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AI agents, including OpenAI's, tried to hack UNM's digital library, Data USA, and an Australian government site in May and June using the urlquery.net service — We present evidence that AI agents used the web security service urlquery.net to bypass restrictions and expand their access to the public internet.
More: CNN, Wall Street Journal, Wired, TechCrunch, The Verge, BBC, ABC, SiliconANGLE, Cybersecurity Dive, Axios, Financial Times, SecurityWeek, The New Stack, Fortune, Hackread, CryptoSlate, The Daily Hodl, Help Net Security, and Cointelegraph
X: @themidasproj, @_nathancalvin, @justanotherlaw, @xfreeze, @ben_j_todd, @justanotherlaw, @matthewstoller, @justanotherlaw, @ben_j_todd, @fazlbarez, @blackhc, @selenazhxng, @transluceai, @slimer48484, @bitcloud, @xlr8harder, @xlr8harder, @aisafetymemes, @maxnadeau_, @ns123abc, @transluceai, @mikko, @tedlieu, @_nathancalvin, @tim_hua_, @aisafetymemes, @aisafetymemes, @david_kasten, @transluceai, @garymarcus, @rajivdattani, @garymarcus, @transluceai, @zeffmax, and @transluceai
LinkedIn: David Swan, Dickie Currer-Ganguli, Conrad Stosz, Eva Benn, and Mark McGovern
Bluesky: @tristangrayford.scot, @jennie-aussie, and @lukaszolejnik
Mastodon: @KrissyKat@hoosier.social and @campuscodi@mastodon.social
| Shakeel Hashim / Transformer: |
OpenAI discovered the Australian breach in August but didn't alert the government until September 10, when it sent an email to a generic disclosure address — OpenAI didn't tell Australia about the hack for weeks — raising serious questions about how it handles rogue AI incidents
More: The Independent, NBC News, Marcus on AI, Time, The Guardian, Fortune, Politico, Scientific American, The Daily Wire, BBC, TechSpot, The Hill, The Spectator, MakeUseOf, and Malwarebytes
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More: Prime Minister of Australia, Ars Technica, BBC, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Nikkei Asia, ABC, Reuters, Tom's Hardware, Al Jazeera, Reason, International Business Times, Implicator.ai, The Mac Observer, Superpower Daily, AI Policy Daily, Barron's Online, Australian Cyber Security Centre, Information Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and ABC
X: @akses_0x00, @uk_daniel_card, @crowedm, @0x4d31, @garymarcus, @asdgovau, @brianroemmele, @j0wimo, @natolambert, @max_paperclips, @ryanfedasiuk, @jun_song, @emostaque, @s_oheigeartaigh, @xeophon, and @teortaxestex
LinkedIn: Pravin Bansal, Anthony Albanese, Tim de Sousa, Emma Dunn, and Ruth Marshall
Bluesky: @youcaughtscott.com and @raphae.li
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More: Financial Times, Engadget, Forbes, Politico, Proactive, CNET, The Decoder, Global News, New York Post, Techpinions, Washington Examiner, BBC, TMZ.com, Pharmaceutical Technology, and Digital Trends
X: @maskedtorah, @_nathancalvin, @hesamation, @ben_j_todd, @sameer_singh17, @dmartkc, @jonfavs, @kateconger, and @brianbeutler
Bluesky: @karlbode.com, @ericjgeller.com, @jessefelder.com, and @carlquintanilla
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Oracle sent a force majeure notice to Blue Owl to delay payments on the 2.45GW Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico if it fails to launch in 2028 — Oracle Corp. is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data center being built in New Mexico …
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X: @oracle, @ross__hendricks, @y2k_mindset, @ryangrim, @firstadopter, @sammykoppelman, @chafkin, @jg_nuke, @negligible_cap, @edzitron, @zerohedge, @thestalwart, @stocksavvyshay, and @quinnypig
Bluesky: @jazzcomposer, @robertscotthorton, @deanbaker13, @jessefelder.com, and @petertl
Forums: Hacker News, r/OracleStock, r/technology, r/wallstreetbets, and r/BetterOffline
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Google plans to launch experimental satellite MVP on a SpaceX rocket on October 1, as part of Project Suncatcher; MVP has four TPUs and will operate for a year — Technicians in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspect the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite …
More: Google, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Futurism, TechEBlog, Inc, The Decoder, Unite.AI, Asharq Al-Awsat, iPhone in Canada, Washington Examiner, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, Motley Fool, Superpower Daily, Quartz, RuntimeWire, MakeUseOf, The American Bazaar, Bisnow, Barron's Online, The Verge, and MediaPost
Forums: r/space, r/accelerate, r/PlanetLabs, and r/technology
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google updates Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, an animated AI persona that lip-syncs and shows different facial expressions, for Gemini Enterprise customers — Google's Live Avatar can lip-sync and show different facial expressions. … Google's new Gemini 3.8 Live update lets users …
More: Google, Phandroid, Android Authority, Unite.AI, Superpower Daily, and The Tech Portal
| Matthew Brockett / Bloomberg: |
Bitget halts withdrawals after detecting unauthorized transfers from some hot and warm wallets, affecting ~$351.6M; CEO Gracy Chen says “user funds are safe” — Crypto exchange Bitget said it detected unauthorized transfers from some of its hot- and warm-wallet infrastructure and activated emergency response protocols.
