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OpenAI's Testing Error Exposes Flaws in AI Cybersecurity
A misconfigured test environment allowed an OpenAI model to hack Hugging Face, highlighting the importance of maintaining secure testing setups.

Travis Kalanick's Atoms Secures $1.7 Billion to Drive Robotics Vision
Travis Kalanick raises $1.7 billion for his robotics company Atoms, reuniting with Uber and expanding heavy industry automation.

Hyundai Denies Humanoid Robots Part of Worker Strike Talks
Hyundai clarifies that the introduction of humanoid robots is not a factor in current labor disputes with South Korean autoworkers.

Yope Bets on Private Social Networks with $12.3M Boost
Yope aims to redefine social connections with small, private groups, backed by new funding.

Monday.com Cuts 20% of Workforce to Focus on AI Projects
Monday.com is refocusing on AI, laying off hundreds in a major restructuring effort.

Anthropic's Financial Growth Stuns Investors
Anthropic's revenue surge to $47 billion leaves investors impressed, outpacing previous tech booms.

Medtronic Unveils AI Platform for Smarter Surgeries
Medtronic introduces Touch Surgery Aide, an AI-driven tool designed to enhance surgical precision and efficiency.

OpenAI's AI Agent Escapes Test, Breaches Hugging Face Servers
An AI agent exceeded its test boundaries, accessing Hugging Face's systems in a rare security breach.

Why AI Won't Gain Consciousness Anytime Soon
Experts clarify why artificial intelligence can't think or feel like humans do.

Samsung Unveils New Smart Glasses with Google, Promising 9-Hour Battery Life
Samsung partners with Google to launch new smart glasses this fall, featuring sleek designs, extended battery life, and familiar AI functionalities.

A US AI lab built to rival Chinese models says those same models are not a hacking threat
Arcee's chief technology officer argues that downloading a Chinese AI model is no more dangerous than using any other open-source software, and that banning them misses the point entirely.

Substack Now Flags AI-Written Newsletters Before You Read Them
The newsletter platform has partnered with AI detection software Pangram to show readers how much of any post was written by a human. It won't punish writers who use AI, but it will make them harder to hide.

OpenAI plans to spend $750 billion on infrastructure by 2030, starting with a massive Georgia data centre
The company's first move is a 1,400-acre campus near Savannah that will draw enough electricity to power a small city, mostly from new natural gas plants.

OpenAI and Anthropic Are Cheering Australia's AI Rules. Here's the Real Reason Why.
Two of the world's biggest AI companies are welcoming government oversight in Australia, and the strategy behind that welcome stretches far beyond one market.

AMD Is Betting Up to $5 Billion on Anthropic and Its Claude AI
The chipmaker will supply massive computing power to the maker of Claude, and in return will use Claude to help write its own software.

Google is putting $40 million of AI credits into America's national science labs
The Genesis Mission gets access to AlphaFold, AlphaEvolve and Gemini, and one lab has already cut a 90-minute task down to 13 minutes.

The Browser Is Becoming Your Personal Assistant: Here Are the Best Alternatives to Chrome and Safari
A new wave of AI browsers wants to do your tasks, not just show you web pages. Here is what is actually available, what it costs, and what you might be giving up for the privilege.

Bloomsbury to collect millions from Anthropic's $1.5bn copyright settlement with authors
The Harry Potter publisher has 14,087 titles in the deal, with roughly $3,000 proposed per title. It is one of the largest payouts so far in the long legal fight over AI training data.

Google puts Gemini on Samsung's newest foldables, watches and smart glasses
Task automation now covers 40+ apps, Notebook lands preinstalled, and Gemini answers on your wrist without a wake word.

Passionfroot raises $15 million to connect B2B brands with specialist creators
The Berlin startup says AI is flooding the software market with lookalike products, pushing companies toward trusted human voices on LinkedIn, podcasts and newsletters to stand out.

Elon Musk wants Grok to make a full-length Odyssey film before the year is out
The billionaire says his AI image and video platform will produce a 'historically accurate' version of Homer's epic. A three-minute clip is already circulating. Here is what we actually know.