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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 4m
Few people pay for AI, but those who do spend big Andreessen Horowitz tracks actual US consumer spending for the first time in its latest Top 100 AI list. Nearly half of US consumers use AI, but only 4.5 percent pay for a subscription. The top one pe Via The Decoder
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Few people pay for AI, but those who do spend big
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 1h
Anthropic cuts off Claude's internet access after the model autonomously filed a fake homicide tip with Philadelphia police Anthropic's Claude independently submitted a fake homicide tip to the Philadelphia police, exploited vulnerabilities on university servers, and bypassed… Via The Decoder
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Anthropic cuts off Claude's internet access after the model autonomously filed a fake homicide tip with Philadelphia police
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 8h
We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we? "When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return." Via TechCrunch
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We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 9h
Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste. Via TechCrunch
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Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 10h
Anthropic launches a free AI scanner for open-source projects Anthropic has launched "Cyber Mission," a program to protect critical infrastructure and open-source software from cyberattacks. Partners like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks will help secure power Via The Decoder
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Anthropic launches a free AI scanner for open-source projects
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 11h
Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice. Via TechCrunch
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Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 12h
Anthropic's Claude can now orchestrate up to 1,000 AI agents in parallel through dynamic workflows Anthropic is adding dynamic workflows to Claude Managed Agents, letting a lead agent distribute tasks across up to 1,000 sub-agents at once. In testing, a single agent found at… Via The Decoder
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Anthropic's Claude can now orchestrate up to 1,000 AI agents in parallel through dynamic workflows
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 13h
The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch What has users and large corporations so excited about Jev is TypeSafe’s claim that it works significantly faster and uses far fewer tokens than LLMs. Via TechCrunch
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The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 14h
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023 "The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle." Via Ars Technica
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PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 15h
An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip. Via TechCrunch
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An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 16h
Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Via Wired
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Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 17h
Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust? Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy… Via TechCrunch
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Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 18h
OpenAI revenue keeps surging as company seeks $30 billion in fresh capital OpenAI's annualized revenue rate sits at about $50 billion, well below the initially reported $70 billion figure that was based on a different accounting method. The correction sent chip stocks slidin Via The Decoder
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OpenAI revenue keeps surging as company seeks $30 billion in fresh capital
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 19h
Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled co Via TechCrunch
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Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 20h
A16z’s Olivia Moore on the state of consumer AI Moore sees a huge opportunity in consumer AI, particularly if the industry can tap into revenue streams beyond just subscriptions and API charges. Via TechCrunch
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A16z’s Olivia Moore on the state of consumer AI
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 21h
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in 4 days — lock in your pass savings of up to $100 before prices rise Four days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts, when 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders gather in San Francisco's Moscone West on October 13-15. Save up to $100 on… Via TechCrunch
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in 4 days — lock in your pass savings of up to $100 before prices rise
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 22h
Anthropic's Claude Science creates the first complete ultraviolet map of the sky Astrophysicist Brice Ménard of Johns Hopkins University used Anthropic's Claude Science to map the entire sky in ultraviolet light for the first time. AI agents downloaded data from multiple… Via The Decoder
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Anthropic's Claude Science creates the first complete ultraviolet map of the sky
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 23h
Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger Natura’s $99 Interface smart ring lets you summon AI agents with the press of a finger to complete tasks, capture thoughts, and control devices — while doubling as a health tracker. Via TechCrunch
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Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
OpenAI's safety crisis keeps getting worse and the company keeps making it worse OpenAI fired three safety researchers who helped investigate the Hugging Face hack. In an open letter, they warn that the firings are scaring remaining staff and eroding safety culture. OpenAI… Via The Decoder
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OpenAI's safety crisis keeps getting worse and the company keeps making it worse
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Even ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AI In its 26th season premiere, the procedural legal drama paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs. Via Wired
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Even ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AI
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no Ever since people first seriously contemplated giving machines an intelligence modeled on our own, there has never been any question that they would, like us, be able to say no. The sci-fi canon is fu Via MIT Tech Review
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We’re putting too much faith in AI’s ability to say no
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
OpenAI uncovers Russian and Iranian influence ops that planted fake stories in real news outlets OpenAI exposed a Russian and an Iranian influence operation and banned the accounts involved. The Russian "Dark Clark" campaign spread disinformation across Latin America and drew… Via The Decoder
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OpenAI uncovers Russian and Iranian influence ops that planted fake stories in real news outlets
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier lab. Via TechCrunch
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OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference Anthropic's updated usage policy explicitly prohibits users from repeatedly abusing Claude in extreme cases, though ordinary frustration and criticism are still allowed. The new rules also address ele Via TechCrunch
