AI News Roundup — March 27, 2026
An AI robot walks through the White House, OpenAI launches a safety bug bounty, a Claude Chrome Extension vulnerability is disclosed, and Shopify launches agentic storefronts inside ChatGPT and Gemini.
AI Robot Walks Through the White House
First Lady Melania Trump brought Figure 3, an AI-powered humanoid robot, to a White House summit on AI education and child safety. The robot walked through the room on two feet, greeting guests in 11 languages and drawing stunned silence from attendees.
OpenAI Launches Safety Bug Bounty Program
OpenAI launched a new Safety Bug Bounty program to identify AI abuse and safety risks across its products. Building on their existing Security Bug Bounty, this new program specifically targets AI-specific safety issues and misuse scenarios, offering rewards for researchers who find ways to exploit or misuse OpenAI systems.
Claude Chrome Extension Vulnerability Disclosed
Cybersecurity researchers disclosed ShadowPrompt, a vulnerability in Anthropic's Claude Google Chrome Extension that could trigger malicious prompts simply by visiting a web page. The flaw chains two underlying issues including an overly permissive origin allowlist, allowing attackers to inject prompts into Claude conversations.
Meta Cuts 700 Roles in AI Pivot
Meta cut approximately 700 roles on March 25, primarily in Reality Labs, recruiting, sales, and Facebook, as part of a strategic refocus on AI. Less than 24 hours earlier, Meta unveiled a stock program that could deliver up to $921 million each to top executives over five years to retain AI leadership talent.
Shopify Launches Agentic Storefronts Inside ChatGPT and Gemini
Shopify merchants can now sell directly inside ChatGPT, Google's AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, and the Gemini app through Agentic Storefronts. Pricing, checkout, and inventory all stay synced from the Shopify admin panel, marking a major step toward AI-native commerce.
Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro Music Model
Google introduced Lyria 3 Pro, its most advanced music generation model from DeepMind, rolling out to paid Gemini subscribers and to developers via the API in Google AI Studio. The model represents a significant leap in AI-generated music quality.
Google Rolls Out March 2026 Core Update
Google released its March 2026 core update, expected to take about two weeks to finish rolling out. The accompanying spam update launched March 24 and completed in just 19.5 hours. Google also confirmed it is now using AI to generate title links in search results.