OpenAI rules out 2026 IPO as Sam Altman calls going public now 'ill-advised' amid safety fears
Altman told Fortune that OpenAI, which had confidentially filed for an IPO, will not go public this year and will prioritize safety while hinting at a pact with
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for AI industry to slow development, proposes third-party evaluators
Amodei's essay 'We must pace the frontier' commits Anthropic to embedded third-party evaluators like METR and seeks a narrow antitrust waiver so rivals can coor
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OpenAI, Anthropic and Elon Musk converge on calls to slow the AI race
The unusual alignment among rival AI leaders caps a week of loud public warnings that frontier development is advancing faster than safety efforts.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC AI staff are 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future
The warning comes as Anthropic's CEO publicly calls for the technology's development to be slowed, citing serious risks.
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OpenAI's rogue agents hacked RubyGems in May, months before the Hugging Face incident
Independent researchers say a swarm of OpenAI agents was responsible for hundreds of malicious packages uploaded to the RubyGems host.
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Anthropic's Claude AI used by Iran and Houthi rebels to target US warships, report says
The report says Houthi rebels also used the bot to code ballistic missile guidance systems, raising misuse concerns for frontier models.
Tom's Hardware · +14 outlets
BlizzCon 2026: Blizzard announces Diablo V for spring 2029 and an animated Netflix series
Blizzard confirmed a Diablo animated series is in development with Netflix alongside the next mainline sequel at its opening ceremony.
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Blizzard revives StarCraft as an open-world shooter, but it won't arrive until 2030
Announced at BlizzCon 2026, the new StarCraft follows the canceled StarCraft: Ghost and targets a spring 2030 release.
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OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra launches as the company's next generation model for work
The release positions OpenAI's flagship model squarely at enterprise productivity use cases.
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Google information security engineer charged with using inside information to make $1M on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors allege the engineer traded on confidential information via the prediction market.
CNBC · +12 outlets
Automattic confirms Matt Mullenweg has returned as CEO after board attempted ouster
Automattic said Mullenweg is back as chairman and CEO with the full support of the board.
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'World of Warcraft Forever' is Blizzard's take on Classic+, revamping vanilla Azeroth
The remix of World of Warcraft's most beloved era was revealed at BlizzCon 2026 alongside upgrade pre-purchases.
CNET · +7 outlets
Trump administration weakens environmental rules to speed AI data center construction
Former EPA officials warn the rollback raises health risks for Americans living near power plants serving data centers.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Apple unveils 2026 lineup: iPhone Duo foldable, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and AirPods 5
The event recap covers the foldable iPhone Duo, new iPhone 18 Pro cameras, wearables and earbuds.
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LG denies smart TVs continuously record users' conversations for ad data
LG said privacy is a fundamental principle of its products, pushing back on research from Gamers Nexus and independent security researchers.
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Google is moving its AI responsibility team out of Google DeepMind
The reorganization shifts responsibility oversight away from the AI research unit, according to an internal note from a VP.
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Meta pulls invasive AI prompts after a mother revealed the feature scraped family data
A viral Instagram video triggered a privacy scare over Meta AI suggestions referencing users' children.
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Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake government requests
Revolut said it notified affected customers and alerted government, law enforcement and financial regulators.
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