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  HTML [2026-02-04] Microsoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.
       The window to patch vulnerabilities is shrinking rapidly.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] Should AI chatbots have ads? Anthropic says no.
       ChatGPT competitor comes out swinging with Super Bowl ad mocking AI product pitches.
       
  HTML [2026-02-04] So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it
       Some semi-unhinged musings on where LLMs fit into my life—and how I'll keep using them.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] Nvidia's $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished
       Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize.
       
  HTML [2026-02-03] The rise of Moltbook suggests viral AI prompts may be the next big security threat
       We don't need self-replicating AI models to have problems, just self-replicating prompts.
       
  HTML [2026-02-02] Notepad++ users take note: It's time to check if you're hacked
       Suspected China-state hackers used update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version.
       
  HTML [2026-01-30] AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast
       Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.
       
  HTML [2026-01-30] Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them
       Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease.
       
  HTML [2026-01-29] County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security
       Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began.
       
  HTML [2026-01-29] Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?
       We have no proof that AI models suffer, but Anthropic acts like they might for training purposes.
       
  HTML [2026-01-28] Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI
       One of the last holdouts for ransomware discussions, RAMP is taken down.
       
  HTML [2026-01-28] Report: China approves import of high-end Nvidia AI chips after weeks of uncertainty
       Over 400,000 H200 chips coming to tech giants as China tries to balance tech needs with self-reliance.
       
  HTML [2026-01-28] Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks
       The open source "Jarvis" chats via WhatsApp but requires access to your files and accounts.
       
  HTML [2026-01-27] There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address
       Abusing Microsoft's reputation may make scam harder to spot.
       
  HTML [2026-01-26] OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works
       Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent loop.
       
  HTML [2026-01-26] Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?
       Company's autodiscover caused users' test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks.
       
  HTML [2026-01-22] Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"
       The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.
       
  HTML [2026-01-22] eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents
       New policy requires "buy for me" AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.
       
  HTML [2026-01-21] Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
       Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.
       
  HTML [2026-01-21] Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them.
       The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it.