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Software vendor KiteWorks has warned customers to shut down its servers, citing a possible imminent zero-day attack. According to a report shared on Mastodon, the manufacturer wrote to customers that law enforcement provided concrete indications of an upcoming attack, with large companies also reportedly affected. The posts circulating are mainly the headline and brief description, so details about the vulnerability, the attackers, or which systems are at risk are not clear from the evidence available.

A Mastodon post from the Disconnect blog is drawing attention with the argument that coverage of AI risks is misdirected. It contends that generative AI is already causing real harm to people today, and that worrying about distant, science-fiction-style scenarios wastes time that should be spent on present problems. The post, shared without many likes so far, reflects an ongoing debate among technologists about which AI dangers deserve attention.

Tesla has reportedly scaled production of its humanoid robots to hundreds of units per week, with a stated target of surpassing 1,000 robots per week by the end of 2026. Reports note that some Tesla workers are complaining about the push, though the exact nature of their concerns is not detailed.