The AI Sec-Pocalypse Is Actually Nigh?

The AI Sec-Pocalypse Is Actually Nigh?

Author: Morning Brew May 11, 2026 Duration: 20:31
Google reported the first known case of hackers using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day vulnerability. OpenAI launched a $4B+ deployment company and acquired Tomoro. Apple plans Liquid Glass refinements for macOS 27, TikTok rolls out an ad-free tier in the UK, and Ben Thompson argues agentic inference will reshape compute. Google's TIG reports the first known example of hackers using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day; TIG's chief analyst says "this is the tip of the iceberg" (NYT) The 90-day vulnerability disclosure policy is dead, as LLMs compress bug finding and exploit development time, and critical issues must be patched immediately (Himanshu Anand) OpenAI launches the OpenAI Deployment Company with a $4B+ investment to help organizations build and deploy AI systems, and acquires AI consulting firm Tomoro (Reuters) Sources: Apple is working on a "slight redesign" for macOS 27 to address Liquid Glass issues and plans a feature to automatically group Safari tabs in "27" OSes (Bloomberg) TikTok is rolling out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99-per-month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or older "over the coming months", after testing the option in 2023 (TechCrunch) Agentic inference is set to be different than today's inference, and will change compute infrastructure because speed won't matter when humans aren't involved (Stratechery) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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