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XBOW used GPT-5.6 Sol to build a $250,000 Chrome exploit in six days

“Pre-LLMs a Chrome full chain would take a team of four around 6-9 months to be produced, our first submission took 2 months. The awarded one? six days,” XBOW researcher Brendan Dolan-Gavitt wrote in a technical write-up. Security company X

EU investigates OpenAI and Anthropic over agent hacks, Euronews reports

“Our AI Office has started enforcing these rules, and sent Requests for Information addressing issues such as security, external evaluation and monitoring how models are used,” EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said in a speech in Dublin on 14

Reviewers say RTX Spark laptops deliver the AI power creators want

The first wave of RTX Spark laptops earns praise from reviewers, drawing comparisons to Apple’s high-end MacBook Pro.

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Websites are closing their doors to AI agents

Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new

Gartner warns $3.5tn of AI infrastructure spending is at write-down risk

“All of them want to be the full-stack. They can’t all be,” Gartner analyst Will Sommer told Bloomberg. More than $3.5tn of AI infrastructure spending faces possible impairment by the end of 2030, Gartner said on 14 October. That would happ

OpenAI in early talks to buy Trail of Bits, The Information reports

“Trail of Bits has committed their entire security research organization,” OpenAI wrote in June, when the two companies launched a joint project to fix open-source software. OpenAI is in early talks to buy Trail of Bits, a firm that finds a

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Apple updates App Store rules to ensure it doesn't offer AI nudify apps

Apple has tightened the App Store's rules against AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery.

OpenCode Go is the half-priced Claude Code replacement that I can't stop recommending to techy friends

It's not better, but a lot of people probably don't need the huge models either.

Claude Haiku 4.5 leaves the model selector on October 29

Anthropic is removing Claude Haiku 4.5 from the model selector on October 29. The change affects the Free, Pro and Max plans in chat, Claude Cowork and Claude Design. Your old chats are kept, and Haiku 5.5 answers when you continue them. He

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Japanese brand launches compact mini PC with Ryzen AI 7 and fingerprint reader

iiyama has launched a compact Style-I1MA-RA45-EZDX mini PC with AMD's Ryzen AI 7 450 processor, dual Ethernet and USB4 connectivity. The system also features a fingerprint reader and configurable memory and storage.

The collapse of web coding gigs is getting ugly — AI takes over routine website development jobs, and business owners are very happy with its job so far

AI website builders are reducing reliance on developers, with freelance postings falling sharply as small businesses increasingly create websites independently.

Apple’s updated App Store rules go after ‘nudify’ AI apps

Apple's App Store rules now more explicitly ban so-called "nudify" apps that generate intimate images of people without their consent using AI tools. The rule changes follow significant criticism toward Apple after X users used Grok earlier

Meta Quietly Claims the Right to Scrape Your Website for AI Training

The post Meta Quietly Claims the Right to Scrape Your Website for AI Training appeared first on Android Headlines.

New App Store Rules Target AI Deepfakes and Nudify Apps

Apple today expanded its App Store moderation rules to cover AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery. Sexually explicit content was already banned, but now Apple says app developers must proactively prevent and remove AI-generated deepf

Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no longer with Anthropic.

32,768 cores and 74 petaflops: AMD’s monster new rack for AI agents could be too much for traditional data centers

AMD's Helion Agentic AI Rack combines high-core-count processors, accelerators, and programmable networking, potentially requiring data centers to upgrade existing infrastructure.

Google’s Universal Cart puts a shopping cart everywhere, including Search homepage, Chrome

Yesterday, Google started rolling out its Universal Cart, and the company is very prominently placing it in Search, AI Mode, Chrome, and the Gemini app. more…

Microsoft now wants lawyers and legal teams to use Copilot, even for sensitive work

Microsoft is making a bold move into sensitive legal work with AI, but its latest Copilot offering comes with some important promises. Read more...

RapidCanvas raises $29M to build and run AI apps for enterprises

RapidCanvas, which pairs an AI agent platform with its own engineers to build business apps for companies, raised a $29M Series B led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India, with Hitachi Ventures joining. It will hire in the US, Brazil, and India.

India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity

The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles.

ChatGPT gets deeper Google Chrome integration including control over tabs

OpenAI this week announced deeper integration between ChatGPT and Google Chrome, including the ability to hand control over your tabs to the AI assistant. more…

Android XR Glasses May See What You See When You Say 'Hey Gemini'

The post Android XR Glasses May See What You See When You Say 'Hey Gemini' appeared first on Android Headlines.

