Alphabet Loses $500B, a $1,000 Firefox Exploit, and 50 Agents Build a Government
Alphabet lost more than $500 billion in market value on Thursday after its own AI search summaries dented ad revenue. An open-weight model turned unpublished Firefox fixes into working exploits for about $1,000 each. And 50 AI agents spent three hours building a government in Minecraft, complete with a ration ledger and a leader named Ada. The Short Version Alphabet's stock fell almost 13%,…
Alphabet's market value plummeted by more than $500 billion on Thursday as its AI search summaries negatively impacted ad revenue. An open-weight model reportedly used GLM 5.3 to exploit six Firefox releases through a patch gap, each costing around $1,000. Meanwhile, 50 AI agents dedicated to three hours of building a government in Minecraft created a society complete with a ration ledger and a leader named Ada.
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