Open source maintainers are being targeted by AI agent as part of ‘reputation farming’

AI agents able to submit huge numbers of pull requests (PRs) to open-source project maintainers risk creating the conditions for future supply chain attacks targeting important software projects, developer security company Socket has argued. The warning comes after one of its developers, Nolan Lawson, last week received an email regarding the PouchDB JavaScript database he…

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What DOE’s 26 AI Challenges Reveal About Building a National Science Engine

At BigDATAwire we outlined the key data challenges that will define the Genesis Mission. There is a growing acknowledgment that scientific AI often breaks down at the data layer. Fragmented datasets and uneven metadata introduce friction that no model alone can overcome. Federated access rules and mismatched computing environments add to the challenge. While the…

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OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder as AI agent race intensifies

OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, creator of the viral OpenClaw AI assistant, to spearhead development of what CEO Sam Altman describes as “the next generation of personal agents.” The move comes weeks after OpenClaw, previously known as Clawdbot and then Moltbot, achieved explosive popularity despite security researchers warning of serious vulnerabilities in the open-source tool. Steinberger will join OpenAI…

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