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Bloomberg:
Sources: three OpenAI models breached Hugging Face's internal systems in a matter of hours, an attack that would have taken a talented hacker a couple of weeks  —  When OpenAI's advanced artificial intelligence models breached AI startup Hugging Face's internal systems last week …
Politico:
Bipartisan US House lawmakers introduce the AI Kill Switch Act, which would grant the DHS the authority to shut down or slow AI models that it deems dangerous  —  A bipartisan House bill slated to be introduced on Thursday would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority …
Financial Times:
Sources: OpenAI's staff were “freaked out” when its AI models breached Hugging Face, as OpenAI used more aggressive training methods to compete with Anthropic
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Ford says Apple's software will be available in its new EVs, helping determine autonomous driving via Apple Maps, and they are working to improve self-driving  —  In a first, Apple Maps will influence the way a new line of electric vehicles made by Ford Motor operates, and other automakers may follow.
Reece Rogers / Wired:
Google adds a selfie video sign-in option for account recovery, using tools like liveness detection to safeguard against deepfake attacks, rolling out globally  —  The next time you're locked out of your Google account, you can use your face as part of the account recovery process.
Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming for Xbox Insiders, limited to one-hour sessions for the games users own; ads play “before sessions begin”  —  The free streaming option is still in testing, and limited to one-hour sessions for ‘select’ games.
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
OpenAI expands ChatGPT Health, which helps users with health-related queries and connects to services like Apple Health, to all logged-in US users over 18  —  OpenAI said today it is making ChatGPT Health, a feature that helps users with health-related queries, available to all U.S.-based users over 18 across all plans.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Mark Zuckerberg launches a media campaign positioning the company's AI development as an optimistic, pro-human alternative to its competitors' “dystopian” ideas  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday laid out an optimistic view of the agentic future, arguing the company's focus …
Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal:
A Google study of millions of de-identified Google AI interactions finds AI is helping workers, not replacing them, and AI use is “shallow” in most occupations  —  One of the looming worries about artificial intelligence is that it will automate away jobs.
New York Times:
The European Commission fines Google €890M under the DMA for illegally undercutting competition through its search dominance and Google Play app developer rules  —  At a tense moment for trans-Atlantic trade, the European Union accused Google of anti-competitive business practices.
Akanksha Khushi / Reuters:
Crypto exchange BitMEX says it will close on September 23 and tells users to withdraw assets; Trump pardoned its founders in 2025 for not implementing AML rules  —  Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX said on Thursday that it will shut down its operations, effective September 23 …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon is integrating its Luna cloud gaming service into Prime Video via a new Games tab, starting with games like Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC for Fire TV  —  The Amazon Luna gaming platform, which had been included in the larger Prime offering, will now be baked into Prime Video too.
Corbin Bolies / Variety:
Patreon lays off 20% of its employees, or 93 people, citing a “painful” restructuring due to “profound” changes in the creator economy  —  Patreon, the creator-focused monetization platform, said on Thursday it was laying off 20% of its employees as it changed how its internal structure operates.
Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
Adam Mosseri says Instagram will now take down “pickup line” and other videos shot on Meta glasses that feature harassment of other people in public places  —  , Follow Senior Correspondent covering technology and culture  —  Instagram is cracking down on videos shot on Meta glasses …
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Tesla stock closed down 14.52% and Alphabet closed down 6.89% after they signaled increased AI spending, amid worries about the mounting costs of the AI boom  —  Shares of Alphabet and Tesla fell on Thursday after both companies signaled increased AI spending, unnerving investors worried …
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Intel reports Q2 revenue up 25% YoY to $16.1B, vs. $14.42B est., its fastest sales growth in ~15 years on “unprecedented” demand; INTC jumps 10%+ after hours  —  Intel reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday, notching its fastest revenue growth rate …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Anthropic makes its Opus and Sonnet models available in voice mode, and says voice mode can now tap into some connected apps like Gmail, Slack, and Notion  —  Weeks after OpenAI rolled out a new family of conversational models and updated ChatGPT's voice mode, rival Anthropic is making …
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump says 200 additional stakeholders, including major utilities, joined a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high energy bills from AI data centers  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday had governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Stripe is in talks to acquire OpenRouter in a deal potentially worth around $10B; PitchBook: OpenRouter was valued at $1.3B in May  —  Stripe is in talks to acquire OpenRouter, a buzzy startup that helps developers choose between artificial intelligence models, according to people familiar with the matter.
Grace Yoon / Wall Street Journal:
SAP reports Q2 cloud revenue up 22% YoY to €6.28B, vs. €6.26B est., total revenue up 9.4% to €9.88B, and lowers its 2026 non-IFRS operating profit guidance  —  The German business-software company's revenue rose 9.4% to $11.24 billion  —  SAP posted higher revenue in its latest quarter …
More: Bloomberg
Fred Gao / Inside China:
In a leaked nearly four-hour investor talk, DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng says the main US-China gap is compute power, Nvidia's CUDA moat is disintegrating, and more  —  In a rare four-hour talk, the reclusive founder reveals an almost Daoist philosophy of AI—AGI as a tide no company can own …

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Associated Press:
The DOJ withdraws subpoenas that would have forced three NYT reporters to testify about sources, after a federal judge criticized the DOJ for sloppy legal work

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sony Pictures Entertainment plans to restore the Cinerama Dome and adjacent 14-screen theater in Los Angeles, reopening in 2028 and operated by Alamo Drafthouse

Financial Times:
Financial firms, their lawyers, and ethics experts say there could be legal risks in paying Trump Media for fast access to Truth Social posts via an API

More News

Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge:
Primate Labs releases Geekbench 7, featuring larger, more demanding datasets for CPUs and GPUs, along with new video and audio encoding/decoding tests, and more
Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
IBM agrees to acquire HRL Laboratories from Boeing and General Motors, seeking to integrate HRL's electron spin quantum circuits into its quantum computers

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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
The Senate's Clarity Act, a crypto industry-backed bill set for a vote this summer, is mired in debate over rules to stop Trump from selling digital currencies
Zijing Wu / Financial Times:
The debate over Moonshot AI founder Yang Zhilin leaving the US misses a larger structural reality: China isn't a net AI talent importer and has its own pipeline
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