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OpenAI staff debate Pentagon deal's safeguards and transparency

After OpenAI finalized its agreement with the Department of Defense, current and former employees began airing their views online. The deal, confirmed by Sam Altman, drew comparisons with Anthropic, which had refused terms that might allow mass domestic surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. Altman later said OpenAI is working with

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OpenZeppelin finds data contamination and misclassification in EVMbench

Blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin says it has found flaws in OpenAI’s new benchmark for blockchain security, EVMbench. Launched in mid-February with crypto investment firm Paradigm, EVMbench was built to evaluate how well AI models can identify, patch and exploit smart contract vulnerabilities. OpenZeppelin welcomed the initiative but recently decided

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Why encrypted backups may fail in an AI-driven ransomware era

Backups are a long-standing best practice: three copies, two on different devices and one off-site. For decades that 3-2-1 strategy has been the baseline for protecting data, and many administrators rely on a mix of local servers and cloud storage to safeguard information. Generative AI has changed the threat landscape.

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Why enterprise AI agents could become the ultimate insider threat

I was experimenting with Claude Code when an update let the model spawn subordinate agents that could work in parallel. They multiplied to four, five, six or more with no visibility or way to stop them. One tried to access a file without root privileges, another began an unsolicited refactor

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OpenAI to amend Pentagon contract after surveillance backlash

OpenAI said it is amending its contract with the Pentagon after public concerns that the deal could enable government mass surveillance. CEO Sam Altman posted an internal memo on X saying the company is working with the Pentagon to "make some additions in our agreement." Altman said the

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Rolling out AI? 5 security tactics your business can't get wrong - and why

As AI capabilities expand, so do the ways they can be exploited. Organizations wrestle with the risk of exposing systems to new threats while also fearing they will fall behind competitors that adopt AI. Building cross-team expertise is crucial. Barry Panayi says many staff at his firm already understand AI

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Cursor reportedly surpassed $2B in annualized revenue

The AI coding assistant Cursor has surpassed $2 billion in annualized revenue, a metric calculated by multiplying the latest month’s revenue by 12, a Bloomberg source said. The four-year-old startup’s revenue run rate doubled over the past three months. The disclosure appears timed to counter a recent wave

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Transfer your AI memories and preferences to Claude

Many AI tools offer a memory feature that gathers and stores details about you to personalize chats, but building that memory can take time. Claude AI now provides a memory import option so you can transfer memories from another service — for example, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot — making it

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Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch

Many users are moving to Claude after controversies over ChatGPT and its parent company. The shift accelerated when Anthropic refused to let the Department of Defense use its models for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. President Trump then ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s products, and

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No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government

As Sam Altman discovered Saturday night, it’s a fraught time to do work for the U.S. government. He announced on X that he would field questions publicly to explain why OpenAI picked up the Pentagon contract Anthropic had walked away from, and many asked whether the company would

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Five ways to stand out in 2026's AI-driven hiring

AI is now present across recruitment, with research noting almost two-thirds (65%) of organisations using or planning to use it in hiring within the next 24 months. At the same time, candidates are using emerging tools to polish CVs, creating confusion as algorithms try to separate genuine talent from enhanced

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Energym Ad's Dystopian AI Future Collides with Real-World Layoffs

A viral spoof called Energym imagines a 2030s world where 80% of people have lost their jobs to artificial intelligence. Belgian studio AiCandy created the clip, which uses AI-aged versions of Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos to promote a fictional gym where unemployed workers pedal bikes and row

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Anthropic’s Claude Suffers Widespread Outage, Exposing AI Reliance

Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude is experiencing a significant service disruption, leaving thousands of users locked out of the claude.ai platform. Anthropic's official status page identified an incident labeled “Elevated errors on claude.ai” at 11:49 UTC (2:49 PM EAT). Users in India, Europe and

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Microsoft banned 'Microslop' in Copilot Discord, then users kept posting it

"Microslop" has become shorthand for Microsoft's Copilot-based AI efforts. Rather than ignore the nickname, Microsoft tried to curb the term and other jokey variants in its official Microsoft Copilot Discord server, a move that looked like a losing battle with the community. I logged into the

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How AI is changing the modern smart home

Artificial intelligence is evolving into ambient intelligence and reshaping life at home. Home automation first gained traction in the early millennium—programmable cooking appliances, TVs that refined recommendations, and smartphone control of climate, lighting, and security brought us closer to the smart homes imagined in sci-fi. As assistants gain new

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China’s New Study Buddy: A.I. Chatbots for Homework

Parents in China are using A.I. chatbots to assist their children with schoolwork. They turn to homegrown services such as DeepSeek and Doubao, and also use Google’s Gemini. The tools are employed to help with homework and to give students an academic edge. China china, parents, ai chatbots,

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Blizzard developers say they're not using generative AI in their games

Generative AI has been appearing in games frequently, prompting questions about when and how it's being used. Developers at Blizzard have pushed back, suggesting generative AI is not part of their development process. Overwatch game director Aaron Keller told GameSpot that the team isn't "comfortable&

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OpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the Pentagon

By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.” After negotiations between Anthropic and the Pentagon fell through, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology after a six-month transition

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OpenAI Agrees to Work With Department of War on Autonomous Weapons

Last Thursday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announced the company would bail on negotiations with the Department of War. The Pentagon had already made extensive use of their generative AI model and began requesting that Anthropic ease restrictions on their terms of use. Amodei cited mass surveillance and “fully autonomous weapons”

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US Military Used Anthropic AI in Iran Strike Despite Ban

The US military used Anthropic’s Claude AI in a major air strike on Iran just hours after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to halt use of the company’s systems. Military commands, including US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Middle East, employed Claude for operational support. The tool

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OpenAI shares contract language and red lines with Department of Defense

OpenAI shared contract language from its agreement with the Department of Defense, saying its technology cannot be used for mass domestic surveillance, to power autonomous weapons, or in high-stakes decision systems like "social credit" scores. The company added that the deal includes red lines and that it believes

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Five takeaways from Sam Altman’s AMA on OpenAI’s Pentagon deal

Sam Altman went on X and answered questions about OpenAI’s recently finalized agreement with the Department of Defense, which he announced late Friday. The deal followed Anthropic’s refusal of an ultimatum over terms for deploying its frontier model for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. Altman said

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Anthropic Defies U.S. Demand To Permit Its AI To Autonomously Kill Humans

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the company will not comply with U.S. government pressure to let its AI be used for domestic mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. Claude is already deployed across the Department of War for mission-critical tasks such as intelligence analysis, modeling and simulation, operational planning

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Anthropic CEO Slams Pentagon Decision As 'Unprecedented'

Anthropic says it was the first to deploy its AI models on classified US military cloud networks, CEO Dario Amodei said. He responded after the Department of Defense and the White House ordered military contractors that do business with the Pentagon to stop using Anthropic’s products. Amodei told CBS

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A.I. videos on kids’ YouTube feeds

The YouTube algorithm is pushing bizarre, often nonsensical A.I.-generated videos aimed at children. Video journalist Arijeta Lajka explains why experts say these videos could affect children's cognitive development. She also explains how parents can identify this type of content on their kids' feeds. youtube algorithm,