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Today’s tech updates are brought to you by the art of pretending. Cybercriminals are posing as IT support, Amazon wants robots to pass as your neighborhood delivery pals, and Anthropic is in legal hot water for allegedly treating Reddit like a free data buffet.

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Here’s what you need to know today:

Reddit Sues Anthropic Over Unauthorized Content Scraping

Uh oh… more tech drama!

Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly scraping Reddit forums without the company’s permission. 

This violates the platform’s content usage policy that requires a licensing agreement before LLMs can crawl through Reddit's massive content and user base.

In the lawsuit, filed on June 4, Reddit claims that Anthropic accessed Reddit more than 100,000 times, even afterit was included in the forum’s July 2024 crawler block list. Of the major AI companies, only Google and OpenAI signed licensing agreements to use Reddit’s content as training data. Anthropic failed to reach a similar arrangement.

In response, Anthropic spokesperson Danielle Ghighlieri denied Reddit’s claims, saying that they would “defend [themselves] vigorously.”

Why it matters: The case throws fuel on the fire over where AI companies are getting their training data—and whether they’re playing by the rules. It also shows that Reddit has become a goldmine of authentic, human-first dialogue… which is precisely what modern LLMs are looking for.

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Amazon To Test Out Humanoid Delivery Robots?!

Knock knock. It’s a robot. With your vitamins.

Amazon is reportedly developing AI software for humanoid robots, with the eventual goal of making them viable replacements for its delivery workers.

According to Reuters, the e-commerce giant is constructing a “humanoid park” in California, which will serve as an indoor obstacle course where they plan to test the humanoid robots. Amazon will develop the software for the robots, while other manufacturers will provide the hardware.

Amazon has yet to respond to the report.

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Security Alerts

Google: Threat Group Impersonates IT Support In Vishing Extortion Campaign

Google has identified a threat actor group, UNC6040, that has been posing as IT support personnel to target Salesforce users in a sophisticated vishing-extortion scam.

According to The Hacker News, the group contacts employees via phone and impersonates IT personnel, tricking them into handing over sensitive credentials. The hackers lure victims into using a modified version of Salesforce’s Data Loader app, giving them unauthorized access to Salesforce data and environments.

Reminder: Always verify unexpected IT support calls, especially if they involve installing any type of software or application.

35,000 Solar Power Systems Exposed To Cyber Takeover

Around 35,000 solar power systems are vulnerable to cybercriminals due to exposed management interfaces, according to new research from Forescout’s Vedere Labs.

The study uncovered up to 50 security flaws, many of which were common and critical vulnerabilities affecting solar devices, including inverters, monitors, gateways, data loggers, and more.

Recommendation: Patch your solar power devices ASAP and dispose of any systems no longer receiving software support.

Industry Shakeups

CEO Sundar Pichai: AI Will ‘Accelerate’ Engineering, Not Replace It

In a recent Bloomberg interview, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai downplayed concerns about AI replacing jobs within the company. He called AI “an accelerator” meant to supercharge engineer productivity and fuel new product development.

Pichai views AI as a means to automate mundane tasks and enable engineers to focus on higher-priority responsibilities.

Despite Pichai’s words, the tech industry has seen a wave of substantial layoffs. Just last month, Microsoft laid off 3% of its workforce—roughly 6,000 employees—with other companies also citing AI as a factor in headcount reductions.

While Pichai paints a hopeful picture of an AI-integrated workforce, the jury is still out on whether these productivity gains will actually secure jobs or lead to additional workforce downsizing.

Silver lining: your next coworker might finally stop sending reply-all emails.

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