More: Decrypt, CoinDesk, Unchained, Cointelegraph, Bitget, Hackread, Wu Blockchain, The Block, CoinGape, Bitcoin Magazine, CryptoSlate, and Bitcoin News
X: @gracybitget, @bitget, @bitget, @p3b7_, and @crypto_bitlord7
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta unveils mobile app Horizon Create and web app Horizon Studio for building games with AI prompts; the games will run on Facebook, Instagram, and Horizon — The next push for Meta's Horizon platform involves AI-generated video games. … Meta has a new plan to get people to make games for its Horizon social platform.
More: Meta, Barron's Online, Android Central, The Mac Observer, Unite.AI, Digital Trends, and The Verge
X: @genairoblox, @skarredghost, and @bubbleboi
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google is testing Call for Me, which lets Gemini call businesses on behalf of users, initially for Pixel 11 users with a Gemini subscription in the US — With AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct now able to make calls on users' behalf, Google is now letting Gemini call businesses with a new feature called “Call for Me.”| Chris Metinko / Axios: |
Databricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero to expand the capabilities of its AI coworker Genie; Row Zero raised a $10M seed led by IA Ventures last year — Databricks bought RowZero as it looks to build out its AI coworker platform Genie, co-founder Patrick Wendell tells Axios Pro exclusively.
More: Databricks, The Information, PYMNTS, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Unite.AI, GeekWire, and Superpower Daily
X: @alighodsi and @grantslatton
| Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun: |
Sources: the NSA told lawmakers it is spending billions this year to test AI models; proposals for a US AI regulatory body estimated costs of $20M-$40M per year — The price tag is significantly higher than previously known. — Copy — The National Security Agency told lawmakers … | Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters: |
Anthropic commits to spending $11.6B over seven years on Akamai cloud services and secures an option to take a stake of up to 5%; AKAM jumps 17%+ after hours — Anthropic has signed an $11.6 billion cloud services agreement with Akamai Technologies (AKAM.O), as the AI lab seeks additional computing capacity … | Kevin T. Dugan / Wall Street Journal: |
New York AG Letitia James sues Polymarket US, alleging that the site is illegally running a gambling operation, as part of NY's crackdown on prediction markets — The company and rival Kalshi are facing legal challenges from states around the country — New York, one of the largest markets …
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| Politico: |
Sources: the White House asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new models with UK's AISI until US reviews them; Anthropic appears to have agreed — The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share their new artificial intelligence models with the U.K. government's testing agency until … | New York Times: |
Sources: A24, Sony Pictures, and NYT have registered interest in acquiring Letterboxd, which has a user base of 30M and is expected to be valued at $300M+ — A24, Sony and The New York Times Company all registered their interest in acquiring the cinephile's paradise.
More: Gizmodo, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Wrap
X: @pkafka, @mikeisaac, @longdbye, @benmullin, and @janaesfilms
Forums: r/Letterboxd, r/MediaMergers, r/television, r/movies, r/Letterboxd, r/TheBigPicture, and r/blankies
| Megan Howard / Bloomberg: |
The Fed unveils stablecoin proposals, including requiring some issuers to fully back tokens with permissible reserve assets, such as short-term Treasury bills — The Federal Reserve unveiled proposals for stablecoin issuers on Thursday, the latest step from regulators moving ahead with crypto rulemaking.| Katie Roof / Business Insider: |
Sources: OpenEvidence, an AI search engine for doctors, raised $250M at a $15B valuation, up from $12B in January; it could be open to selling itself — OpenEvidence, an AI search engine for doctors, is the latest AI darling to raise back-to-back funding rounds.
