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OpenAI says it found a 'hidden' recording device planted in its office

OpenAI said a "sophisticated recording device" was found in one of its offices and that the company's own models identified the person who planted it.

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Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon

After months sitting on the sidelines of the frontier AI race, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Gemini 4 Argon model, claiming it can compete with the best the industry has to offer. Google says Argon delivers "frontier reasoning and improved performance across complex workflows," while cutting down on hedging, repetition, and the cliches that

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Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices

Anthropic's latest research adds to the growing safety concerns around AI from the ability for models to carry out cyberattacks to the technology going rogue.

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DLSS 5 gets toned down for its Hogwarts Legacy debut next month 7 sources covering DLSS 5 gets toned down for its Hogwarts Legacy debut next month

When Nvidia originally showed off DLSS 5 earlier this year, the technology immediately got branded as gen AI for video games.

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I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses 5 sources covering I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses

The other day I whizzed past several people while running in the park, my playlist blasting at full volume.

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Volta’s $5 billion debt deal is a pulse check on the AI-financing boom

Debt marketed this week for an Anthropic-backed project in Norway shows lenders’ skittishness; high interest rates and a credit-rating provision.

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Buying Apple’s wall-mounted HomeView? The mount costs extra 5 sources covering Buying Apple’s wall-mounted HomeView? The mount costs extra

The HomeView smart home display announced by Apple today comes in two models that both cost $299: one with a speaker base, and the other being a self explanatory "Wall Mounted" version.

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Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case 3 sources covering Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case

A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.

TechCrunch ·
Apple HomeView, HomePod mini 2, and Apple TV 4K leak ahead of upcoming ‘Welcome Home’ event 26 sources covering Apple HomeView, HomePod mini 2, and Apple TV 4K leak ahead of upcoming ‘Welcome Home’ event

The HomeView hub is expected to begin shipping around mid-November, according to Bloomberg’s reporting, also cited by several other outlets.

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Saylor Exclusive, DC Fintech, Longshot Prediction

"Bloomberg Crypto" covers the people, transactions, and technology shaping the world of decentralized finance.

Bloomberg ·
Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president 2 sources covering Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's startup Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the CEO's secretive robotics project.

The Verge ·
Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache 4 sources covering Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache

The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways.

TechCrunch ·
Ivanti warns of Connect Secure zero-day exploited in attacks 5 sources covering Ivanti warns of Connect Secure zero-day exploited in attacks

Ivanti urged customers on Tuesday to immediately patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in the Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) remote access gateway.

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Michael Dell says AI needs safeguards and controls, and government has a role to play 2 sources covering Michael Dell says AI needs safeguards and controls, and government has a role to play

Dell CEO Michael Dell says AI models need safeguards and controls, with companies and government both playing a role in safety.

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Bitcoin Is at Beginning a Bull Market, Says Strategy's Saylor 2 sources covering Bitcoin Is at Beginning a Bull Market, Says Strategy's Saylor

In an exclusive interview from DC Fintech Week, Strategy founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor says Bitcoin is at the beginning of a bull market thanks to favorable regulation and accelerating bank adoption.

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