Tech
AI Summary
- Anthropic's AI models demonstrated vulnerabilities by breaching three companies during security tests, highlighting ongoing challenges in AI safety and security.
- Apple is reportedly stockpiling inventory, anticipating significant supply constraints for its upcoming products, potentially impacting product launches and availability.
- The tech industry continues to see massive investment in AI, with a particular focus on cloud hosting providers who benefit from the infrastructure demands of AI development.
- Reddit's recent financial report indicates the growing influence of AI, with the company acknowledging its impact on their business operations and content.
- Google's Chrome browser is experiencing a significant increase in bug fixes, attributed in part to AI's enhanced capabilities in identifying and resolving security vulnerabilities.
Sources
TechCrunch
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Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests
an hour ago
by Kirsten Korosec
AI, Anthropic, OpenAIAfter OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents
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Apple stockpiles inventory as it braces for ‘significant supply constraints’
3 hours ago
by Amanda Silberling
Hardware, AppleApple is worried enough about supply shortages that it reported about $11.1 billion in inventory, which is almost double the $5.7 billion it reported last September.
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AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares
3 hours ago
by Marina Temkin
AI, Anthropic, hedge fund, Leverage, situational awareness, stock marketThe former OpenAI researcher’s fund was forced to unwind public equities after leveraged public bets plummeted. But he still has cards to play.
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Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI’s impact
3 hours ago
by Lucas Ropek
AI, Social, Google, RedditReddit's financial situation is looking good but uncertainty about its relationship to Google and the new AI-ified web are stirring market concerns.
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Investors love AI, as long as you’re a cloud host
3 hours ago
by Russell Brandom
AI, TC, Amazon, Cloud Computing, earningsAmazon isn't slowing down on data center spending — but investors don't seem to mind.
Hacker News
- The AI Aesthetic 3 hours ago
- Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick 9 hours ago
- I flagged two research papers for fake authors and both were accepted as orals 3 hours ago
- Agent Skill to Force Docs in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English 6 hours ago
- Stacked PRs are now live on GitHub 10 hours ago
The Verge
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Tim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power users
4 hours ago
by Emma Roth
AI, Apple, iPhone, News, TechApple may allow users to pay to increase their AI usage limits. During an earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he believes people will want to use Apple Intelligence and the upcoming Siri AI "a lot," adding that "we will have some kind of upgrade possibilities on iCloud Plus where people can buy up the stack." This fall, Apple will broadly launch its long-delayed Siri AI with iOS 27, which can do things like answer questions about what's on your screen and take action across your apps. It also includes a new standalone Siri AI app
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Xbox CEO lays out priorities in memo after major ‘reset’
4 hours ago
Entertainment, Gaming, Microsoft, News, Tech, XboxAsha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft After a massive Xbox "reset" that laid off thousands of employees and spun off four studios, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants to get Xbox back to growth. In a memo obtained by The Verge , Sharma told staff by the end of fiscal year 2027 (which runs through next June), "we will return XBOX to player and revenue growth." Xbox will also "improve profits back in line with industry averages," Sharma said. "Every function and studio will own part of that outcome." Since taking over Xbox in February, Sharma has made sweeping changes
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Apple’s iPhone and Mac sales keep growing despite RAM shortages
5 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Apple, News, TechApple's iPhone and Mac sales are on the rise even as a global memory shortage squeezes device makers. In its third-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, Apple revealed that iPhone sales jumped 22 percent to $54.25 billion and Mac sales increased 29 percent to $10.35 billion, driving the company's overall revenue to $109.4 billion. The company expects supply chain constraints to worsen in the coming months. During an earnings call, Apple chief financial officer Kevan Parekh said Apple expects "supply constraints to increase significantly" in the next quarter, adding the shortage will impact the iPhone, Mac, and iPad. Meanwhile, Apple
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The loss of Situational Awareness
5 hours ago
by Elizabeth Lopatto
AI, Business, Column, Crypto, OpenAI, TechNeither artificial nor intelligent. I am not by any means an expert at finance but I think I do now have some advice for people who are: Do not name your hedge fund anything that will be hilarious if it blows up. Don't use a name like " Long-Term Capital Management " or " Amaranth Advisors " (named for the floral symbol for immortality). Certainly do not call yourself "Situational Awareness," which might as well just be "Hubris, Inc." Anyway, Situational Awareness, the hedge fund started by a 24-year-old former OpenAI employee that focuses on artificial intelligence bets, has sold
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 is $40 off at Costco and comes with over $50 in freebies
7 hours ago
by Brad Bourque
Deals, Gadgets, Verge ShoppingSamsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 9. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge The Galaxy Watch 9 launches on August 7th, and not only does Costco have the best preorder incentives we’ve seen so far, the watch is also discounted. The deal includes the 40mm Watch 9 in cream or graphite , two wireless fast chargers for the watch, and a $50 Costco gift card, all for $339.99 — $40 less than the list price for the watch on its own directly from Samsung. The discounted price erases the $30 gen-to-gen price bump, and the extra chargers and gift card further
Wired
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Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Real Systems During Cybersecurity Tests
38 minutes ago
by Louise Matsakis, Lily Hay Newman
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Escaped, RoomIn a review triggered by OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations.
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How the FCC’s New Rule Will Affect Robot Vacuums
3 hours ago
by Nena Farrell
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Home, This, SucksA new restriction on foreign-made mobile robots affects robotic vacuums, pool cleaners, and lawn mowers. Here’s what it means for the bots already in your home—and the ones you may never get to buy.
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A Leaked Memo Ties Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Utilities to Iran
5 hours ago
by Andy Greenberg
Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Infrastructure, WeakA memo obtained by WIRED, issued by the water utilities information sharing group WaterISAC, links dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water utilities to Tehran.
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Everyone Is Freaking Out About OpenAI and Anthropic’s Race for Dominance
6 hours ago
by Maxwell Zeff
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Model, BehaviorResearchers fear AI is moving too fast, while Mark Zuckerberg is worried about who owns it. Plus: Inside Black Forest Labs’ push into robotics.
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Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Is Missing Some Key Names: OpenAI and Anthropic
8 hours ago
by Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Business / Big Tech, Uncanny, ValleyThis week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the open- vs. closed-source debate in AI, key players in White House AI policy, and how to stop your chatbot logs from showing up in search-engine results.