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Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds #Tasmania

Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds
Tasmania's logged forests burn significantly more severely in a bushfire than old growth, University of Tasmania scientists have found in a study that provides the strongest evidence yet on a question with real consequences for how the state manages its forests. The research team, led by Professor David Bowman from the University of Tasmania's Fire Center, seized on a natural experiment when the 2019 Riveaux Road fire swept through the Huon Valley.

Israeli startup Raven, which offers runtime monitoring and intervention in attacks as they unfold inside applications, raised a $20M seed (CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hk7q24oqwe

After Symantec exit, Javelin founders raise $20 million for new cyber bet Raven | CTech
The Israeli startup aims to secure applications at runtime as threats accelerate.

How LLMs are dismantling the moats that made vertical SaaS defensible, and why the market selloff is structurally justified but temporally exaggerated (Nicolas Bustamante/@nicbstme)
https://x.com/nicbstme/status/2023501562480644501

Nicolas Bustamante (@nicbstme) on X
10 Years Building Vertical Software: My Perspective on the Selloff

OpenAI and Paradigm announce EVMbench, a benchmark that measures how well AI agents can detect, exploit, and patch high-severity smart contract vulnerabilities (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/introducing-evmbench/

Manus launches Manus Agents, allowing users to access Manus directly inside messaging apps, starting with Telegram and coming soon to other platforms (Manus)
https://manus.im/blog/manus-agents-telegram

The UK government withdraws a proposal to let AI companies train on copyrighted works, unless creators opt out, after a backlash from artists like Dua Lipa (Graham Fraser/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1gr5v333o

Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry
However, the government's position is now unclear, saying it "no longer has a preferred option" for what to do next.

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues TP-Link, alleging it deceptively markets its products as secure while allowing the CCP to hack into consumers' devices (The Record)
https://therecord.media/texas-sues-tp-link-china-allegations

Texas sues TP-Link, alleging it allows China to hack into routers
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the lawsuit on Monday and said it is the first of several that will be filed this week against companies affiliated with China's government.

Mistral releases Small 4, its first model to unify reasoning, multimodal, and coding capabilities of its flagship Magistral, Pixtral, and Devstral models (Mistral AI)
https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-small-4

Introducing Mistral Small 4 | Mistral AI

Sources: while Meta offered OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger more money than OpenAI, he ultimately aligned more closely with OpenAI's overall vibe and vision (Alex Heath/Sources)
https://sources.news/p/how-did-meta-lose-the-clawfather

How did Meta lose the ClawFather?
After Zuckerberg reached out, Altman ultimately won over OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger. Also: India's AI Summit kicks off, a new consumer AI agent platform, and Roblox is the gaming market.

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with improvements in coding, consistency, and more, for Free and Pro users; it features a 1M token context window in beta (Anthropic)
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-6

Introducing Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a full upgrade of the model’s skills across coding, computer use, long-reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design.