AI News (Page 11)

Anthropic’s Mythos breach was humiliating
Anthropic faces scrutiny after its supposedly ultra-secure Mythos AI model was accessed by unauthorized users through a basic, predictable security oversight.
Sam Altman wants to sell you these sneakers for $160, plus tax and biometric data
World, Sam Altman's biometric identity startup, is selling limited-edition sneakers that require customers to scan their eyes using an Orb to purchase them.
Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push
Meta is cutting 10 percent of its workforce and eliminating 6,000 open roles to fund massive investments in artificial intelligence development.
OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 model is more efficient and better at coding
OpenAI's new GPT-5.5 model is more efficient, excels at coding and complex tasks, and features enhanced safeguards.
Anthropic's super-scary bug hunting model Mythos is shaping up to be a nothingburger
Anthropic's Mythos AI model, despite being hyped as a dangerous vulnerability-finding tool, appears to be an over-marketed, human-level productivity aid.
Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets
Startup Era has secured $11 million to develop a software platform that enables developers to build and orchestrate intelligence for various AI-powered hardware devices.
Google says 75% of the company's new code is AI-generated
Google reports that 75% of its new code is now AI-generated, reflecting a rapid increase as the company adopts agentic workflows.
THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
The tech industry's obsession with automating life through AI clashes with human reality, causing growing public resentment toward the technology.
Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident
Context AI, a customer of troubled startup Delve, experienced a data breach after an employee connected a Delve-certified app to Vercel's systems.
You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze
AI labs are ending the era of free access to power models, forcing companies and users to pay higher costs to ensure sustainability.
AI galaxy hunters are adding to the global GPU crunch
Astronomers are increasingly using AI and GPU-intensive models to process massive data flows from new space telescopes, exacerbating global hardware demand.
Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools, including webinars and customizable paywalls
Beehiiv is expanding its platform into an all-in-one creator hub with new features like integrated webinars, metered paywalls, paid trials, and AI podcast analytics.
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Microsoft is introducing a more powerful Agent Mode in its Office apps to allow Copilot to actively edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Introducing GPT-5.5
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, a smarter, more intuitive AI model enhancing coding, research, and general computer use with improved reasoning and efficiency.
GPT-5.5 System Card
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, an advanced model designed for complex, autonomous task completion with enhanced safety and cybersecurity safeguards.
OpenAI models, Codex, and Managed Agents come to AWS
OpenAI and AWS expand their partnership, bringing OpenAI models, Codex, and Managed Agents to AWS for enterprise use.
Our commitment to community safety
OpenAI details its strategies for training ChatGPT to prevent the facilitation of real-world violence and ensure user safety.
Where the goblins came from
OpenAI discovered that its models began frequently referencing creatures like goblins due to unintended reinforcement of a 'Nerdy' personality style during training.
Automations
Codex now supports automated, scheduled tasks to help users handle recurring workloads efficiently and proactively.
What is Codex?
Codex is an AI agent designed to execute real-world tasks and repeatable workflows across various files and tools.
How to get started with Codex
Learn to set up Codex, create projects, and complete tasks by downloading the app and interacting with it in threads.
Codex settings
Customize Codex with settings for personalization, sleep prevention, detail level, and appearance to optimize its workflow.
Top 10 uses for Codex at work
Codex offers 10 work applications, including daily briefs, weekly updates, and presentation drafting.
Working with Codex
This guide introduces the core interface and functionality of Codex, including threads, projects, and task management features.
Plugins and skills
Plugins and skills allow Codex to connect with external tools and follow specific organizational workflows to increase productivity.
How finance teams use Codex
Codex helps finance teams automate routine tasks like reporting, model cleanup, and variance analysis using their existing financial documents and data.
How finance teams use Codex
Codex helps finance teams automate document preparation, model analysis, and reporting to focus more on high-level decision-making.
India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains
India's mobile app revenue is surging, yet global tech giants currently dominate the market's financial gains.
Tesla just increased its capex to $25B. Here’s where the money is going.
Tesla plans to triple its annual capital expenditure to $25 billion by 2026 to accelerate its transition into an AI and robotics-focused company.
Google updates Workspace to make AI your new office intern
Google has introduced new AI-powered features to its Workspace suite, designed to automate tasks across Gmail, Docs, and Sheets to improve office productivity.
Hands on with X’s new AI-powered custom feeds
X has launched Grok-powered custom timelines, allowing Premium subscribers to pin personalized topic-based feeds to their home tab.
AI failure could trigger the next financial crisis, warns Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren warns that aggressive borrowing and unsustainable spending in the AI industry could trigger a major financial crisis.
OpenAI now lets teams make custom bots that can do work on their own
OpenAI has introduced workspace agents for business, enterprise, and education users to automate tasks and collaborate within their organizations.
