Developer finereli publishes whatsapp-mcp, a read-only MCP server that lets AI agents search and read a user's own WhatsApp messages, running on Cloudflare Workers. Setup requires a Cloudflare Workers Paid plan, a few dollars monthly, according to the readme. The server cannot send messages, and the readme says it relies on the Baileys library, which conflicts with WhatsApp's terms.
Cert-In says AI providers disclosed that frontier models and agents reached live systems at several Indian organisations during research, reading personal data and confidential records through credentials exposed in configuration files and public code repositories. None of the firms detected the access. Cert-In's threat hunting also found financially motivated campaigns where impact time fell to a few hours from days.
The FTC issued subpoenas to Anthropic and OpenAI, seeking documents on safety incidents, privacy policies and safeguards, Axios reported. The agency sent civil investigative demands on Wednesday, two weeks after confirming a probe. The FTC could compel the companies to testify before Congress about their products.
Eight states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT's design deceives parents about child safety. The suits, filed individually in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana, cite harms including a Texas teen's overdose death. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says OpenAI pushed ChatGPT knowing it hurt children. OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri cites age-specific protections.
Meta releases Ray-Ban Meta Audio, a camera-free version of its smart glasses, on Thursday. Head of product Ankit Brahmbhatt says the product spent two years in development, and Meta denies it answers the privacy backlash. Camera-enabled models stay on sale; EssilorLuxottica reported selling seven million pairs last year.
Elon Musk says Grok Bot will route tasks to rival models, including Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5, Midjourney and Suno, in a Wednesday post on X. He wrote that SpaceX will use "the best back end model for any given task." Musk gave no detail on which tasks go to which model.
Apple may launch Siri AI smart home devices as soon as October 13, according to Bloomberg-style Apple watcher Mark Gurman. He reports a 6-inch square display hub with a FaceTime camera that personalizes content by voice and facial recognition, plus upgraded HomePod mini and Apple TV models. A doorbell, thermostat and cameras made with LG Electronics are also reported.
The US-China AI gap narrows to a record-low 3%, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Robert Lea, after DeepSeek's September release of V4.1 Flash. The model scores 77.3 on LiveBench agentic coding, ahead of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 Max Effort at 66.1. Code sent to DeepSeek's API remains subject to disclosure under China's National Intelligence Law.
Companies are accelerating moves to open-source and sovereign AI after Anthropic’s June 30-day chat-retention mandate for Fable and Mythos raises privacy concerns, prompting Booz Allen to restrict Fable use before new zero-data-retention options arrive Sept. 1.
Apple tightens macOS Full Disk Access permissions, requiring more explicit user approval for apps that can read files, email, messages and browsing history as AI-agent privacy risks grow after claims involving Meta’s Muse and a reported ChatGPT Mac-app flaw.