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OpenAI researchers delete X posts claiming that GPT-5 solved Erdős math problems, after pushback from Demis Hassabis and others; Yann LeCun ridicules OpenAI — OpenAI researchers recently claimed a major math breakthrough on X, but quickly walked it back after criticism from the community …
More: TechCrunch. X: @demishassabis, @ylecun, @thomasfbloom, @sebastienbubeck, @stefanfschubert, @borismpower, @kevinweil, @ns123abc, @scaling01, @sebastienbubeck, @thomasfbloom, @borismpower, @nathanpmyoung, @kperifanos, @dmitryrybin1, @thomasahle, @vnovak_404, @mhmazur, @garymarcus, @kimmonismus, @jeremyphoward, @marksellke, @littmath, @janarhertz, @alextensor, @teortaxestex, @yuchenj_uw, @jasondeanlee, @vijayasankarv, @martinmbauer, @miles_brundage, @_junaidkhalid1, @hanchunglee, @marco_piani, @jonasaadler, @deryatr_, and @zephyr_z9
Bluesky: @dulwichquantum, @josh.uno, and @carnage4life
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @tao@mathstodon.xyz
Forums: Hacker News, r/OpenAI, and r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
China says the NSA has been hacking its National Time Service Center, which provides high precision time services for the government and others, since 2023 — China said it's uncovered “irrefutable evidence” of US government cyber attacks on the country's main agency responsible for timekeeping.
More: Engadget, Modern Diplomacy, Associated Press, UPI, Forbes Middle East, South China Morning Post, Tech in Asia, and Benzinga
Bluesky: @bobblakley and @campuscodi.risky.biz
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Chinese companies including Ant Group and JD.com pause plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after instructions from regulators not to move ahead — Regulators raise concerns about the rise of privately controlled currencies — Chinese tech giants have paused plans … | Business Insider: |
US military has adopted an aggressive push to embrace AI; the top US Army commander in South Korea says “Chat and I” have become “really close lately” — - Some military leaders are adopting AI for decision-making. — The military has adopted an aggressive push …
More: New Republic, Breitbart, and Blaze Media
X: @lanceslegion, @max_paperclips, @gainzy222, @zinfian, @justinebateman, @earl_of_chester, @mayhem4markets, @tiffanyxfong, @kimmonismus, @polymarket, @mikeisaac, @sandyofcthulhu, @gundamishere, @oelayat, @burnerdontask, @1thousandfaces_, @david_moscrop, @amanseeks, and @galaxypeabrain
Bluesky: @timmathews and @carnage4life
Forums: r/TrueAnon, r/technology, and r/Cyberpunk
| Jocelyn Gecker / Associated Press: |
Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic are providing millions to the American Federation of Teachers to build AI training hubs aimed at educating 400,000 teachers — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share
X: @mosebuchele and @educatoral
Bluesky: @kmanwx, @fromtherostra.com, @jeanpocket, @palan57, @hypervisible.blacksky.app, @clpauwels, @mbinnc, and @supremebeing504
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
OpenAI's Broadcom deal shows how the AI startup is diversifying its chip suppliers, including Nvidia chips for training and Broadcom chips for inference — The maker of ChatGPT and Sora wants to control its destiny, which means controlling the hardware that runs its software| The Conversation: |
A study of 311 AI-generated eighth-grade civics lesson plans in Massachusetts suggests they fall short of inspiring students or promoting critical thinking — When teachers rely on commonly used artificial intelligence chatbots to devise lesson plans, it does not result in more engaging …
More: CITE Journal and Education Week
X: @tedpavlic. Bluesky: @lyndonhood, @jenlucpiquant, and @smcgrath.phd. Mastodon: @mttaggart@infosec.exchange. Forums: Slashdot
| Zeyi Yang / Wired: |
ByteDance's Cici, an overseas counterpart of China's most popular AI chatbot app Doubao, is quietly gaining traction in the UK, Mexico, and Southeast Asia — ByteDance is paying for ads and partnering with influencers to promote its AI chatbot app Cici in countries like the UK, Mexico, and Indonesia.| Jinjoo Lee / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at some US energy companies linked to AI infrastructure, such as Sam Altman-backed Oklo, whose stocks have soared despite having little to no revenue — Concept stocks with no revenue have soaring valuations — Forget about the froth in tech valuations. The real excess might be building up in energy stocks.
X: @aaronback. LinkedIn: Gerard Reid and WSJ Heard on the Street
Bluesky: @tprstly.com, @kostyack, and @pauljdavies
| Andy Newman / New York Times: |
Two Wikipedia contributors disarmed a gunman who threatened to kill himself at WikiConference to protest a policy banning editors who identify as pedophiles — After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World's Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.
More: TechCrunch, HuffPost, Gothamist, The Post Millennial, Daily Caller News Foundation, Mediaite, and NBC News
Bluesky: @justinhendrix, @anildash.com, @ivbell, @mantzarlis.com, @dbcurren, @jvagle.me, @timcushing, @andycraig, and @lopatto. Threads: @originalspin
Forums: Hacker News, r/wikipedia, and Slashdot
| Meir Orbach / CTech: |
Prisma Photonics, which develops AI-based tech for monitoring infrastructure using existing optical fiber networks, raised $30M, taking total funding to $80M — The Tel Aviv deep-tech firm turns ordinary fiber networks into global security and power-grid sentinels.
More: FinSMEs and Prisma Photonics
| Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: |
Paris-based Upciti, which offers city operations software and hardware to over 150 municipalities in 17 countries, raised a $20M Series A led by Notion Capital — UPCITI's platform helps cities run essential operations with greater efficiency and security, offering a clear, proven ROI that simplifies adoption for municipalities.
More: TechCrunch, Startup Rise Europe, and Tech Funding News
LinkedIn: Notion Capital, Point Nine, and Jean-Baptiste POLJAK
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
A profile of Credo, which makes active electrical cables to connect AI servers and whose stock price has more than doubled this year, after soaring 245% in 2024 — In July, Elon Musk posted photos from inside an xAI data center called Colossus 2, which the artificial intelligence startup aims … | Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp updates its Business API terms to ban general-purpose chatbots starting January 15, 2026, affecting WhatsApp assistants of OpenAI, Perplexity, others — Meta-owned chat app WhatsApp changed its business API policy this week to ban general-purpose chatbots from its platform.
More: PCMag, Trak.in, Livemint, and Moneycontrol
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