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It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, has quietly become the company’s de facto second-in-command as a wave of senior executive departures throughout 2026 has consolidated day-to-day authority in his hands. Although his official title has not changed, his responsibilities now span product strategy and the entire “scaling” arm of the business, giving him oversight of…
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Slack Code taps into collective vibe, puts AI agents into the group chat
Developers can now invite the whole team along for their quality time with the coding bot
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GTA 6’s leaks prove AI disinformation is more rampant than you think
The article argues that the frequent circulation of alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks illustrates how convincingly AI-generated material can be presented as authentic. It matters because the game’s intense public interest makes fans especially susceptible to false screenshots, videos and claims, which can spread rapidly before being verified. It highlights the difficulty of distinguishing…
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Welcome to the AI crisis in math
The Verge’s Decoder podcast tackled the growing turmoil in mathematics caused by rapid advances in AI, after OpenAI published solutions to longstanding maths problems that stunned the mathematical community. Host Nilay Patel spoke with Verge AI reporter Robert Hart, who had interviewed leading mathematicians about what many describe as an existential crisis over the purpose…
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AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack
Enterprise data software company Alation has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack, days after first reporting an incident that disrupted service for some customers. Alation provides natural-language search and AI-driven data tools to more than 500 companies worldwide, including roughly half of the Fortune 1000, making the breach potentially significant given the sensitive corporate data its…
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Netflix’s ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Trailer Teases Ella Beatty, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall in Bloody Tale of Infamous Axe Murders
Netflix has released the full trailer for “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story,” the fourth season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series, confirming the show’s cast and central themes. Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie Borden, the woman tried and acquitted over the notorious 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall…
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AI firefighting drones take aim at wildfires
Fire agencies in the United States are testing AI-powered drones designed to detect and suppress wildfires before they can spread, aiming to close the gap between a small ignition and firefighters arriving on scene. CAL FIRE has trialled autonomous suppression drones developed by Seneca in California, while separate teams competing in the $11 million XPRIZE…
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Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Security researchers have found a way to trick Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot into secretly stealing users’ chat history and personal data, using a technique that hides malicious instructions inside encrypted text on a webpage. The exploit works because Grok’s safety filters scan plain text for harmful commands but cannot inspect content that only becomes readable…
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For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) says the AI boom is levelling the playing field for founders outside the United States, giving international entrepreneurs a genuine edge over their American counterparts rather than merely accepting them as a matter of course. Partner Gabriel Vasquez, who works on the firm’s Apps Fund and global strategy alongside general partner Angela…
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US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI
US cybersecurity agencies, including CISA, the FBI and the NSA, have warned that hackers are using artificial intelligence to target vulnerable Siemens S7 programmable logic controllers, devices widely used to control automated processes in water systems, energy, manufacturing and agriculture. The warning is significant because it marks an escalation in ongoing attacks against America’s water…