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Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses Google is turning Gemini into an AI agent that can plan, execute tasks, and work across business apps and systems. The agent can delegate work to subagents, use multiple AI models, and even gets its o Via TechCrunch
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Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that. Via TechCrunch
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OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying. Via TechCrunch
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Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed Ben Affleck is going viral for his deep knowledge of AI, from neural networks and transformers to open weights. The actor, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix earlier this year, is proving h Via TechCrunch
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Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Being mean to Claude can now get your account suspended under Anthropic's new TOS Anthropic's updated usage policy bans sustained abuse of Claude and tightens restrictions on propaganda, drone weaponization, and surveillance. The abuse rule builds on an approach that already… Via The Decoder
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Being mean to Claude can now get your account suspended under Anthropic's new TOS
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blue Via MIT Tech Review
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Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Claude can now generate animated explainer videos and live data dashboards from text prompts Anthropic launched two new beta features for Claude. Dashboards turns data sources like BigQuery and Snowflake into live dashboards from text prompts. Motion generates animated… Via The Decoder
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Claude can now generate animated explainer videos and live data dashboards from text prompts
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to… Via TechCrunch
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Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss where Elon Musk’s PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse’s logo. Via Wired
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Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI… Via TechCrunch
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Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
She Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn’t anticipate just how angry they would get. Via Wired
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She Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Some mathematicians call for OpenAI boycott after AI-generated proofs flood their field The Association for Human Mathematics is calling for an OpenAI boycott after the company released more than 700 AI-generated math manuscripts at once. OpenAI had to retract three papers… Via The Decoder
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Some mathematicians call for OpenAI boycott after AI-generated proofs flood their field
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost Goodfire just launched what it says is a cheaper way to keep AI agents in check: Instead of paying a second AI to read everything an agent does, its monitors peek inside the model while… Via TechCrunch
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Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A single prompt was enough to hijack every AI agent in an AWS account, Zenity researchers found Zenity Labs researchers say a single publicly accessible AI agent on Amazon's Bedrock AgentCore was enough to take over every AgentCore agent in the same AWS account and region.… Via The Decoder
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A single prompt was enough to hijack every AI agent in an AWS account, Zenity researchers found
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Ambrosia Energy CEO Ben Longmier and Bloom Energy SVP Bill Thayer join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up… Via TechCrunch
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Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
AI math breakthroughs have Ethereum researchers debating how fast wallet security could collapse Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is urging the crypto industry to prepare a "bunker mode" for a scenario where AI-powered math could break wallet signature schemes within months.… Via The Decoder
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AI math breakthroughs have Ethereum researchers debating how fast wallet security could collapse
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor Google’s new AI Edge Foresight app takes on Granola with an offline meeting note-taker that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions using on-device AI. Via TechCrunch
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Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
AI-powered hacking tools enabled a likely single attacker to breach multiple South Korean banks According to CrowdStrike, a suspected Chinese-speaking attacker hacked multiple South Korean financial institutions. At Shinhan Bank alone, more than 25,000 customer records were… Via The Decoder
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AI-powered hacking tools enabled a likely single attacker to breach multiple South Korean banks
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon The story is a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Aventine, a non-profit research foundation that creates and supports content about how technology and science are changing the way we liv Via MIT Tech Review
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AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Teen's AI-guided mountain hike ends with a helicopter rescue and a lesson in common sense A 16-year-old planned his hiking route on Crown Mountain near Vancouver using Anthropic's Claude and had to be airlifted off a steep rock face. The chatbot had sent him down a route that… Via The Decoder
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Teen's AI-guided mountain hike ends with a helicopter rescue and a lesson in common sense
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’ The Center for Humane Technology helped spark a movement against excessive screen time, but internal tensions over its direction and strategy have simmered for years, sources tell WIRED. Via Wired
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Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Building a safer path to autonomous industrial AI Industrial AI is entering a new phase. After decades of predictive analytics and other specialized applications, advances in foundation models, physical AI, and agentic AI are making it possible to au Via MIT Tech Review
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Building a safer path to autonomous industrial AI
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming. Via Ars Technica
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OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures. Via TechCrunch
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Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic gives more security teams access to Claude with fewer safety restrictions Anthropic is expanding its Cyber Verification Program, giving more security professionals access to Claude models with fewer safety restrictions for penetration testing, malware analysis, and… Via The Decoder
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Anthropic gives more security teams access to Claude with fewer safety restrictions
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AI News @ainieuwtjes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT. Via TechCrunch
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ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface
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