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1. ChatGPT maker reportedly eyes $1 trillion IPO despite major quarterly losses

   It could be "one of the biggest IPOs of all time," according to Reuters.

2. After teen death lawsuits, Character.AI will restrict chats for under-18 users

   AI companion app faces legal and regulatory pressure over child safety concerns.

3. NPM flooded with malicious packages downloaded more than 86,000 times

   Packages downloaded from NPM can fetch dependencies from untrusted sites.

4. Nvidia hits record $5 trillion mark as CEO dismisses AI bubble concerns

   "I don’t believe we’re in an AI bubble," says Huang after announcing $500B in orders.

5. New physical attacks are quickly diluting secure enclave defenses from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel

   On-chip TEEs withstand rooted OSes but fall instantly to cheap physical attacks.

6. OpenAI data suggests 1 million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT weekly

   Sensitive chats are rare but significant given the large user base.

7. Expert panel will determine AGI arrival in new Microsoft-OpenAI agreement

   New deal extends Microsoft IP rights until 2032 or until AGI arrives.

8. A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions

   A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon's sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.

9. Cache poisoning vulnerabilities found in 2 DNS resolving apps

   At least one CVE could weaken defenses put in place following 2008 disclosure.

10. NSO permanently barred from targeting WhatsApp users with Pegasus spyware

    Ruling holds that defeating end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp harms Meta's business.