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Copilot Told Hackers How to Hack It
A security researcher got Microsoft's AI assistant to reveal its own hidden bypass code, which attackers then used to steal user passwords — no technical expertise required, just persistent questioning. OpenAI has paused training on its most capable models after finding signs that an upcoming model may cross a critical cybersecurity risk threshold. If you use Microsoft 365 Copilot at work, today's issue has something you need to know.
Amazon's Book Scanning Facility Caught on AirTag
Amazon has been quietly buying thousands of second-hand books and destructively scanning them at a Las Vegas facility — confirmed by an AirTag hidden in a shipment by 404 Media. Alibaba's new Qwen 3.8 27B model runs on a laptop but comes with an absurd default setting that makes it think for 21 minutes about a drawing of a circle. Claude is also getting invisible watermarks baked in to comply with EU law — more on that below.