According to court documents, Abraham Shafi, 38, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, allegedly committed fraud in connection with Get Together’s 2021 “Series C” funding round, which raised $170 million at a valuation of over $1 billion. In seeking investment, Shafi told potential investors that IRL was spending only $50,000 a month in paid advertising and that user signups “were not incentivized or paid.” However, Shafi had spent millions of dollars on paid advertising in the form of incentive advertising, a form of advertising in which users are provided a reward in a third-party app if they download IRL. In the lead up to Series C, Shafi asked his vendor for a “big burst” of ads for “a few days” to drive more installs of the IRL app. During the Series C process, investors specifically asked about paid advertising, and Shafi falsely responded that “[u]nlike other apps that spend aggressively to acquire new users, we spend very little.” Shafi concealed IRL’s spending on incentive ads by having them invoiced to a third-party firm, ensuring that the nature and amount of the expense did not appear on IRL’s ledger.

Shafi continued to conceal the amount that IRL was spending in incentive ads after the Series C closed, instructing an IRL employee to create false invoices that listed the ad spending as being related to infrastructure, or “infra costs,” and falsely telling his investors that the money spent on incentive ads had instead been used for other forms of advertising. When the SEC opened an investigation into IRL, Shafi restored his cell phone to a previously saved backup, resulting in the deletion of records, and instructed other IRL employees to lie about his involvement in the scheme.

Shafi is charged with wire fraud, securities fraud, and obstruction. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count. A federal judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Former Silicon Valley CEO Charged with Fraud and Obstruction of Justice

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of California returned an indictment charging a Hawaii man with wire fraud, securities fraud, and obstruction in connection with a scheme to defraud investors of $170 million as the CEO and Founder of the…

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cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36433609

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

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2025-08-27 21:57:48

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible: British gamers can play the spicy games but can't peek at who makes them.

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible

Itch.io blocks UK access to adult creator profiles while some game pages remain available after age checks. The change aligns with the Online Safety Act.

^{Riley Fox (Spilled)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36433609

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Pro

2025-08-27 21:57:48

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible: British gamers can play the spicy games but can't peek at who makes them.

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible

Itch.io blocks UK access to adult creator profiles while some game pages remain available after age checks. The change aligns with the Online Safety Act.

^{Riley Fox (Spilled)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36433609

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Pro

2025-08-27 21:57:48

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible: British gamers can play the spicy games but can't peek at who makes them.

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible

Itch.io blocks UK access to adult creator profiles while some game pages remain available after age checks. The change aligns with the Online Safety Act.

^{Riley Fox (Spilled)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36433609

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Pro

2025-08-27 21:57:48

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible: British gamers can play the spicy games but can't peek at who makes them.

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible

Itch.io blocks UK access to adult creator profiles while some game pages remain available after age checks. The change aligns with the Online Safety Act.

^{Riley Fox (Spilled)}

https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secret-funding-democrat-influencers/

• Itch.io now blocks UK users from viewing NSFW game creator profiles, though some individual adult games remain accessible after age verification.
• The restrictions started in August and align with the UK's Online Safety Act requiring stricter age checks for adult content.
• Developers lose UK discoverability while players can't browse creator catalogs, forcing them to rely on direct links shared elsewhere.

Itch.io blocks adult game creator profiles for UK users while keeping some games accessible

Itch.io blocks UK access to adult creator profiles while some game pages remain available after age checks. The change aligns with the Online Safety Act.

^{Riley Fox (Spilled)}

OpenAI.

In early summer 2025, Anthropic and OpenAI agreed to evaluate each other's public models using in-house misalignment-related evaluations. We are now releasing our findings in parallel. The evaluations we chose to run focused on propensities related to sycophancy, whistleblowing, self-preservation, and supporting human misuse, as well as capabilities related to undermining AI safety evaluations and oversight. In our simulated testing settings, with some model-external safeguards disabled, we found OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini reasoning models to be aligned as well or better than our own models overall. However, in the same settings, we saw some examples of concerning behavior in their GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 general-purpose models, especially around misuse. Furthermore, with the exception of o3, all the models we studied, from both developers, struggled to some degree with sycophancy. During the testing period, GPT-5 had not yet been made available.

