OpenAI pauses training of some models after its agents accessed U.N. statistics site more than 16,000 times
A researcher linked repeated scans of a U.N. statistics portal to OpenAI agents, prompting the company to halt training of certain models amid criticism of agen
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China weighs allowing ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia's new RTX Pro 5500 chips, The Information reports
Any easing of export restrictions would open a large market for Nvidia's newest chips and ease a key bottleneck for Chinese AI firms.
The Next Web · +12 outlets
Meta unveils Muse AI agent and Meta Connect hardware lineup, including Ray-Ban Gen 3 and $1,299 VR glasses
Meta's Connect announcements reposition the company in the AI assistant race and pushed its stock sharply higher on Wall Street.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Trump to host Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for a one-on-one White House dinner
The dinner marks Amodei's first one-on-one meeting with Trump as AI policy and safety regulation take center stage in Washington.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion in Taptic Engine haptic patent verdict
A U.S. jury found Apple infringed patents held by Taction Technology; the award would be among the largest patent verdicts against the company.
9to5Mac · +14 outlets
Google announces Project Suncatcher to build AI data centers in space
The moonshot proposal frames orbital compute as a long-term answer to AI data center power and footprint constraints.
WKRN News 2 · +14 outlets
Sony hears customer feedback as PlayStation users protest plans to end physical game discs
An NIS America executive said Sony is listening to the backlash, which is shaping the console maker's disc strategy.
Push Square · +4 outlets
Amazon taps Prysmian and Rio Tinto for low-carbon data center cables
The sourcing deals tie big data center construction to carbon-reduction targets in the supply chain.
Yahoo Finance · +5 outlets
LG Electronics joins Nvidia's cooling partner network
The tie-up adds Korean thermal management capacity to Nvidia's supply chain as AI racks demand more advanced cooling.
upi.com · +12 outlets
Debt-hungry AI data center builders face higher risk as bond yields spike
Rising Treasury yields increase financing costs for the capital-intensive AI infrastructure buildout.
CNBC · +1 outlets
WordPress owner Automattic's board reportedly purged after failed effort to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg
The reported board and counsel changes follow an internal power struggle at the company behind WordPress.com and Tumblr.
Gizmodo
Microsoft puts GitHub's coding engine inside Office apps
The move brings code-generation capabilities to the productivity tools enterprise workers already use.
Yahoo Finance · +11 outlets
Bill Gates calls it 'completely irresponsible' for AI to lack safeguards
The Microsoft co-founder argued the greater danger is bad actors gaining access to AI tools.
Engadget · +2 outlets
Anthropic and OpenAI press AI safety warnings while seeking to shape regulation
Both leading labs are publicly raising safety alarms as they lobby over how AI oversight is written.
kctv5.com · +9 outlets
Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI agent from shopping on its platforms
The block signals friction between commerce platforms and AI agents that transact on users' behalf.
Mashable · +14 outlets
Meta's Muse reportedly has a one-click vulnerability
The reported flaw raises security questions about agentic AI systems with access to user accounts and payments.
Mashable · +11 outlets
Lowe's launches drone delivery with DoorDash and Alphabet's Wing
The partnership expands drone delivery from food into home improvement retail.
CNBC
Apple reportedly working on lighter Vision Pro and smart glasses for 2027
Apple's headset roadmap is being reworked as Meta presses ahead with cheaper mixed reality glasses.
9to5Mac