New Shai-Hulud attack trojanizes 19 science-focused PyPI packages

Hackers compromised 19 packages on the PyPI, collectively downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, in a new Shai-Hulud ...

For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were compromised late last week to add advanced credential-stealing code that was triggered when developers opened them in AI ...
Microsoft

AI brands as bait: How threat actors are using the AI hype in social engineering

As threat actors operationalize AI to accelerate attacks, they are also leveraging the wider global interest around AI itself as a social engineering lure. In recent months, Microsoft Threat ...
CoinDesk

Near Protocol to automate its own growth and its token is skyrocketing

Layer-1 blockchain Near's forthcoming upgrade will allow the network to scale dynamically without human intervention. The market is giving it a thumbs-up, sending the native token's price sharply ...
Computerworld

The world of AI tokens — and why they matter

When it comes to AI, tokens are the coin of the realm. Here’s how to understand their importance to both users and AI vendors. Google has only one way to measure the phenomenal AI growth it’s seen: in ...
Business Insider

OpenClaw's creator used $1.3 million worth of AI tokens in a month and people are freaking out

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Peter Steinberger is on a token spending spree. On Friday, the creator of OpenClaw posted a screenshot ...
Forbes

Are Tokens The New Currency? A Primer For Business

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Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Curbs Token Use Ahead of Copilot's Controversial Usage-Based Billing Switch

VS Code 1.118 ships a suite of token efficiency features -- including prompt caching with 93% reuse rates and a tool search tool with up to 20% token savings -- just two days after GitHub's ...
CoinDesk

Pump.fun has been using all its revenue to burn its token. Now it’s changing course

Solana-based token issuance launchpad Pump.fun has, to date, run a simple model: every dollar of revenue has gone toward buying and burning its own token. In theory, the constant supply reduction was ...
Wall Street Journal

Why Some Companies Say AI ‘Tokenmaxxing’ Is Key to Survival

Is maximizing AI usage inside a company always a good thing? That’s the question startups, investors and big corporations were asking after an internal dashboard at Meta Platforms went viral for ...
Forbes

Running Out Of AI Tokens Faster Than Ever? Here’s Why

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Business Insider

'Tokenmaxxing' has techies debating if leaderboards tracking AI token use are a good idea

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Forget lines of code written, engineers have a new way to compete amongst each other. Welcome to the ...