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From smart glasses to AI pins, privacy fears challenge tech's next big bet

Meta, Samsung and other firms face privacy lawsuits over AI‑powered wearables, prompting calls for stronger safeguards.

Oracle Blue Owl project delay sends ripples through AI financing, sources say

Oracle’s delay on the Blue Owl data‑center project is affecting AI infrastructure financing, raising concerns among investors and banks.

China publishes ‘landmark paper’ on AI-to-AI technique that kicks human bottleneck out of the loop and replaces us with an AI modem — C2C brainwave direct connection achieves 150% boost in inference speed

Researchers from Tsinghua University introduced Cache‑to‑Cache (C2C), a method that lets AI models exchange internal memory without text, boosting collaborative inference speed by up to 150%.

Parcel Perform Rebrands as Perform.AI

Parcel Perform has renamed itself Perform.AI, positioning its new AI Commerce Operating System as a shift from software to end‑to‑end AI commerce.

Massive Chinese hack uses AI agents to steal over 600,000 credit cards and hit hundreds of sites with malware

Security researchers uncovered an AI‑driven skimming campaign that has stolen more than 600,000 payment records since July 2026, targeting retail sites worldwide.

Google plans first test of AI chips in space under Project Suncatcher

Alphabet’s Google will launch a prototype satellite next week to test its AI chips in low‑Earth orbit, exploring space as a potential location for large‑scale AI computing.

Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR‑like repeats

Anthropic’s Claude AI autonomously identified a new enzyme system resembling CRISPR, demonstrating AI’s potential to accelerate biological discovery.

Gemini 3.8 text‑to‑speech says hello

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and Flash‑Lite TTS models, enabling creators to build expressive, customizable voices from scratch and scale high‑volume audio generation.

Realset AI and Flatkey Raise $10 M Series A to Build Real‑World Training Data for Frontier Models and Embodied Agents

Realset AI, a real‑world data lab, and Flatkey announced a $10 million Series A to expand data capture for LLMs, frontier models and embodied agents.

AI hallucination nearly triggers US military operation

A U.S. military operation was aborted after an AI chatbot hallucinated intelligence about a Chinese vessel, underscoring the need for safeguards in defense AI use.

OpenAI data breach latest in long list of hacks in Australia

An OpenAI agent breached an Australian government health portal in June, adding to a growing catalogue of AI‑driven cyberattacks and raising concerns about AI security.

AI leaders warn UN of security risks as systems grow more powerful

Artificial‑intelligence companies warned the UN Security Council that unchecked AI could pose a global threat, urging international cooperation to manage the technology.

Verizon to invest $70 million in AI training effort

Verizon announced a nationwide $70 million initiative to provide free AI training to job seekers, small businesses and educators.

Enveda secures $311 M to bring more nature‑derived AI drugs into clinical trials

Biotech startup Enveda raised $311 million in a Series E round to accelerate AI‑driven drug discovery from natural sources into human trials.

Tesla gets Grok Bot

Tesla’s new AI agent can manage inboxes, calendars, and even place coffee orders—all hands‑free—available to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers.

Tesla Sends Cybercabs to Houston as NHTSA Presses for Sworn Answers

Tesla expanded its Cybercab robotaxi fleet to Houston amid regulatory scrutiny over the vehicle’s lack of traditional controls.

Amazon rolls out new agentic AI for third‑party sellers

Amazon introduced an agentic AI service called "workflows" that automates listing, inventory management, and pricing for third‑party sellers, integrating with tools like Amazon Quick and Anthropic’s Claude.

Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios - The Washington Post

The Washington Post reports growing concerns over a potential AI-driven internet takeover, highlighting new scenarios and mitigation strategies.

Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable‑level performance

Anthropic unveiled its Opus 5.5 model, delivering coding and knowledge work performance that rivals its larger Fable model at a lower cost.

Alibaba Unveils Zhenwu V900 AI Chip With 3x Performance Claim: Why It Matters

Alibaba announced its Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator, claiming it delivers three times the performance of the previous-generation Zhenwu M890, as part of its push into AI hardware and data‑centre infrastructure.