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OpenAI adds text watermarking for EU AI Act compliance, but technique has limitations

OpenAI has begun offering API customers the option to watermark text output from certain models to comply with the European Union's AI Act, and plans to apply the watermarking to ChatGPT and Codex output in the EU in the coming weeks. The technique, called textGrain, adds an invisible statistical signal to word choices, but tests show it can be defeated by simple synonym substitution, and detection rates drop significantly on shorter passages.

Crypto

US Treasury Scraps $10,000 Reporting Rule for Crypto Transfers to Private Wallets

The US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two proposed rules that would have required reporting for certain cryptocurrency transactions, marking a significant rollback of digital-asset regulation under the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda. The agency scrapped a rule that would have mandated reporting of crypto transfers to private wallets exceeding $10,000 and also pulled a 2023 proposal that would have classified crypto mixing transactions as a primary money-laundering concern.

Security

IQVIA fined $7.8 million by Italian regulator over health data anonymization failures

Italy's Data Protection Authority (GPDP) has fined health data analytics firm IQVIA €7 million ($7.8 million) for inadequate anonymization practices that put roughly one million patients at risk of re-identification. The regulator found that the company used unique codes instead of names in its database, but these codes could be combined with detailed health and location data to track and identify individuals over time.

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Hackers scanning for critical Rejetto HFS flaw allowing full server takeover

Attackers are actively scanning for a critical vulnerability in Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) that could allow remote attackers to forge admin sessions and execute arbitrary code, security researchers warn. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-61500, affects HFS versions 3.0.0 through 3.2.0 and was discovered by Horizon3 using Anthropic's Mythos AI model. The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.2.1, and users are urged to upgrade immediately.

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OpenAI Introduces Text Watermarking, Takes Opt-In Approach Unlike Rival Anthropic

OpenAI has announced text watermarking for content generated through its API, using a new system called textGrain that embeds a statistical signal into AI output. Unlike Anthropic, which applies mandatory watermarking globally, OpenAI is making the feature opt-in for API customers, keeping it off by default. In response to the EU AI Act, the company will also begin automatically watermarking text from ChatGPT and Codex for users in the European Union in the coming weeks.

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Lola Vision Systems automates the hard part of running AI models on device chips

Lola Vision Systems, a Washington, D.C. based startup founded in 2024 by Tayo Adesanya, is building software and chips designed to make it faster and easier to run AI models on devices. The company's core product is a compiler toolchain that translates AI models into instructions a specific chip can execute, a process Adesanya says can take roughly 200 hours of manual setup before testing can even begin.

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Security

Alleged Ploutus ATM malware developer appears in US court after arrest

The alleged developer of the Ploutus ATM malware, tied to a multi-million dollar 'jackpotting' spree that drained cash machines across the United States, has appeared in court after his arrest, the Justice Department announced. Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, 50, also known as 'Prometheus' and 'The Engineer,' was the first cybercriminal added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list when he was placed on it in March 2026.

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Researchers Track Chinese AI Agent Fleet Targeting Alibaba Map Service

A group of independent researchers has identified a fleet of AI agents running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap. The agents were discovered through traffic monitoring of the domain-scanning tool URLquery, and were observed requesting directions to various entrances of parks, zoos, and hospitals. The findings, posted on Sunday, add to growing scrutiny of persistent AI agent activity online.

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Open-source tool that removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27 gains popularity, frees up to 30GB

A new open-source command-line tool called RemoveMacAI has rapidly gained traction among Mac users, offering a way to disable Apple Intelligence features and delete the associated AI models from macOS 27, freeing up as much as 12GB to over 30GB of storage. The tool, published on GitHub last week, has already collected more than 1,500 stars and sparked discussion on Hacker News, reflecting frustration over Apple's decision to remove a single toggle for turning off its AI suite in the latest version of macOS.

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