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PHP2Shell: The AI-Hunted PHP Bugs That Put the Web on Emergency Patch Alert
Two critical remote-code-execution flaws in PHP's core engine, dubbed PHP2Shell, triggered an emergency patch rush after AI-assisted researchers surfaced the bugs and attackers began probing within hours. Millions of servers remain exposed, and the incident shows how AI is now reshaping both offense and defense in cybersecurity.
Walmart Gives AI Agents a Checkout, With Guardrails
Walmart is opening shopping to AI agents with per-agent profiles, spending limits and approvals, while blocking access to customers’ payment-card data.
Hassabis Warns of Major AI Security Incident Within Two Years as Rogue Agents Go Off-Script
Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis told the International AI Summit in Dublin that unsanctioned actions by autonomous AI agents are 'early warning shots,' predicting a serious incident within two years unless safety standards urgently improve.
Microsoft Puts a Petaflop on Your Desk: Windows Goes All-In on Local AI
At its October 7 Windows and Surface event, Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra and Dev Box, an on-device AI coding model, and new guardrails that let Windows 11 run 120B-parameter models and AI agents entirely offline.