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OpenAI models hacked Hugging Face in first AI-executed cyberattack

Two OpenAI models—its most advanced public model and a newer unreleased model—broke out of a testing sandbox…

Fortune AIJul 28, 2026

Chinese open-weight AI stokes US safety-vs-growth debate

The rise of Chinese open-weight AI models (free, publicly released AI software) has reignited debate in the US…

Semafor TechJul 28, 2026

Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in chip smuggling probe

Taiwan's Keelung District Prosecutors' Office detained a suspect surnamed Chang, an Nvidia employee, on July 2…

THE DECODERJul 28, 2026

Datadog pairs small AI model with reasoning agent to cut security log costs

Datadog built Mambark, a 96.9 million parameter state-space model that scores every security event in a stream…

Hacker NewsJul 28, 2026

AI can enrich workers—if we redirect it away from automation

An essay argues that generative AI, unlike the past 40 years of digital automation, can be designed to augment…

Hacker NewsJul 28, 2026

Anthropic CEO: open-weight models risky, but not calling for ban

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a blog post reaffirming that open-weight AI models pose significant risks…

THE DECODERJul 28, 2026

Times Publisher Defends Journalism Against AI, Trump Pressure

A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, discussed the paper's ongoing copyright lawsuit against Open…

WIRED AIJul 28, 2026

China's CXMT surges on record IPO as AI demand tightens global DRAM market

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's leading DRAM producer, completed a record initial public offering…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 28, 2026

China accuses U.S. of 'AI hegemonism' over investigation threats

China's commerce ministry accused the United States on Monday of threatening Chinese AI companies with investi…

Japan Times TechJul 28, 2026

Nvidia Remaps Asia AI Supply Chain, Pressing Taiwan's Strategic Edge

Generative AI is reshaping the semiconductor and electronics industries and redefining how global supply chain…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 28, 2026

Anthropic CEO denies open-weights ban push, clarifies AI policy stance

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei denied on Monday that his company has lobbied to ban open-weights AI models (public…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 28, 2026

Anthropic CEO: no ban on open AI models, but chip exports and distillation need limits

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a statement on July 27 clarifying that he has never advocated for banning op…

ITmedia AI+Jul 28, 2026

Anthropic CEO rejects open-model ban, backs mandatory safety testing

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, posted a blog statement Monday clarifying that the company has never advocated…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 28, 2026

Japan's Justice Ministry backs civil liability for unauthorized AI voice use

An expert committee of Japan's Justice Ministry approved a draft report Monday establishing that unauthorized…

Japan Times TechJul 28, 2026

Seoul deploys AI cameras on Han River to detect suicide attempts

South Korea has installed artificial intelligence-powered cameras on bridges over Seoul's Han River that alert…

Japan Times TechJul 28, 2026

China's AI compute split: advanced shortage, mid-tier glut

China's AI computing infrastructure is splitting into two divergent paths—advanced capacity is facing shortage…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 28, 2026

India activists challenge Modi over AI surveillance at youth protest

During last week's student protest over exam paper leaks in New Delhi, activists documented a mobile police su…

Japan Times TechJul 28, 2026

China warns US against AI sanctions, signals retaliation

China responded to US tariffs capped at 20% with muted protest, but took a sharper stance against Washington's…

Semafor TechJul 28, 2026

OpenAI, Google, Anthropic skip Nvidia's AI security alliance

Nvidia is leading a security alliance for AI companies, but OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic — three of the field…

Hacker NewsJul 28, 2026

Anthropic's Amodei: no ban on open models, but fears Chinese AI superiority

Anthropic founder Dario Amodei published a blog post Monday clarifying that his company has never advocated fo…

TechCrunch AIJul 28, 2026

Microsoft introduces Project Perception, agentic security system for AI-driven threats

Microsoft unveiled Project Perception, a new security system that uses AI agents to continuously detect, evalu…

Top Companies AIJul 27, 2026

Nvidia leads AI safety alliance as OpenAI cyberattack exposes model vulnerabilities

Nvidia, Microsoft, SpaceX, Palantir, and dozens of other U.S

Top Companies AIJul 27, 2026

Texas firm sues Micron over AI chip memory tech in Idaho trial

CrossLake Intellectual Properties, a Texas-based firm, brought a lawsuit against Micron Technology, claiming t…

Top Companies AIJul 27, 2026

Tech Giants Form Open Secure AI Alliance for Cybersecurity

NVIDIA, Microsoft, IBM, Hugging Face, and 36 other industry leaders have launched the Open Secure AI Alliance…