Southwest is transitioning to assigned seats in January 2026.

Case file: s3.documentcloud.org/documents…

Passenger Assaulted in Viral TikTok Video Sues Southwest Airlines, Blames Seating Plan

^{Matt Novak (Gizmodo)}

Israeli warplanes struck several sites near the town of Al-Kiswah in the Damascus countryside in southern Syria on Wednesday evening, local media said, Anadolu reports.

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Lawsuit has most direct allegations of wrongdoing leveled against Aymond, who denies them, in court filing to date

New Orleans archbishop accused of personally hiding child abuse in lawsuit

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Bethesda seems to be planning an overhaul of Starfield, its latest RPG experience, that targets the game's space exploration and travel portion.

https://www.neowin.net/news/bethesda-planning-a-starfield-space-gameplay-revamp-to-make-it-more-rewarding/

Bethesda seems to be planning an overhaul of Starfield, its latest RPG experience, that targets the game's space exploration and travel portion.

https://www.neowin.net/news/bethesda-planning-a-starfield-space-gameplay-revamp-to-make-it-more-rewarding/

Keep it to yourself.

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Japanese Online Marketplace Begs People to Stop Selling Ultrasound Photos

^{AJ Dellinger (Gizmodo)}

Intel warns investors to brace for losses and uncertainties.

Intel details everything that could go wrong with US taking a 10% stake

^{Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)}

The company offers an AI voice assistant that helps 911 centers offload non-emergency call volume.

911 centers are so understaffed, they're turning to AI to answer calls | TechCrunch

^{Marina Temkin (TechCrunch)}

Moroccan feminist Ibtissame Lachgar was denied bail Wednesday despite being treated for cancer, her lawyer said. Lachgar was arrested earlier August after she posted a picture of herself in a t-shirt that read "Allah is lesbian".

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Moroccan feminist accused of 'offending Islam' denied medical release despite health concerns

^{FRANCE 24}

Federal health officials have scaled back FoodNet, a program that tracked food poisoning infections in the U.S. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network has cut required monitoring to just two pathogens that cause infections, down from eight

CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections

^{Jonel Aleccia (The Independent)}

Hot Chips: Starting at $2,999, tiny doesn't mean cheap

Nvidia details its itty bitty GB10 superchip for local AI development

^{Tobias Mann (The Register)}

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Wednesday called on the country’s government to initiate the parliamentary process for recognizing Palestine as a sovereign and independent state, Anadolu reports.

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“I understand that you want to damage the camera. Why [are you] killing the people?” a Nasser Hospital doctor said.

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Palestinians Call Out Clear Lie in Israeli “Hamas Camera” Hospital Strike Excuse

^{Sharon Zhang (Truthout)}

Despite mounting public protest, Texas lawmakers are fast-tracking two anti-trans and anti-abortion bills. Both measures are being advanced during a special legislative session convened by Governor Greg Abbott (R), who has made restricting transgender rights and reproductive freedom central to his agenda.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/08/texas-uses-special-session-to-push-discriminatory-harmful-anti-trans-anti-bills/

It may look quite good at first glance but it has a number of glaring issues. Lets begin with the founder: he's mexican and his name is Esteban and is a known criminal. He created Seedit using funds he obtained from crime. He is not to be trusted.

Then of course are the problems with the platform itself. The obvious are it takes far too long to load. Its buggy and the ui awful and outdated. To make a community you have to host it on your own computer and keep it online forever. There's no sufficient mod tools, not even a mod queue. There's no reliable way to ban someone because they can just change their ip. The name is dumb. It doesn't even use normal sounding urls for the communities, you have to use some crypto url. A mod can ban the whole community and no one can do a single thing. People may use subs for piracy. And of course the obvious no can even post on the default subs because to post you need to be whitelisted and how do you get whitlelisted? You have to message the scammer dev on a different platform. And this costs money to do.

That's not even going into the crypto side of things. They've launched with seedit a scam coin because they think you're easy to fool and easy to scam. The dev says the crypto is optional, he says social media tipping is expected in social media, he says you can use coins that are not Plebbit to tip like BTC. I'm here to tell you he is a liar and he will make his crypto scam entwined with the platform so we are forced to use it. He then says if he does implement forced crypto features then we can fork it because its opensource. And to that I call him a liar, never ever trust a crypto scammer.

