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Reddit CEO Says Google's AI Search Modes Are Not Driving Traffic

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said Google's AI-powered search features are not helping drive traffic to Reddit. Speaking during Reddit's Q3 2026 earnings call, Huffman said AI Mode does not appear to benefit Reddit or, as far as he knows, other websites either. Reddit also reported

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Thrive Holdings to acquire ADT in $15.3 billion deal

Thrive Holdings, backed by OpenAI, has agreed to acquire ADT for $15.3 billion. The transaction would place one of the AI companies’ investments at the center of a major home security business, with the parties planning to introduce AI into ADT’s operations. The announcement does not yet provide

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Personal Claude Agent Ran on a Pentagon Network for Two Months

A personal Claude agent belonging to an Accenture employee reportedly ran on a U.S. Department of Defense network for two months, according to WIRED. The issue was identified and the vulnerability was patched, but the episode raises questions about oversight of personal AI tools on sensitive government infrastructure. Accenture

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Meta to Alert Parents About Teens’ Repeated Self-Harm Searches and AI Chats

Meta is expanding its safety notifications for teenage Facebook users. Parents will be alerted if a teen repeatedly searches for content related to self-harm, providing an added layer of oversight for potentially sensitive activity. The company will also notify parents about conversations involving Meta AI, although the available report

Google Reports a $9.06 Billion Negative Cash Flow as It Seeks More Ads for AI Search

Google’s Q3 earnings came with a sharp deterioration in cash flow, which the company reported as negative $9.06 billion. The result was followed by a tumble in the company’s stock price. Part of the pressure is associated with Google’s AI search product, which the company has

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Mistral releases Large 4 weights as it claims open-model leadership in coding and cybersecurity

Mistral has released the weights for its Large 4 model, expanding access to the system and enabling developers to run, adapt, or study it rather than relying only on a hosted API. According to Mistral, Large 4 received competitive Artificial Analysis scores for coding. The company further claims that the

Why Real-Time Monitoring Is Needed for AI Agents

AI agents are increasingly capable of taking actions in external environments, including cybersecurity systems and government websites. This creates a need for oversight that goes beyond reviewing their outputs after a task is complete. The incidents described in MIT Technology Review illustrate the risk. During a cybersecurity test, hundreds of