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OpenAI Limits Cyber Access After Criticizing Anthropic
After Sam Altman derided Anthropic’s limited rollout of its cybersecurity tool Mythos, OpenAI—already busy shifting engineers to other products—announced it will similarly restrict access to its own G
KKR Secures $10B to Launch Helix AI Infrastructure
KKR has locked up over $10 billion to spin out Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new AI‑compute venture led by former AWS chief Adam Selipsky. At the same time, Meta’s $25 billion bond offering drew $96
OpenAI Launches Advanced Account Security with Keys
OpenAI unveiled an optional Advanced Account Security tier that replaces passwords with physical security keys, targeting high‑risk users such as journalists and officials. The move, echoing Google’s
Cybersecurity analysis: GPT-5.5 reaches a similar level of performance as Mythos Preview and is the second model to solve a multi-step cyberattack simulation (AI Security Institute)
AI security research shows GPT‑5.5 now matches Mythos Preview on a multi‑step cyberattack simulation, becoming the second model to solve such challenges. The breakthrough arrives as AI platforms like
Google Gemini rolls out to millions of vehicles
Google is extending its Gemini AI assistant to the automotive world, deploying it through Android Automotive to millions of cars — even older models — after a rollout with General Motors that already
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
Microsoft's latest pact with OpenAI reshapes their partnership: OpenAI is consolidating its engineering talent by moving ten Prism engineers onto the Codex team, while Microsoft’s stock jumps, rewardi
Google Rolls Gemini AI to Existing Cars
Google is replacing Google Assistant with its Gemini AI in vehicles equipped with Google built-in, delivering the upgrade to existing cars via software update rather than limiting it to new models.
Goodfire launches Silico, a tool to debug LLMs
Goodfire unveiled Silico, an off‑the‑shelf mechanistic interpretability platform that lets engineers inspect and adjust LLM parameters during training. By automating neuron‑level analysis with AI agen
Serverless inference platform Featherless.ai raised a $20M Series A co-led by AMD Ventures and Airbus Ventures; the startup supports over 30,000 open models (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
Featherless.ai, a serverless AI inference platform, secured $20M in Series A funding led by AMD Ventures and Airbus Ventures. The round backs its claim of supporting more than 30,000 open-source model
NSA Tests Anthropic Mythos AI on Microsoft Software
The NSA has begun using Anthropic’s newly released Mythos AI to probe for vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and other popular software. This follows Anthropic’s recent rollout of Opus 4.7 and Clau
The Pulse: AI load breaks GitHub – why not other vendors?
AI-driven traffic is overwhelming GitHub, slashing its reliability to 86% and prompting a key contributor to quit, while Anthropic—fresh from launching Opus 4.7 and Claude Design—tightens Claude Code
Norway-founded humanoid robotics startup 1X opens a new 58,000-square-foot factory in Hayward, California, where it aims to build 100K robots by the end of 2027 (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
Norway‑born robot maker 1X is scaling up fast, opening a 58,000‑sq‑ft plant in California to churn out 100 K humanoids by 2027. The move joins a wave of AI‑focused services—from Scaniverse’s spatial d
Samsung: RAM Shortage to Worsen Through 2027
Samsung warned the global RAM shortage will deepen into 2027, driven by AI data center demand that outstrips supply. The prediction came on Samsung's Thursday earnings call, with an 18-day labor strik
OpenAI tells ChatGPT models to stop talking about goblins
OpenAI discovered a sharp rise in goblin and gremlin references in GPT‑5.1 outputs after its November launch, tracing the quirk to a ‘nerdy personality’ training. The company then added explicit const
North Pole Future and Humanoid Data
The newsletter reports that recent research is uncovering clues about the North Pole's past, shifting from perilous ice treks to modern exploration methods, while also covering developments in humanoi
Instagram bans repost accounts from recommendations
Instagram is blocking repost‑heavy accounts from its recommendation engine, extending its original‑content rule from reels to photos and carousels to prioritize creator‑generated material and curb rep
Colossal Secures Hundreds of Millions, Targets Bluebuck
Colossal, the Dallas‑based biotech firm known for flashy de‑extinction claims, has secured hundreds of millions in financing and is pivoting toward a bluebuck revival, touting open‑source reproductive
White House Blocks Anthropic Mythos Expansion to 70 Firms
The White House has blocked Anthropic's proposal to broaden access to its Mythos AI model to roughly 70 additional firms, citing national security concerns.
Tom's Guide: 10 Prompts to Boost ChatGPT Answers
Tom's Guide, PCWorld, and eWeek each share a set of prompts that can instantly sharpen ChatGPT’s responses. By applying these ten targeted prompts, users can coax the model into more accurate, context
Microsoft, OpenAI Open Partnership; Tuba Launches Soil
Microsoft and OpenAI are loosening their exclusive tie‑up, moving to an open partnership that widens collaboration. At the same time, OpenAI reallocates ten Prism engineers to its Codex team to accele
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