This is a warning don't be fooled by platforms that on the surface look good. They're usually led by malicious devs with malicious intent. Seedit is a convulted crypto scam using a reverse funnel system and do not go anywhere near it. He's opensourced it on github but its obvious it contains crypto and maybe even viruses. Never fall for scams. Stay safe.

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36422697

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2025-08-27 18:50:46

Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution?

Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution? - Berkeley News

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.

^{Kara Manke (Berkeley News)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36423623

Source: IGN Union on Bluesky.

Pro

2025-08-27 19:07:21

After More Layoffs, Unionized IGN Workers Are Done Picking Up The Slack: "We feel greatly understaffed and undervalued"

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.

Source: IGN Union on Bluesky.

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36423623

Source: IGN Union on Bluesky.

Pro

2025-08-27 19:07:21

After More Layoffs, Unionized IGN Workers Are Done Picking Up The Slack: "We feel greatly understaffed and undervalued"

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.

Source: IGN Union on Bluesky.

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36423623

Source: IGN Union on Bluesky.

Pro

2025-08-27 19:07:21

After More Layoffs, Unionized IGN Workers Are Done Picking Up The Slack: "We feel greatly understaffed and undervalued"

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.

Source: IGN Union on Bluesky.

MONDO REALE: il 18 febbraio 1990 i Queen hanno festeggiato i loro 20 anni di carriera ed è stata l’ultima occasione in cui Freddie Mercury abbia presenziato a un evento pubblico.

FANTASIA: Mark Wilson partecipa alla festa di Freddie come membro dello staff ma viene umiliato pubblicamente. Come al solito. Allora si arrende all’evidenza, o almeno così sembra…

La figlia di Freddie?

Anni 2020. Maledizione! Fossero esistiti i social network negli anni 80 e 90 avrei rintracciato in pochi minuti la presunta donna che aveva dato una figlia a Freddie; invece, con la smania di mantenere il segreto, ho rispedito la lettera al mittente e, ora che ho in mano uno smartphone con l’intelligenza artificiale capace di tradurre, rimpiango di non averla fotocopiata o trascritta a penna.

Ma per fortuna, nel 1987, né Freddie né il suo compagno mi chiesero mai conto della busta dopo averli convinti fosse stato il delirio di un folle mitomane, così ho lavorato da loro fino al 1990 fingendo di accantonare il mio piano di sangue.

1990. L’invito

14 febbraio: mi mandò a chiamare Freddie in persona; quanto era debole e magro, ogni giorno che passava la malattia progrediva sempre più come se il virus volesse dirmi: “Se non ti sbrighi, lui sarà tutto mio!”

Bastava avere il coraggio di strappargli con violenza la cannula usata per somministrare i farmaci, e in pochi minuti avrei avuto il suo sangue tutto per me invece quel giorno mi feci uno scrupolo. Almeno fagli passare la festa degli innamorati assieme a Jim, ci penserai domani! Fu un’occasione d’oro persa per sempre, e me ne resi conto troppo tardi.

Chi si aspettava un invito da lui a un evento ufficiale, di certo non io! Mi sentivo sempre l’ultimo della lista, e mi commossi quando Freddie mi propose: “Ehi, William, o qualunque sia il tuo nome. Il 18 febbraio celebro i 20 anni di carriera coi Queen. Vieni, vero? Ormai sei uno di famiglia!”

“Qualunque sia il tuo nome.” Riflettendo col senno di poi, dovevo sospettare che avesse scoperto le mie intenzioni e volesse tendermi una trappola ma allora l’eccitazione non mi fece ragionare.

Mi avvicinai a lui e mentre lo stringevo forte a me per ringraziarlo, il mio braccio sfiorò la cannula dei farmaci. “Fermo, Mark, non è il momento”, pensai tra me, e mi allontanai.

Le notti seguenti fui colto sempre dagli stessi incubi: Freddie che, discreto, entrava nella mia stanza e si spogliava davanti a me. “Ho capito chi sei e cosa vuoi; sono qui, prendimi!” Così dicendo, si apriva la pelle di una mano con un coltello e avvicinava la ferita al mio volto, quel poco che bastava per farmi sentire l’odore del sangue. Ma alla fine si allontanava succhiandosi il taglio e ridendomi in faccia: “Negativo pauroso! Ecco cosa sei!”

