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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

AI Daily

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Security

A Hacker Used AI to Find a Flaw Nobody Else Could See. Google Caught Them Before They Struck.

Google has confirmed the first documented case of a criminal using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day exploit: a 2FA bypass ready for mass deployment. The evidence the attacker used AI? Their code was too clean, too well-documented, and contained a severity rating the AI had invented.

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Energy

AI and Energy: How Big Is the Problem, Really?

The IEA's first dedicated AI energy report puts hard numbers on data centre power demand: up 50% in 2025, nearly double by 2030. But aviation uses ten times as much energy, and Bitcoin draws twice the scrutiny at half the consumption. A data-driven look at where AI's energy footprint actually sits, and where the legitimate concern begins.

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Business

Almost Half of Enterprise AI Projects Are Falling Short. The Pattern Is Clear.

A survey of 800 US business leaders finds 46% of AI initiatives haven't met expectations despite rising investment. The bottleneck isn't the models: it's data quality, unclear ownership, and workforce adoption. Meanwhile 47% of workers are expected to use AI tools they haven't been trained on.

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Opinion — Peter Harrison
Opinion

Clean Conscience, Dirty Grid

We unplug our phone chargers and feel virtuous. We use AI fifty times a day and feel nothing. One of those things is running on a gas peaker plant. It is not the charger.

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