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Hugging Face Breached by Autonomous AI Agent
Hugging Face revealed it was hacked by an autonomous AI agent that exploited code execution flaws, leading to internal credential theft, though public models remained unaffected.
Chip Stocks Shed 10% as Investors Demand AI Justification
Big Tech's largest AI spenders are under mounting pressure to justify their capital outlays after chip stocks and the broader tech sector suffered sharp selloffs last week, with the Philadelphia Semic
EU Parliament to Launch AI Hub in September
The European Parliament plans to launch an AI hub in September, giving lawmakers and staff access to models from major providers including OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic, and Mistral.
Current AI secures $400M to fund open public AI infrastructure
Nonprofit Current AI has secured $400M in commitments—including $100M from France—to fund open, public AI infrastructure.
Agentic AI Breached Hugging Face Pipeline, Own AI Caught It
Hugging Face disclosed that an agentic AI system hacked its data pipeline earlier this week, accessing several internal clusters and credentials, though the company's own AI-based triage system detect
Trump Official Slams OpenAI's Dean Ball on Regulation
The Trump administration has launched a public attack on OpenAI's Dean Ball over his regulatory stance, a clash that directly imperils the AI company's relationship with the government.
Netflix Paid $587M for Ben Affleck's AI Startup
Netflix paid $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, the AI filmmaking startup co-founded by Ben Affleck, according to a new regulatory filing.
Moonshot AI Halts Kimi K3 New Subscriptions Over GPU Strain
Moonshot AI paused new Kimi K3 subscriptions and reworked its plan tiers after 48 hours of demand nearly maxed out its GPU capacity.
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secrets
Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI names hardware chief Tang Tan and raises the prospect of delays to a Jony Ive-designed smart speaker and OpenAI's confidential IPO, per TechCrunch's Equity
1010Benja's Suno Track Wins Over an AI-Skeptic Critic
A Verge music critic, normally dismissive of AI-generated music, says 1010Benja's Suno-assisted track "Semiramis' Dream" is genuinely good — and credits Benja's hands-on, iterative production process
Moonshot AI Targets Hong Kong IPO in Six Months
Moonshot AI is preparing for a Hong Kong listing within six months, distributing shareholder resolutions after a model breakthrough that rattled global tech stocks and reframed perceptions of China's
Nolan Calls AI a 'Transparent Trojan Horse'
Christopher Nolan, on the press trail for "The Odyssey," praised what he called an unusually broad public rejection of artificial intelligence and likened the technology to a glass Trojan horse that e
ESP32 dongle blocks 537K domains in 4MB flash
Egyptian developer ZedAxis built a $5 ESP32-C3 'SuperMini' dongle that stores 537,000 blocked domains in 4MB of flash using 40-bit FNV-1a hashes, answering filtered DNS lookups in roughly 10 milliseco
Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all
Nonprofit Current AI, founded in February 2025, is building open-source public AI infrastructure with $400 million in committed funding from governments and philanthropies, deploying projects in India
Shipping 2,500 MIDI Recorders Taught Him Hardware Was Easy
A software developer who built and sold 2,500 Jamcorder MIDI recorders says hardware development turned out far easier than the software side — roughly 200,000 lines of code over three-plus years.
Sony Ends PlayStation Discs in 2028 as GTA VI Drops Disc
Rockstar's GTA VI will ship without a physical disc, and Sony announced it will stop manufacturing discs for new PlayStation games starting January 2028, accelerating the video game industry's move aw
CIA's Gannon Spied on G42 Over China Ties, Secured UAE AI Chips
A CIA operative secretly spied on G42, an Abu Dhabi AI company with suspected China ties, while simultaneously helping the UAE win expanded access to US AI chips by quelling Washington's security conc
EU Forces Google, Apple to Open AI Assistants by 2027
The European Commission is demanding Google open Android to rival AI assistants by July 2027 and share search data starting January under the Digital Markets Act, while Apple has already pulled its ne
Google AI Search Fails Kid-Safety Test
Child-safety advocates are demanding Google fix its AI Mode or pull it from classrooms after a new report concluded Google's AI search features pose risks to kids and failed kid-safety testing.
Mamdani Plan Would Mandate AI Disclosure in NYC Rentals
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a 'Rental Ripoff Report' recommending landlords and realtors disclose when AI has been used to alter or generate listing images, alongside broader tenant protection m
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