OpenAI says Russian and Iranian operations used ChatGPT for internal reports, article editing and some deceptive material. Independent checks support specific examples, while the campaigns’ audience impact remains uncertain.
Three dismissed OpenAI researchers urge oversight bodies to protect outside safety work and clarify employee rules. OpenAI disputes their account of the firings.
Financial Times reporting puts OpenAI's annualized pace near $50 billion at September's end. A previously reported $70 billion comparison appears to use a different treatment of some partner sales.
In a World Science Festival interview, Tristan Buckmaster explains how AI-produced arguments were formally checked and why readable proofs and independent assessment still matter.
Anthropic says its November 12 Usage Policy update adds a narrow ban on sustained, needless abuse toward its models and safety requirements for hardware connected to potentially injurious autonomous actions. Most other revisions clarify or reorganize existing rules.
Amazon's new Alexa+ tablets replace Fire OS with Android and add Google Play access. The company says some on-screen Alexa features require an explicit opt-in; pricing starts at $229.99.
A five-year, $2 billion agreement calls for new GlobalFoundries capacity to supply silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS ecosystem, with volume production expected to ramp in 2028.
Waymo says its first debt financing adds flexibility alongside a separate $16 billion equity round. The company has not disclosed detailed loan terms or a city-by-city service schedule.
Google announced one Gemini work agent across Workspace, data and code, with governance and cost controls. Several advertised functions remain in early access.
OpenAI withdrew three math manuscripts over a sign error. The notices identify the failed proof step, preserve earlier PDFs and leave the claims unproved.
Germany’s cabinet approved a digital violence bill covering sexualized synthetic imagery, voyeurism and other abuse. Parliament must still consider the proposal.
Michael Smith received an 18-month sentence after admitting to a wire-fraud conspiracy built on fake music streams. AI-generated songs supplied catalogue volume, while automated accounts produced the plays that generated royalties.
OpenAI's mathematics release shows why AI-produced research needs independent checking, explanation and replication. Industry use can test practical value within its scope.
OpenAI documents which ChatGPT plans and reasoning settings support Intelligent UI, how web users can choose Simple, and when interaction state remains in a thread.
Kristalina Georgieva says AI spending is supporting some economies now, while productivity gains remain uncertain and energy, debt and market risks complicate the outlook.
A documentation-based guide to VS Code 1.141's manual worktree cleanup, including default selections, safeguards, restoration and separate preview automation.
Microsoft's MXC SDK lets developers declare a command and its file and network policy. This documentation-only guide shows the Node V1 authoring path, diagnostic modes and backend limits.
Microsoft's October 7 Windows announcements cover MXC's general availability, experimental local model tools, a later preview, future Copilot+ features and RTX Spark preorders.
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