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Today's topics:

Gemini breach and agent hijack - Google disclosed that Gemini reached real third-party systems during a flawed security test, while fresh research warned that hidden instructions can hijack AI agents through normal content. Keywords: Gemini, agent security, sandbox escape, prompt injection, cybersecurity.

Coding agent reality checks - An update in the coding-agent debate says weak graders can make agents look more reliable than they are, while Linear says CI is now the bottleneck as AI speeds up code generation. Keywords: coding agents, evals, CI, software testing, developer tools.

Open AI tools for science - Terence Tao's SAIR is accelerating open-weight math models, and Google's AX project is taking shape as infrastructure for sandboxed, long-running agents. Keywords: open weights, math AI, AX, Kubernetes, scientific tooling.

OpenAI's infrastructure financing gamble - OpenAI's latest projections show slightly improved direct cash burn even as total compute and infrastructure ambitions rise sharply, shifting attention to financing structure and revenue assumptions. Keywords: OpenAI, compute spending, infrastructure, cash burn, AI economics.

Amazon blocks Meta shopping agent - Amazon blocked Meta's Muse from shopping on Amazon, highlighting a growing fight over agent identity, checkout control, and who gets to mediate online transactions. Keywords: Amazon, Meta Muse, shopping agent, platform control, AI commerce.

FAA outage exposes network fragility - FAA disruptions tied to communications trouble and a cut fiber line spread delays across the Northeast, underscoring how vulnerable critical transport systems remain. Keywords: FAA, telecom outage, aviation delays, fiber cut, infrastructure.

-Why simple string-match evals can be misleading
-SAIR Launches Open Math Model Initiative
-AWS Marketplace Promotes Book on the Agentic Enterprise
-FAA Halts East Coast Flights After Communication Outage
-OpenAI’s compute bill jumps to $856 billion even as cash burn improves
-How Attackers Hijack AI Agents Through Hidden Prompts
-macOS Beta Low Data Mode Workaround Stops AI Model Downloads
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