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1. Google unveils end-to-end messages for Gmail. Only thing is: It’s not true E2EE.

   Yes, encryption/decryption occurs on end-user devices, but there's a catch.

2. AI bots strain Wikimedia as bandwidth surges 50%

   Automated AI bots seeking training data threaten Wikipedia project stability, foundation says.

3. MCP: The new “USB-C for AI” that’s bringing fierce rivals together

   Model context protocol standardizes how AI uses data sources, supported by OpenAI and Anthropic.

4. What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase.

   A safe and proper rewrite should take years not months.

5. Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data

   New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.

6. Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII

   Alleged breaches affect Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health.

7. Gemini hackers can deliver more potent attacks with a helping hand from… Gemini

   Hacking LLMs has always been more art than science. A new attack on Gemini could change that.

8. OpenAI’s new AI image generator is potent and bound to provoke

   The visual apocalypse is probably nigh, but perhaps seeing was never believing.

9. Broadcom’s VMware says Siemens pirated “thousands” of copies of its software

   VMware claims Siemens showed it a list of the VMware products it's using unlicensed.

10. Open source devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries

    AI bots hungry for data are taking down FOSS sites by accident, but humans are fighting back.