Anthropic Removes User-Tracking 'Spyware' Code From Claude After Chinese AI Monitoring Backlash

Anthropic has rolled back Claude Code's controversial user-tracking feature after reports it monitored potential links to ...
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Chrome prepares to auto-pin new extensions to the toolbar by default, but you can turn it off

Chrome is preparing to pin newly installed extensions to the toolbar by default. Here's how the new toggle works and what we ...
The Next Web

OpenAI’s first hardware is a macro pad for Codex coders

OpenAI is teasing Codex Micro, a Work Louder macro pad for its AI coding tool, landing July 15, not the mysterious device it's building with Jony Ive.
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Microsoft Pulls 119 Malicious Edge Extensions Hiding Malware in Images

StegoAd Microsoft Edge extensions malware affected up to 2.6 million users after the company removed 119 add-ons that hid ...
Tech Times

Fake Perplexity Chrome Extension: How One Permission Combo Logged Every Keystroke

Fake Perplexity Chrome extension exploited a legal permission combination to log every address-bar keystroke before ...
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Chrome is putting things on your computer you never agreed to

Chrome quietly pushed a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to users, while a fake Perplexity extension wiretapped searches. Two sides of Chrome's consent problem.
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Amazon Q’s MCP Flaw Is an Industry Warning: AI Tools Still Lack Workspace Trust Standards

CVE-2026-12957 in Amazon Q is the third MCP auto-execution vulnerability in three AI coding tools. The pattern reveals a ...
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The 6 VS Code extensions I wish I'd installed years ago

Stop coding without these extensions ...
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Chromium extension uses AI‑related branding to redirect browser search

A malicious Chromium-based extension that spoofs the AI-powered answer engine Perplexity AI redirects browser search traffic using MV3 APIs and intermediary infrastructure.

Malware and Sha1-Hulud, TeamPCP is increasing Phoenix rebases malware Blue Shield endpoint agent against dev malware

Malware now moves faster than advisories, targets AI agents writing your code, Blue Shield blocks malicious packages ...

Oh, behave! How Gemini can reshape the web for the way you work

Google's Gemini AI can enhance your web working experience for the ultimate productivity upgrade. Reading about the ...
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Microsoft Disrupts StegoAd Extension Campaign Affecting Up to 2.6 Million Users

Microsoft disrupted StegoAd, a malicious browser extension campaign affecting up to 2.6 million users. StegoAd used hidden payloads, delayed execution and steganography to evade browser security ...