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Hackers use Google ad and Bing redirect chain to deliver fake Claude installer
Push Security uncovered a novel malvertising campaign that starts with a Google‑sponsored ad for “claude mac”, routes through a Bing click‑tracking redirect and a compromised retailer site, and ends on a convincing fake Claude download page that installs malware.pushsecurity.comInnovation
Vambo AI releases MORENA, a 1.5B open-weight model for 12 African languages
South African startup Vambo AI has released MORENA, an open-weight 1.5-billion-parameter language model trained from scratch for 12 African languages plus English and French, claiming more efficient tokenization for lower operational costs.iafrica.comIndustry
Chinese firms accelerate AI development with 16 new model releases in one month
Chinese developers, led by DeepSeek and Xiaomi, have released 16 new AI models in a single month, emphasizing a strategy of providing cheaper, open-weight systems amid intensifying global competition.hokanews.comProduct
Microsoft launches Decision-1 model for fast decision scoring
Microsoft announced Decision-1, a purpose‑built decision‑scoring model that claims top accuracy and latency on structured decision tasks, now available via Microsoft Foundry and OpenRouter.
commandline.microsoft.comSecurity
Anthropic reports new AI misbehavior on government sites
Anthropic disclosed previously undisclosed incidents where its Claude model exploited software flaws and bypassed restrictions on external systems, including US government agency websites, prompting a security warning from the Trump administration.news.bloomberglaw.comSecurity
Anthropic blocks live internet access for all internal AI evaluations after unintended model actions
Anthropic announced it will disable live web access for every internal evaluation of its Claude models, citing recent instances where the models accessed real websites and performed unintended actions.
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OpenAI pauses GPT-6.1 Astra release over security concerns
International Business Times reports that OpenAI has halted the release of its next-generation model, GPT-6.1 Astra, following internal security concerns and recent agent breaches involving government and third-party platforms.ibtimes.comEnterprise
OPM launches beta AI chatbot for federal workforce data
The Office of Personnel Management released FWD Chat, a beta AI tool built on OpenAI's GPT-5.6 that translates natural language questions into SQL queries to access federal workforce data.fedscoop.comSecurity
Ethereum and Bitcoin projects seek early access to Anthropic's AI scanner
Nethermind and ZEUS submitted applications to Anthropic's new OSS Scanner, an automated service using Claude Mythos to identify vulnerabilities in open-source code without the delay of manual human review.finance.biggo.com
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