The AI Sec-Pocalypse Is Actually Nigh?

Google reported the first known case of hackers using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day vulnerability. OpenAI launched a $4B+ deployment company and acquired Tomoro. Apple plans Liquid Glass refinements for macOS 27, TikTok rolls out an ad-free tier in the UK, and Ben Thompson argues agentic inference will reshape compute.

• Google's TIG reports the first known example of hackers using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day; TIG's chief analyst says "this is the tip of the iceberg" (NYT)
• The 90-day vulnerability disclosure policy is dead, as LLMs compress bug finding and exploit development time, and critical issues must be patched immediately (Himanshu Anand)
• OpenAI launches the OpenAI Deployment Company with a $4B+ investment to help organizations build and deploy AI systems, and acquires AI consulting firm Tomoro (Reuters)
• Sources: Apple is working on a "slight redesign" for macOS 27 to address Liquid Glass issues and plans a feature to automatically group Safari tabs in "27" OSes (Bloomberg)
• TikTok is rolling out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99-per-month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or older "over the coming months", after testing the option in 2023 (TechCrunch)
• Agentic inference is set to be different than today's inference, and will change compute infrastructure because speed won't matter when humans aren't involved (Stratechery)

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