Tech Briefing – 03 March 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Anthropic’s Claude AI was reportedly used in US raids against Iran, raising institutional rather than merely ethical questions, while OpenAI adjusted its Pentagon agreement after Anthropic’s earlier refusal to engage in certain military applications. Cyber Security 360
Anthropic has enhanced its Claude AI with a new memory feature, allowing users to import conversational context from other platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot to facilitate switching. The Verge
The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case, effectively upholding the ruling that AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted due to the absence of human authorship. The Verge
AI-native networks are emerging as a reality, with MWC 2026 showcasing field trial results and commercial products, signaling an end to their status as a mere 6G promise. AI News

A critical vulnerability in Google Chrome’s integrated Gemini AI panel, tracked as CVE-2026-0628, could have allowed attackers to remotely access users’ camera and microphone or steal local files. Cyber Security News
The March 2026 Android Security Bulletin released patches for 129 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity zero-day in a Qualcomm Android component that was actively exploited. Cyber Security News
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group APT28 exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s MSHTML framework (CVE-2026-21513) to bypass security features and execute arbitrary files before the February 2026 Patch Tuesday update. Cyber Security News
A “ClawJacked” vulnerability in OpenClaw’s WebSocket gateway was discovered, allowing malicious websites to hijack local AI agents, register as trusted devices, and access sensitive data. Cyber Security 360
Multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in AWS-LC, Amazon’s cryptographic library, were disclosed, including flaws that could bypass PKCS7 signature and certificate chain validations. cvefeed.io

Federal retirees are experiencing delays in receiving tax documents from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), while Congress continues to face challenges in fully funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Federal News Network

Tech briefing automatically generated on 03 March 2026.