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427 stories · page 41 of 48A SharePoint hole is being actively exploited, and Microsoft had underrated it
Attackers are already using a hole in on-premises SharePoint (Microsoft's document software) - in real attacks, not in theory. CISA added it to the list of actively exploited vulnerabilities and set a patching deadline. Microsoft had rated it as unlikely to be attacked.
Read →They cloned her voice, then someone's claims hit her recordings
According to Music Business Worldwide, which retells The Verge, folk singer Murphy Campbell finds AI 'covers' of her songs on her own Spotify profile, uploaded without her consent. She suspects her voice was cloned from her YouTube videos. Then, in a separate incident, copyright claims were filed against her real videos through the distributor Vydia. The flip side of voice technology.
Read →The Suno case is not going to a merits hearing. We got it wrong.
The court docket shows a procedural conference over discovery disputes - the exchange of documents between the parties. Not a hearing on 'fair use'. The schedule has been pushed back. On July 3 we wrote something different. I'm correcting it here, now.
Read →The US labor market cooled, and everyone will go looking for AI in the numbers
The June US jobs report shows 57 thousand new jobs - sharply below the roughly 115 thousand expected. The temptation is to blame AI. Except the BLS report (the US Bureau of Labor Statistics) doesn't say that.
Read →The humanoid is back at BMW's plant, this time with the heavy work
Figure 03 walked into BMW's plant in Spartanburg. Its predecessor helped build 30,000 cars. The new one doesn't just hand over parts - it pulls a cart and sequences components for the assembly line.
Read →Brain to text without surgery: 61% of words read through MEG
Meta showed Brain2Qwerty v2 - it decodes sentences in real time straight from brain activity recorded non-invasively. 61% accuracy on average, 78% for the best participant. The code is open to everyone.
Read →Figma is teaching its agent exactly how your team works
Figma released Skills - plain-language instructions the agent runs with a slash command. It simulates feedback, preps reviews, logs tasks in Asana. Open beta.
Read →The voice agent got work procedures
ElevenLabs released Procedures: you upload your SOP (standard operating procedure) document (PDF, DOCX), and the system turns it into steps the agent follows. Strict for payments and verification, loose for everything else. Still alpha.
Read →Stripe lets German shops sell through AI
Stripe is rolling out the Agentic Commerce Suite for Germany - selling directly through AI interfaces by the end of the year. Plus Managed Payments (selling without a local entity) for 195 markets, and dynamic local pricing, measured at +17.8% revenue.
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