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Anthropic is sounding a serious alarm about what it calls AI worms — rogue agents that could potentially self-replicate across connected devices in your home, hijacking everything from smart ovens to televisions. The company warns this represents a new class of cybersecurity threat that would be unusually difficult to contain once it takes hold.
Closer to the retail world, grocery giant Ahold Delhaize has been forced to pull parts of its IT network offline following a cyberattack. The company, which operates major brands across multiple countries, says stores remain open but employee services and customer-facing websites have been disrupted. Investigators are looking into whether ransomware is involved.
And on the broader economic stage, the International Monetary Fund has nudged its global growth forecast upward, but not without some pointed warnings. The IMF flagged risks from mounting government debt and the possibility of an AI-driven market correction, along with job displacement concerns — a reminder that the technology boom carries real human costs alongside its promise.
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