# NAG12 - 08.17.25 - News and Guidance | Spotlight: San Francisco, California

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Podcast: [News and Guidance Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-and-guidance-show-7329710)
Published: 2025-08-17T17:13:23+00:00
Episode link: https://smallbatchsteve.substack.com/p/nag12-081725-news-and-guidance-spotlight
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## Resource

Security Alerts Index - Western Networks Here are the ten alerts from the "AI & Cybersecurity: Latest Alerts and Innovations" source, prioritizing the most recent items: • Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks (August 17, 2025): Google's Gemini is currently testing a new "Projects" feature, similar to OpenAI's Project Feature for ChatGPT. • U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator (August 17, 2025): The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of over $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from an alleged ransomware operator, Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. • Anthropic: Claude can now end conversations to prevent harmful uses (August 17, 2025): Anthropic has updated its Claude AI model with a new feature that allows it to terminate conversations if they are deemed harmful or misused. • OpenAI prepares Chromium-based AI browser to take on Google (August 16, 2025): OpenAI is reportedly testing an AI-powered browser that uses Chromium as its engine, potentially debuting on macOS. • Leak: ChatGPT cheaper plan costs $4 or £3.50, might release everywhere (August 16, 2025): OpenAI is developing a more affordable "ChatGPT Go" plan, which may see a broader release beyond initially targeted regions like India. • OpenAI is improving ChatGPT voice mode (August 16, 2025): OpenAI is actively working on new features to enhance ChatGPT's Voice mode, providing users with more control over its functionality. • Researcher to release exploit for full auth bypass on FortiWeb (August 16, 2025): A security researcher has released a partial proof-of-concept exploit for a vulnerability in the FortiWeb web application firewall, which could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication. • Microsoft Teams to protect against malic…

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