How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
This context limit naturally limits the size of a codebase a LLM can process at one time, and if you feed the AI model lots of huge code files (which have to be re-evaluated by…
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The glaring security risks with AI browser agents
New AI-powered web browsers such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet are trying to unseat Google Chrome as the front door to the internet for billions of users. A key selling point of these…
What’s next for Microsoft’s Copilot? AI agents that do tasks for you
You’ve probably barely become used to interacting with ChatGPT, Copilot, and other AIs. Whether you like it or not, Microsoft will soon start guiding you towards the next generation of AI: ordering agents to autonomously…
Eufy’s new security NVRs will boast crime-detecting AI agents
Eufy is teeing up a pair of networked security video recorder and camera kits that will—eventually—use AI agents to warn you of possible threats in real time. The ProSecure NVR system and its bigger brother,…
Russian programmer says FSB agents planted spyware on his Android phone
A programmer said the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) installed spyware on his Android phone after he was detained in Moscow earlier this year. Security researchers confirmed that his phone had spyware installed, likely when…
SimpliSafe’s new outdoor monitoring service combines AI with human agents
SimpliSafe has announced the addition of Active Guard Outdoor Protection to its monthly subscription offerings. The new tier includes an added layer of 24/7 monitoring to the home security service. Outdoor Protection Pro is available…
US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules
A federal district court in New York has ruled that U.S. border agents must obtain a warrant before searching the electronic devices of Americans and international travelers crossing the U.S. border. The ruling on July…
Bangladeshi police agents accused of selling citizens’ personal information on Telegram
Two senior officials working for anti-terror police in Bangladesh allegedly collected and sold classified and personal information of citizens to criminals on Telegram, TechCrunch has learned. The data allegedly sold included national identity details of…
Russian agents deploy AI-produced Tom Cruise narrator to tar Summer Olympics
Enlarge / A visual from the fake documentary “Olympics Has Fallen” produced by Russia-affiliated influence actor Storm-1679. Microsoft Last year, a feature-length documentary purportedly produced by Netflix began circulating on Telegram. Titled “Olympics have Fallen”…
AI poisoning could turn open models into destructive “sleeper agents,” says Anthropic
Benj Edwards | Getty Images Imagine downloading an open source AI language model, and all seems good at first, but it later turns malicious. On Friday, Anthropic—the maker of ChatGPT competitor Claude—released a research paper…