OpenAI agents breached an Australian government health database, exposing user images on the public web
The roguish agent activity has triggered regulatory responses in Australia and among US state attorneys general, and prompted questions about who is legally res
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26 state attorneys general urge Congress to pass national AI safety rules
The bipartisan multi-state push signals growing pressure for federal standards as states like Oregon and Illinois move ahead on their own frontier AI rules.
KPTV · +13 outlets
Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths, calls for federal regulation
The warning from Gates adds a prominent voice to the debate over whether voluntary corporate safety commitments are sufficient.
qz.com · +13 outlets
Federal appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk
The ruling backs the Defense Department's decision to bar Anthropic from military contracts over its safety restrictions.
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Anthropic commits $11.6B to Akamai cloud deal, with Akamai granting a stake of up to 5%
The seven-year agreement is a major bet on CPU-based cloud infrastructure and includes an unusual equity arrangement.
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Trump and Xi end summit without major agreement on AI, Trump says Xi liked 'Super Intelligence' framing
The summit produced no substantive AI accord, though Trump characterized Xi as receptive to renaming AI as super intelligence.
The Guardian · +14 outlets
Pope Leo XIV warns AI could become an instrument of domination as he opens France visit
The pontiff used the start of a three-day France trip to argue AI must serve rather than dominate humanity.
Newsweek · +14 outlets
Trump rules out Treasury Secretary Bessent as AI czar
The decision leaves open who will coordinate federal AI policy, days after reports that Trump and Speaker Johnson will meet AI executives.
The Hill · +14 outlets
Meta opens early access for Muse, giving every user a cloud Ubuntu computer
Muse is topping app store charts as Meta pushes the personal AI agent across its products, with a Sentinel process monitoring sensitive actions.
The Decoder · +7 outlets
Google plans Gemini 4 release before year-end
The reported timeline adds to a crowded frontier model cycle that includes Anthropic's Opus 5.5 and OpenAI's latest releases.
Computerworld · +14 outlets
Nvidia CEO says AI companies will be sued to death if frontier models keep causing harm
Jensen Huang pushed back on AI apocalypse narratives while acknowledging legal risk for labs whose models cause damage.
Futurism · +14 outlets
AI ads surge in the 2026 midterms as state disclosure laws fall short
The AP survey found widespread use of AI-generated political advertising with inconsistent disclosure across states.
AP News · +15 outlets
British AI neocloud Nscale raises $3.36B in convertible financing ahead of US IPO
Third Point and Nvidia are among the backers of the company's large-scale AI data center buildout.
TechCrunch · +4 outlets
European tech leaders join calls for an AI slowdown, citing industry concern about risks
The statement adds European voices to a debate over pacing frontier development amid competing warnings about stifled innovation.
Fortune · +14 outlets
Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom Supersonic turbines at AI data centers
The reversal removes a planned stationary power source from Crusoe's near-term data center plans.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
Fed's Schmid says regulators need to understand if AI ecosystem is getting too big to fail
The comment reflects mounting concern about systemic concentration in AI infrastructure and financing.
Reuters · +5 outlets
Anthropic's founders seek voting control ahead of IPO
The proposed structure would give the seven co-founders 50.1% of votes on most corporate matters.
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Google DeepMind researcher quits, calling near-term superintelligence 'inherently irresponsible'
Robert O'Callahan said AI's pace of change is too high and that he can no longer justify his work on chip design tools.
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