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A security researcher has uncovered what appears to be a hidden Bluetooth device embedded in vehicles across the United States, carrying a universal key that could enable remote theft. The implications are serious — we're talking about a potential vulnerability affecting an unknown number of cars, with no patch currently in sight.
Shifting to the AI industry, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei offered a sharp warning this week about the pressures facing new AI companies, saying firms must choose between betraying their values or becoming irrelevant. It's a candid acknowledgment that the race toward IPOs and market dominance is forcing uncomfortable compromises at companies that once positioned themselves around safety and ethics.
And in a story about self-sufficiency and geopolitical maneuvering, reports suggest Huawei is quietly building its own DRAM manufacturing capability through state-linked joint ventures, potentially securing the memory supply its Ascend AI chips need to compete globally. If accurate, Huawei would join a very short list of companies controlling their own silicon stack from top to bottom — a position Apple, Intel, and Nvidia do not hold.
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