
Google quietly trims Cloud as AI spending keeps eating the org chart
Layoffs have hit Google Cloud and Mandiant, including the Threat Intelligence Group, as the company says it is reallocating toward growth areas like AI.
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Layoffs have hit Google Cloud and Mandiant, including the Threat Intelligence Group, as the company says it is reallocating toward growth areas like AI.

George Kurtz says worries around Anthropic's Mythos are too early to hit first-quarter results, and could turn into a tailwind as AI security concerns grow.
Pink is using vishing and IT impersonation to steal credentials, bypass MFA, and extort victims, a reminder that identity controls fail fast when people are the weakest link.

A former IBM cybersecurity chief says the companies concealed repeated intrusions to keep federal business, raising the stakes for contractors and regulators.

A bot chained two decade-old DoS bugs into a one-machine attack, raising the urgency for web teams still running default HTTP/2 setups.

A Science study says bumblebees can tackle a box-and-banana style puzzle on their own, a clue that even tiny-brained creatures may handle novel tasks without being taught.

The unanimous ruling strengthens the SEC’s hand in disgorgement cases, giving executives and boards another reason to treat enforcement risk as very real.

Lovely Hellplace’s second RPG keeps Dread Delusion’s eerie vibe, but adds a 14-member party, permadeath, and a wildly different combat loop.

A security-focused rsync update broke some incremental backups, then commit history showing Claude-assisted work turned a bug report into a broader fight over AI in critical infrastructure.

A new supply deal with B2U could turn worn-out Waymo EV packs into hundreds of megawatt-hours of grid storage in California and Texas.

Neon’s streak gives Tom Quinn a fresh proof point: tiny distributor, giant trophy run, and a louder case that prestige still moves audiences and deals.

A confirmed New World screwworm case in a 3-week-old calf raises biosecurity, livestock, and border-response stakes for ranchers and policymakers.