Google introduces the Agent Payments Protocol, an open framework enabling secure agent-led transactions across platforms, collaborating with industry giants like Adyen, American Express, Mastercard, PayPal, and Salesforce to shape the future of agentic payments.
Breaking news: Researchers expose a 'lies-in-the-loop' attack compromising AI coding agents like Anthropic's Claude Code, tricking the AI into approving dangerous actions through deception, highlighting risks of software supply chain attacks by manipulating AI coding tools.
F5 acquires CalypsoAI for $180 million, strengthening its AI security offerings with CalypsoAI's real-time threat defense and data security products for AI workloads; the cash-financed deal is expected to close this month.
In a high-stakes legal battle, Meta faces a lawsuit from its former WhatsApp security chief alleging serious security vulnerabilities and retaliation for raising concerns, while Meta contests the claims and his significance.
Scholars sound alarms on AI risks like scams and collusion, advocating oversight, ethical guardrails, and pluralism to complement rather than replace human intelligence.
Researchers reveal a concerning vulnerability where seemingly normal images can contain hidden malicious code exploiting AI agents on user devices, allowing attackers to hijack systems, leak personal data, and spread malware through manipulated pixels undetectable to humans.
Hackers from the LunaLock ransomware group threaten to poison AI training data with stolen artwork unless ransom demands are met, prompting artists to use tools like Glaze and Nightside to protect their creations from exploitation.
Major tech giants integrate powerful language models directly into operating systems, sparking debates over AI safety and user privacy as these models gain unprecedented access to personal data, while proponents argue it enables risk mitigation strategies.
Databricks launches Unity AI Gateway, a centralized governance platform giving organizations real-time control over AI costs, compliance, and access across agents, models, and tools without vendor lock-in.
A new AI Model Virtual Machine specification aims to provide a secure, portable standard for integrating AI models, enforcing isolation, extensibility, safety, and transparent performance tracking.