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AI doomsday narratives serve OpenAI and Anthropic's business interests

Kevin Beaumont argues AI safety doomsday claims serve vendor lock-in, plus CISO profiles and multiple new CVEs across open-source projects.

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  • Kevin Beaumont: AI doomsday narratives serve OpenAI and Anthropic's business interests
    Kevin Beaumont argues that AI safety doomsday narratives are driven by vendor lock-in strategy and Anthropic's internal culture rather than genuine risk.

    • Commentary by Kevin Beaumont on Cyberplace, targeting OpenAI, Anthropic, and AI investor sentiment.
    • His claim: an AI slowdown would bring regulation that cements OpenAI and Anthropic as primary vendor lock-ins and keeps the AI bubble from bursting, as investors see regulation as the only cap on AI's potential.
    • He further claims the "cultish" doomsday narrative stems from internal culture at Anthropic, citing first-hand accounts from employees, and ties it to IPO ambitions and money.
    • The post frames AI slowdown messaging as delaying public realization of the technology's actual limits.
    Sources 📎 Coverage: cyberplace.social · 👁 via @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social

  • Toronto's CISOs to Watch: Security Leaders Spanning Finance, Retail, Transit and Tech
    Security Boulevard has profiled standout CISOs leading cybersecurity across Toronto's major industries.

    • Profiles cover CISOs in Toronto, a city that anchors Canada's financial, retail, and technology sectors.
    • Featured leaders bring experience spanning transit systems, national retail, enterprise software, and professional services.
    • The city's security leadership community is shaped by banking regulation, critical infrastructure protection, and large-scale digital transformation.
    Sources 📎 Coverage: securityboulevard.com · 👁 via securityboulevard.com (discovered)

  • wxiaoqi Spring-Cloud-Platform Permission Service PermissionService.java Permi... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90594?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • embedded-graphics image_raw.rs draw_sub_image integer overflowA vulnerability... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90593?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • TooTallNate Java-WebSocket Fragmentation Draft_6455.java processFrameContinuo... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90584?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense before 3.0.5 - Subscriber+ Ad-Selling Payment... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-89050?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • MDJM Event Management and Mobile Events Manager - Unauthenticated Arbitrary P... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-88802?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • YouTube Embed 10.0 - 10.3 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via youram_serverThe Y... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-88793?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • Hoo Companion 1.0.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Theme Settings ImportThe... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-85129?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • CryptoPayment Gateway 1.2.1 - 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-81648?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • GenieWords 1.5.27 - 1.5.34 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS and Configuration Ove... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-74933?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • kagisearch smallweb Query String Rendering sw.py index cross site scriptingA ... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90583?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • evanchiu serverless-todo API Todo Endpoint index.js saveTodos resource consum... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90582?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • cym1102 nginxWebUI autoUpdate MainController.autoUpdate code injectionA vulne... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90581?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • FlowiseAI Flowise Evaluations Endpoint index.ts axios.post server-side reques... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90580?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • cheshire-cat-ai Cheshire Cat AI custom_auth_handler.py _authorize_http_key mi... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90579?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • GPAC MP4Box list.c gf_list_count use after freeA flaw has been found in GPAC ... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90578?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_get_field heap-based overflowA vulnerab... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90577?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • GPAC MP4Box base_scenegraph.c gf_node_list_add_child null pointer dereference... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90576?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • PHPGurukul Small CRM Login Success login.php unserialize deserializationA wea... (5) — <https://cve.threatint.com/CVE/CVE-2026-90575?utm_campaign=info&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=website|CVE ThreatInt>

  • # mastoadmin thing - I recently blocked signups from all VPS providers and Tor exit nodes, and saw a just over 95%... (5) — <https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/117265617675221209|@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social>

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