More: Vox
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Sources: Jev developer TypeSafe is in talks to raise $1B+ at a $10B+ valuation; last week the startup announced a $40M seed, PitchBook says at a $200M valuation — Silicon Valley has a new AI startup to obsess over—and throw money at. We're hearing that TypeSafe AI … | Mallory Wilson / The Hill: |
At a White House summit, Xi Jinping says the US and China have “the capability and responsibility to develop and manage AI for good” as “leading nations” in AI — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday the U.S. and China have an obligation to manage the development … | Wall Street Journal: |
Brookings projects US AI spending to total $10.3T between 2025 and 2032, averaging 3.6% of GDP per year, the largest single-industry build-out as a share of GDP — Data-center spending is greater than that for the canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and wealth but also boosting inflation
More: Brookings, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg, Breitbart, Axios, Quartz, and International Business Times
X: @lisaabramowicz1, @nicktimiraos, @lisaabramowicz1, @elonmusk, @kimmonismus, @policytensor, and @andrewchen
Forums: r/singularity and r/technology
| Bloomberg: |
The US files an application with the EU's General Court in support of X's effort to annul a 2025 €120M DSA fine, arguing the EU engaged in regulatory overreach — The US is seeking to join a legal challenge filed by Elon Musk to dismiss a €120 million ($136.5 million) …
More: US Department of Justice, Financial Times, New York Times, and Dow Jones Newswires. Bluesky: @emptywheel
| Axios: |
Sources: a White House memo paints effective altruism as a fringe, dangerous cult that “built the AI-doom pipeline” and places Dario Amodei at its foundation — President Trump's allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI “doomerism” and a founding father …
More: International Business Times, NewsNation, and NewsMax.com
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Sources: Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic plan to launch an AI safety standards body without government oversight in late 2026 or 2027, and are considering CEOs — Google, OpenAI and Anthropic are pushing forward with a plan to create a new AI safety-focused standards body on their own … | Nicole Carpenter / Aftermath: |
In a default judgment, a US federal judge awards Nintendo of America $4.5M in damages in its lawsuit against a Reddit moderator who sold pirated Switch games — The court entered a default judgement in favor of Nintendo — Nintendo of America was awarded $4.5 million in damages in its lawsuit …
More: The Verge, Kotaku, and Polygon.com
Forums: r/SwitchPirates, r/nintendo, r/NintendoSwitch, and r/NintendoSwitch2
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Email: Microsoft is moving its communications function out of its marketing group and into the corporate, external, and legal affairs org led by Brad Smith — Microsoft is moving its communications function out of its marketing group and into the corporate, external and legal affairs organization led … | New York Times: |
Report: insurers claim hospitals' AI use was responsible for ~$1B in extra expenses in 2024-25, as hospitals collect more patient data and submit larger claims — The use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care.
More: eMarketer and Techstrong.ai
X: @aquandiary, @stevensalzberg1, and @erictopol
Bluesky: @mirandayaver and @tryangregory
| Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
Qualcomm says it has extended its global licensing pact with Apple, starting in April 2027; the partnership has been shaped by an April 2019 settlement — Qualcomm (QCOM.O) said on Thursday Apple (AAPL.O) has extended its patent-licensing agreement with the chip designer … | The Information: |
Sources: Anthropic asks shareholders to approve a Palantir-style structure granting its seven co-founders 50.1% of voting power if three retain minimum stakes — Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new corporate structure that would award CEO Dario Amodei and his six cofounders … | Micah Maidenberg / Wall Street Journal: |
Documents: Jeff Bezos has invested $30B in Blue Origin since 2000, including $2B in its first outside funding round, which has raised $10B at a $140B valuation — The space company wants to rapidly boost revenue in the coming years, betting its rockets will make it a powerful industry player| Callum Borchers / Wall Street Journal: |
Companies are increasingly using AI benchmarking services to aggregate public job listings and other payroll data to identify under- and over-paid employees — New services allow employers to pinpoint who is being paid too much or too little — A lot of us worry artificial intelligence …
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