Abigail Avery

Malicious Hugging Face Models Could Trigger Remote Code Execution

Organizations using vulnerable versions of the Hugging Face Transformers library could unknowingly execute attacker-controlled code simply by loading a malicious AI model. Researchers at Pluto disclosed a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that bypasses the library’s built-in trust_remote_code=False security control, potentially exposing cloud credentials, SSH keys, API tokens, and other sensitive assets. “One poisoned field…

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Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming

Meta has been quietly stashing dormant face recognition code on more than 50 million phones, WIRED reported this week, tucked inside the companion app that pairs with its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. If activated, the feature—known internally as NameTag—would let wearers identify people in front of them by matching captured faces against a biometric…

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OpenAI and the White House have competing visions for regulating artificial intelligence

In a recently released policy paper entitled “Democratic Governance of Frontier AI: A blueprint for a federal framework,” OpenAI put forward its vision of AI regulation, built around five core priorities: promoting transparency, protecting innovation, addressing risks to national security and public safety, advancing democratic governance, and creating “adaptive institutions” capable of keeping up with…

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Apple Intelligence, macOS 27, and More

Apple’s next big software moment is almost here. WWDC 2026 begins June 8, and TechRepublic will be following the announcements as Apple lays out what’s next for iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, developer tools, and Apple Intelligence. The keynote starts at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, with updates expected throughout the week. For…

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