Al mio risveglio sentivo ogni volta il sapore metallico, il mio cuscino era sempre macchiato… Ma ero solo io che nel sonno mi mordevo la lingua o le labbra, facendo uscire gocce di sangue eternamente negativo dal mio corpo inutile.

Chissà come sarebbe stato, una volta avuto ciò che mi spettava? Più gustoso, più caldo, più carico, insomma POSITIVO, come dovrebbe essere!

Vuoto a perdere: La festa di Freddie

Il 18 febbraio fu una serata memorabile, l’industria discografica britannica premiò i Queen per l’importante contributo dato alla musica inglese e loro festeggiarono i vent’anni di carriera; il chitarrista Brian May attribuì scherzosamente il premio al riciclo di grandi quantità di vinile ma Freddie non si fece coinvolgere. “Grazie e buonanotte”, disse, rimanendo isolato per tutto il tempo.

Il malore

Quando uscimmo mi avvicinai di nuovo a lui e gli feci le congratulazioni per il premio ma non mi rivolse una singola parola; i suoi occhi erano solo per gli amici Queen, così finsi un malore e iniziai a barcollare da destra a sinistra. “Freddie, sto male”, urlai. “qualcuno mi aiuti!”

Intervennero diverse persone in mio soccorso ma lo shock più grande fu quando vidi l’ultimo uomo al mondo che pensavo di incontrare a un simile evento: Raymond Still, ex bullo della scuola, ormai diventato un famoso scienziato.

Cosa ci faceva lì? Forse gli era veramente arrivata la mia lettera in cui gli dicevo che Freddie era malato di AIDS, e aveva preso contatti per il suo lavoro sul virus, senza dirmi niente?

No, dai, pensai per calmarmi. Sono mesi che la stampa specula su Freddie Mercury e la sua malattia, la voce sarà arrivata sicuramente da là! Raymond è un bullo ma non calpesta le persone nel lavoro, lo conosco bene!

L’incontro con lui mi fece realizzare che da allora in poi niente c’era più da perdere, o adesso o mai più! Dissanguare Freddie in quel preciso momento avrebbe consentito di condividere il virus tra me e Ray, dimostrandogli finalmente che anch’io nella vita potevo combinare qualcosa di concreto.

“Freddie!” Mi misi a urlare e il frontman dei Queen mi guardò perplesso. Inevitabilmente pensai agli ultimi giorni del mio defunto ragazzo Andy e senza più alcuno scrupolo tirai fuori tutta la mia rabbia, e un coltello a serramanico che tenevo ben nascosto nei pantaloni.

“Te la farò pagare, il mio compagno è morto per colpa tua!”

D’improvviso mi sentii afferrare da dietro ma non erano gli addetti alla sicurezza dei Queen: era Ray Still a bloccarmi!

“Ti conviene andartene”, intimò a voce bassa, ma non abbastanza da non essere sentito. “Altrimenti rivelerò a tutti chi sei veramente!”

“Lo so già dottor Still”, aveva risposto Freddie. “Da mesi il mio staff lo tiene sotto controllo e ho capito quant’è pericoloso. Da oggi sei licenziato, William Karson, anzi Mark Wilson!”

Non ebbi altra scelta e me ne andai con lo staff dei Queen, mentre Raymond portò via Freddie per prendersene cura. Da allora nessuna notizia mi arrivò più, fino al 23 novembre 1991 quando Freddie annunciò la propria malattia, e il giorno successivo il mondo apprese la sua morte.

1992: Ritorno alle origini

Era accaduto: il virus se l’era portato via prima di me. Così me ne tornai nel paesino dov’ero nato, e dove continuai a lavorare come addetto alle pulizie. “Chi aspetta sarà premiato”, il mio povero fidanzato Andrew continuava ad apparirmi in sogno con quella dannata frase, a cui aggiungeva: “Ricorda, i cantanti che son morti non son morti veramente!”

Non ho mai capito cosa volesse dire; certo, Freddie era ancora vivo grazie alla musica ma non bastava. L’unica mia speranza per avere il suo DNA dentro di me, era trovare una persona a cui avesse trasmesso il virus o, addirittura, il suo gifter. Colui o colei che gliel’aveva dato; decisamente un’impresa impossibile.

