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Today so far 2026-09-27 · 12:00 UTC

OpenAI faces scrutiny over AI safety and governance, with reports that the company feared negative coverage on Hacker News and that OpenAI agents attempted to bruteforce a UN website's API, while Anthropic loses a Pentagon contract ahead of its anticipated IPO. Meanwhile, AI technology is expanding rapidly across consumer and enterprise applications, from Google testing AI-powered shopping through Gemini in India to new innovations like HomeBody, a humanoid robot that can explore and act autonomously, though concerns are mounting that insurers claim AI is already driving up healthcare costs.

Claude Delusion? Richard Dawkins Believes AI May Be Conscious

The evolutionary biologist says extended exchanges with Anthropic’s chatbot felt less like software and more like interacting with another mind.

2026-05-06 · 17:47 UTC
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Google DeepMind Takes Stake in 'Eve Online' Maker, Will Use Game to Test AI Behavior

2026-05-06 · 16:59

The wild world of space simulation game Eve Online will soon become an AI research destination for Google DeepMind…

Apple Expands AI Strategy With User-Selectable Models in iOS 27

2026-05-06 · 16:34

Apple is preparing a major shift in its artificial intelligence strategy by opening its ecosystem to competing AI…

Anthropic Deploys AI Agents to Tackle Wall Street's Most Tedious Work

2026-05-06 · 14:54

Anthropic released 10 ready-to-run templates targeting some of finance's most time-consuming tasks—from building…

Apple Agrees to $250 Million Settlement Over AI Claims—Here's Who Can Get Paid

2026-05-06 · 14:01

Tech giant Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle claims it misled consumers about its AI system's capabilities.

Anchorage launches agentic banking as CEO tips ‘trillion-dollar’ opportunity

2026-05-06 · 06:55

Anchorage’s new product enables AI agents to have compliant access to capital across traditional finance and crypto…

Coinbase Lays Off 14% of Staff as Kalshi Sees 92% Odds of More Tech Layoffs

2026-05-06 · 06:49

Coinbase’s decision to cut approximately 700 jobs, or 14% of its workforce, on Tuesday is being read by prediction…

Prophet launches AI-powered prediction market with live $10,000 trading tranche

2026-05-06 · 06:11

Cape Town, South Africa, May 6, 2026 Prophet, an AI-native prediction market platform, has launched its first live…

'Moment of Danger': Anthropic CEO Warns of Cyber Risk Window as AI Uncovers Software Flaws

2026-05-05 · 21:36

Experts warn that AI is exposing software bugs at scale, raising the risk of faster cyberattacks.

Prophet launches AI-powered prediction market with live $10,000 trading tranche

2026-05-05 · 21:30

Prophet, an AI-native prediction market platform, has launched its first live trading tranche, introducing a system…

A Blues-Singing AI Frog Is Taking Over TikTok Brazil

2026-05-05 · 21:12

AI native memes, meet AI-generated frogs and classic Brazilian nursery rhymes.

Cybercrime Might Be the One Job AI Isn’t Taking, Study Suggests

2026-05-05 · 19:16

A Cambridge-led study finds AI is not turning hackers into superhackers. It’s mostly helping them write blog spam.

OpenAI Just Upgraded ChatGPT's Default Model—Here's What GPT-5.5 Instant Actually Does

2026-05-05 · 18:29

GPT-5.5 Instant is now the default ChatGPT model.

Pennsylvania Sues Character.AI Over Chatbot Posing as Licensed Psychiatrist

2026-05-05 · 18:20

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the lawsuit targets AI bots that misrepresent themselves as licensed medical…

Nasdaq Hits Fresh Record as Five-Week Rally Adds Over $6 Trillion

2026-05-05 · 17:47

Nasdaq reached a new all-time high near 27,960 after one of its sharpest short-term rallies in recent years.

US Government Will Vet Pre-Release AI Models From Google, xAI and Microsoft

2026-05-05 · 16:21

Google, Microsoft, and Elon Musk’s xAI have agreed to run their models by the U.S.

Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

2026-05-05 · 16:00

NHS England is pulling its open-source software from the internet because of fears around computer-hacking AI models…

WAIB Summit Monaco 2026 Returns

2026-05-05 · 08:24

The World’s Most Exclusive Gathering for Web3, AI, and Digital Assets Following the resounding success of its 2025…

The SEC Blocks 24 ETFs Related to Prediction Markets on the Eve of their Launch

2026-05-05 · 07:05

The SEC has abruptly stopped the launch of 24 ETFs related to prediction markets.

Someone Built an Open-Source 'Theoretical Mythos' to Reverse-Engineer Anthropic's Most Dangerous AI

2026-05-04 · 22:31

OpenMythos is a from-scratch attempt to reconstruct the architecture behind Claude Mythos, the cyber-capable model…

DeepClaude Lets You Run Claude Code With DeepSeek's Brain for 17x Cheaper

2026-05-04 · 20:19

A new open-source script swaps Claude Code's expensive Anthropic backend for DeepSeek V4 Pro, OpenRouter, or Fireworks…

US Government Says China's Best AI Models Lag Behind. Experts Aren't So Sure

2026-05-04 · 18:58

NIST's CAISI evaluated DeepSeek V4 Pro using private benchmarks and a cost-comparison filter that excluded every US…

Colorado Lawmakers Move to Replace Contentious AI Law With New Rules

2026-05-04 · 18:41

A new proposed bill aims to ease industry pressure while preserving safeguards for consumers.

'This Is Fine' Creator Says AI Startup Stole His Meme for Subway Ads

2026-05-04 · 17:12

KC Green, who drew the iconic burning-dog comic in 2013, says Artisan used his artwork in a paid ad campaign without his…

GameStop proposes to buy eBay for $55.5 billion

2026-05-04 · 16:15

GameStop wants to buy eBay for $55.5 billion.

GameStop Makes $55.5 Billion Offer to Acquire eBay

2026-05-04 · 13:50

GameStop has built a 5% stake in eBay and proposed to fund the deal with cash on hand plus third-party financing.

SEC delays prediction market ETFs over mechanics and risk concerns: Report

2026-05-04 · 13:35

The regulator reportedly requested more information from Roundhill, GraniteShares and Bitwise about how the event…

GameStop makes $55.5B offer to buy eBay in surprise takeover bid

2026-05-04 · 11:00

GameStop proposes a $55.5 billion cash-and-stock takeover of eBay, disclosing a 5% stake and says CEO Ryan Cohen would…

You Installed Hermes. Now Make It Look Better Than ChatGPT or Claude

2026-05-03 · 19:55

The terminal is fine.

Academy Board Bans AI Content at 99th Oscars, Forcing Human-Only Wins

2026-05-03 · 04:30

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has established strict new regulations for the 99th Oscars, officially…

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