Every AI Subscription Is a Ticking Time Bomb for Enterprise

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AI providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are currently heavily subsidizing enterprise AI subscriptions, offering services at prices far below their actual operational costs. However, as advanced agentic AI usage rapidly increases computational demands, these companies face unsustainable losses and will soon need to raise prices or shift to usage-based billing models, posing significant financial risks for enterprises that have integrated AI deeply into their workflows without tracking real consumption costs.

https://www.thestateofbrand.com/news/ai-subscription-time-bomb

Bitwarden Scrubs ‘Always Free’ and ‘Inclusion’ Values From Its Website as Longtime Execs Step Down

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Bitwarden, a popular open-source password manager, has undergone leadership changes with longtime CEO Michael Crandell moving to an advisory role and CFO Stephen Morrison departing, replaced by executives with private equity and software backgrounds. Concurrently, the company quietly removed the phrase “Always free” from its website’s pricing page, although the free plan remains available; Bitwarden’s chief customer officer stated the company remains committed to offering a robust free plan.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91542655/bitwarden-scrubs-always-free-and-inclusion-values-from-its-website-as-longtime-execs-step-down

Reflections on Science History: a Professor’s Take on AI

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Associate Professor of History David Hecht reflects on the parallels between the atomic age and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing that technological advancements are shaped by social, political, and cultural factors rather than occurring inevitably. Hecht highlights the importance of understanding the societal context that fosters technology, warns against relying solely on fear to shape AI policy, and calls for articulating positive visions for regulating AI to ensure beneficial outcomes.

https://bowdoinorient.com/2026/05/16/reflections-on-science-history-a-professors-take-on-ai/

Anthropics/claude-For-Legal: a Suite of Plugins for Legal Workflows

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The “claude-for-legal” GitHub repository by Anthropics offers a comprehensive suite of AI-powered plugins, agents, and connectors designed to support a wide range of legal workflows—including commercial, corporate, employment, privacy, litigation, IP, and AI governance. These tools integrate with Claude Cowork or Claude Code and include practice-area-specific skills, scheduled agents, and research connectors, facilitating efficient legal review and drafting while emphasizing that all outputs are drafts requiring attorney review and responsibility.

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal

How Deepfakes Are Rewriting the Rules of the Modern Workplace

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Deepfake technology is increasingly impacting the modern workplace by enabling sophisticated impersonation attacks that exploit trust in familiar voices and faces, leading to significant security risks such as fraudulent payment approvals and misinformation. Organizations must adapt by implementing stricter verification processes, expanding incident response plans to address synthetic media threats, and applying zero-trust principles to communication channels to safeguard against these evolving digital manipulations.

https://www.cio.com/article/4170894/how-deepfakes-are-rewriting-the-rules-of-the-modern-workplace.html

More Money Is Going to Physical Security, but It’s Often CISOs That Oversee It: EY

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A recent EY survey reveals that organizations are increasing budgets for physical security, with nearly 80% allocating more funds, sometimes up to 50%, amid rising board oversight. However, many place responsibility for physical security with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), blending physical and cybersecurity, which can lead to under-resourcing physical protection; EY recommends centralizing security functions, clarifying accountability, and expanding security preparedness through integrated threat intelligence and realistic crisis simulations.

https://www.facilitiesdive.com/news/more-money-is-going-to-physical-security-but-its-often-cisos-that-overse/820077/

Majority of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) Consider Paying Cybercriminals to End Ransomware Attacks, According to New Absolute Security Research

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A new Absolute Security report reveals that 58% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) would consider paying cybercriminals to end ransomware attacks, with operational downtime ranked as the most significant impact. The study also found that ransomware attacks often originate on endpoint devices, recovery times can be extensive—some taking up to two weeks—and many organizations still lack remote recovery capabilities despite widespread availability.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512727565/en/Majority-of-Chief-Information-Security-Officers-CISOs-Consider-Paying-Cybercriminals-to-End-Ransomware-Attacks-According-to-New-Absolute-Security-Research

Stop Blaming Your People: the Case for Human-Centred Cyber Security

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The article argues against blaming employees as the weakest link in cyber security and advocates for a human-centred approach that focuses on educating people as a key defense. Cyber security expert Caitriona Forde emphasizes shifting training from corporate obligation to teaching essential life skills that protect individuals and their families, thereby fostering a culture of empowerment rather than shame. With evolving AI threats, businesses must adopt practical measures like explaining risks, encouraging cautious behavior, sharing experiences openly, verifying requests, and governing AI use to build resilience and reduce incidents.

https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Stop-blaming-your-people-the-case-for-human-centred-cyber-security

The Shadow AI Jungle: Why Approving a Platform Is Not the Same as Securing What’s Built on It

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The article highlights a critical security concern in enterprise AI adoption dubbed “Shadow AI,” where non-technical employees build AI tools and automations on approved platforms without security oversight, creating significant blind spots for security teams who can track less than half of these AI agents. Despite platform approvals, enterprises remain responsible for securing what is built on them, yet many AI tools operate invisibly, often accessing sensitive data without triggering alerts, underscoring the urgent need for runtime governance and visibility into these business-built AI applications to manage risks effectively.

https://www.unite.ai/the-shadow-ai-governance-challenge/

The Death of Identity as We Know It

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In “The death of identity as we know it,” Steve Tout discusses the evolving challenges of AI governance, emphasizing that identity must shift from traditional authentication toward authorship and lineage of AI entities like agents, swarms, and digital twins. He highlights the necessity of new governance models that track who creates, trains, authorizes, and controls AI-powered digital representations to ensure accountability, protect institutional knowledge, and prevent misuse as AI becomes integral to enterprise decision-making.

https://www.cio.com/article/4170235/the-death-of-identity-as-we-know-it.html

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