Cloudflare stories
Rising bot traffic is inflating server costs for WordPress operators, prompting Kinsta to bundle controls into its dashboard at no extra charge.
Automated buying by AI systems could soon run at machine speed, with Mastercard backed by more than 30 partners to enable it.
The deal gives the web giant a direct role in a tool used in 129 million weekly downloads, while keeping it open source and vendor-neutral.
Billing now accounts for most usage of Cloudflare's new internal platform, as staff query live data through Trino-backed Town Lake and Skipper.
Businesses can now run Claude-powered agents in isolated Cloudflare sandboxes, with tighter controls for private data, audit trails and scaling.
Developers can now run Claude agents in Cloudflare sandboxes, with code, tools and private connectivity handled outside Anthropic's core platform.
The findings suggest AI-assisted bug hunting is edging closer to practical exploitation, raising the stakes for software teams racing to patch flaws.
It aims to curb over-privileged AI systems by giving each agent its own identity and limiting access to specific tasks and sessions.
QR code phishing climbed sharply in the quarter, exposing email users to more mobile-led credential theft despite disruption of major infrastructure.
The new tools could let merchants sell inside AI apps and bill for token use in real time, while tightening fraud checks.
Detection of malicious code can collapse when AI reviewers are fed large files packed with harmless text, Cloudflare's research shows.
The new framework aims to curb fraud and unauthorised purchases as AI agents start making payments on behalf of shoppers.
Businesses faced a sharp rise in image-based scams as QR code phishing jumped 146% in the first quarter, Microsoft said.
Government blackouts, power failures and war drove unusually severe and prolonged internet disruptions across multiple regions in the first quarter.
Customers gain broader visibility into AI risks as Wiz adds cloud, edge and coding-tool coverage, with Red Agent now in public preview.
Attackers are leaning on trusted web services and familiar brands to slip past filters, with phishing and spam still dominating inbox threats.
Businesses facing faster AI-driven cyberattacks will get new Google Cloud tools to spot threats, block fraud and secure agents across workloads.
Many small firms cannot block the attack with email or antivirus tools because it tricks staff into running malicious commands themselves.
Businesses using x402 could keep payment amounts and balances private, as TACEO's new Merces-based system targets confidential transactions on Base.
Merchants are set to gain faster checkout, broader payment options and AI shopping tools as Commerce expands its platform updates.
