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The Pulse: Grok’s CLI caught uploading all your local files to the cloud
Gergely Orosz · The Pragmatic Engineer
Jul 16, 2026 · 27s listen · Last updated July 16, 2026
The Pulse is a series covering events, insights, and trends within Big Tech and startups. Notice an interesting event or trend? Hit reply and share it with me. Today, we cover: Grok’s CLI uploaded all your local files to the cloud, then got caught.
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