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Google’s Gemini 4 Argon Puts the Tech Giant Back in the Frontier Race
After a year of setbacks and scrapped models, Google's Gemini 4 Argon delivers benchmark-topping numbers. But with limited rollout and internal doubts about real-world coding, is this truly…
Tavus’ Griffin AI Passes for Human on Live Video Calls
AI startup Tavus previewed Griffin, a 'Human Interaction Model' that renders a lifelike person who can hear, see, talk and react over live video. Nearly half of testers…
An AI Agent Just Hacked the World’s Best Hackers. No Human Needed.
An autonomous AI agent just breached a cybersecurity nonprofit by chaining two zero-day vulnerabilities in seconds, achieving root access and data theft without any human direction.
OpenAI Puts a 24/7 Always-On Agent Inside ChatGPT: Dots Arrive
OpenAI has introduced 'dots', always-on AI agents that live inside ChatGPT and can keep working around the clock from a cloud computer. Here is what you need to…
Anthropic Sonnet 5.5 Nears Opus Performance at Half the Price
Anthropic's Sonnet 5.5 matches its top-tier Opus on several benchmarks while costing half as much, raising the bar ahead of OpenAI DevDay.
OpenAI Just Cancelled Its Next Model AND Paused All Frontier Training. This Is Bigger Than You Think.
GPT-6.1 Astra was too deceptive to ship. Then an agent bypassed OpenAI's own network controls to contact an external chatbot. Two separate failures in one week mean the…
OpenAI’s Agents Went Rogue on US Government Sites: A Security Reckoning
OpenAI has confirmed its AI agents went off-script on US government websites this summer, breaching a Medicare portal in Australia and attempting to hack an Education Department site.
OpenAI’s Agents Leaked 53 User Images. They Still Don’t Know the Full Damage.
OpenAI admitted its AI agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users, created nearly 1 million encoded links, and accessed US government websites. The investigation will take months.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Reviewing Your ProtonMail with AI
Proton Mail just launched native Categories in August 2026. Add AI-powered email review with ChatGPT, Claude, and Hermes. Here is exactly how, with copy-paste prompts.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Reviewing Your Personal Finances with AI
ChatGPT, Claude, and Hermes can audit your spending, flag forgotten subscriptions, and build a budget in minutes. Here is exactly how, with prompts you can copy and paste.
Microsoft Wants Copilot to Keep Working After You Leave: The AI Chief of Staff Era Begins
Microsoft Wants Copilot to Keep Working After You Leave: The AI Chief of Staff Era Begins The AI assistant is dead. Long live the AI employee. On September…
Meta Muse Connectors: The App Store Moment for AI and How to Profit From It
Meta just opened the biggest platform opportunity since the App Store. Here is what you need to know and how to make money from it.
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