Claude Code Shared Pentagon Login

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Claude exposes Pentagon credentials; Reddit loses Google referrals as U.S. intelligence probes suspected Chinese espionage linked to Nvidia.

• Hottest AI News

• Top AI & SaaS Tools

• AI Workflow: AI Agent That Sorts Customer Feedback

• Top AI & Tech News

• AI Art Spotlight

• Prompt of the Day: QA Prompt for Finding User Dead Ends

• Featured Video

• Course of the Day: The Context Course — Hugging Face

Hottest AI News

Anthropic

Claude Agent Exposed Pentagon Credentials to an Outside Site

A personal Claude Code agent was allegedly connected to a secure Pentagon system. WIRED says an Accenture contractor linked their own AI account to a Defense Department network used by multiple intelligence agencies.

Details:

• The agent was given admin credentials to write and deploy code on NIPRNet, a DoD network holding sensitive unclassified data. It ran for two months before detection and patch

• WIRED says it appeared to send passwords, logins and a NIPRNet map to a high-risk website. NIST flagged the site for a flaw that could let hackers trick AI agents into stealing credentials

• Accenture initially failed to report the incident despite a 72-hour rule. Accenture says an independent review found no merit to the claims; the Pentagon declined to comment

Experts warn this could enable attacks on sensitive systems, though no classified breach is known. It raises questions about AI-agent oversight.

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Reddit

Reddit Loses More Than a Million Weekly Referrals Amid Google AI Shift

Google's AI-powered search is sending fewer people to Reddit, and investors are worried. Reuters reports that Reddit shares fell 23% in premarket trading after the company warned of declining search traffic.

Details:

• Reddit says search referrals dropped by more than 1 million per week on average in October. Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode answer questions directly, reducing visits to websites

• Reddit warns that daily users could fall by a low double-digit percentage in Q4 from around 130 million if the trend continues. Its US daily users already declined 2% to 50.7 million

• Despite strong revenue growth, investors reacted to the traffic warning. Reddit plans to focus on logged-in users and test requiring sign-ins for most content to reduce scraping

The bigger concern goes beyond Reddit. As Google answers more questions with AI, even major websites risk losing visitors who previously came through search.

Top AI & SaaS Tools

• AnyChat (Life-time Deal): AI-powered customer support platform that combines WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, email, and live chat into one inbox, with no-code AI chatbots and automated responses

• SpeakON AI: Organizes tasks, schedules meetings, sends emails, manages reminders, and works across connected apps using natural voice commands

• Style Sketch: AI fashion app by Meta that creates personalized outfit suggestions from existing wardrobe, offers virtual try-ons, and plans daily outfits based on the weather [F-R-E-E]

• Canva Brush: AI design editing model that lets you modify images, layouts, text, and presentations using prompts while keeping everything editable

• Jotform App: Create, customize, and publish functional apps directly through ChatGPT or Claude using simple text prompts, without coding [F-R-E-E to Try]

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AI Workflow

How to Build an AI Agent That Sorts Customer Feedback

Customer feedback can pile up quickly. This workflow uses AI by Zapier to categorize feedback, detect urgent issues, organize responses, and alert your team automatically.

1. Collect Customer Feedback

   Create a Google Form for customer feedback and connect it to Google Sheets via Responses → Select destination for responses.

   Add a worksheet named Feedback Triage with columns: Feedback, Category, Sentiment, Priority, and Summary.

2. Create Your Automation

   Open Zapier and create a fresh Zap.

   Trigger: Google Sheets

   Event: New Spreadsheet Row

   Worksheet: Your form responses

   Each submission will automatically trigger the workflow.

3. Add Your AI Agent

   Add AI by Zapier as an action and select an Advanced or Premium model.

   Under Settings → Tools and Knowledge, add:

   • Google Sheets → Create Spreadsheet Row

   • Slack → Send Channel Message

   Connect your accounts and configure the Feedback Triage worksheet and Slack alert channel.

4. Train AI to Sort Feedback

   Paste this prompt into AI by Zapier:

   “Analyze this customer feedback: [FEEDBACK].

   Category: Bug, Feature Request, Billing, Usability, Praise, or Other.

   Sentiment: Positive, Neutral, or Negative.

   Priority: High, Medium, or Low.

   High priority: Account lockouts, payment failures, data loss, or security concerns.

   Summarize the issue in one sentence. Save the original feedback and classifications to Feedback Triage using Google Sheets.

   If priority is High, alert Slack with the category and summary. Never invent details or contact customers automatically.”

   Replace [FEEDBACK] with your Google Sheets feedback field.

5. Test Your Agent

   Press Preview and test different customer responses. Verify that AI:

   • Categorizes feedback correctly

   • Detects urgent issues

   • Saves organized spreadsheet records

   • Sends Slack alerts when needed

   Review tool actions before publishing.

6. Activate Your Workflow

   Once testing succeeds, publish your Zap.

   Your workflow becomes:

   Customer Feedback → AI Classification → Organized Spreadsheet → Urgent Slack Alerts

   Your team can prioritize important feedback without sorting every submission manually.

Note: Tool-enabled AI by Zapier workflows require a paid plan. Check data permissions and test with sample feedback first.

Top AI & Tech News

• U.S. intelligence identified Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, who had close ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, as a suspected Chinese intelligence source, with Trump briefed on the findings

• Granola launched unlimited F-R-E-E AI dictation that automatically cleans up and formats speech across Mac apps, with Windows and iOS support coming

• Sam Altman says OpenAI plans to use AI-powered robots to build data centers, with self-replicating infrastructure potentially within reach

• Google parent Alphabet lost around $500 billion in market value as shares plunged 12.6% over slowing Search growth and rising AI spending

AI Art Spotlight

Create Your Own Photo Like This Using the Prompt Below:

[SUBJECT], ultra realistic 3D render, smooth inflated glossy plastic material, soft pillowy balloon like contours, subtle stitched panel seams and paneling, high specular highlights, clean reflections, soft contact shadows, designer collectible toy aesthetic, cute proportions, premium polished finish, floating centered, plain light gray studio background, soft diffused studio lighting, sharp focus, high resolution, 8k, 1:1, no text, no logo, no watermark

Model: ChatGPT Images 2.5 / Nano Banana 2.1

Prompt of the Day

Launch QA Prompt That Finds and Fixes Every User Dead End

This prompt turns Claude Code or Codex into a hands on launch QA lead by sending five different first time users through your app in clean, isolated sessions. Each user tests the product from a distinct perspective, capturing screenshots, errors, failed requests, confusion, accessibility issues, edge cases, and blockers from landing page to first success.

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AI Course of the Day

The Context Course — Hugging Face

Master context engineering with Hugging Face's F-R-E-E hands-on course. Learn to build smarter AI agents using Agent Skills, MCP, plugins, subagents, and hooks. Gain practical experience with Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.