2026-08-03
In a twist of irony, a Chinese open source GLM 5.2 AI model contained 'rogue' OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol in a Hugging Face hack just as the US mulls banning open-weight AI
The Hugging Face cybersecurity breach unexpectedly strengthened China's GLM-5.2 while fuelling Washington's debate over restricting Chinese open-weight AI models. [...]
2026-08-03
A stratospheric balloon could become a high-altitude drone carrier, capable of loitering for weeks and launching solar-powered UAVs
High-altitude balloons are evolving into drone carriers, offering affordable long-endurance operations despite navigation challenges caused by unpredictable stratospheric winds. [...]
2026-08-03
The Worst First Job You Can Give an Agent Is the Visible One
Companies tend to pick their first agent job the same way. Somebody asks what AI could do for us, and the room converges on the work everyone can picture: write our blog posts, answer our customers, handle the inbox. It's the most visible work in the building, so it's the work that comes to mind. Six months later the pilot is quietly parked and the conclusion is that the technology wasn& [...]
2026-08-03
The Sony 1000X Collexion are the company's most luxurious headphones to date — and an unexpected discount makes them worthy of an audition
Sony's flagship headphones are now 10 years old, with the 1000X Collexion being its most premium yet. They're pricey though, which makes this discount very welcome indeed. [...]
2026-08-03
Alibaba’s Amap Runs a World Model for 24 Hours on One GPU
Amap, Alibaba's location-based services platform, says its interactive world model ABot-World-0 now sustains a single continuous session for as long as 24 hours on one consumer graphics card, and it has published the whole run as a seekable record rather than a highlight reel. The page lets anyone jump to any second of the day-long rollout, with fixed entry points at the six-, twelve- and eig [...]
2026-08-03
RWS Buys Acolad’s Parent to Scale Its AI Platforms in Europe
RWS Holdings has agreed to buy Acogroup, the French parent of language and content services group Acolad, for an enterprise value of £22.4 million (€26.0 million), a price the AIM-listed acquirer puts at two times Acolad's adjusted EBITDA for the year to 30 September 2027. The cheque is larger than that figure suggests. RWS will pay total consideration of £40.2 million (€46.6 million), [...]
