US offers $10 million bounty for Signal and WhatsApp hackers as major security vulnerabilities emerge, while Meta contractors exposed for posing as minors to test rival AI chatbots on harmful content.

US federal authorities are offering a $10 million reward for information identifying members of the group behind a major Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree, marking an escalation in response to significant messaging app vulnerabilities.

Meta contractors were caught posing as teenagers to prompt competing chatbots including ChatGPT and Google Gemini with questions about suicide, drugs, and sexual content, raising ethical concerns about AI safety testing practices.

X (Twitter) now offers an MCP server to facilitate easier integration with AI tools, expanding the platform's accessibility for artificial intelligence applications and automation.

Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5 as a more affordable option for running AI agents, democratizing access to advanced language model capabilities for cost-conscious developers.

Netflix is implementing additional profile restrictions requiring separate email addresses per account, further tightening controls on password sharing to combat unauthorized access.

IBM introduced the world's first sub-1 nanometer chip technology capable of fitting nearly 100 billion transistors into fingernail-size dimensions, advancing semiconductor security and processing power.

Acti is integrating AI agents directly into smartphone keyboard functionality, bringing autonomous AI capabilities to everyday mobile device interactions.

Bitdefender VPN offers affordable privacy protection with fast performance, though lacking some advanced features demanded by security-focused users.

Blue Origin continues investigating the New Glenn rocket failure from last month, with the cause of the explosion still undetermined despite ongoing analysis.