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Hackers turned Claude and Grok into a network of AI agents that autonomously targeted more than 400 financial institutions and other financial targets, according to cybersecurity research shared with The Information. Read more: thein.fo/4z5PZ8S
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President Trump said he called Google’s Sundar Pichai to discuss renaming the Atlantic Ocean, but would “probably pass” after the chief executive told him: “Please don’t ask us to do that.” wapo.st/4skXINQ
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SCOOP: Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions. axios.com/2026/10/22/ai-agen…
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China’s Unitree unveils ‘guardian’ robot that can disarm attackers, lift cars The H2-X robot is seen smashing a car door and disarming a knife-wielding intruder in a promo video, but details on its release are sketchy scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/ar…
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Handwashing changed medicine. AI could too, if hospitals stop treating it like traditional software In healthcare, small changes in practice have outsized effects. Patients and doctors are already reaching for AI. Health systems need a way to catch up fastcompany.com/91624590/han…
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New prize launches for books co-written with AI After months of controversy over the possible use of AI by winners of prestigious awards, the Prix Pascal de Littérature IA is rewarding fiction written with the help of LLMs theguardian.com/books/2026/o…
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Our new show with NPR, Machine Gods, is finally here! Episode 1 is live wherever you get your podcasts. The official podcast of the singularity starts today! youtube.com/watch?v=OKDai2_a…
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•A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over how it handled its users' data. •It could be the largest penalty against Meta in history. •Meta recently agreed to an $18 billion settlement over the impact of its tech on kids. businessinsider.com/meta-25-…
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Why Anthropic’s draft bill sets $1 billion threshold for AI risk The artificial intelligence company’s proposed threshold mirrors a California law — but repurposes it to decide when the government could block an advanced AI model. politico.com/news/2026/10/21…
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