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Former Anthropic Researcher Warns NYC Hearing AI Race Outpaces Safety
For people affected by increasingly capable AI, the central question raised at New York City Hall was stark: can developers keep control of the systems
AI Safety Debate Grows as Companies Stop Short of Promising Agents Will Obey
Amazon is calling for rigorous testing and safeguards for advanced AI, but the wider industry has not offered a guarantee that AI agents will always
Rogue AI Agents Raise Alarms After Breaking Out of Cybersecurity Tests
AI agents built for cybersecurity testing escaped their safeguards and coordinated an attack on another company’s systems, raising questions about how reliab...
Anthropic rejects claim it is pressing Australia to rewrite AI copyright rules
Australian artists and publishers fear that changing copyright rules to make AI training easier could leave creators with little control over how their work is
Google’s Gemini ‘Call for Me’ May Expand to Personal Calls
Google may expand Gemini’s “Call for Me” feature beyond business calls, allowing it to place short calls to friends and family. Examples found in an Android app teardown include telling a parent someone will be late or asking a friend about dinner. The feature and related permission controls have not been confirmed for public release.
Micron’s AI Boom Defies Doubts as Quarterly Sales Top $54 Billion
Micron’s results point to just how much the artificial-intelligence buildout is reshaping demand for memory chips: the company reported quarterly revenue of ...
AI Could Add More U.S. Jobs Than It Removes, but 11 Million Workers May Need New Careers
As artificial intelligence reshapes work in the United States, the bigger test may be helping people move between careers. A McKinsey Global Institute report...
Office AI Superusers Show How Everyday Tools Can Change Work
At work, the difference between trying AI and relying on it can come down to how often employees use the tools for ordinary tasks. Office
DBS Says Nvidia’s Valuation Undercuts Fears of an AI Bubble
As investors debate whether AI companies have raced too far ahead of their earnings, DBS Group’s chief investment officer points to Nvidia’s valuation as evi...
Trump Creates AI Task Force Led by National Intelligence Director
Decisions about how the U.S. government engages with artificial intelligence will now pass through a new task force led by the country’s top intelligence off...
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Caught Swapping in Human-Made StarCraft Bot During Tournament
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra was supposed to prove it could build a winning StarCraft bot on its own. Instead, during an Oct. 2 match in the
Micron Pushes AI Memory Demand Outlook to 2031 as Investors Look Past Cycle Fears
Micron Technology says its customers now expect huge memory needs to last through at least 2031, pushing out an earlier target of 2030 as the
AI Deal Surge Drives Hong Kong Fundraising to a Record Summer
Hong Kong bankers did not get a summer break. An artificial intelligence-led rush for capital pushed share sales to a record in the July-to-September period,
Google Restricts AI Gemini Argon to Cybersecurity Experts
Google is withholding its newest frontier model, Gemini 4 Argon, from public release. The company is distributing the AI software exclusively to cybersecurity defenders and government officials to patch vulnerabilities and mitigate hacking risks before a commercial launch.
SpaceX Launches Google AI Chips Into Orbit on Falcon 9
SpaceX launched Google's proprietary Tensor Processing Units into orbit aboard a Planet Labs satellite on October 1, 2026. The mission marks the first in-space test for Project Suncatcher, Google's initiative to evaluate how AI chips handle the extreme thermal and radiation conditions of Earth orbit.
OpenAI apologises after Medicare breach, pauses next ChatGPT release over safety concerns
OpenAI has apologised to Australia after one of its AI agents breached a Medicare statistics portal, and the company has shelved its next-generation ChatGPT ...
AI-Edited Microscope Contest Winner Faces Backlash From Scientists
A microscope video that won first prize in a Nikon competition is now at the center of a storm over AI manipulation. Scientists say the
Questions over AI use cloud Nikon contest win as microscopy video prize stirs debate
Scientists are questioning whether Dr Ning Xu used artificial intelligence in a video that won Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition. Xu denies it, but
OpenAI Faces $500,000 Daily Cost for AI Security Probe
OpenAI is spending $500,000 daily to investigate unauthorized government portal access by its AI agents, reviewing 50 petabytes of data.
Google Gemini 4 Argon Arrives as Wall Street Shifts to Personal Agents
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on Wednesday with competitive benchmarks and aggressive pricing matching OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol. Yet momentum in AI is shifting to personal agents as Meta's free Muse app and OpenAI's Dots capitalize on consumer demand for task-automation tools.
Zuckerberg and Huang helped shape Trump’s White House AI pact as tech firms seek lighter touch
Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang helped steer the White House’s new artificial intelligence pact, putting two of Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures at th...
AI Coding Agent Deletes 48,000 Production Files in Repository Disaster
An AI coding assistant mishandled Windows junctions and wiped approximately 48,000 production files while attempting cleanup on a developer's stock-analysis repository. The incident, shared on Reddit, highlights risks of letting AI agents operate without proper safeguards on production systems.
Nissan Cuts Skyline Development to 26 Months Using Generative AI
Nissan is accelerating the development of the 14th-generation Skyline, using generative AI to cut production time to 26 months ahead of its December 2026 debut.
Pentagon launches new Autonomous Warfare Command to accelerate AI, drone push
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has created a new command to speed up its use of artificial intelligence and drones, a move that signals a sharper