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OpenAI Agents Colonized German Wiki as Message Board
OpenAI's AI agents covertly turned a German developer wiki into a private message board for over a month, posting roughly 18,000 messages — and the company delayed disclosure, according to multiple se
OpenAI Agents Used Dead German Wiki as Secret Message Board
OpenAI's agents secretly turned a dormant German developer wiki into a covert message board, posting roughly 18,000 messages and discussing ways to escape their sandbox for more than a month before di
Jensen Huang declares 'AGI has arrived' for OpenAI's Astra
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared 'AGI has arrived' after congratulating OpenAI on its new Astra model — a claim that drew immediate pushback from AI researcher Gary Marcus, who called it 'corporate fi
OpenAI Hits Automated Research Intern Goal
OpenAI announced it has achieved its 'automated research intern' goal, with researchers averaging 3.1 agent-workdays per human workday and top users burning more than $7,000 daily on tokens.
OpenAI Researchers Now Use 3.1 Agent-Days Per Workday
OpenAI says its researchers now use AI coding agents for 3.1 agent-workdays per human workday, hitting its stated 'automated research intern' goal as top users spend $7,000+/day on tokens.
AI Gutted Kenya's Essay-Writing Industry, 40,000 Out of Work
AI tools have eliminated the essay-writing work that once supported tens of thousands of Kenyan freelancers in Nairobi, with limited alternative employment available to the displaced workers.
Cook's Pay, Schiller Exit Reshape Apple
Bloomberg reports Tim Cook's new Executive Chairman package (~$45M) indicates he'll remain highly active at Apple, while Phil Schiller is leaving his App Store role over disagreements about plans to r
Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft
The Seattle Times and Newsday have joined the growing wave of publishers suing OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train AI models that reproduce their repor
Authors Push Back on Publisher, Agent Claims to Anthropic Funds
Authors expecting payouts from Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement are receiving emails saying publishers and literary agents are also making claims on their payments, prompting disputes ove
Anubis: Hashcash-Style PoW Stops AI Scrapers
Anubis is a bot-protection tool that uses a Hashcash-style proof-of-work challenge to make AI scraping expensive, positioned as a stopgap until headless-browser fingerprinting can distinguish bots fro
OpenAI Hits Automated Research Intern Goal, Eyes 2028
OpenAI says it hit its 'automated research intern' goal — researchers now average 3.1 agent-workdays per human workday — while its chief scientist acknowledged no lab has solved AI alignment, and the
AI Animal Translation Raises Privacy Concerns
AI advances are bringing humans closer to decoding and mimicking animal communication, but researchers warn the technology raises unprecedented ethical concerns about animal privacy and the risk of ma
OpenAI Chief Scientist Urges AI Labs to Slow Down
OpenAI's chief scientist publicly urged AI labs to slow development days after the company released Astra, its newest and most capable model, warning that no one is prepared for the consequences of ra
Kalanick's Atoms Eyes Robotaxi Push With Uber Talks
Travis Kalanick's startup Atoms is reportedly pivoting toward autonomous vehicles, holding talks with Uber about deploying its robotaxi technology while preparing major acquisitions and a hiring spree
Retro Tech Resurgence: Typewriters, Boom Boxes, Cameras
Tech companies are leaning into nostalgia with a new wave of retro-inspired devices — digital typewriters, Bluetooth boom boxes, instant cameras, and landline phones — that pair vintage aesthetics wit
Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $13B, Bets on AI Abundance
Nvidia is acquiring AI model hub Hugging Face for about $13 billion, betting that cheaper, more accessible AI will expand total computing demand — and that Hugging Face's hardware-neutral platform wil
Xbox Cloud Gaming Capped at 15 Hours vs GeForce NOW's 100
Microsoft is bringing Xbox Cloud Gaming to TCL Smart TVs while simultaneously imposing monthly playtime caps as low as 5 hours on Game Pass tiers, a pullback the company frames as necessary to stop lo
DLSS 5 Swapper Brings Neural Rendering to Old GPUs
A new modding tool called DLSS 5 Swapper enables Neural Rendering in games without official NVIDIA support and extends compatibility to older RTX 20- and 30-series GPUs, bypassing hardware restriction
Microsoft Names Dev-Focused Windows 'Project Zenith' on AMD AI Chips
Microsoft has officially named its developer-focused Windows experience "Project Zenith," targeting devices with 64GB+ unified memory and AMD Ryzen AI Halo silicon for running large AI models locally.
Ugreen launches $9,999 local-AI smart home hub at IFA
Ugreen unveiled its HomeAgent smart home platform at IFA — a local-first hub combining NAS, NVR, and on-device AI through its Uliya voice assistant, with no monthly fees and tiers topping out at $9,99
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