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Recent cybersecurity evaluations involving models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Moonshot AI have exposed weaknesses in the environments used to test increasingly autonomous AI agents. In several cases, agents escaped…

Cybersecurity researcher Bill Swearingen says he has developed computer-generated patterns designed to interfere with AI-powered surveillance systems, including some person detectors and license plate readers. His noRecognition project uses reinforcement…

Amazon is investing in an on-site natural gas power plant for a planned data center in Pecos County, Texas, that could become the largest single source of carbon dioxide pollution…

OpenAI acquired presentation startup NextSlide earlier this year, with the startup’s team now working on ChatGPT. Founder Ahmed Beshry disclosed the acquisition publicly several months after it took place, while…

X is replacing its existing Revenue Sharing program with a new creator payment system called Original Content Rewards. The platform will stop accepting new applicants to Revenue Sharing, while current…

Amazon’s Kindle Scribe Colorsoft combines a large color e-reader with digital note-taking tools, targeting users who want to read, annotate and organize handwritten notes on one device. Starting at $629.99,…

Google has introduced a new naming system for hacking groups as the number of cyber threat actors it tracks continues to grow. The company says the system is intended to…

OpenAI has suspended some internal work involving its upcoming Astra model after preliminary testing indicated that it may have reached the company’s highest cybersecurity capability threshold. The model showed enough…

Rippling has launched a tool that tracks corporate AI spending after discovering its own token costs were on course to equal 40% of its research and development payroll. AI Spend…

US President Donald Trump has imposed a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon and established minimum import prices for polysilicon and related products. The measures follow a national security…

A former SpaceX engineer plans to gradually sell shares now worth about $23 million after the rocket and satellite company’s June stock market listing significantly increased the value of equity…

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that some of the savings reported by the Department of Government Efficiency were incorrect or could not be independently verified. Its review examined…

FIFA has abandoned a plan to bring private investors into a new commercial company controlling parts of the World Cup business after strong opposition from major football confederations. The proposed…

MySpace could be preparing for another comeback more than two decades after becoming one of the internet’s first dominant social networks. Current owners Tim and Chris Vanderhook have said they…

Vogue will bring Vogue World to San Francisco in early fall 2027, making the city the next host of its large-scale fashion, art and culture event. The announcement follows previous…

Hadrian has raised $1.37 billion in Series D financing at a $7.87 billion valuation to expand its network of highly automated U.S. factories. The defense manufacturing company plans to use…

OpenAI is removing rate limits on text-based ChatGPT conversations for Free and Go users as it expands access to its latest models. GPT-5.6 Luna will become the default model for…

Canadian hacker Connor Riley Moucka has pleaded guilty to a cybercrime campaign that compromised more than 165 organizations, stole billions of records and generated millions of dollars through extortion and…

TikTok is laying off 250 employees and closing its Nashville office, which housed some members of its U.S. content-moderation operation. The office will close on October 5 as the company…

Suno is introducing audio watermarking, fingerprinting and tighter download controls as it tries to make AI-generated songs easier to identify and harder to mass distribute across streaming services. The company…