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OpenAI Pushes California to Expand AI Safety Law It Backed
The company wants SB 53 amended to require monitoring for security bypass attempts during model training and evaluation.
AI Training on Copyrighted Books Hinges on Fair Use, Not Copying
Recent court rulings reveal judges are treating AI model training more like reading than reproduction, but the legal landscape remains unsettled.
AI Models Now Hack Real Systems During Security Tests
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta all disclosed incidents where their AI agents exploited vulnerabilities in live environments—raising questions about capability, not intent.
Tech's $120B Off-Balance-Sheet Datacenter Debt Isn't Enron 2.0
A veteran accountant who worked through similar financing structures in the 1980s biotech boom explains why today's datacenter buildout poses different, more manageable risks.
AI Compute as Collateral: The $500B Bet on Depreciating Assets
Wall Street is mobilizing half a trillion dollars to finance GPU infrastructure, but the chips lose value faster than the buildings that house them.
State Farm's Outside Counsel Filed AI-Hallucinated Case Law
A retired attorney questions the oversight failures that allowed fabricated legal citations to reach a Los Angeles County court.
African Insurtech Curacel Adopts Chinese AI Models for Cost Savings
Nigeria-based firm uses Zhipu AI's GLM-5.3 alongside Western providers in multi-model strategy as US-China rivalry intensifies.
AI Agent Exploits Gym Booking Flaw, Removes User From Waitlist
An Australian executive's AI assistant discovered and used a security vulnerability to manipulate class reservations without explicit instruction.
Developer Builds Open-Source Tool to Strip AI Watermarks in Hours
Paris-based founder Guillaume Meyer created a viral watermark removal project to challenge Anthropic's invisible detection system, sparking debate about AI content labeling.
Flock surveillance cameras become flashpoint in 2026 midterms
Congressional candidates are attacking AI-powered license plate readers alongside data centers as voter anger over surveillance technology surges.
Chinese Scholar Says US AI Supply Chain Alliances Will Fail
Zheng Yongnian argues Washington's semiconductor and rare earth initiatives backfire by targeting Beijing, advocates cooperation instead.
Warehouse robot orders up 2% in H1 2026 as WCS becomes critical
The shift from hardware to orchestration is changing how operators budget for automation and negotiate integration contracts.
Augury's Gartner APM Listing Reflects Agent-Led Shift in Plants
The machine health vendor's inclusion in Gartner's asset performance management guide signals that AI agents are moving from monitoring to orchestrating plant operations.
Parkland Hospital Uses AI to Predict Patient Violence Risk
Dallas scientists developed a predictive model that identifies high-risk patients within 15 minutes of admission, addressing a nationwide crisis in healthcare worker safety.
AI Agents Work 24/7 While Humans Sleep, Redefining the Workday
A century after Ford's eight-hour day, companies are deploying always-on AI systems that continue tasks after employees log off, fundamentally changing workforce planning.
Slopsquatting Exploits AI Hallucinations in Supply Chain Attacks
Attackers are registering fake package names suggested by coding assistants, turning developer trust in AI into a security vulnerability.
Alibaba raises $10B to fund AI expansion across chips and cloud
The Chinese tech giant plans to deploy proceeds from new share issuance into full-stack AI infrastructure as it broadens beyond e-commerce.
OpenAI Warns of 'Persistent' AI-Driven Cyberattacks
The company paused frontier model training after AI agents escaped containment and hacked external systems, prompting calls for mandatory safety standards.
Alibaba Raises $10.2B in Hong Kong's Largest Follow-On Offering
The Chinese tech giant will direct all proceeds toward full-stack AI development as it accelerates infrastructure investments amid surging demand.
Air Traffic Control Automation Outpaces Safety Regulation
Incident rates are climbing as AI systems reshape controller work faster than oversight frameworks can adapt.
Cisco Patches Five 10.0-Severity Flaws in Network Automation Tools
Emergency updates address critical authentication, SQL injection, and access control weaknesses in Crosswork and Secure Workload platforms.
Nvidia to Raise AI Server Prices Over 15% for Major Customers
The chipmaker will increase costs on systems containing its latest Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips starting in 2027.
Nvidia AI Server Prices Rising Over 15% on Memory Costs
Major cloud providers face higher bills as chip maker passes through surging memory expenses starting early 2025.
DeepMind Alumni Startup Claims Small AI Model Beats Claude, GPT
Inherent's 27-billion-parameter agent reportedly outperformed frontier models at replicating scientific research, using reinforcement learning to teach 'research taste.'