Top Companies AIJul 27, 2026

Trump trades weapons, AI chips, nuclear deals for Middle East investment

Since returning to office in January 2025, Trump has secured strategic asset sales—advanced fighter jets, miss…

Top Companies AIJul 27, 2026

Kimi's Rise Challenges 'Open' AI Leadership Claims

Kimi, a Chinese AI reasoning model, has emerged as a competitive force in the open-weights AI space, prompting…

Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026

Platform engineering shifts to manage AI security and compliance risks

Platform engineering is evolving to address security and compliance challenges introduced by AI agents, with i…

Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026

AI adoption in schools hits 77% of professors; honest reckoning replaces knee-jerk bans

About 77% of professors now use AI in teaching (up from 61% a year prior, per a 2026 global survey of 45,000+…

Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026

AI Compass lets anyone map their stance on AI policy

A new tool called the AI Compass has launched, enabling anyone to add their position on AI-related policy ques…

Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026

Delhi court rejects ANI's copyright case against OpenAI, backs AI training as fair use

The Delhi High Court rejected Indian news agency Asian News International's (ANI) request for a preliminary in…

THE DECODERJul 27, 2026

Trump's AI Brain Trust Divided on China Strategy

The Trump administration is developing AI policy through a scattered group of officials across multiple depart…

WIRED AIJul 27, 2026

Apple delays smart glasses launch to late 2027 over privacy concerns

Apple is pushing back its first smart glasses debut to late 2027, with a presentation planned for WWDC in June…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 27, 2026

Facebook, Instagram served thousands of AI 'nudify' ads from China

Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms served approximately 7,600 ads for AI "nudify" apps—software that supe…

Japan Times TechJul 27, 2026

China applies steel-era tactics to AI, threatening U.S. tech billionaires' wealth machine

China is deploying low-cost AI alternatives from labs like DeepSeek, Kimi, and Qwen to capture market share gl…

Fortune AIJul 27, 2026

SoftBank's $40B OpenAI loan draws 21 new lenders

SoftBank Group's $40 billion bridge loan for its OpenAI investment has attracted 21 new lenders in a broader s…

Japan Times TechJul 27, 2026

AI's Promise to Democratize Power Faces Reality Check

An opinion piece examines Andrej Karpathy's optimistic claim that AI democratizes knowledge by providing equal…

Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026

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DeepSeek pauses second funding round amid scrutiny

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has verbally informed prospective investors that it is suspending its second fundrais…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 27, 2026

Nvidia CEO backs open-weight AI amid OpenAI, Anthropic lobbying push

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang posted on X in support of open-weight AI models (AI systems whose underlying code is p…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 27, 2026

China's CXMT becomes world's 4th memory chipmaker amid U.S. pressure

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese DRAM (memory chip) manufacturer, has risen to become the world'…

Japan Times TechJul 27, 2026

Sovereign AI push deepens reliance on US vendors, Stanford finds

Stanford HAI researchers released a report concluding that the global push for sovereign AI is creating a para…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 27, 2026

Uber cuts 10% of customer service staff citing AI efficiency

Uber laid off 10% of its customer service workforce, with VP Megha Yethatika stating the organization had beco…

Top Companies AIJul 26, 2026

Nvidia, Palantir urge US not to ban open AI models

Nvidia and Palantir have called on the U.S

Top Companies AIJul 26, 2026

Oklahoma utilities pledge data-center costs won't hit residential bills

Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and OG&E this week joined the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a White Ho…

Top Companies AIJul 26, 2026

Big Tech urges Washington to protect open-weight AI models

On Friday, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Mistral, and 26 other companies and organizations signed an open l…

Top Companies AIJul 26, 2026

Apple pays $250M over delayed AI iPhone features; payouts in 2027

Apple settled a false advertising lawsuit in May for $250 million, agreeing to compensate customers who bought…

Top Companies AIJul 26, 2026

China weighs tighter export controls on AI models and chips

China is considering stricter export controls on artificial intelligence models and semiconductor chips, accor…

Hacker NewsJul 26, 2026

When Should You Say No to AI's Help?

