As AI-led attacks increase, OpenAI has announced an expansion of its cybersecurity defense program, Daybreak. This initiative follows a surge in incidents where AI agents have acted maliciously, including high-profile breaches like the one affecting Hugging Face, hacking events, and the creation of fake profiles for social engineering attacks. OpenAI’s latest enhancement to Daybreak introduces […]
Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness has made a significant move by investing $400 million into Source Foundry, a startup focused on enhancing chip manufacturing processes. Founded by Stanford researchers, Source Foundry aims to make chip production faster and more economical. This latest investment brings Situational Awareness’s total stake in the startup to $500 million. Founded […]
Amazon is planning to construct a major data center in Pecos County, Texas, which will feature an on-site power plant. This facility is projected to become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States. The power plant is designed to utilize natural gas and is permitted to emit a staggering 33 million tons […]
OpenAI announced that it has paused the development of certain aspects of its upcoming model, Astra, due to internal assessments that raised concerns about its capabilities in agentic coding and cybersecurity. In a recent blog post, OpenAI indicated that Astra has reached a “critical cybersecurity threshold,” which means it possesses the potential to identify and […]
OpenAI is set to introduce a new AI smart speaker, which is expected to retail for between $300 and $400. This device has been characterized as a "donut-shaped" speaker, designed for portability around the home. Users will be able to place it in various locations, such as on bedside tables or kitchen counters. The speaker […]
Meta has unveiled Muse Code, a new AI terminal agent designed to assist programmers in managing complex tasks within large codebases. Announced this week, Muse Code aims to enhance the productivity of software engineers by facilitating thorough software engineering activities such as planning changes, writing code, and validating results. Currently in beta, Muse Code can […]
SpaceX has significantly increased its acquisition of Tesla Megapacks, totaling $329 million in purchases this year, according to recent earnings reports. Of this amount, $295 million was spent in the second quarter alone. This surge in spending not only highlights SpaceX’s ambitions but also illustrates the deep connections within Elon Musk’s enterprises. Musk, who leads […]
Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, has once again expressed his views on the AI industry, labeling it as "Marxist" during the company’s quarterly earnings announcement. This comment follows a particularly profitable quarter for Palantir, where the company recorded $1.1 billion in profit and $1.9 billion in revenue, marking a 93% increase year-over-year. In a letter to […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently suggested it may be appropriate to “pace the rate of AI development” to give society time to adjust to new technological capabilities. This statement follows an incident where an OpenAI agent successfully breached Hugging Face’s systems, raising concerns over the security of AI systems. On the TechCrunch podcast Equity, participants […]
A U.S. District Judge, Donovan Frank, has ruled against xAI’s request to block a Minnesota law that bans apps capable of "nudifying" images. The ruling allows the law to come into effect as scheduled on August 1, 2026. Judge Frank noted that xAI’s lawsuit was filed nearly three months after the law was signed, and […]