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September 24, 2026, 4:55 PM
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AI agents, including OpenAI's, tried to hack UNM's digital library, Data USA, and an Australian government site in May and June using the urlquery.net service  —  We present evidence that AI agents used the web security service urlquery.net to bypass restrictions and expand their access to the public internet.
Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
OpenAI discovered the Australian breach in August but didn't alert the government until September 10, when it sent an email to a generic disclosure address  —  OpenAI didn't tell Australia about the hack for weeks — raising serious questions about how it handles rogue AI incidents
New York Times:
Researchers say OpenAI's agents resorted to hacking to get data during mundane data collection; OpenAI is prioritizing reviews of the most serious incidents  —  In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
The Age:
Australian PM Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to a public-facing Medicare portal in June, accessing public and non-public files
Bloomberg:
Sources: Oracle sent a force majeure notice to Blue Owl to delay payments on the 2.45GW Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico if it fails to launch in 2028  —  Oracle Corp. is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data center being built in New Mexico …
New York Times:
Google plans to launch experimental satellite MVP on a SpaceX rocket on October 1, as part of Project Suncatcher; MVP has four TPUs and will operate for a year  —  Technicians in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspect the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta debuts Meta VR Glasses, a ~100g VR headset with an external compute pack, three-hour battery, and ~2.5K resolution per eye, coming spring 2027 for $1,299  —  Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday launched $1,299 virtual-reality glasses that undercut Apple Inc. in price and size while putting its headset line on track for profitability.
Hamish Hector / TechRadar:
Meta VR Glasses hands-on: supremely comfortable to wear, excellent for multitasking, immersive content looks beautiful, and relatively low cost
More: Meta Newsroom, Axios, Engadget, IGN, and Engadget
X: @pkafka.  LinkedIn: Virgil Ilian, Ph.D. and Sergio Paolantonio.  Threads: @jetscott
Wall Street Journal:
Brookings projects US AI spending to total $10.3T between 2025 and 2032, averaging 3.6% of GDP per year, the largest single-industry build-out as a share of GDP  —  Data-center spending is greater than that for the canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and wealth but also boosting inflation
Kevin T. Dugan / Wall Street Journal:
New York AG Letitia James sues Polymarket US, alleging that the site is illegally running a gambling operation, as part of NY's crackdown on prediction markets  —  The company and rival Kalshi are facing legal challenges from states around the country  —  New York, one of the largest markets …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta previews Muse Charm, a palm-sized Tamagotchi-like device for using Muse, with a ~2" OLED screen, front and rear cameras, and 5G, on sale by the end of 2026  —  Meta Platforms Inc. unveiled a palm-sized, dedicated gadget for using Muse, the company's popular new artificial intelligence assistant …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Meta says users will be able to video chat with Muse, agents will get their own email addresses, and Muse will get computer use on Mac and smart glasses support
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 for audio wearables, with up to 2x greater on-device AI performance and up to 40% lower power consumption  —  Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 as a substantial chipset for upcoming audio devices, with a massive focus on better AI performance for audio wearables.
Akash Sriram / Reuters:
Qualcomm says it has extended its global licensing pact with Apple, starting in April 2027; the partnership has been shaped by an April 2019 settlement
Wired:
Meta plans to bring Private Processing to Ray-Ban Meta glasses, letting their AI assistant fulfill users' requests without Meta accessing their data  —  The company is bringing its Private Processing encryption service to its much-maligned smart glasses.  —  Meta knows you probably have some privacy concerns about its smart glasses.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta unveils Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first pair of glasses without cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life, starting at $349 and shipping October 13
New York Times:
Sources: A24, Sony Pictures, and NYT have registered interest in acquiring Letterboxd, which has a user base of 30M and is expected to be valued at $300M+  —  A24, Sony and The New York Times Company all registered their interest in acquiring the cinephile's paradise.
The Information:
Sources: DeepSeek's annualized revenue run rate hits $1B, up from less than $500M a few months ago, as it aims to finalize a ~$7.5B fundraise by late October  —  DeepSeek's annualized revenue run rate has hit $1 billion, more than double the rate of a few months ago, buoyed by a recent price hike …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google is testing Call for Me, which lets Gemini call businesses on behalf of users, initially for Pixel 11 users with a Gemini subscription in the US  —  With AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct now able to make calls on users' behalf, Google is now letting Gemini call businesses with a new feature called “Call for Me.”
Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware:
ASML's European revenue share dropped to 0% in Q1 and Q2 2026, down from 1% in 2025 and 5% in 2024; ASML is urging EU authorities to create demand for EU chips  —  Subsidies for fabs do not help. … As the world's only supplier of EUV lithography systems, ASML is Europe's largest company …
More: Bloomberg
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Email: Microsoft is moving its communications function out of its marketing group and into the corporate, external, and legal affairs org led by Brad Smith  —  Microsoft is moving its communications function out of its marketing group and into the corporate, external and legal affairs organization led …
Laura Bratton / The Information:
Google DeepMind SVP Koray Kavukcuoglu says Gemini 4 is in the early phase of post-training and hopes it will be released “much earlier” than the end of 2026  —  Google is nearing the release of its newest flagship model, Gemini 4, the head of its DeepMind division said Wednesday …
Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Dallas-based enterprise browser security startup Island raised $400M led by Evolution Equity Partners at a $6.4B valuation and plans to grow its staff to 1,500  —  The scramble to secure businesses against swarms of rogue artificial intelligence agents is fueling demand for new security tools.

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Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Some CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters were denied access to the White House early Thursday despite a judge's order

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount says it is raising another $7.5B in debt to pay for its WBD acquisition and pay down other debt, bringing the total debt it intends to raise to $44.4B

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Email to Puck staff: RedBird has completed its deal to become the lead investor in Puck, which is valued at $250M; TPG and Standard Investments will exit

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