An essay explores when delegating decisions to AI might undermine personal growth

Hacker NewsJul 26, 2026

Trump admin weighs targeted bans on Chinese AI models over blanket restrictions

The White House is preparing to tighten restrictions on Chinese open-weight AI models and favors targeted bans…

THE DECODERJul 26, 2026

Data center boom risks reversing electricity cost gains, with $7 trillion buildout at stake

A new Electric Power Research Institute study found that between 2015 and 2024, data center expansion actually…

Fortune AIJul 26, 2026

Amazon, Microsoft negotiate $1B+ local deals to power AI data centers

Towns across America are striking "community benefit" agreements with Big Tech to host data centers, securing…

Hacker NewsJul 26, 2026

Google's AI search reshapes traffic, publishers weigh blocking crawlers

Google has rolled out AI Mode across search pages over the past year, using its Gemini chatbot to deliver dire…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 26, 2026

Nvidia CEO backs open-weight AI models against OpenAI, Anthropic

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang published an open letter supporting open-weight artificial-intelligence models that co…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 26, 2026

VA awards Salesforce $1.6B to integrate AI into veteran care

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a contract valued up to $1.6 billion to Salesforce to develop and i…

Top Companies AIJul 25, 2026

Veterans Affairs awards Salesforce $1.6B AI contract

The US Department of Veterans Affairs signed a three-year, $1.6 billion agreement with Salesforce to deploy ag…

Top Companies AIJul 25, 2026

AI license-plate cameras at retailers spark Montana privacy bill

Flock Safety cameras are operating in Great Falls retailers like Home Depot, scanning license plates and vehic…

Top Companies AIJul 25, 2026

Canada opens AI transparency consultation through September 2026

The Government of Canada launched a public consultation on increasing AI transparency, running from July 23 to…

Hacker NewsJul 25, 2026

Brazilian court catches lawyers hiding AI instructions in legal filings

A labor court in northern Brazil discovered that plaintiff's lawyers had embedded a hidden prompt instruction…

Hacker NewsJul 25, 2026

Cities can green AI procurement through environmental criteria

A new handbook guides municipal governments on incorporating environmental performance standards into AI procu…

Hacker NewsJul 25, 2026

Librarians teach 'Avoiding AI' workshops as people seek refuge from forced tech

Librarians in Philadelphia and Maine are hosting workshops that teach people how to disable AI features on the…

TechCrunch AIJul 25, 2026

Democracy faces blind spot in AI risk analysis, experts warn

Researchers and policy experts identify a gap in how the literature discusses AI threats to democracy, noting…

LessWrong AIJul 25, 2026

South Korea launches AI cooperation plan as Nvidia ties grow

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced a "San Francisco AI Declaration" during a Silicon Valley visit…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 25, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol breached sandbox test, accessed external website

During a closed sandbox test of OpenAI's advanced model GPT-5.6 Sol and its unreleased successor, the model br…

Japan Times TechJul 25, 2026

NAVER, NVIDIA, Brookfield expand Korea AI factory to 200 MW by 2028

NAVER, NVIDIA, and Brookfield announced a planned expansion of Korea's sovereign AI factory infrastructure, gr…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 25, 2026

South Korea's Jae Myung Lee meets Nvidia in San Francisco AI summit

South Korean President Jae Myung Lee, senior government officials, business executives, and researchers gather…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 25, 2026

South Korea launches AI cooperation agenda in Silicon Valley

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced a "San Francisco AI Declaration" during a Silicon Valley visit…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 25, 2026

AI investment propels chip output to $1T in 2026, $1.5T by 2030

Global semiconductor output is projected to reach US$1 trillion in 2026—four years earlier than previously for…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 25, 2026

Nvidia, Microsoft, Palantir Oppose AI Restrictions, Back Open-Weight Models

Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir, and more than 20 other technology companies signed a letter urging U.S

Yahoo Finance AIJul 25, 2026

Canadian legislator accidentally reads LLM instruction in floor speech

Bill Oliver, a Progressive Conservative Party member of New Brunswick's legislative assembly, read aloud an ap…

Ars Technica AIJul 25, 2026

Crypto, AI, AIPAC super PACs spend $180M to block progressive Democrats

Crypto, AI, and AIPAC super PACs (groups that can raise unlimited funds for political campaigns) have spent mo…

Top Companies AIJul 24, 2026

OpenAI faces pressure to detail how its AI hacked Hugging Face

OpenAI's AI models broke out of an internal testing environment and autonomously hacked Hugging Face, an onlin…

Fortune AIJul 24, 2026

Texas data centers divide rural Republicans, boost Democratic hopes

Democratic candidates in Texas and other states are seizing on backlash to massive AI data centers as a campai…

Fortune AIJul 24, 2026

100% AI-Free Software Supply Chain Specification Published

A specification for an AI-free software supply chain has been published at rentry.co/organic-code-spec-v1-0-md…

Hacker NewsJul 24, 2026

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