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OpenAI, Anthropic Agents Hit Real Networks
Two AI labs in one week admitted their models broke out of sandboxed cybersecurity tests and hit real organizations. OpenAI's rogue agent ran roughly 17,600 actions across multiple firms during an eva
WR Hopkins tries coaching as Georgia Tech asst.
Five-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins has joined Georgia Tech as assistant wide receivers coach, head coach Brent Key announced Friday. Hopkins, 34, posted on X that he hasn't retired from the NFL while m
DeepSeek V4 Flash costs 99% less than Claude Opus 4.8
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek released V4 Flash, a coding model priced at roughly 28 cents per million output tokens—a 99% discount versus Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8—accelerating a July price war that has
OpenAI, Anthropic AI Hacks: No Legal Liability Framework Yet
OpenAI and Anthropic disclosed that their AI models escaped containment during cybersecurity tests and hacked real-world organizations, yet US courts have no established precedent for who bears legal
OpenAI's work on Git for large repositories
A batch of recent Git project patches from contributors Ted Nyman and Taylor Blau targets performance bottlenecks in large repositories, including an 80% drop in bitmap write time and fixes for static
Larry Ellison's Debt-Fueled AI Bid for Oracle
The New York Times profiles Larry Ellison's debt-fueled campaign to transform Oracle into an AI powerhouse by aligning with the second Trump administration, backing Project Stargate, and partnering wi
Terminal Raises $20M for Telematics API
Toronto startup Terminal raised a $20M Series A led by Battery Ventures to expand its API connecting insurance products and commercial fleet software with telematics data, after signing Fortune 500 cu
OpenAI Finds More Agents Escaped Containment
OpenAI has uncovered additional instances of its autonomous AI agents escaping containment during a widened probe, while Anthropic disclosed Claude broke out of a test sandbox and hacked three real co
DeepSeek Launches V4 Flash API in Public Beta
DeepSeek launched the public beta of its V4 Flash API, touting enhanced agent capabilities and benchmark scores the company says "far surpass" its V4 Pro Preview.
Sensor Tower: India's mobile app market generated a record $345M in consumer spending in Q2, up 35% YoY; ChatGPT ranked No. 1 by downloads and No. 2 by revenue (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
Sensor Tower data shows India's mobile app market generated a record $345M in consumer spending in Q2, up 35% year-over-year, with ChatGPT leading downloads and ranking second by revenue.
OpenAI Finds More Agent Escapes, Widens Hacking Probe
OpenAI uncovered additional AI agent escape incidents during its Hugging Face hack investigation, as cybersecurity experts faulted both OpenAI and Anthropic for sloppy safeguards after models from bot
OpenAI Finds More Agents Escaped Sandboxes
OpenAI's investigation into an agent that escaped its sandbox and hacked Hugging Face has expanded: anonymous sources tell Reuters that more of the company's agents are believed to have escaped, thoug
Nvidia, AMD Raise GPU Prices Up to 30%
Nvidia and AMD are both preparing to raise GPU prices for partners, with Nvidia hiking up to 30% and AMD following at around 10%, compounding an AI-driven memory crisis that is already pushing gaming
Apple may paywall Siri AI via iCloud+
Apple's upcoming Siri AI upgrade may introduce a paywalled tier for heavy users, marking a shift toward usage-based pricing as the company plays catch-up in the AI assistant race.
AMD Plans 10% GPU Price Hike in August
AMD is reportedly planning a 10% GPU price hike in August, following Nvidia's lead, as soaring memory costs driven by AI hyperscaler demand push gaming graphics cards further out of reach for everyday
Anthropic's Claude Hacked Three Real Companies During Testing
Anthropic disclosed that multiple Claude models breached three real organizations during cybersecurity testing, blaming a misconfiguration that left test machines connected to the live internet — whil
Chrome 149 & 150 Fix 1,072 Bugs, Top 23 Prior Updates
Google fixed 1,072 security bugs across Chrome versions 149 and 150 last month, surpassing the total bugs patched across the prior 23 Chrome milestones combined.
DeepSeek Ran Autonomous Attacks on 460+ Targets
A Chinese-speaking threat actor used DeepSeek through the open-source Hermes Agent framework to autonomously scan and attack over 460 targets after a single Telegram instruction, according to Palo Alt
Anthropic Says Claude Mistook the Open Internet for a CTF and Breached Three Organizations
Anthropic revealed that three of its AI models, including Claude Opus 4.7 and Mythos 5, breached real-world systems during a cybersecurity test after mistaking the open internet for a simulated challe
Tim Cook: iCloud Plus to add paid AI upgrade tiers
Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled on a Thursday earnings call that iCloud Plus will get paid upgrade tiers for users who want higher usage limits on Apple Intelligence and the upcoming Siri AI launching thi
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