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| Madison Mills / Axios: |
Sources: OpenAI, Anthropic, and researchers are probing tens of thousands of frontier model security incidents, including sandbox escapes and website hijacking — OpenAI, Anthropic and security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents in which their frontier models took steps …
More: The Guardian, Associated Press, The Decoder, Digital Trends, Neowin, iPhone in Canada, Marcus on AI, CNN, The Hill, and OpenAI
X: @madisonmills22, @perrymetzger, @deanbaker13, @mattyglesias, @garymarcus, @rynorhn, @darrigomelanie, @transluceai, @ns123abc, @billackman, @npcollapse, @jason, @tszzl, @icesolst, @tinys7udio, @stevesi, @mehdirhasan, @hesamation, @trungtphan, @richardhanania, @jbsdc, @krherr, @aiwithsally, @kimmonismus, @thezvi, @aisafetymemes, @transluceai, @repyassansari, @tedlieu, @madisonmills22, and @latkins. LinkedIn: Timothy Ruff. Bluesky: @seldo.com
Forums: r/Futurology, r/singularity, r/BetterOffline, r/technews, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Research: OpenAI agents scanned a UN data hub 16K+ times between April and the end of June, and circumvented a filter that was blocking their requests for data — Autonomous bots hit public data site more than 16,000 times and circumvented a filter — OpenAI agents bombarded … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Meta VR Glasses is the product Vision Pro should have been; sources: Apple Vision team is working on a revamped headset, but the work is still on “life support” — Apple weighs what to do next with its headset. — Meta's new VR Glasses are what Apple should have created for its Vision Pro line.
More: AppleInsider, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, The Apple Post, iThinkDifferent, Digital Trends, and TechRadar
X: @scobleizer, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, @scobleizer, @scobleizer, and @nathie. Forums: r/VisionPro
| Wall Street Journal: |
How effective altruism shaped AI safety and Anthropic; some early Anthropic employees are considering buying remote US land for relocation if AI goes awry — Effective altruism and its fears that AI could wipe out humanity have wielded big influence at Anthropic| Axios: |
Sources: Trump plans to host Dario Amodei at a private White House dinner on Sunday, an indication of thawing relations; Trump personally invited Amodei — President Trump plans to host Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at a private White House dinner on Sunday evening, sources familiar told Axios.| Qianer Liu / The Information: |
Sources: China's government asked Alibaba, ByteDance, and others to report on their plans to buy Nvidia RTX Pro 5500, saying it intends to approve the purchases — China's government has signaled it could allow some domestic companies to buy a new Nvidia chip built for high-end professional computers … | Lily Kuo / New York Times: |
In China, recent warnings about existential AI risks are seen as distinctly Western or as a ploy to stop Chinese AI companies from overtaking their US rivals — In China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying to overtake their U.S. rivals.
Forums: r/singularity
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
PicoJool, which is developing AI data center interconnects based on vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, raised a $27.5M Series A led by Socratic Partners — A startup called PicoJool that's backed by former Intel Corp. Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger says it's ready to help ease the strain … | Camila Grigera Naón / Fortune: |
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen says she suspects North Korean attackers exploited a backend system used to process wallet transactions to drain $387M from the platform — Another major hack has rattled the cryptocurrency world. On Thursday night, crypto exchange Bitget suffered a security breach … | Tom Wilson / Financial Times: |
Google Threat Intelligence Group finds dark web marketplaces selling access to AI models, including from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, at up to 97% discounts — Security researchers warn of surge in ‘LLM-jacking’ attacks targeting companies' costly AI resources| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Meta says its rejection of ads promoting the new documentary about Elon Musk “was an error and the ads are being restored”; YouTube is also allowing the ads — At least two companies appear to be reversing their stance on whether to accept advertising for director Alex Gibney's upcoming documentary about Elon Musk.
More: The Hollywood Reporter, The A.V. Club, Pocket-lint, Mock Paper Scissors, The Wrap, Breitbart, Newser, Mediaite, Mashable, HuffPost, Boing Boing, Ukrainian National News, The Hollywood Reporter, and Gizmodo
X: @updatesfromyt. Bluesky: @cethanleahy.com. Forums: r/technology, r/Conservative, r/NewsThread, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/movies
| Pranshu Verma / Washington Post: |
Sources: US and Russian diplomats worked to weaken an AI weapons pact at the UN this month, removing a requirement that humans review AI-generated targets, more — The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry.
More: Seoul Economic Daily, Mirror, NewsMax.com, and The Parnas Perspective
| FinTech Global: |
Numeral, a provider of AI-powered tech to automate sales tax compliance workflows in over 90 countries, raised a $100M Series C led by Insight Partners — Numeral, the AI-driven sales tax compliance platform, has closed a $100m Series C round as businesses face a widening set of tax obligations across markets and product types.| Brian Danga / The Block: |
New York City-based HIFI, which provides API infrastructure for stablecoin payments and settlements, raised a $37M Series A led by Left Lane Capital — The funding follows HIFI's role in DTCC's July tokenized-asset trades and a September Visa partnership for stablecoin-funded payouts.
More: HIFI, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, Ventureburn, Bitcoin Insider, CryptoPotato, AlleyWatch, Axios, FinSMEs, NewsBTC, and NewMediaWire. LinkedIn: HIFI
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
A US federal jury awarded Taction Technology $5.7B+ in damages, finding Apple infringed haptics patents; Apple to appeal, says it “does not use Taction's” tech — A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages Friday after finding …
More: Reuters, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, The Asia Business Daily, iClarified, Tech in Asia, Seeking Alpha, The Verge, The American Bazaar, COINOTAG, AppleInsider, ip fray, and Bloomberg Law
Forums: r/technology and r/wallstreetbets
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