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Canva has quietly cut ten billion dollars from its internal valuation, and the reason points squarely at artificial intelligence. The design platform, once valued at around forty billion, is grappling with a market that's increasingly asking whether AI tools will simply replace what Canva sells. It's a sobering signal for late-stage private tech companies still carrying pandemic-era price tags.
On the security front, mini-PC maker Geekom has confirmed it shipped network drivers containing malware for several of its AMD-powered machines, including the A seven, A eight, and AX eight Pro models. The company has since removed the malicious package and issued guidance to affected users. It's a reminder that supply chain integrity matters even when you're downloading from a manufacturer's own site.
And in an unusual corner of AI research, one developer spent time watching what happens to an AI agent's memory as it reads Harry Potter from start to finish. The findings reveal how context accumulates and shifts an agent's internal state in ways that are surprisingly literary — and raise real questions about how long-running agents manage what they remember and what they quietly let go.
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