AI News
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Anthropic’s self-replicating AI warning is alarming deja vu
Are legions of smart devices – fridges, ovens, vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, security cameras, and TVs – conspiring to take over the internet? No. But they could soon be unwitting hosts to self-replicating AI models…
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Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace
Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell.
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Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to
The problem Floqer is trying to solve is familiar to anyone who has worked in sales or revenue operations.
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Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices
"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.
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OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say
Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.
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Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI
Scimplify's annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U.S. expansion.
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Anthropic: AI will soon self-replicate, threatening cybersecurity
Anthropic warns that AI models may “self-replicate within the next few months,” potentially causing serious harm, especially to cybersecurity.
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OpenAI Employee Arrested for Placing a Recording Device in a Meeting Room
An OpenAI employee was arrested by the FBI after placing an “advanced recording device” inside the company’s executive meeting room.
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OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room
An OpenAI engineer was arrested after the company said it discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in one of its offices. The employee was identified as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national. Alfozan is…
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Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agents
More AI agents will soon be able to browse and purchase from Shopify listings, marking an expansion of the company's agentic commerce ambitions. Shopify announced Tuesday it will let shoppers configure their AI agents…
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Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm
Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first launched on Instagram.
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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. And that fact is steadily seeding fears that companies now have new, gaping…