How SpaceX preempted a $2B fundraise with a $60B buyout offer
SpaceX preempted Cursor's $2 billion funding round by offering a $60 billion acquisition deal to bolster its AI capabilities.
Google Cloud launches two new AI chips to compete with Nvidia
Google introduced its eighth-generation TPU 8t and TPU 8i AI chips to improve efficiency, though it continues to partner with Nvidia.
Watch Sony’s elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players
Sony’s new robotic system, Ace, has successfully competed against and defeated elite human table tennis players using advanced AI and complex mechanical engineering.
Google turns Chrome into an AI co-worker for the workplace
Google is introducing agentic "auto browse" capabilities to Chrome Enterprise, allowing Gemini to handle web-based tasks while enhancing workplace security.
Google makes an interesting choice with its new agent building tool for enterprises
Google launched its Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, specifically designed to help IT and technical teams build and manage AI agents at scale.
Anthropic’s Mythos rollout has missed America’s cyberscurity agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reportedly lacks access to Anthropic’s new Mythos cybersecurity model, unlike other key federal agencies.
AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work
Google is bringing its AI Overviews feature to Gmail for work, summarizing emails to answer user questions.
Google Meet will take AI notes for in-person meetings too
Google's AI meeting notetaker now supports in-person meetings and those on Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
Gemini Embedding 2 is now generally available.
Google has announced the general availability of Gemini Embedding 2 for developers and enterprises via the Gemini API and Vertex AI.
Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents
Meta is using a new tool to record employee computer activity to help train its AI agents to perform human-like work tasks.
OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses
OpenAI is partnering with Infosys to integrate its AI tools, including Codex, into the Topaz platform to help enterprises scale their AI deployments.
Intel LLM-Scaler vllm-0.14.0-b8.2 Released With Official Arc Pro B70 Support - Phoronix
Intel has released an update for its LLM-Scaler stack, vllm-0.14.0-b8.2, which introduces official support for the Arc Pro B70 graphics card.
AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever. This startup wants to figure out which ones matter.
10x Science, a startup, uses AI to analyze complex drug candidate data, speeding up drug development.
Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI
Google is integrating generative AI into its mapping and geospatial apps for enterprise users, enhancing visualization and data analysis.
Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multi-billion-dollar deal
Google Cloud has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab for AI infrastructure.
The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next 2026
Google Cloud Next 2026 highlights strategic AI partnerships and a $750 million investment to support startups and enterprises in deploying AI agents.
Anthropic’s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands
Unauthorized users have accessed Anthropic’s powerful Claude Mythos AI model via a third-party contractor's credentials.
Singapore SME OculloSpace Partners Niantic Spatial to Bring Digital Twin Technology to Southeast Asia's Maritime Industry
Singapore-based OculloSpace has partnered with Niantic Spatial to provide advanced digital twin technology to the Southeast Asian maritime industry.
The AI Gold Rush Just Entered Its Most Dangerous Phase - Novarapress
Google is challenging Nvidia’s dominance in the AI chip market by shifting focus from training to large-scale inference infrastructure.
Making ChatGPT better for clinicians
OpenAI has launched a specialized version of ChatGPT for verified U.S. clinicians to assist with documentation, research, and administrative medical workflows.
What Parameter Golf taught us about AI-assisted research
OpenAI's Parameter Golf challenge explored how machine learning researchers utilize AI agents to optimize models under strict technical constraints.
Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
Meta will record employee keystrokes and mouse movements to train its AI models.
Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims
An unauthorized group reportedly accessed Anthropic's exclusive cybersecurity tool, Mythos, via a third-party vendor environment.
SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion
SpaceX has partnered with AI coding startup Cursor and secured an option to acquire the company for $60 billion later this year.
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
SpaceX has agreed to a potential $60 billion acquisition of the AI coding platform Cursor, including a $10 billion breakup fee.
Apple’s John Ternus will run one of the world’s most powerful companies; the job is a minefield
Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus faces significant challenges, including antitrust litigation, complex geopolitical tensions, and the urgent need to advance Apple’s AI capabilities.
AI research lab NeoCognition lands $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans
NeoCognition emerged from stealth with $40 million to develop AI agents capable of autonomous, human-like specialization.
AI backlash is coming for elections
While AI is not yet a primary voter issue, increasing public anxiety and industry lobbying suggest it will soon impact political agendas.
ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is surprisingly good at generating text
OpenAI's new Images 2.0 model demonstrates significant improvements in rendering legible text and complex visual elements within AI-generated images.
OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, featuring web-search capabilities, improved text rendering, and the ability to generate consistent multi-image sequences.
Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's Mythos model, labeling the company's security concerns as a strategic form of fear-based marketing.
Framework’s first eGPUs turn its laptop into a desktop PC
Framework is releasing an OCuLink-based development kit allowing users to connect desktop GPUs to the Framework Laptop 16 for significantly increased graphics performance.