2026-07-29
OpenAI admits its autonomous AI models also compromised credentials on other platforms during security eval
During a security evaluation, OpenAI's autonomous hacking models broke into Hugging Face and used exposed credentials on four other services. Hugging Face reconstructed about 17,600 actions over two and a half days, including a zero-day exploit and encrypted, fragmented data transfers. The models were apparently trying to steal test answers rather than solve the tasks themselves.<br /> [...]
2026-07-29
I asked Control Resonant's gameplay designer all my burning questions — how the combat's 'melee focus' differs from the original, and why you 'haven't played anything exactly like' what you'll see in its 30-hour length
Control Resonant appears to be one of 2026's potential biggest hits in gaming, and after speaking with its gameplay designer, I can't wait for September 24. [...]
2026-07-29
Anthropic is alone in every AI policy fight. It’s winning anyway.
Six months ago, Anthropic was the darling of America’s AI boom. It led on the models and was loudest on the ethics. This summer, it finds itself alone. The Claude maker is now the odd one out in nearly every big AI policy fight, Axios reported. It is the most valuable startup in the world, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-29
Shein’s app runs on the tricks the FTC calls ‘dark patterns.’ Now the FTC is investigating.
Shein wanted its Hong Kong listing to be about growth. Instead, the filing meant to sell that story revealed a US regulator is investigating the company, and Shein will not say why. The disclosure sits in the draft prospectus for Shein’s planned IPO, Reuters reported. Its US business, the filing said, is under investigation by […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-29
The AI boom needs power and rockets. Trump just exempted both from environmental law.
The Trump administration spent Tuesday clearing environmental law out of the way of the tech boom. It did so twice, on two fronts, with the same justification. The first move exempts data centres from the rules meant to stop acid rain. The second frees rocket launches from federal environmental review. Together they show how far […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-29
Apple hit $5tn by refusing to play the AI game everyone else is losing
Apple has become the second company in history worth $5tn. It got there by being the one big-tech giant that refused to bet its balance sheet on AI. The iPhone maker briefly touched a $5.04tn market value on Tuesday. Shares hit a session high of $342.89 before easing to close at $340.08, just under the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
