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Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub • Nov. 9, 2026, 12:24 PM ET (Ars Technica)

Israeli AI start-up NanoCo brings governance and security to enterprise AI agents • Oct. 28, 2026, 3:05 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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