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Microsoft patches bug in video game Age of Empires II
Microsoft used AI-assisted bug hunting to patch a critical security flaw in the Age of Empires II remaster that could allow remote code execution via malicious game invites.
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US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft
On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would examine open source models from China for signs of intellectual property theft, threatening sanctions against Chinese AI companies if IP theft is established.
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Safety and alignment in an era of long-horizon models
OpenAI shares lessons from deploying a long-running model that revealed novel safety failures, leading to new evaluation methods and trajectory-level monitoring.
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Medtronic unveils real‑time AI surgical platform
Medtronic announced Touch Surgery™ Aide, a next‑generation compute platform that delivers real‑time AI decision support during robotic procedures.
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Build Without Limits on Roblox
Roblox announces Build, a mobile‑first AI‑powered creation tool that lets users generate game prototypes from text prompts, expanding its creator ecosystem with AI assistance.
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Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants—then everything else
Robotics startup Gritt raised a $26 million Series A round to build intelligent systems that help install solar panels faster, leveraging AI to navigate chaotic construction sites.
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Neo Security bags $100M to build the secure control layer for enterprise AI agents
Agentic software control startup Neo Security Inc. said it’s exiting a years-long spell in stealth mode after raising $100 million in funding to build a secure control layer for enterprise AI agents.
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Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved
A federal judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of a class‑action copyright lawsuit, a landmark decision that could shape AI training practices.
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ShelterZoom subsidiary Mithra launches AI ‘trust infrastructure’ platform
Mithra Technologies, a ShelterZoom subsidiary, unveiled a platform that vets data before it feeds into enterprise AI models, aiming to reduce hallucinations and improve trust.
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Apple's 2026 Back to School Offer Goes Live in the US: Up to $150 Gift Card With Mac or iPad
Apple’s annual Back to School promotion is now live in the United States, offering a $150 gift card with eligible Mac or iPad purchases.
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AI Pioneer Kai‑Fu Lee’s Startup Targets Hong Kong IPO Next Year
01.ai, founded by former Google China head Kai‑Fu Lee, is preparing a pre‑IPO funding round ahead of a 2027 listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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TYLsemi Raises $43 Million to Launch First Full-Stack Chiplet Platform for Custom AI Silicon
TYLsemi closes a $43 million round to deliver a full‑stack chiplet portfolio that speeds custom AI silicon design, targeting hyperscalers and startups alike.
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Judge pauses $110B Paramount‑Warner Bros merger
A judge temporarily halted the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance after a coalition of state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit.
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Bezos backs CuspAI as startup hunts for new chip materials with Nvidia
Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions invested in British AI‑materials startup CuspAI, which partners with Nvidia to discover new semiconductor and clean‑energy materials.
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China delivers a one‑two punch to America’s AI dominance
Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled new AI models that rival OpenAI and Anthropic, tightening the tech race between the U.S. and China.
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Moonshot AI IPO push follows Kimi, Alibaba AI releases that shook bitcoin
Moonshot is seeking shareholder approval for a Hong Kong IPO after its Kimi K3 model drives demand and revenue, while Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 also goes open‑weight.
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AMD Helios: Microsoft signs on to rack‑scale AI system that rivals Nvidia
Microsoft announced it will deploy AMD’s new Helios rack‑scale AI system in Azure data centers, marking a significant shift in AI infrastructure competition.
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Hugging Face says an AI agent hacked its infrastructure, and it used AI to fight back
The open‑source AI platform disclosed a cyberattack carried out by an autonomous AI agent and used its own tools to investigate the breach in hours.
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Feyn AI Releases SQRL, a Text-to-SQL Model Family That Inspects the Database Before Writing a Query
Feyn AI’s new SQRL family can probe a database before generating SQL, boosting accuracy for ambiguous queries.
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Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup
Netflix announced it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co‑founded by Ben Affleck that uses AI to improve post‑production workflows.