Shared AI chats turned up in search, big power users face grid cutoffs, and a fake wallet app costs $1.8M
If you have ever used an AI chatbot's "share" link, check your shared list
Over the weekend, people found that links to shared Claude conversations and Artifacts were showing up in Google and Bing results, some containing medical details, internal company documents, and other private information. TechCrunch and Wired both report that the links became searchable after being posted publicly elsewhere — on forums, social posts, and similar — rather than through any directory of chats. Anthropic said the links are not guessable and that it does not hand search engines a list of them; by Monday afternoon the searches were returning nothing. Why it matters: a "share" link in any AI tool is closer to publishing a web page than to emailing a file — once the address exists, it can be copied, indexed, and archived. Today's action: in Claude, open Settings → Privacy → Shared Chats and delete anything you would not want a stranger to read, and do the same review in whatever other AI tools your team shares links from. Going forward, paste the text into an email or doc instead of sending a share link when the content is sensitive.
The biggest US grid plans to switch off large data centers during shortages
PJM Interconnection, the grid operator serving about 67 million customers from Virginia to Illinois, is moving ahead with a plan to temporarily cut power to large data centers when supply gets tight. It applies to facilities drawing 50 megawatts or more, those customers get paid to participate and receive anywhere from 30 minutes to several days of notice, and curtailment starts in June 2027. It is the same demand-response approach grids have used with heavy industrial users for decades. Wholesale power prices on that grid have nearly doubled in the past year. Why it matters: this is the electricity bill story, not a tech story. Data center growth is one of the pressures pushing wholesale power prices up in that region, and this is the grid's attempt to add capacity headroom without new plants. If your business is in the PJM footprint, the practical move this quarter is to look at what your own utility rate does at renewal, and — if you are on a variable commercial rate — ask your provider what a fixed-term option would cost.
A lawsuit says an imposter crypto wallet app cost three people $1.8 million
Three users are suing Apple after downloading what they believed was the Sparrow Bitcoin wallet from the App Store and losing a combined $1.8 million, TechCrunch reports. The real Sparrow wallet is not published for iPhone at all; the app they installed was an imitation using the name. The suit argues that Apple markets App Store review as protection against exactly this and should warn users; Apple says impersonating apps violate its guidelines and that it removed this one. BleepingComputer has the filing details. Why it matters: being in an official app store is not proof an app is what it claims. This matters beyond crypto — the same imitation trick shows up with banking, payroll, and invoicing apps. Before you install anything that will touch money, go to the company's real website first and use the download link published there, and check the developer name on the store listing against the company's actual name. If they do not match, stop.
Apple starts leasing iPhones and Macs, with Klarna handling the financing
Apple launched Upgrade, a monthly leasing program, starting at $17.99 a month for iPhone, $24.99 for Mac, and $11.99 for iPad and Apple Watch. Terms run one to two years for phones and watches and two to three years for Macs and iPads. At the end you can upgrade, buy the device outright with a separate payment, or return it. It is US-only for now, and the buy-now-pay-later company Klarna runs the financing and billing. Why it matters: this is a lease, not an installment plan — at the end of the term you own nothing unless you pay again. That can still be the right call if you replace work phones or laptops on a fixed cycle anyway, since it turns a lump sum into a predictable monthly line. Before signing, do the arithmetic: multiply the monthly payment by the full term and compare it to the purchase price plus what you would get for the device at trade-in. And note the financing is a credit product from a third party, with the terms that implies.
Perplexity's AI agent comes to Windows and can act on your local files
Perplexity is bringing its Personal Computer agent to Windows, rolling out first to its paid Max and Enterprise Max subscribers. It can open and edit local Word and Excel files, work across Microsoft apps and the web, and connect to business tools like Salesforce and HubSpot. The company says it prompts before sensitive actions such as deleting files or sending email, works in a sandbox, and keeps actions auditable and reversible. Why it matters: this is the shift from AI that answers questions to AI that opens your files and clicks the buttons. The upside is real for repetitive document work; the change in risk is that a mistake now edits or sends something instead of just printing a wrong answer. If you try it, start it on a copy of a folder rather than your live files, keep the confirm-before-acting prompts on, and make sure whatever account it signs in as only has access to what that job needs.