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Chinese AI lab Zhipu AI released the open-weight model GLM-5.2, which security researchers say matches Anthropic's Mythos on certain cybersecurity bug-finding tasks, lowering barriers for defensive and offensive use. The…
Hundreds of protesters gathered near the Vancouver Art Gallery on June 27, 2026, opposing proposed AI data centres in a partnership between Telus and the federal government, with a petition gathering 15,000 signatures. T…
North Korea commissioned its largest warship, the 5,000-tonne Choe Hyon destroyer, on June 23, with Kim Jong Un declaring an end to decades of naval stagnation. South Korean officials and analysts believe the vessel was …
China's Zhipu AI released its open-weight GLM-5.2 model, which researchers claim matches Anthropic's Mythos in certain cybersecurity bug-finding scenarios, narrowing the gap between Chinese and US AI capabilities. The US…
The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models on June 12, 2026, citing a reported jailbreak, marking the first forced removal of a widely-deployed frontier model by export …
Chinese AI systems have matched the performance of Anthropic's Mythos model in cybersecurity scenarios, with Zhipu AI's open-weight GLM-5.2 model surpassing Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 in some bug-finding benchmarks. The…
Suno, an AI music startup valued at $5.4 billion, launched a grant program for indie artists that includes a permanent non-disparagement clause, barring participants from ever criticizing the company. The clause, buried …
More Britons are retraining as bricklayers as AI threatens white-collar jobs, drawn by high earnings of up to £90,000 a year and a severe skills shortage in construction. The UK needs an extra 25,000 bricklayers to meet …
Meta shut down its internal AI token leaderboard within days of launching it, Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI budget in four months and capped employees at $1,500 per tool per month, and Amazon issued internal gui…
Stanford University's 2026 AI Index reveals the United Arab Emirates and Singapore lead in generative AI adoption at 54% and 61% respectively, while the United States ranks 24th at 28.3% despite leading global AI investm…
Cursor data shows a rising share of AI-generated code changes reaching production without manual review, signaling a shift in software development practices. GitLab's AI Accountability Report reveals 80% of organizations…
Indian entertainment companies investing heavily in AI for scriptwriting and visual effects face copyright uncertainty as the current legal framework, anchored to human authorship, may not protect AI-assisted works, incr…
Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin is targeting a $50 billion Hong Kong IPO and has asked prospective investors to commit to purchasing its semiconductors, blurring the line between shareholder and customer. The unusual prac…
Chinese chipmaker Kunlunxin is targeting a $50 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong and has asked prospective IPO investors to commit to purchasing its AI semiconductors, according to a report by The Information.…
A Virginia woman discovered a Flock Safety Raven audio surveillance device installed in her front yard without notice, despite the city's approval of 75 such sensors not including her property. The Roanoke Police Departm…
An outsider who recently completed the CEA Career Bootcamp shares observations about the EA/AI safety ecosystem, noting its vibrancy but also uneven accessibility, particularly for those outside Western, research-oriente…
A survey explores non-extinction scenarios for artificial superintelligence (ASI), including alignment failure leading to a 'prison' of geniuses, and strategic nuclear exchange triggered by ASI races. The author assigns …
A former journalist and software worker, David Streever, was tracked down by ICE agents at a hotel near JFK Airport after sending a critical email to the acting ICE director. The agents visited his home while he was on v…
China has reclaimed the title of the world's fastest supercomputer with LineShine, which surpassed the US-built El Capitan on the TOP500 ranking despite US trade restrictions on high-powered computing components. LineShi…
OpenAI is considering drastic cuts to its token pricing ahead of its IPO, responding to competitive pressure from Anthropic and cheaper Chinese open-source models. The move aims to capture developer and enterprise market…