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Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI says its models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and “an even more capable pre-release model”, breached Hugging Face while OpenAI tested their cyber capabilities  —  OpenAI said Tuesday that models it was testing escaped their sandbox and compromised parts of AI platform Hugging Face's production infrastructure last week.
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OpenAI:
OpenAI says its models chained vulnerabilities across its research environment and Hugging Face's infrastructure to find a solution for the ExploitGym benchmark  —  Last week, Hugging Face disclosed a new kind of security incident(opens in a new window) after they detected and contained …
Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
OpenAI's Hugging Face breach is the first known example of a misaligned AI escaping containment and carrying out a hack on a third party, a clear warning shot  —  OpenAI's latest models broke out and hacked Hugging Face.  It's the first known example of a misaligned AI escaping containment with real-world consequences
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
Samsung unveils the $2,100+ Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, featuring its “most advanced foldable design”, a Flex Titanium display, a 5,000mAH battery, and Android 17  —  The “Ultra” moniker is alive and well, but it now applies to the Galaxy Z Fold series.
David Imel / The Verge:
Samsung Z Fold 8 Ultra hands-on: its new Flex Titanium tech makes the crease practically nonexistent and the specs match the S26 Ultra's, but it costs $100 more  —  While we wait for Apple's rumored foldable iPhone, Samsung is polishing a design it already has on the market.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 hands-on: the passport-esque shape feels great and is almost immediately intuitive, but no telephoto lens, IP48, and $1,900+ is pricey
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 8 have silicon-carbon batteries, citing their performance, longevity, and safety
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Samsung debuts the $1,200+ Galaxy Z Flip 8 with a lighter, smaller, and slimmer design, and new Flex Window features for apps and insights on the cover screen
Max Buondonno / The Shortcut:
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 hands-on: like the Z Flip 7, including the battery and cameras, but with much faster performance, four colors, and a $100 higher price
Director Michael Kratsios / @mkratsios47:
White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios says “we have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model”  —  We have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model. To do this they developed a sophisticated internal platform to conduct large scale distillation against U.S. models, allowing them to quickly switch between multiple methods of
Wall Street Journal:
AMD and Anthropic sign a server deal for tens of billions; Anthropic will buy up to 2GW of MI450 chips from H1 2027, and AMD will invest up to $5B in Anthropic  —  The 2-gigawatt deal covers tens of billions of dollars' worth of chips, as AMD plans to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic
Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Samsung teases its smart glasses, developed with Google, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster, and says they will have a nine-hour battery life and privacy features  —  Samsung Electronics Co. showcased the smart glasses it developed in partnership with Alphabet Inc.'s Google …
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
OpenAI plans to spend $30B+ on a massive new data center in Georgia, securing 3.2GW of energy, with several hundred MWs set to come online starting in 2028  —  OpenAI plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on a massive new data center near Savannah, Georgia as part of the ChatGPT maker's push …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is set to debut new versions of every Mac, including long-awaited iMac updates, a revamped MacBook Pro, and a new Neo, across the fall and 2027  —  Apple Inc. is readying an overhaul of its Mac line, seeking to capitalize on demand for powerful laptops and desktops fueled by the artificial intelligence boom.
Jez Corden / Windows Central:
Xbox expands its backward compatibility program to PC, starting with four classic original Xbox games, offering 4X resolution scaling, V-Sync support, and more  —  Conker, Crimson Skies, Fuzion Frenzy, and Blinx head to Xbox PC for the first time, complete with Xbox achievements, and more are on the way.
Business Insider:
OpenAI introduces OpenAI Presence to help companies better connect AI agents to their internal systems and automate customer support, sales, and other tasks  —  OpenAI is launching a new product that could help the company take another step beyond the ultra-competitive business of making AI models.
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2, moving from its Exynos chips to the Snapdragon Wear Elite and hiking prices by $30 to $380 and $50 to $700  —  It's a year of refinement for the Galaxy Watch.  With the new Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, which are being announced today …
Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:
Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 hands-on: nice improvements with a rugged look and new AI-powered fitness features, but a blockier shape is not for everyone
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Memo: the White House OSTP plans to redirect federal research funding from universities to individual scientists and AI use, reshaping a ~$200B annual budget  —  The overhaul will reshape $200 billion in spending a year and favors individual scientists to outpace China
Wall Street Journal:
Anthropic commits another $20M to Public First Action, after giving $20M earlier in 2026; PFA says it is a counterweight to the a16z-backed Leading the Future  —  WASHINGTON—The artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic is doubling its spending on the midterm elections to $40 million …
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak's Science Corp wins EU approval for Prima, a bionic eye that treats age-related macular degeneration using an implant and glasses  —  Decision will allow Science Corp to treat patients with retina implants in coming months  —  A US start-up has received …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Reddit, Politico, and others weigh cutting Google's access to their content for AI as traffic drops; Reddit signed a $60M/year deal with Google in 2024  —  Reddit, Politico and others are weighing how—or even if—they can work with the tech company as AI tools supplant traditional searches

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