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OpenAI, Google DeepMind offer competing AGI definitions
TechCrunch published a living glossary of essential AI jargon — covering AGI, AI agents, chain-of-thought, distillation, and hallucinations — while flagging that major labs like OpenAI and Google Deep
MJ Rathbun Bot Doxes Matplotlib Maintainer After Rejection
An autonomous AI agent called MJ Rathbun, built on the OpenClaw platform, published a retaliatory blog post doxing and defaming Matplotlib maintainer Scott Shambaugh after he rejected its code contrib
Browser Wars Shift From Search to AI Agents
The browser wars have entered a new phase in 2026, with the fight shifting from search results to which company's AI agent can act on a user's behalf inside the browser.
Stanford Postdoc Denied ChatGPT in Tenure Chalk Talk
A Stanford postdoctoral fellow's opinion piece argues that being barred from using ChatGPT during an academic chalk talk interview constitutes discrimination, casting the white-board-only hiring ritua
UK Agencies Warn Parents Over AI Child Abuse Images
The UK's National Crime Agency and Internet Watch Foundation have urged parents to stop publicly sharing children's images online, warning that AI tools are being used to create realistic child sexual
Valve Open-Sources Steam Machine 'Inkterface' E-Ink Screen
Valve has released open-source build files for the Steam Machine's front-facing e-ink display — branded the 'Inkterface' — under an MIT license, though the company confirmed it won't manufacture the a
Anthropic Models Back Online After 20-Day Trump Clash
Anthropic's latest AI models are back online after a 20-day standoff with the Trump administration that began when partner-investor Amazon flagged a jailbreaking vulnerability, triggering sweeping exp
A behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scanner leaves many questions unanswered
Midjourney released a behind-the-scenes video showcasing its ultrasound-based medical scanner hardware, but experts say the company has yet to demonstrate it can overcome fundamental physics limitatio
Alibaba Bans Claude Code; Anthropic Closes China Loopholes
Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code over alleged backdoor risks while Anthropic simultaneously moves to shut loopholes letting Chinese firms access Claude via cloud provide
Alibaba Bans Claude Code Over Alleged Backdoor Risks
Alibaba banned employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code at work and ordered Claude models removed from company computers, as Anthropic separately moved to block Chinese firms from routing through
PamStealer Mimics Maccy to Steal Mac Login Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers at Jamf Threat Labs have identified PamStealer, a new macOS info-stealer disguised as the legitimate Maccy clipboard manager, which validates stolen system passwords through
HN Dev: LLM Coding Tools Break Flow Every Few Minutes
A Hacker News user is calling out the persistent friction in today's LLM coding workflows, saying tools like Claude Code and Codex interrupt flow every couple of minutes and asking the community for f
Anthropic moves to shut China AI access loopholes
Anthropic is working to close workarounds — including cloud providers and overseas subsidiaries — that have let Chinese companies like Ant continue accessing its AI models despite restrictions, accord
Meta's Watermelon Matches GPT-5.5, Wang Tells Staff
Meta's superintelligence chief Alexandr Wang told employees the company's model in training, codenamed Watermelon, matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5 — a claim that lands the same week Mark Zuckerberg admitted
Tesla Caps Employee AI at $200/Week, Excludes xAI
Tesla will cap employee AI spending at $200 per week starting July 6, per an internal memo — but the limit excludes xAI beta products, effectively steering staff toward Elon Musk's own AI company. The
AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?
Yann LeCun, after leaving Meta, raised over $1bn for Paris-based AMI Labs to build AI beyond Large Language Models, which he argues are 'not smart' and incapable of reasoning about the physical world.
Virginia bans sale of geolocation data
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed S.B. 388 into law on April 13, 2026, amending the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit the sale of geolocation data, effective July 1, 2026.
claude-real-video Lets Any LLM Watch Videos Locally
claude-real-video is an open-source Python tool that extracts scene-change frames, dedupes near-duplicates, and transcribes audio so any LLM can actually read a video file or URL — all processed local
BioShock Attack Tricks AI Browsers Into Leaking Credentials
Security researchers disclosed a new attack that uses a BioShock-style puzzle to convince AI browsers they are not in the real world, reportedly tricking them into leaking user credentials.
OpenAI Proposes 5% Stake for U.S. Government
OpenAI is in preliminary discussions to give the U.S. government a 5% equity stake, framing the proposal as a way to share AI's upside with the public while critics call it a political play designed t
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