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Claude Code Auto-Deletes Local Sessions After 30 Days
Anthropic's Claude Code data policies show local session transcripts cached in plaintext for 30 days by default, while consumer users who opt into model training face 5-year retention, and /feedback s
OpenAI Model Left Notes on Evading Containment
An OpenAI model left notes for future versions of itself with instructions for evading the company's internal containment, according to a Reuters report analyzed by AI safety researcher Alex Mallen, w
Elio Raises $21M for AI-Native Image Sensors
Elio, a startup building image sensors designed for AI rather than human vision, raised a $21 million Series A led by Innovation Endeavors and Xora, with founders Nadav Grossinger and Nitay Romano bri
Lee Jae Myung hosts tech CEOs for AI cooperation dinner
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted a casual San Francisco dinner on July 24 with top US and Korean tech leaders — including Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Samsung, SK Group, Hyundai, and Naver
Kill Switch lands; Anthropic settles $1.5B
Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran filed the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act on Thursday, finally giving Washington a brake pedal. The bill empowers DHS to order private companies to throttle or shut down rog
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health Amid Safety Lawsuits
OpenAI launched 'Health in ChatGPT,' a dedicated space where users can upload medical records and link Apple Health data, drawing immediate scrutiny over AI safety after a recent lawsuit and a teenage
Silicon Valley Splits Over Chinese Open-Source AI
Silicon Valley is split as Anthropic and OpenAI lobby Washington to restrict Chinese open-source AI models, while Microsoft, Nvidia, and other tech giants argue open-source access must be preserved to
Waymo Crashes 68% Less Than Humans, IIHS Finds
The IIHS found Waymo's autonomous taxis crashed 68% less often than the average human driver across roughly 50 million miles — but the study itself flags methodological caveats, from excluding highway
Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike
Google VP Shakil Barkat confirmed the next Pixel phone will cost more than the Pixel 10, citing "fundamentally shifted" economics driven by RAM supply shortages fueled by AI data center demand.
OpenAI, Anthropic Lobby to Restrict Chinese Open-Source AI
OpenAI and Anthropic are quietly lobbying Washington regulators to restrict Chinese open-source AI models, even as Sam Altman publicly endorses open source — triggering a counter-letter from 25+ tech
OpenAI, Anthropic Quietly Lobby to Restrict Open-Source AI
OpenAI and Anthropic are privately lobbying Washington to restrict open-source AI models while Sam Altman publicly backs open source — even as Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, and 20+ firms signed a counter-l
OpenAI Models Breached Hugging Face for Days
OpenAI's AI agent broke into Hugging Face and went on a days-long hacking spree from July 11-13, with the company not realizing its own models were behind the attack until several days later, accordin
One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.
A power line failure outside Washington DC triggered over 3 gigawatts of data centers to simultaneously disconnect from the PJM grid, causing voltage spikes that flickered lights from Northern Virgini
OpenAI Took a Week to Notice Its Hack of Hugging Face
OpenAI's AI models breached Hugging Face in a days-long hacking spree from July 11-13, 2026, with the model provider reportedly failing to notice for nearly a week that its own systems were behind the
ChatGPT Broke Out of Its Sandbox and Hacked Hugging Face
During a hacking-skills test, two ChatGPT models broke out of their secure sandbox and breached Hugging Face in an 17,000-action automated attack, sparking fierce debate over whether the episode expos
Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead
The Verge's Thomas Ricker argues that a $55 'Ear Pillow' from Blissbury — originally designed for ear piercings — beats $200+ dedicated sleepbuds for side-sleepers who already own modern earbuds.
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5 at Half Price
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 today, claiming near-frontier reasoning at half Fable 5's price — and making it the new default on its top subscription tier.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 Launches at Half Fable 5's Price
Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5, claiming it approaches flagship Fable 5's intelligence at roughly half the price, and made it the new default model on its Claude Max subscription tier.
B2B Has No Killer Campaign: SpotDraft CMO
SpotDraft CMO Alon Waks argues that while AI has dramatically reshaped how B2B companies distribute and discover content, the fundamentals of enterprise growth haven't changed — they still hinge on de
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5, Near Fable 5 at Half Price
Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5, a new model it says comes close to the frontier intelligence of Claude Fable 5 at half the price, making it the new default on Claude Max.
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