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Altman's IPO Condition: Safe Models Sam Altman has made clear that OpenAI will not pursue an initial public offering until its models are safe. Speaking about the company's future, he tied any move to public markets directly to the safety of its technology, stating that an IPO would only happen once...
OpenAI Cancels Planned AI Model Release Over Safety Concerns OpenAI had planned to release yet another AI model next month, but has decided to nix the release over safety concerns. According to The Wall Street Journal, the model in question was pulled before it ever reached the public, marking a not...
Anthropic Releases Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic has released Sonnet 5.5, the latest addition to its Claude model family. The announcement places the new model squarely in the mid-tier of the company's lineup, where speed and cost have traditionally been balanced against raw capability. Sonnet 5.5 arrives as...
Shopify's Move to Allow AI Agents While some retailers, like Amazon (and Adidas, apparently!), are blocking AI agents from making purchases on users’ behalf on their respective platforms, e-commerce platform Shopify has moved in the other direction. The company has opened its checkout to browser-bas...
Nvidia's New Platform for Rogue AI Agents Nvidia has launched a new platform aimed at reining in rogue AI agents, according to reporting by Kirsten Korosec published on September 28, 2026. The announcement arrives amid a broader industry debate over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents repres...
Apple Hit with $5.7 Billion Verdict A federal jury has ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion in damages to Taction Technology after finding that the company infringed two of the haptics company's patents. According to CNBC, which reported the verdict over the weekend, the decision represents one of the ...
watchOS 27.0.1 Now Available for All Eligible Watches Apple has released watchOS 27.0.1 for all eligible watches, widening availability beyond the initial rollout. The update was first pushed out last week for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, and it is now available for all eligibl...
Florida's Proposed Ban on ChatGPT Acting Human Florida is moving to restrict one of ChatGPT's most striking capabilities: its ability to pass as a human being. According to Attorney General James Uthmeier, the state is seeking a ban on ChatGPT acting like a person, a proposal that would target the c...
AI Is Supercharging Hacking New AI models are making hacking more powerful. According to reporting by Christopher Mims in The Wall Street Journal, AI is reshaping the economics of cyberattacks, giving attackers tools that were once the preserve of well-funded teams. Big Tech is responding by using t...
OpenAI's Position in the AI Agent Race OpenAI is widely credited with popularizing the modern generative AI chatbot, but that early lead has not translated into dominance in the next phase of the market: continuously running, consumer-facing AI agents. As the company prepares for its 2026 DevDay eve...
Bose Brings Auracast to Headphones Bose has begun adding Auracast to its headphones, bringing a feature long associated with earbuds and speakers into the over-ear category. The move makes Bose one of the first major audio brands to put Auracast into headphones rather than reserving it for smaller d...
AMD Acquires World Labs for $8.2 Billion AMD announced today that it is acquiring World Labs, the AI research lab co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $8.2 billion. The acquisition marks one of AMD's largest moves yet into the artificial intelligence sector. Und...