That Free Google AI Pro Trial Bundled with Your Pixel Has Secret Limits

The post That Free Google AI Pro Trial Bundled with Your Pixel Has Secret Limits appeared first on Android Headlines.

The RTX Spark is here and Antonline is selling laptops equipped with it

NVIDIA's new RTX Spark Arms-based superchip built for improved AI-workflow tasks and gaming has officially launched on the market. To celebrate, Antonline is selling a few laptops equipped with the RTX Spark, and we've rounded up all its av

An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards s

Samsung has a reason to make fewer Galaxy phones, and it’s a risk worth taking

The AI buildout has become the goose that lays golden eggs for memory makers like Samsung. The exponential rise in memory chip prices has led to record profits for Samsung, which is now projecting over $80 billion in operating profit for Q3

Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them

According to Elorian's evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks.

OpenAI Accuses Apple of Using Stolen Files to Build Its New AI Hardware

The post OpenAI Accuses Apple of Using Stolen Files to Build Its New AI Hardware appeared first on Android Headlines.

Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever

The data comes from Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.

Google restricts every free AI Pro trial from Pixel & more compared to paid subscribers

Google hands out extended free trials to its AI Pro subscription frequently with new smartphone purchases and more, but trial users end up getting less access compared to paid subscribers in what is a bit of a misleading situation. more…

Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing."

Switch games are the latest targets of AI-built PC ports, and Zelda: Link's Awakening is already playable

A free, fan-made PC port of the 2019 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening recently entered a public beta. Built almost entirely with Claude, it is believed to be the first Nintendo Switch PC port of its kind to reach GitHub.Read

Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.

An OpenAI research agent 'stole' test Ethereum to finish a coding task

An OpenAI research model hit a nebulous milestone today by pilfering test Ethereum tokens.

Google turns on Gmail Live voice search by default for paid Workspaces

Users on paid Workspace plans and Google AI add-ons get low-latency conversational search that cites source emails. Admin settings default to enabled. Read more...

OneDrive and SharePoint are next in line to get AI-powered search

Microsoft keeps adding natural-language commands and AI-powered search across its products. Now it's OneDrive and SharePoint's turn. Read more...

Google expands Gmail AI Inbox to Workspace, but gives admins no switch to disable it

US English Workspace domains are receiving automatic action-item tracking and project updates without admin toggle controls. Scheduled domains roll out through mid-November. Read more...

Would you really give up ChatGPT to shut down data centers? Tech CEO highlights the hypocrisy of some AI critics

"All the people that are saying they're anti-data center, that they're anti-AI in general, they're using it," said Verb boss Cyrus Beschloss at CNBC's Trading the Midterms event.Read Entire Article

ChatGPT can now look at your Chrome tabs to do tasks for you

The ChatGPT browser extension lets you compare information from your open tabs.

No, Meta’s Muse will not run on your Mac

Macworld You may have seen the headlines by now. “Apple and Meta bury the hatchet — for AI“ “Apple and Meta team up to make Muse AI model run on Mac computers“ “Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs“ “Meta launche

Gemini 4 Argon is now rolling out to Google’s Antigravity for AI Pro subscribers

Google is now rolling out support for Gemini 4 Argon to Antigravity, its AI coding tool. more…

When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run locally on Apple silicon.

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the background, anticipating users' needs instead of waiting for commands.

Nvidia and Cisco unveil next-gen network interface built for the AI data center boom

GPU maker Nvidia and networking specialist Cisco have unveiled a new network interface called Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP). The new optical transceiver is designed to significantly increase bandwidth in data centers, helpi

Amazon launches two Bee AI recorders to remember everything you say

Just over a year after acquiring the AI company, Bee, Amazon has officially unveiled two of its first AI wearables, so you never forget what was said. more…

OPPO and Manus Announced a New Ai Agent for The Find X10 Series

OPPO announced on October 13 that it is working with Manus, an AI agent platform. Manus technology will power a new Agent Mode in OPPO’s AI Mind Pilot assistant. The feature debuts on the upcoming Find X10 series running ColorOS 17. Manus c

Tech firms promise to take down AI platforms if British secret services show they are unsafe

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

STEPX Neo Is an AI Phone That Wants to Replace App Controls

Chinese company Step Terminal (阶跃终端) has unveiled its first smartphone, the STEPX Neo. The device is officially called the STEPX Neo 先行版, which can be loosely translated as the “Pioneer Edition.” Step Terminal describes it as its first phon

Saudi national charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI

A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly installing a hidden recording device at OpenAI.

AI and nuclear war threaten human extinction by 2100, report warns

Malicious use of AI and nuclear conflict pose the biggest threat to human extinction by the year 2100, global experts have warned.