Senate Judiciary advances bill that would bar minors from interacting with AI companions
2026-05-04T02:51:59Z•245798b49e6aeb05cbb1abbedd694a1ff04c3cc319917c26c89e624576537153
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Mixed security news: the Senate Judiciary advanced the GUARD Act to restrict minors’ interactions with AI companions, require AI to disclose non-human status and lack of credentials, and criminalize AI soliciting or producing sexual content involving children. CISA ordered federal agencies to patch a dangerous cPanel vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) by Sunday; Rapid7 warns exploitation grants full control of the host and managed sites. Britain’s cyber agency warned of a coming ‘patch wave’ as AI accelerates flaw discovery, increasing the risk of rapid, widespread exploitation. Separately, two in
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