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Student, 13, stabs his teacher, 66, and attempts to ‘livestream knife attack’ at school in Rome
A 13-year-old student attacked his teacher at Giovanni Verga secondary school in Rome, stabbing 66-year-old Isabella Marsilio after pepper-spraying her. The student attempted to livestream the assault on Telegram whilst wearing a helmet with an attached mobile phone, though it remains unclear whether he succeeded. A classmate intervened and tackled the student, preventing further harm;…
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Anthropic decides to support OpenAI’s markdown instructions spec
Anthropic announced on Friday that Claude Code will now support OpenAI’s AGENTS.md format, a significant step toward interoperability between rival AI coding platforms. Starting with version 2.1.277, if a folder lacks a CLAUDE.md file, Claude Code will automatically check for and use AGENTS.md instead, with users able to toggle this behaviour via the /config command.…
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US military nearly attacked Chinese vessel and ‘started a war’ after massive AI error
A US military analyst reportedly used an AI chatbot to assess a Chinese ship’s manifest, leading to the false conclusion that it carried nuclear-weapons components. The assessment was circulated as intelligence, prompting military planners to prepare an operation to intercept and board the vessel, potentially triggering a conflict between the United States and China. The…
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Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120K
Microsoft has used AI agents to port the runtime powering GitHub Copilot and other products from TypeScript to Rust, at a reported cost of about $120,000 in AI usage and three weeks of developer time. The migration matters because Rust substantially improved performance and reduced memory consumption, while demonstrating that agent-led software development can tackle…
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OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
Newly unsealed court documents from the New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal that the companies internally acknowledged their AI products were damaging the web ecosystem they depend on, with staff using strikingly candid language to describe the harm. The revelations matter because they suggest both companies knowingly pursued a strategy that undermines…
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Clicks Communicator shipments begin in December
Clicks will begin shipping its BlackBerry-inspired Communicator smartphone in December, almost a year after its CES 2026 unveiling. The device targets users seeking a secondary phone focused on messaging and calls, rather than a flagship designed for intensive app use or constant scrolling. The final model upgrades RAM from 8GB to 12GB and battery capacity…
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What to expect at Meta Connect 2026: New AI glasses, a mixed reality headset and more
Meta Connect 2026 is expected to focus heavily on artificial intelligence, smart glasses and mixed reality, reflecting the company’s expansion beyond traditional virtual reality. Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote may introduce new AI-powered eyewear and a previously unseen lightweight mixed-reality headset, while also addressing privacy concerns surrounding Meta’s existing camera-equipped glasses. Reports suggest Meta could unveil slimmer,…
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AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
The United States narrowly avoided a military incident after an artificial intelligence tool generated an entirely false intelligence report claiming a Chinese ship was transporting nuclear weapons components through the Middle East. A Special Operations Command analyst used a chatbot to analyse the vessel’s manifest, but the AI system hallucinated details about the cargo, causing…
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World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
Leading world model companies, particularly Yann LeCun’s AMI Labs and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs, are maintaining strict secrecy about their commercial plans and product timelines despite accumulating significant funding and industry attention. The author, who moderated a panel on the topic at the All In conference, found executives unwilling to disclose concrete details about applications…
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Compsci grads facing recession-like job prospects thanks to AI
Computer science and other AI-exposed majors are experiencing a sharp deterioration in early-career employment prospects since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, according to a new US Census Bureau study. Graduates from the most AI-exposed fields—including computer science, mathematics, statistics, and some engineering disciplines—are facing employment and earnings declines comparable to those experienced by…