Your Daily Briefing on AI, Automation & Tech
AI is reshaping fraud and enforcement: FTC’s Operation AI Comply, Meta and SocksEscort takedowns, Truecaller’s new defenses, and TCPA risks for AI marketing collide.
Meta buys Moltbook to own agent directories just as China flags OpenClaw risks and Google prices Antigravity at $250—reshaping costs, moats, and security for agentic AI.
Handala weaponized Microsoft Intune to mass‑wipe Stryker’s Windows network, exposing Microsoft monoculture risk, BYOD fallout, and geopolitical pressure on healthcare.
WordPress launches my.WordPress.net, a local‑first, browser-based private workspace built on Playground. Why this no‑signup, AI‑ready site builder rewires the funnel.
Google repurposes messy real-world data into life-saving AI: Flood Hub’s seven-day forecasts and rural Australia heart screenings reveal a new risk infrastructure.
AI data centers are jumping to 800 VDC as the UK fast-tracks grid hookups. Megawatt racks break 54 V limits, shifting value from copper to HVDC and wide‑bandgap power.
AI dev platforms hit hypergrowth: Replit jumps to $9B, Lovable hits $400M ARR, Gumloop raises $50M. Security and governance are turning tools into enterprise platforms.
Consumer apps turn agentic: Meta’s Facebook Marketplace automates replies, pricing, and shipping while Bumble tests AI matchmaking—shifting power to platform-run agents.
Perplexity pairs a 24/7 local Mac AI agent with a 19‑model cloud orchestrator, betting audit trails and a kill switch can make edge autonomy enterprise‑safe.
Atlassian’s 10% layoffs and Oracle’s $2.1B restructuring reveal a self-funded AI pivot across enterprise software. See who wins—and the 90‑day playbook.