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1. Notepad++ users take note: It's time to check if you're hacked

   Suspected China-state hackers used update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version.

2. AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

   Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.

3. Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them

   Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease.

4. County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security

   Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began.

5. Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?

   We have no proof that AI models suffer, but Anthropic acts like they might for training purposes.

6. Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI

   One of the last holdouts for ransomware discussions, RAMP is taken down.

7. Report: China approves import of high-end Nvidia AI chips after weeks of uncertainty

   Over 400,000 H200 chips coming to tech giants as China tries to balance tech needs with self-reliance.

8. Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks

   The open source "Jarvis" chats via WhatsApp but requires access to your files and accounts.

9. There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address

   Abusing Microsoft's reputation may make scam harder to spot.

10. OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works

    Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent loop.