thenextweb

2026-07-08

One symlink trick breaks 6 top AI coding agents, from Amazon

Security firm Wiz found one old Unix trick that breaks six popular AI coding assistants, from Amazon Q to Cursor. A booby-trapped repository can walk an agent past its own safety prompt. The payoff is a planted key that hands an attacker the developer’s machine. An ancient bug just tripped up the newest tools. Researchers […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

thenextweb

2026-07-08

Only 6% of UK managers think Gen Z is work-ready. 45% of Gen Z disagree

Young workers and their bosses do not see the same person. Almost half of 18 to 24-year-olds, 45 per cent, believe they entered work with the skills to succeed. Just 6 per cent of UK managers agree, according to the Chartered Management Institute. The body polled more than 1,000 managers and 514 young people for […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

thenextweb

2026-07-08

Your customers would rather use ChatGPT than your chatbot, Gartner finds

Businesses spent big on AI to answer their customers. The customers had other ideas. People are approximately three times more likely to use a third-party GenAI tool, such as ChatGPT, than a company’s own chatbot to sort out a service problem, according to Gartner, Inc. The firm, a research and advisory company, surveyed 3,566 customers […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-07-08

Google announces new 'Video Remix' feature its for AI subscribers

It allows you to reimagine videos stored in Google Photos using Gemini Omni. [...]

Destination

2026-07-08

ChatGPT's new voice mode will slow down if you tell it to

OpenAI's new voice mode for ChatGPT will acknowledge you as you speak, and slow down if you ask it to. [...]

Destination

2026-07-08

Amazon is reportedly working on a more powerful agentic Alexa assistant

Amazon is working on a project codenamed 'Moonraker' that would enable the AI assistant to handle multi-step tasks more effectively. [...]

Destination

2026-07-08

‘In Formula 1, the success goes to the teams that have the best teamwork and the best technology’: I found out how Atlassian is helping Williams F1 be more productive, efficient and collaborative than ever before

Atlassian and Williams F1 are seeing major improvements in effectiveness and efficiency - and it's all thanks to AI. [...]

Destination

2026-07-08

I reviewed Sony's new mid-range Dolby Atmos soundar, and while I love some features, overall its one step forward and two steps back

Sony’s midrange Dolby Atmos soundbar delivers clarity, power, and simplicity, but I found myself wishing for more. [...]

Destination

2026-07-08

ChatGPT’s ‘smartest voice model ever’ is rolling out to everyone today — and GPT-Live-1 gives you more natural conversations without interruptions

OpenAI is introducing a better voice mode for ChatGPT that sounds more natural and allows for simultaneous translation. [...]