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OPENAI, MICROSOFT SCRAP EXCLUSIVITY IN MAJOR DEAL REWRITE

OpenAI and Microsoft have restructured their partnership, removing exclusivity provisions and the AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) clause that previously bound the companies together. This signals a shift in how the two tech giants will operate independently moving forward.

► WHY IT MATTERS: The dissolution of exclusivity means OpenAI can now work with competitors and build its own infrastructure, fundamentally reshaping the competitive dynamics of AI development.

MALWARE IN POPULAR PYTHON PACKAGE STEALS DEVELOPER DATA

An attacker compromised the elementary-data package on PyPI, which has 1.1 million monthly downloads, injecting malware designed to steal sensitive developer data and cryptocurrency wallets.

► Supply chain attacks on foundational developer tools remain a critical threat vector, affecting millions of developers through a single compromised dependency.

ITRON BREACH AFFECTS WATER, POWER UTILITIES GLOBALLY

Itron, which provides water and energy monitoring and utility meters to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses, has disclosed a security breach affecting critical infrastructure systems.

► Compromised utility infrastructure creates cascading risks across water and power grids that serve entire regions and expose the vulnerability of essential services to cyberattacks.