Anthropic's verified Cursor extension was backdoored for nearly 12 hours

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Code & AgentsArs Technica Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours Even verified publisher accounts can ship malicious updates, so audit editor extensions and pin versions; how attackers got access remains unknown.

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   Tools & Productsr/artificial

   I wondered what became of my junior high school music teacher. It was spooky. Asking an AI turned into an unnerving discussion that was positively hallucinatory.

   A personal anecdote, not news, but a reminder that AI answers about real people can be confidently wrong, so verify before publishing.

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   Models & LabsTechCrunch

   Nvidia weighs playing the cosigner for Nscale’s AI data center in West Virginia

   If chipmakers back loans for their own buyers, data center capacity may rest on vendor financing; Nvidia is only weighing it so far.

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   Tools & Productsr/artificial

   Is AI the real world version of the Three Body Problem's sophons?

   An opinion post with no new facts, but it shows some users feel AI products subtly shape them, a trust issue for AI sellers.

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   Tools & ProductsArs Technica

   Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers

   Boom's data center power business lost a customer, showing AI energy demand is not guaranteed revenue, even for companies pivoting toward it.

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   Models & LabsWired

   How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon

   Details are thin, but a contractor's agent reaching the Pentagon shows agent permissions need tight limits; Anthropic's IPO filing is mentioned only in passing.

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   Research & Sciencer/MachineLearning

   Paid Research Survey for conference papers [D]

   Companies are paying first authors to answer questions about their research process; who is paying and why is unclear, so approach with caution.

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