Security researchers hijack Perplexity's AI browser Comet and take over 1Password accounts.Meta lets subcontractors in Kenya view intimate user videos from AI glasses.Google AI overview costs German websites 265 million clicks.AI image generators for CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2026 The AI news for March 4th, 2026

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Security researchers hijack Perplexity's AI browser Comet and take over 1Password accounts.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/sicherheitsforscher-kapern-perplexitys-ki-browser-comet-und-uebernehmen-1password-konten/
Why did we choose this article?
Shows an agentic AI product can be tricked into stealing local files and even take over a 1Password account — a concrete security risk for anyone using AI browsers or password managers.

Meta lets subcontractors in Kenya view intimate user videos from AI glasses.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/meta-laesst-subunternehmer-in-kenia-intime-nutzervideos-aus-ki-brillen-sichten/
Why did we choose this article?
Reveals that human contractors review intimate and sensitive recordings from Meta’s smart glasses — a direct privacy, safety, and ethics issue for users and people captured incidentally.

Google AI overview costs German websites 265 million clicks.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11197287?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
A report says Google's AI overview halves CTR for German sites, cutting millions of visits — this affects publishers' revenue, the variety of sources users see, and the economics of online news.

AI image generators for CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2026
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Bildgeneratoren-fuer-CorelDraw-Graphics-Suite-2026-11185900.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
CorelDraw 2026 adds text-to-image generation and editing (including automatic subject isolation), changing how designers and casual users can create and modify visuals without manual image-editing skills.

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