Malicious Claude Code copies in Cursor’s marketplace tried to plant an SSH backdoor
Tampered Claude Code extensions distributed through Cursor’s marketplace attempted persistent remote access; upstream stores were not affected.
Amazon’s AI build-out and Google’s search economics expose different return pressures
Amazon disclosed $75.9 billion in quarterly cash capital spending while Google said AI Mode queries currently earn less than conventional search.
House Democrats introduce a resolution opposing special AI-industry bailouts
Greg Casar and Maxine Waters introduced a nonbinding House resolution opposing special federal rescues for insolvent AI firms and their financial backers.
Claude Ultra removes the five-hour cap for verified accounts, while weekly limits remain
Anthropic’s $200 Ultra plan removes the five-hour usage cap for verified accounts but retains a weekly allowance of ten times Pro.
OpenAI plans to honor a shared website signal for AI training preferences
OpenAI says it will honor a shared robots.txt training-preference signal in the coming months, while existing crawler-specific controls continue.
OpenAI announces tighter violence safeguards and a first community safety report
OpenAI plans new violence-related limits, stronger teen protections, and a first Community Safety Report in early 2027.
OpenAI makes its fair-use case through supportive briefs in the New York Times lawsuit
OpenAI’s October 30 fair-use post highlights supportive court briefs in the New York Times litigation; it is advocacy rather than a new judicial ruling.
Nesformer compiles a Nintendo processor into Qwen weights instead of training it on games
Drew Breunig’s nesformer executes a compiled Nintendo CPU inside Qwen model weights, with a separate host drawing frames and major speed and compatibility limits.