UK sets course for stricter AI chatbot regulation

The UK government has announced immediate action to force AI chatbot providers to comply with laws requiring online platforms to protect children from illegal and harmful …

OpenAI
ChatGPT gets new security feature to fight prompt injection attacks

OpenAI has introduced Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels in ChatGPT to help users and organizations reduce the risk of prompt injection attacks and other advanced security …

John White
Security at AI speed: The new CISO reality

The CISO role has changed significantly over the past decade, but according to John White, EMEA Field CISO, Torq, the most disruptive shift is accountability driven by agentic …

OpenAI
OpenAI released GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a real-time coding model

OpenAI has released a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, an ultra-fast model for real-time coding in Codex. It is available to ChatGPT Pro users in the latest versions …

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