New ProPublica reporting reveals how a new AI tool, made by Anthropic, is reportedly detecting software bugs faster than Microsoft can address them. And the clock to patch those vulnerabilities is ticking fast.

Soundside talked with ProPublica tech reporter Renee Dudley about her reporting on this issue, and how it's raising major questions about the security of the wider U.S. tech industry, and products consumers rely on daily.

Related Links

Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough. - ProPublica

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Soundside is going on a working hiatus for the month of August, but we'll be back and better than ever the day after Labor Day...

But until then, Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows has a bunch of events to keep you busy until we're back!

LINKS:

• Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay
• CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY
• Edmonds Block Party
• CatVideoFest 2026
• Sherlock Jr at Magnolia Lutheran Church
• Seattle Tattoo Expo
• Get Sauced: Mountlake Terrace
• Seahawks vs. Cowboys Preseason Game
• WA State Garlic Fest
• Dragonflight GameCon
• Cake at Remlinger Farms
• PAX West 2026

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If you didn’t know, we are in the middle of an El Niño. Scientists say it has the potential to be one of the strongest in recent years.

This is the weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean that periodically pushes warm water toward the West Coast.

El Niños cause all kinds of problems, including worsening Washington droughts.

And they can be a real pain for the region’s fishing industry.

Guests

• Bob Alverson, general manager of the Fishing Vessel Owners' Association
• Anthony Rogers, a fisheries economist at Ocean Conservancy

Related links:

• The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record | WIRED
• Record-breaking El Niño could gut California’s crab and salmon fleets | Los Angeles Times
• What a ‘very strong’ El Niño could mean for WA | The Seattle Times

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