July 18, 2025

Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot: Cursor-maker Anysphere is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in an effort to compete with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot. Read More

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations: The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber's location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters. Read More

DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results: DuckDuckGo's new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop. Read More

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Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users: Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many of whom are on the $200-a-month Max plan.  Users are only told “Claude usage limit reached,” and […] Read More

Netflix starts using GenAI in its shows and films: Netflix said it used gen AI for the first time for a scene in an Argentinean show called El Atonata. Read More

SpaceX worker injury rates at Starbase outpace industry rivals: SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals. Read More

Meta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practice: Meta will not sign the EU's new rules, calling the implementation "over-reach" Read More

CaaStle founder charged with fraud, turns herself in: The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against her, charging her with wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and lying to financial institutions. Read More

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With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants — even a tech CEO: Kesha is building an app called Smash, which is a way for musicians to find one another, make music together, and establish clear, artist-friendly contracts among collaborators. Read More

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