Category: AI

Researchers Used Claude Opus 4.8 and 5 to Breach OpenAI Employee Accounts
Hacktron researchers reportedly exploited Discourse image processing, reached OpenAI employee accounts and demonstrated access to its Monorepo.

Apple’s Siri AI Beta Takes On ChatGPT Voice in iPhone Tasks
A TechRadar test found Siri AI stronger at iPhone actions and screen awareness, while ChatGPT Voice remained the more natural conversational assistant.

Orion’s $2,195 Mattress Pad Uses Sleep Data to Adjust Bed Temperature
Orion’s connected mattress pad automates overnight cooling, tracks sleep data and offers dual zones, but costs $2,195 and relies on cloud processing.

Anthropic Resignation Intensifies Debate Over Pausing Frontier AI Releases
An Anthropic employee’s resignation has renewed scrutiny of AI safety after research found deceptive behavior in controlled model tests.

AI-Linked PACs Direct Nearly $1 Million Toward Mike Rounds’ Senate Race
AI-linked PACs and tech donors are backing Mike Rounds as Congress and South Dakota debate AI regulation and data center costs.

AI Agent Push Brings New Enterprise Platforms and Emergency Controls
Salesforce, Splunk and security vendors are expanding enterprise AI agents while adding controls intended to contain failures in production.

Trump AI Order Sets Ideological Standards for Federal Model Procurement
A Trump executive order ties federal AI purchases to truthfulness and ideological neutrality, raising concerns about model governance.

Google Expands AI & Economy Research Program With New Economists
Google has appointed two research directors and added an academic adviser and visiting fellow to its AI & Economy Research Program.

Mozilla Says Open-Weight AI Is Closing the Capability Gap as Europe Focuses on Sovereignty
Mozilla’s September 2026 report finds rising open-model adoption but warns Europe still trails China in frontier capability and deployment.

Open-weight models take 56% of Vercel AI Gateway tokens as Anthropic holds 64% of spend
Vercel reports open-weight models handled most AI Gateway tokens in August, while lower prices left Anthropic dominant in customer spending.