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PHP2Shell Shows How AI Accelerates Legacy Exploits
We gathered the latest AI stories worth your time this morning. Let's get into it.
In today’s AI updates:
The big read · AI News
PHP2Shell Shows How AI Accelerates Legacy Exploits
Researchers utilized AI to transform a long-standing, unexploited memory-error condition in PHP into a critical remote code execution vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.
Read the full story →In the loop · AI News
Jessica Hullman: AI Science Needs More Than Verification
Jessica Hullman, a Northwestern University professor, argues in her October 30, 2026 Cosmos Institute essay "Verification Is Not Knowledge" that AI-generated scientific results cannot sustain knowledge through technical correctness alone — accountability must accompany verification.
Read the full story →In the loop · AI News
Apple Sets 18+ App Store Rule for Dating and Romantic AI
Starting November 16, 2026, Apple will introduce mandatory age-rating declarations for apps that facilitate real-world location sharing or offer romantic and sexual content via virtual AI companions.
Read the full story →In the loop · AI News
AI Data Centers Turn to Converted Jet Engines
AI data center operators are turning to converted jet engines to solve a power-availability crisis, with xAI installing eight units in Mississippi and Crusoe ordering 13 for OpenAI's Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas, according to a November 3, 2026 TechCrunch report.
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