8 June 2026

Microsoft has shut down 70+ of its own repositories on GitHub after hackers pushed malware that would steal credentials from users of AI coding agents (Joseph Cox/404 Media)

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Microsoft has shut down 70+ of its own repositories on GitHub after hackers pushed malware that would steal credentials from users of AI coding agents  —  Microsoft took the highly unusual step of shutting down more than 70 of its own GitHub repositories after hackers pushed malware …

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Analysis: China's low-cost ecommerce exports fell 10.9% YoY in April to $9.81B, the fifth straight monthly decline, amid surging fuel costs and weakening demand (Reuters)

Reuters:
Analysis: China's low-cost ecommerce exports fell 10.9% YoY in April to $9.81B, the fifth straight monthly decline, amid surging fuel costs and weakening demand  —  China's e-commerce export engine is faltering as surging jet fuel costs and weak demand from lower-income consumers in the West linked …

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PointFive, which helps companies reduce unnecessary cloud and AI spending, raised a $60M Series B led by Accel, bringing its total funding to $100M (Maria Armental/Wall Street Journal)

Maria Armental / Wall Street Journal:
PointFive, which helps companies reduce unnecessary cloud and AI spending, raised a $60M Series B led by Accel, bringing its total funding to $100M  —  A $60 million growth investment led by Accel values the software maker at $500 million  —  Early-stage investor Accel led …

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Sources: Russia paused parts of a surveillance system protecting Putin after Israel used AI on footage from Iran's traffic cameras to locate Ayatollah Khamenei (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: Russia paused parts of a surveillance system protecting Putin after Israel used AI on footage from Iran's traffic cameras to locate Ayatollah Khamenei  —  Russia paused surveillance system after killing of Iran's Supreme Leader exposed how AI can be used on CCTV data to target enemies

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NY-based A Security, which uses AI to automate offensive cybersecurity, emerges from stealth with $37M in funding from Lightspeed, Wiz's Assaf Rapaport, others (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)

Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune:
NY-based A Security, which uses AI to automate offensive cybersecurity, emerges from stealth with $37M in funding from Lightspeed, Wiz's Assaf Rapaport, others  —  Mock cyber attacks used to cost about $30,000, take two weeks, and tell companies what their defenses looked like six months ago.

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