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An AI agent orchestrated the entire attack lifecycle without human direction, from reconnaissance to the final database encryption.

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The legal dispute centers on alleged confidential information shared by former employees now working at OpenAI.
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The memory chip maker's debut marks the largest foreign IPO in US history, fueled by AI demand.
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The AI startup hit a $47 billion run rate, surpassing OpenAI's estimated $25–33 billion.
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AI & Technology

JADEPUFFER marks first fully autonomous AI ransomware attack

An AI agent orchestrated the entire attack lifecycle without human direction, from reconnaissance to the final database encryption.

An AI agent orchestrated the entire attack lifecycle without human direction, from reconnaissance to the final database encryption.

Sysdig researchers documented JADEPUFFER as the first documented ransomware operation where an LLM-driven agent handled every phase independently, including lateral movement and credential harvesting. The agent self-corrected errors in just 31 seconds and exploited CVE-2025-3248 (Langflow), delivering over 600 distinct payloads. This event highlights the growing capability of autonomous agents to operate without human intervention, even in complex security scenarios.

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Sysdig
Todyl
AI & Technology

Apple sues OpenAI over trade secret theft as hardware ambitions clash

The legal dispute centers on alleged confidential information shared by former employees now working at OpenAI.

The legal dispute centers on alleged confidential information shared by former employees now working at OpenAI.

Apple filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that OpenAI, led by hardware chief Tang Tan, systematically solicited Apple's confidential information from job candidates and former employees. The suit names Tang Tan and former Apple employee Chang Liu as defendants. This legal challenge emerges as OpenAI prepares for its anticipated IPO and develops its own hardware products, following its 2024 partnership with Apple that integrated ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence.

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CNBC
AI & Technology

SK Hynix completes historic $26.5 billion US IPO

The memory chip maker's debut marks the largest foreign IPO in US history, fueled by AI demand.

The memory chip maker's debut marks the largest foreign IPO in US history, fueled by AI demand.

SK Hynix began trading on Nasdaq at $149 per share, raising approximately $26.5 billion. The company is the primary supplier of High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for Nvidia GPUs, specifically the HBM3E used in Blackwell GPUs. This IPO underscores the capital-intensive nature of the AI memory market and the strategic importance of the semiconductor supply chain linking US and Asian markets.

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TechCrunch
CNN
AI & Technology

Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in annualized revenue

The AI startup hit a $47 billion run rate, surpassing OpenAI's estimated $25–33 billion.

The AI startup hit a $47 billion run rate, surpassing OpenAI's estimated $25–33 billion.

Fortune confirmed that Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in revenue, driven largely by the adoption of its coding assistant, Claude Code. Anthropic reported a $47 billion annualized revenue and achieved profitability in 2026, while OpenAI reported between $25 and $33 billion annually with 1.1 billion monthly active users. This shift highlights the competitive dynamics between the two leading AI labs as they scale their business models.

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Build Fast with AI
CNBC
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