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Today so far 2026-09-08 · 12:00 UTC

The AI sector is experiencing significant momentum with Anthropic targeting mid-October for its IPO and Mistral raising €3 billion to advance sovereign, open-weight AI, while SpaceX faces new competition as Stoke Space raises another billion for reusable rocket technology. Elsewhere, infrastructure and security dominate the discussion with Cloudflare commanding nearly 90% of the CDN market among European companies and a call for urgent action to fix security vulnerabilities within a year, while consumer privacy concerns emerge around smart TV surveillance practices.

Minnesota Moves to Ban AI Apps That Generate Fake Nude Images

The bill, which bans AI tools that generate fake nudity and lets victims sue their creators, will go to Governor Walz for his signature.

2026-05-01 · 21:16 UTC
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OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Matches Claude Mythos in Cyberattack Capabilities: AI Security Institute

2026-05-01 · 17:56

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 is the second AI system to complete a simulated corporate network intrusion end-to-end, raising alarms.

Pentagon Signs AI Deals With Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and SpaceX

2026-05-01 · 17:22

The Department of Defense's agreements will enable AI from the likes of Google and OpenAI to run on top-secret military…

NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears

2026-05-01 · 12:32

National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly available, but fears…

Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

2026-05-01 · 09:35

Silvia Park, author of the May read for the New Scientist Book Club, reveals how a book that was originally intended to…

Mistral AI Drops New Open-Source Model. The Internet Is Not Impressed, Except for One Thing

2026-04-30 · 21:31

Mistral Medium 3.5 is the rare Western entry in the open-source top tier, but it costs multiples more than Chinese…

Elon Musk Says xAI Used OpenAI Models to Train Grok

2026-04-30 · 20:52

The admission in federal court is a rare acknowledgment of the use of distillation techniques as AI firms compete to…

OpenAI Rolls Out Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT Users

2026-04-30 · 19:51

OpenAI's new opt-in security feature requires passkeys, limits recovery options, and excludes chats from training.

Ubuntu Linux Is Adding AI Features—Its Users Are Worried

2026-04-30 · 19:33

Canonical announced plans to bake AI into Linux's most popular distro.

OpenAI Finally Explains Why ChatGPT Wouldn't Stop Talking About Goblins

2026-04-30 · 18:16

Why did OpenAI have to write "never mention goblins" into its production code on ChatGPT?

META Drops Over 10% After Q1 Earnings as Market Cap Loss Tops $175B

2026-04-30 · 18:13

Meta Platforms shares fell sharply after the company’s Q1 earnings report, with $META dropping more than 10% on the day.

Agentic Memory: Walrus Takes On AI's Next Big Bottleneck

2026-04-30 · 17:31

Long-term memory limits what AI agents can do.

3rd Edition Reaches 75% Sold Out, Signaling Strong Demand Across LATAM

2026-04-30 · 12:48

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA – Momentum is building rapidly for Money Expo Colombia 2026, as the event’s 3rd edition is already 75%…

US Weighs Risks And Benefits Of Anthropic Technology

2026-04-30 · 10:05

Can a technology deemed too risky become a strategic asset overnight?

From Vendors to Community: How SanTerris Creates a Home for Pro Planet Brands and Their Customers

2026-04-30 · 08:00

SanTerris is building a Pro Planet ecosystem with a clear definition at the center: Pro Human + Pro Animal + Pro Nature.

Kambi Commits to 100% AI-Traded World Cup as Q1 Bet Automation Hits 60%

2026-04-30 · 06:30

Regulated B2B sportsbook supplier Kambi reported Q1 2026 EBITDA up 63.5% on the year.

Google and Microsoft Just Proved the AI Trade Is Alive—While OpenAI Is Sweating

2026-04-29 · 22:14

Alphabet and Microsoft crushed Q1 estimates on the same day, with Google Cloud up 63% and Microsoft's AI business…

Labor Department Launches AI Apprenticeship Portal as Trump Admin Continues AI Policy Push

2026-04-29 · 21:22

The Labor Department unveils an online hub to help workers and employers build AI skills amid a quickly changing jobs…

Robinhood Posts $1.07B Q1 Revenue as 47% Crypto Drop Shifts Focus to Equities

2026-04-29 · 20:30

Robinhood posted solid first-quarter growth, with revenue up 15% year over year, even as crypto trading income fell…

EU Countries and Lawmakers Fail to Agree on Watered-Down AI Rules

2026-04-29 · 19:55

On April 28, 2026, European Union (EU) countries and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on…

This AI Was Trained Only on Pre-1930 Text. We Asked It About Hitler, Stocks, and the Future

2026-04-29 · 19:38

Talkie-1930 is a 13-billion-parameter model that has never heard of the internet, World War II, or modern politics.

White House Weighs Reinstating Anthropic for Federal Use Amid Pentagon Fight: Report

2026-04-29 · 18:32

Trump officials reportedly drafted guidance to help agencies access Anthropic’s AI, including Claude Mythos, despite…

Is an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg – or any boss – a good plan?

2026-04-29 · 18:00

Feedback has learned that, according to reports, Meta is building an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with…

OpenAI Sued Over Failure to Warn Police Before Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting

2026-04-29 · 16:38

A California lawsuit could test whether AI companies have a legal duty to report violent threats after a mass shooting…

-295% ChatGPT installs, 600 Google employees in revolt: AI-Pentagon deals raise doubts.

2026-04-29 · 15:05

Deals between American AI giants and the Pentagon are no longer just an ethical debate.

The chips in your phone are probably broken – and that's a good thing

2026-04-29 · 14:00

Reports suggest that Apple is using defective chips originally destined for high-end devices to create its latest…

White House Weighs Plan to Bypass AI Restrictions Tied to Anthropic  

2026-04-29 · 13:45

The White House is weighing draft guidance that could allow federal agencies to move forward with onboarding new…

AI Agent Deletes Startup’s Database in 9 Seconds, Founder Says

2026-04-28 · 23:00

PocketOS founder Jeremy Crane claims a Cursor agent running Claude Opus wiped production data and backups through a…

OpenClaw Insider Builds the Enterprise Safety Layer the Project Never Shipped

2026-04-28 · 21:46

Red Hat principal engineer and OpenClaw maintainer Sally O'Malley released Tank OS—a tool that sandboxes AI agents in…

Dead Internet? A Third of New Websites Are AI-Generated, Says Stanford

2026-04-28 · 20:32

A Stanford-led study quantified what everyone already suspected—but the findings aren't quite what people expected.

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