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Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday just set a record, with two hundred six vulnerabilities addressed across its product lineup. Thirty-eight of those were rated critical. Security researchers are quietly asking how many of these bugs were first spotted by AI tools — a question Microsoft hasn't yet answered, but one that matters increasingly for how we think about software defense.
On the subject of AI, a presentation at NANOG ninety-seven is raising eyebrows in network engineering circles. AI companies are reportedly pouring billions into residential proxy infrastructure — essentially routing their data traffic through ordinary home internet connections. That raises real questions about transparency, consent, and what it means when your home broadband quietly becomes someone else's pipeline.
And finally, the prediction market platform Kalshi is moving to require some users to disclose their job details, a direct response to insider trading concerns. It's a significant shift for a platform built on the idea that markets aggregate truth — turns out, who's placing the bets matters just as much as the bets themselves.
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