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Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub
Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware. Claude Code is a terminal-based AI agent from Anthropic, designed to execute coding tasks directly in the terminal and act as an autonomous agent, capable of direct system interaction, LLM API call handling, MCP […]
1Campaign platform helps malicious Google ads evade detection
A newly identified cybercrime service known as 1Campaign is enabling threat actors to run malicious Google Ads that remain online for extended periods while evading scrutiny from security researchers. 1Campaign is a cloaking service that passes Google’s screening process and shows malicious content only to real potential victims. Security researchers and automated scanners are served […]
Google Search AI hallucinations push Google to hire “AI Answers Quality” engineers
AI, including AI Overviews on Google Search, can hallucinate and often make up stuff or offer contradicting answers when asked in two different ways. A new job listing suggests that Google is hiring engineers to verify AI answers and improve their quality, as it’s reimagining the search experience. “In Google Search, we’re reimagining what it means to search […]
Google is shutting down its dark web report feature in January
Google is discontinuing its “dark web report” security tool, stating that it wants to focus on other tools it believes are more helpful. Google’s dark web report tool is a security feature that notifies users if their email address or other personal information was found on the dark web. After Google scans the dark web […]
Google begins showing ads in AI Mode (AI answers)
Google has started rolling out ads in AI mode, which is the company’s “answer engine,” not a search engine. AI mode has been available for a year and is accessible to everyone for free. If you pay for Google One, AI mode lets you toggle between advanced models, including Gemini 3 Pro, which generates an […]
Google Search is now using AI to create interactive UI to answer your questions
In a move that could redefine the web, Google is testing AI-powered, UI-based answers for its AI mode. Up until now, Google AI mode, which is an optional feature, has allowed you to interact with a large language model using text or images. When you use Google AI mode, Google responds with AI-generated content that […]
Google confirms AI search will have ads, but they may look different
Google Ads are not going anywhere. Eventually, AI Search results on Google and likely other properties will have ads. Google recently reported $56.57 billion in revenue from ads on Search and YouTube. You obviously can’t expect ads to disappear from its search business. Right now, Google has two AI features. The first is AI Overviews, which appears at […]
Google says Search AI Mode will know everything about you
Google wants ‘AI mode’ on Search to be as personal as possible, and it’ll soon tap into services like Gmail or Drive to know more about you. Google believes the future of search is going to be more personal than ever, largely due to the increase in large language models usage. As spotted by Gagan Ghotra on […]
ChatGPT Search is now smarter as OpenAI takes on Google Search
OpenAI has rolled out a big update to ChatGPT Search, which is an AI-powered search feature, similar to Google AI Mode. After a recent update, ChatGPT Search is more accurate and reliable. You’ll also notice that it’s more useful than before because it accurately summarises the links, and allows you to follow back. OpenAI says […]
Google begins unifying search country domains to Google.com
Google has announced that it’s retiring separate country code top-level domain names for search, like google.co.uk or google.com.br, and unifying them under Google.com. Previously, Google used to have separate country-code domains (like google.ng or google.com.br) so people could get results that were more relevant to their local area. Over time, however, Google improved how it figures out […]