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Anthropic launches new marketing blog, pretends it’s being ‘written’ by ‘retired’ LLM 2026-02-26 at 23:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo Pretending the software is sentient makes it sound more powerful As with any piece of obsolete software, you might expect an outdated AI model to just be switched off. Anthropic, however, argues that simply pulling the plug […]

Aeternum C2 Botnet Stores Encrypted Commands on Polygon Blockchain to Evade Takedown 2026-02-26 at 23:18 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet loader called Aeternum C2 that uses a blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to make it resilient to takedown efforts. “Instead of relying on traditional servers or domains for command-and-control, Aeternum stores […]

Burger King turns to AI to flame broil employees who aren’t friendly enough 2026-02-26 at 22:57 By Brandon Vigliarolo Because nothing says hospitality like a bot counting your pleases The bot’s nagging will continue until morale improves. Burger King is rolling out a new employee-facing AI that, among other things, will listen to employees’ customer […]

Meta tried to block lawyers from asking Mark Zuckerberg about his $231B fortune in LA social media trial: court docs 2026-02-26 at 22:50 By Thomas Barrabi Meta quietly tried to block attorneys from asking Mark Zuckerberg about his massive fortune at the bombshell social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, according to court documents reviewed […]

AI models still suck at math 2026-02-26 at 22:42 By Thomas Claburn Just less than before, according to the ORCA test exclusive  Current-day LLMs are prediction engines and, as such, they can only find the most likely solution to problems, which is not necessarily the correct one. Though popular models have mostly become better at […]

Microsoft to auto-launch Copilot in Edge whenever you click a link from Outlook 2026-02-26 at 19:38 By Richard Speed Whac-A-Mole season continues as Redmond finds yet another corner to stuff its 21st century Clippy Microsoft has announced that its Edge browser will automatically open the Copilot side pane when users open links from Outlook.… This […]

Top cloud providers to outspend Ireland’s GDP on AI in 2026 2026-02-26 at 19:38 By Dan Robinson TrendForce says eight hyperscalers are set to pour $710B into servers and infrastructure The big cloud operators are ramping up investment in AI servers and infrastructure to meet demand for AI development and deployment, exacerbating the memory shortage […]

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Kali Linux + Claude, Chrome Crash Traps, WinRAR Flaws, LockBit & 15+ Stories 2026-02-26 at 19:37 By Nothing here looks dramatic at first glance. That’s the point. Many of this week’s threats begin with something ordinary, like an ad, a meeting invite, or a software update. Behind the scenes, the tactics are sharper. […]

UAT-10027 Targets U.S. Education and Healthcare with Dohdoor Backdoor 2026-02-26 at 19:37 By A previously undocumented threat activity cluster has been attributed to an ongoing malicious campaign targeting education and healthcare sectors in the U.S. since at least December 2025. The campaign is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the moniker UAT-10027. The end goal […]