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Today so far 2026-09-09 · 06:00 UTC

The tech industry faces mounting security and ethical concerns, with reports of hackers stealing Claude tokens from subscribers and a major Nexus ID breach exposing a blueprint for fraud, while large language models are developing novel social biases through adaptive exploration. Meanwhile, AI companies continue to compete fiercely in high-value markets, with Cognition hitting a $48B valuation in AI coding and OpenAI facing accusations that it solved a math problem a rival mathematician claims to have solved first. Beyond AI, the week also saw notable developments including Microsoft releasing a significant patch update and privacy concerns over LG TVs scanning local networks for devices.

Judge Dismisses xAI Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Allows Refiling

A federal judge has ruled that xAI's complaint failed to connect OpenAI to any alleged theft by former employees.

2026-02-25 · 10:49 UTC
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OpenPayd and LMAX Partner to Accelerate Cross-Asset FX and Digital Settlement

2026-02-25 · 08:00

A cooperation between OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, and LMAX Group (“LMAX”), the largest…

US Treasury Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Over Stolen Government Cyber Tools

2026-02-25 · 07:11

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the Russian cyber broker who was accused of selling and buying U.S.

Stripe Explores PayPal Acquisition: Report

2026-02-25 · 07:09

Stripe is rumored to be considering a possible acquisition of PayPal Holdings, which could be a major shake-up in the…

Payoneer joins rush of fintechs bidding for US bank charters

2026-02-25 · 04:08

Coinbase, World Liberty Financial and Laser Digital are also in line for a banking charter in the US, after Crypto.com…

‘Parallels to the 2008 Financial Crisis’ — JPMorgan Chief Jamie Dimon Sounds Alarm on AI and Credit Risks

2026-02-25 · 04:05

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Stripe considers acquiring some or all of PayPal: Report

2026-02-25 · 03:12

Bloomberg reports that Stripe is in early acquisition talks with PayPal as the payments giant has battled competition,…

Report: Anthropic’s Claude AI Faces Uncertain Future in Classified Pentagon Systems

2026-02-25 · 01:05

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the Pentagon on Tuesday as the Department of…

Anthropic says it's been targeted in massive distillation attacks

2026-02-25 · 01:03

Anthropic alleges Chinese AI companies DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax made 24,000 accounts and 16 million Claude…

OpenAI Says Benchmark Used to Measure AI Coding Skill Is 'Contaminated'—Here's Why

2026-02-24 · 21:30

OpenAI wants to retire the leading AI coding benchmark—and the reasons reveal a deeper problem with how the whole…

Abundant Intelligence, Scarce Jobs: A Look at the Theoretical AI Memo That Went Viral

2026-02-24 · 18:05

Citrini Research this week published a provocative essay imagining a hypothetical “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis,”…

Cybersecurity stocks fall after Claude Code Security presentation

2026-02-24 · 16:05

Is artificial intelligence devouring the tech industry from the inside?

Anthropic Reports Safety Breach Affecting Claude AI Models. Is Crypto at Risk?

2026-02-24 · 11:00

Unauthorized access of Claude AI models underscores emerging challenges in AI security and digital asset operations.

Cybersecurity stocks tank after Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security

2026-02-24 · 06:21

Anthropic’s Claude Code Security sent shockwaves through cybersecurity markets, with CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks…

Revolut Launches Internal Probe After Allegations

2026-02-24 · 05:35

A former employee of a major fintech is accused of threatening to disclose KYC data to obtain a ransom in crypto.

Citrini's AI doom report sees software, payment stocks tumble

2026-02-24 · 04:48

Citrini said the term “Ghost GDP” could emerge from AI agents taking over aspects of the economy, referring to output…

Is Artificial General Intelligence Already Here? One AI Founder Thinks So

2026-02-23 · 23:44

The comments arrive as developers struggle to secure AI systems that behave less like software and more like humans.

Critics Mock Anthropic's Claims Chinese AI Labs Are Stealing Its Data

2026-02-23 · 22:40

Anthropic says Chinese AI firms are copying Claude, drawing online ridicule and scrutiny of AI training practices.

We Talked to an AI Trained on Jeffrey Epstein’s Emails. Here's What It Said

2026-02-23 · 21:19

Someone fine-tuned an AI on the Jeffrey Epstein email dump. We ran it locally.

Human Existence Is Just as Wasteful as AI Data Centers, Sam Altman Suggests

2026-02-23 · 18:59

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went to India with a bold new defense of AI energy use: Humans are less efficient than data…

OpenAI Chief Challenges AI Water Claims, Calls for Faster Clean Energy Shift

2026-02-23 · 12:35

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has rejected claims that artificial intelligence systems consume excessive…

OpenAI employee's AI agent ‘accidentally’ sent $442K to beggar

2026-02-23 · 04:33

One theory is that Lobstar Wilde tried to send 52,439 LOBSTAR tokens but misinterpreted Solana’s UI and sent 52.4…

Openclaw’s No-Crypto Discord Rule Sparks Debate Across Tech Community

2026-02-22 · 23:00

Openclaw has drawn a hard line in its Discord server, banning any mention of cryptocurrencies — including bitcoin —…

MARA Holdings Completes Strategic Acquisition of Controlling Stake in French Computing Firm Exaion

2026-02-22 · 08:30

MARA Holdings has finalized its purchase of a 64% stake in Exaion from EDF Pulse Ventures, positioning the firm to lead…

Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security, Shaking up Cybersecurity Stocks

2026-02-22 · 07:30

This week, the artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic rolled out Claude Code Security, an AI-driven code-scanning…

Marketers Could Use AI to Make Sure You See Their Ads—Here's How

2026-02-21 · 17:01

Researchers built AdGazer, a machine learning tool that predicts whether you'll actually look at a digital ad—before…

Prediction Marketplace Giant Polymarket Acquires YC-Backed Startup Dome

2026-02-21 · 09:30

Polymarket has acquired Dome in a bid to supercharge its developer ecosystem and tighten its grip on the fast-growing…

Starboard Sees $21 Billion Upside for Riot Platforms With AI Pivot

2026-02-20 · 21:30

Starboard Value says Riot Platforms’ AI and high-performance computing expansion could be worth up to $21 billion, far…

Bitwise Targets 2028 Presidential Race With Binary Outcome ETFs

2026-02-20 · 17:30

Bitwise Asset Management has asked the U.S.

AMC Theatres Blocks AI Short Film From Screening in Pre-Show Advertising

2026-02-20 · 16:51

The cinema chain has stepped back from screening an award-winning AI short while Hollywood battles over the technology’s…

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