Firebase Genkit is an open source framework that enables developers to quickly build AI into new and existing applications.

Five percent of the databases are vulnerable to threat actors: It's a gold mine of exploit opportunity in thousands of mobile apps, researchers say.

Firebase is a Google-backed database optimized for synchronizing data to the cloud. It's a key player in the rush for distributed databases.

Appthority found that of the 1,275 iOS apps using a Firebase database, 600 were vulnerable. Overall, more than 3,000 apps were leaking data from 2,271 misconfigured databases.