🔐 What happens when AI tools go rogue?

Tech is getting very good at doing more. But that doesn't always mean it's getting better at what matters.

An AI agent can reach systems it was never meant to touch; Apple may make the timing of your next iPhone surprisingly complicated, and Samsung just rolled out a phone that feels a lot like the one it replaced.

In this week’s issue:

• What the OpenAI hack of Hugging Face really exposed
• Why waiting for the iPhone 18 could pay off
• Is the Galaxy S26 FE really an upgrade?

See you next week!

— Kelechi, Interim Managing Editor

🚀 BIG STORY

🔐 Your AI agent doesn't need to go rogue to become a security problem

By Chivumnovu Ogbonda

Back in July, OpenAI's AI got into Hugging Face's systems while it was being tested. We asked three cybersecurity experts what that actually means, and they pointed to a more worrying risk: what an AI can do once it has access to something it shouldn't. As more AI agents get access to real systems, where do we draw that line?

⚡️ MORE BIG STORIES

📱 The iPhone 18 is coming. But when should you buy it?

Apple is holding its iPhone 18 event on September 9, but the phone you probably want may not arrive until 2027. The much-anticipated foldable could cost more than $2,000, too. Anyone planning an upgrade has a very different choice to make this year.