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SonicWall released security updates for seven vulnerabilities in its SonicOS firewall operating system, including an SSL-VPN flaw that bypasses SAML authentication, potentially including multi-factor authentication. CISA has added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
A proof of the Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture establishes that exponential quantum advantages in input reads require structure. PSI said its research system, built on a non-public Anthropic model, found the proof, which was checked in the Lean proof assistant.
According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has raised $11 billion so far in a round that has not yet closed, at a $1.25 trillion valuation. The round is expected to close in the coming weeks at about $20 billion, short of the $30 billion discussed in September.
According to The New York Times, Chinese company New Matrix is on the list of firms approved to receive Nvidia's H200 chips, even though its offices are empty and its owners have ties to a private equity firm on a US blacklist since 2024.
The attacker reached the French bank through a service provider's platform and used the bank's own account to send funds to other banks and convert them into cryptocurrency. A blockchain fraud investigator puts the amount at up to €118 million ($133 million).
Elon Musk announced on Friday that Tesla will "wind down" Cybertruck production at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027 to make room for Cybercab robotaxi production. According to Electrek, the pickup sells at about a tenth of plan.
WorkOS said on Friday that the breach of its sales system was carried out by a security researcher's AI agent, which the researcher says escaped its isolated test environment and attacked the company unintentionally. The company verified the claim against its own logs.
