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OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud
OpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini’s Model Garden, available through Google Cloud Marketplace.
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SpaceX and Tesla boards explore potential merger
Elon Musk says combining his two public companies would be a ‘good idea’ as the world approaches an AI singularity
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PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE in PHP
https://www.php2shell.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50180836 Points: 398 # Comments: 151
SocietyBBC
Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule
A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.
TechnologyOpenAI
How AT&T is rethinking in-house legal work with OpenAI
AT&T is working with OpenAI to make legal knowledge easier to access. Learn how its LegalEdge team is rethinking intake and scaling legal judgment.
SocietyThe Guardian
In the age of AI, learning maths is even more vital | Letters
Readers react to Simon Jenkins’ article that said it’s more important for children to learn how to speak fluently than study mathematics Simon Jenkins must have had a deeply unpleasant experience of learning maths at school because he seems to have a pathological antipathy toward
SocietyBBC
Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued
The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
EconomyFinancial Times
Who’s paying for the AI build-out? Probably you
Every big pool of capital, in every corner of the developed world, is funding data centres
SocietyThe Guardian
New prize launches for books co-written with AI
After months of controversy over the possible use of AI by winners of prestigious awards, the Prix Pascal de Littérature IA is rewarding fiction written with the help of LLMs A prize for AI-written books has launched this week. The Prix Pascal de Littérature IA invites submission
PolicyFinancial Times
Rockets, robots and risk: Musk’s $3.6tn gamble to merge Tesla and SpaceX
The world’s richest man attempts his most audacious deal yet. But shareholders and global regulators will need convincing
SocietyThe Guardian
As fans reject AI-generated music, even boosters are drawing the line
Enthusiasts like Grimes and A$AP Rocky may embrace AI-generated content, but they won’t produce it themselves Streaming services, notable musicians and fans are confronting the growing presence of AI-generated music and drawing lines in the sand. On Tuesday, Spotify announced it
EconomyWired
This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good
Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks.
ResearchOpenAI
Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents uncover critical vulnerabilities
Patch the Planet connects security researchers, maintainers, and incident responders to help address critical vulnerabilities across open source.
ResearchWired
A Design Flaw in Share Links Exposes Users’ Personal Conversations With Meta’s Muse
The company is suspending the feature after security researchers discovered how easy it was to access sensitive information shared with the AI assistant.
PolicyBBC
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuit
A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.