AI and cloud briefing: a maximum-severity Metabase flaw hits customer data, plus Google reshuffles its AI leadership
A short, factual briefing for 10 August 2026: a critical zero-day in the Metabase analytics tool lets attackers gain admin access without a password, with breaches already confirmed at two companies. Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis steps back to a chairman role as Google concentrates AI leadership in California. Microsoft Azure crosses $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time. And Alibaba releases Qwen-Image-3.0, an image model built for readable text and layout rather than art.




