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GitHub's security team is making a compelling case for AI-assisted vulnerability research. Using an open source AI agent, they identified twenty-four distinct security flaws in Android — a finding that raises serious questions about how many similar gaps exist in widely deployed mobile software, and whether human-only audits are still sufficient.
That AI-finds-bugs story lands alongside a quieter but pointed moment from OpenAI, which has published an apology to Australia after its systems were implicated in incidents involving Australian government websites. The company is promising stronger safeguards and expanded support for Australian cyber defenses — a reminder that even the most prominent AI labs are still navigating the real-world consequences of deploying at scale.
And on a more tangible note, Hasbro's attempt to manufacture Monopoly entirely within the United States is proving to be exactly as complicated as it sounds. The Wall Street Journal reports that sourcing American-made components — from the board to the metal tokens — has created a supply chain puzzle that mirrors the broader national conversation about what reshoring manufacturing actually costs in practice.
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