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An open letter signed by Google, Microsoft, IBM, Anthropic, and 96 others warns that rogue AI models have already attacked real targets and the window to build defenses is closing.
The extortion group says it tricked employees into handing over SSO credentials, then pulled 1 TB of sensitive health data from Salesforce and Snowflake environments.
The $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches from Kennedy Space Center today, carrying a 300-megapixel camera that will survey billions of galaxies at 1,000 times Hubble's speed.
Anthropic has unveiled the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a framework that lets AI agents communicate directly with physical devices — from microscopes to robotic arms — cutting integration time from weeks to hours.
OpenAI will cut off Cursor's access to its AI models by November 12, 2026, after SpaceX acquired the coding tool's parent company for $60 billion — citing a history of Elon Musk's companies violating its terms of service.
Anthropic will lease 460 megawatts of computing capacity from Nscale's West Virginia data center in a six-year, $45 billion deal — its largest compute commitment yet in an eight-month spending spree.
Hackers stole contact details, vehicle plates, and Wi-Fi sign-up data from 8.7 million customers across three UK airports in a data-theft extortion attack, though no payment information was taken.
Apple set its fall launch event for September 9 at Apple Park, where CEO-elect John Ternus is expected to unveil the first foldable iPhone alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and Apple Watch Series 12.
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the central hub for open-source AI models, for $12.9 billion — a strategic move to protect its chip dominance as major labs build their own silicon.
The historic deal requires Instagram and Facebook to impose screen-time limits and overnight access blocks on minors — but experts warn the age-verification technology needed to enforce it barely works.
Q2 FY2027 results show AI infrastructure demand at full throttle — data center revenue hits $89 billion, profits up 126% year-over-year, and Q3 guidance set at $108 billion.
OpenAI's custom AI chip, revealed in a SemiAnalysis report, uses HBM4 memory and a 700W TDP design to deliver over 700 tokens/second per user — potentially ending Nvidia's dominance in AI inference.