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FBI: Americans Lost $21 Billion to Cyber Crime in 2025 — AI-Assisted Fraud Is the New Normal
The FBI's IC3 2025 Annual Report records $21 billion in U.S. losses from cyber-enabled crime — a new record and the fifth consecutive year of growth. Investment fraud, BEC, and AI-powered social engineering drove the surge, while recovery rates remain below 3 cents on the dollar.
CVE-2026-39888: CVSS 9.9 Sandbox Escape in PraisonAI Gives Attackers Full Code Execution
A critical remote code execution vulnerability was disclosed in PraisonAI, the open-source multi-agent AI orchestration framework. CVE-2026-39888 scores CVSS 9.9 — attacker-accessible over the network, no authentication required, full system compromise. Update immediately.
Canva Buys Two Companies in One Day to Become an AI-Powered Work Platform
Canva acquired AI collaboration startup Simtheory and marketing automation platform Ortto in simultaneous deals on April 8. The move signals that Canva is no longer building a design tool — it's building a full-stack work platform to compete with Microsoft 365 and HubSpot.
Microsoft Locks Out WireGuard and VeraCrypt Developers — Windows Security Updates Blocked
Microsoft suspended developer accounts for WireGuard's Jason Donenfeld and VeraCrypt's Mounir Idrassi, halting Windows updates and leaving millions of encrypted systems facing a certification expiry in July 2026. Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman responded on April 9 that fixes are in progress.
Meta's Next Two AI Models Are Codenamed Avocado and Mango — Both Will Have Open-Source Versions
Meta's new AI chief Alexandr Wang confirmed open-source variants of upcoming models Avocado (LLM) and Mango (multimodal/video). The move reverses a December 2025 report that Meta was going fully closed-source.
Jeff Bezos's $6.2B 'Physical AI' Startup Poaches the Engineer Who Built xAI's Supercomputer
Project Prometheus, the physical AI venture co-founded by Jeff Bezos, hired Kyle Kosic — one of xAI's founding engineers and the architect of Grok's Colossus supercomputer — to lead large-scale infrastructure.
Intel Pays $14.2B to Buy Back Its Ireland Chip Factory — Survival Mode Is Over
Intel repurchased the 49% stake in its Leixlip, Ireland fab it sold to Apollo Global Management 22 months ago, paying $3B more than it received. The move signals the end of an aggressive restructuring phase.
BlueHammer: Researcher Leaks Unpatched Windows Zero-Day After Microsoft Disclosure Dispute
A disgruntled security researcher published a working local privilege escalation exploit for Windows after Microsoft demanded exploit demo videos before engaging. No patch exists.
Apple Launches Apple Business — A Free Enterprise Platform Taking On Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
Apple Business is a unified portal for device management, business email, calendars, and brand tools launching April 14 in 200+ countries. The core platform is free, putting it on a collision course with Microsoft and Google.
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