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AI-powered Cursor IDE vulnerable to prompt-injection attacks
A vulnerability that researchers call CurXecute is present in almost all versions of the AI-powered code editor Cursor, and can be exploited to execute remote code with developer privileges. The security issue is now identified as CVE-2025-54135 and can be leveraged by feeding the AI agent a malicious prompt to trigger attacker-control commands. The Cursor […]
Microsoft Edge now an ‘AI-powered browser’ with Copilot Mode
Microsoft has introduced Copilot Mode, an experimental feature designed to transform Microsoft Edge into a web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As the company explained on Monday, this new mode transforms Edge’s interface, with new tabs showing a single input box that combines chat, search, and web navigation functions. Once Copilot Mode is enabled, the AI […]
Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution
A vulnerability in Google’s Gemini CLI allowed attackers to silently execute malicious commands and exfiltrate data from developers’ computers using allowlisted programs. The flaw was discovered and reported to Google by the security firm Tracebit on June 27, with the tech giant releasing a fix in version 0.1.14, which became available on July 25. Gemini CLI, […]
OpenAI prepares GPT-5 for roll out
OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 could drop in the coming days, and it could be one of the best models from the Microsoft-backed startup. As The Verge’s Tom Warren first reported, GPT-5 is being prepared for an August release. GPT-5 is believed to be the “unified” model, which means it combines the breakthroughs from the reasoning and multi-modal models, […]
OpenAI could rival Google Shopping with ChatGPT Shop
AI companies like OpenAI and Perplexity like to be the “everything company,” and OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT feature, “Shopping,” makes that obvious. Financial Times recently reported that ChatGPT is testing a new shopping feature where you could buy products directly from the app. When ChatGPT ‘converts’ sales for merchants, OpenAI gets a percentage of the revenue. This is […]
Amazon AI coding agent hacked to inject data wiping commands
A hacker planted data wiping code in a version of Amazon’s generative AI-powered assistant, the Q Developer Extension for Visual Studio Code. Amazon Q is a free extension that uses generative AI to help developers code, debug, create documentation, and set up custom configurations. It is available on Microsoft’s Visual Code Studio (VCS) marketplace, where it counts nearly one […]
OpenAI confirms ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out for $20 Plus users
ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out to users with $20 Plus subscription, but OpenAI warns that it will take a few days for the rollout to finish. ChatGPT Agent is already available for those with $200 Pro subscription, but what exactly is the ‘Agent’ mode? With Agent, ChatGPT can now do work for you using its own computer. […]
Proton launches privacy-respecting encrypted AI assistant Lumo
Proton has launched a new tool called Lumo, offering a privacy-first AI assistant that does not log user conversations and doesn’t use their prompts for training. Proton is a Swiss company behind proven privacy and security tools and services, including Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and Proton Drive. In June 2024, it transitioned to a non-profit structure, […]
ChatGPT is rolling out ‘personality’ toggles to become your assistant
OpenAI is rolling out a new “personality” feature on the ChatGPT web app. This allows you to choose between multiple personalities, such as “Robot.” ChatGPT is pretty good at coding and reasoning, but it falls a bit short on personality. On the other hand, Microsoft Copilot feels a bit more personal, but that could change soon. With the […]
OpenAI confirms ChatGPT’s new study feature, helps with exams
GeekFeed previously reported that OpenAI is testing a new ‘Study together’ feature, and today, a new announcement within the ChatGPT web app confirms it. This announcement is titled ‘Study and Learn,’ and it looks like the feature will be called Study Together. With the Study Together feature on ChatGPT, you’ll be able to get homework help or break down […]