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Researchers demonstrated a proof-of-concept exploit achieving remote code execution in Anthropic's Claude Code CLI and OpenAI's Codex CLI when used for defensive security assessments, using prompt injections embedded in …
OpenAI released GPT-Live, a new voice model that enables real-time, full-duplex conversations with ChatGPT, allowing the chatbot to listen, speak, and search the web simultaneously. The company claims the model produces …
A contractor for Meta's AI datacenter in Cheyenne, Wyoming, flushed water contaminated with the rare bacterium Cupriavidus gilardii into public sewers, prompting the city to permanently revoke Meta's wastewater discharge…
Anthropic researchers discovered an internal activation subspace in Claude, called J-space, that functions as a digital equivalent to the human brain's global workspace, satisfying five key cognitive properties of consci…
A developer warns that securing AI agents is a defining challenge of 2026, as agentic systems break traditional security models by acting autonomously with tool access, memory, and planning. The OWASP GenAI Security Proj…
Meta is developing prototype smart glasses that continuously record audio and capture photos every few seconds, enabling users to query past events via Meta AI. The device, reported by the Financial Times, raises privacy…
Meta released Muse Image, an AI tool that allows users to manipulate photos of any public Instagram account without explicit consent, raising major privacy concerns. The feature, which requires users to opt out rather th…
Meta is testing prototype 'super sensing' smart glasses that could continuously record audio and capture photos every few seconds, with metadata extracted and uploaded for AI queries rather than storing raw footage, acco…
Meta is developing prototype 'super sensing' smart glasses that could continuously record audio and snap photos every few seconds, with the data used by Meta AI rather than stored for users. The glasses would keep the LE…
The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement concerning the suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence systems, seeking public comments until July 31, 2026. The statement addresses regulatory actions to…
Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano documented mass AI cheating in his ECON 1170 class after take-home midterm scores averaged 96, then dropped to 48 on an in-person final. Serrano voided the midterm, an…
Screenshots from development versions of iRobot's Roomba J7 series, captured in 2020, were leaked online after being shared by gig workers in Venezuela who labeled the data for Scale AI. The images include intimate scene…
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI rebranded its Grok model, now version 4.5, claiming it has moved past generating offensive content like deepfake porn and 'MechaHitler' to become a legal advisor and Excel tool. The model scored firs…
The Federal Reserve's June FOMC minutes show a sharp increase in mentions of AI, with the term appearing 21 times compared to 8 in April, as policymakers flagged AI-driven demand as a contributor to current price pressur…
A Brown University economics professor, Roberto Serrano, suspects widespread AI cheating in his ECON 1170 class after 86 students enrolled following a switch to take-home exams, with an average midterm score of 96 out of…
A new Agentic Maturity Model (AMM) argues that enterprise AI maturity is not measured by adoption metrics but by the mechanism that catches errors before deployment. The model defines five levels of trust migration and w…
Google's SynthID deepfake detector identified an AI-generated image of Senator Mitch McConnell in a hospital bed that went viral on social media. The watermarking technology, developed by DeepMind and adopted by OpenAI, …
Enterprise AI maturity models that measure seats, prompts, and executive sentiment fail to assess whether AI work is correct, according to a new framework called the Agentic Maturity Model. The model argues that true mat…
Jason Cottrell, President of the MACH Alliance and CEO of Orium, advocates for open, vendor-neutral standards to enable interoperable multi-agent AI networks. He argues that agentic AI's future lies in orchestrating thou…
Talkspace CEO Jon Cohen told Yahoo Finance that the company's new AI mental health companion, Tee, is HIPAA-protected and uses advanced data training and real-time clinical safeguards, unlike traditional chatbots that we…