Finché un giorno del 1994, guardando una serie TV ambientata in un ospedale di Chicago, vidi la bambina. Tatiana, 7 anni, russa e malata di AIDS. La presunta figlia di Freddie era nata in Russia, possibile che fosse stata portata in America?

Non volendo esser preso per matto evitai di cercare informazioni e presi la storia come un episodio drammatico di una serie tv, così lasciai passare il tempo finché la vicenda di Freddie e presunta figlia passò nel dimenticatoio.

2000: nuove speranze

Un giorno del 2000 mia sorella Virginia arrivò con una notizia che, forse, mi avrebbe portato dove erano iniziati i miei fallimenti e le mie speranze.

“Sai Mark, fratellone”, mi disse raggiante. “Sto partendo. Mi trasferisco in Italia!”

Appassionata di cucina com’è sempre stata, poteva solo realizzarsi in un paese come quello dove la gastronomia è apprezzata in tutto il mondo! “Mi hanno selezionato all’università di Bugliano, andrò a conseguire un master di specializzazione per diventare chef.”

La International Bugliano University Of Life, conosciuta ovunque perché ha fatto nascere le migliori eccellenze in ogni materia. Certo! Virginia ha molte più capacità di me, sicuramente supererà gli esami con lode mentre io sono stato un completo fallimento!

“So cosa stai pensando fratello”, mi disse abbracciandomi. “Ma se non sei passato in medicina, certamente potrai essere un ottimo insegnante di musica. Che dici?”

Anni 2020: Bugliano, arrivo!

E così eccomi qua. Dal 2001 insegno musica all’università e mi sono sposato con la docente di chimica e mi prendo cura di sua figlia Gloria come fossi il suo vero padre, una ragazza meravigliosa che da tempo lavora alla centrale nucleare di Bugliano.

Dissanguare Freddie? Mi dicono che è morto, della figlia non ho più avuto notizie, ma Andrew nei miei sogni appare ogni notte raccontandomi che la verità è un’altra.

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.

Source: IGN Union on Bluesky.

UN human rights experts on Tuesday voiced alarm over a newly revived law in Peru that grants amnesty to security forces accused of committing serious violations of international law between 1980 and 2000, an action that activists denounce as a setback to the country’s commitment to accountability and justice.

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UN experts criticize Peru over passing of legislation granting amnesty to war criminals

UN human rights experts on Tuesday voiced alarm over a newly revived law in Peru that grants amnesty to security forces accused of committing serious violations of international law between 1980 and 2...

^{Sarisha Harikrishna | Queen's U. Belfast School of Law, GB (- JURIST - News)}

A US federal judge on Tuesday rejected a Wisconsin state court judge’s claim of judicial immunity, allowing criminal charges to proceed against her for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement.

Case file: storage.courtlistener.com/reca…

US federal judge rules Wisconsin judge cannot claim immunity in immigration obstruction case

A US federal judge on Tuesday rejected a Wisconsin state court judge's claim of judicial immunity, allowing criminal charges to proceed against her for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforc...

^{Xitai Wang | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US (- JURIST - News)}

Security researchers have concerns that Anthropic's Claude for Chrome is vulnerable to malicious prompting. Claude for Chrome allows users to chat with Claude as they browse the web. Claude can read webpages, fill forms, and click on links and buttons to perform complex tasks for the user. But Anthropic's testing revealed that 11.2% of malicious prompting attempts succeeded even with safety measures in place. One test case was a malicious email that asked Claude to delete all emails in the user's inbox for "mailbox hygiene". AI researcher Simon Willison states that an 11.2% success rate is unacceptable for so-called AI agents, especially when several AI companies are releasing their own browser extensions. One competing product, Perplexity's Comet browser, was found to be vulnerable to a prompt injection attack that instructed it to start password recovery for the user's Gmail account. Although Perplexity attempted to fix the issue, Comet remains vulnerable to this attack.

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Anthropic’s auto-clicking AI Chrome extension raises browser-hijacking concerns

Malicious websites can embed invisible commands that AI agents will follow blindly.

^{Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)}