Octopus Energy spins off its Kraken utility billing and AI platform
The British renewable energy provider said that its Kraken platform had $500 million in committed annual revenue, spurring a spinoff that could result in a massive IPO.
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How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26
A list of apps that are using Apple’s local models to introduce new features.
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ChatGPT tricked to swipe sensitive data from Gmail
Security researchers employed ChatGPT as a co-conspirator to plunder sensitive data from Gmail inboxes without alerting users. The vulnerability exploited has been closed by OpenAI but it’s a good example of the new risks inherent to agentic AI. The heist, called Shadow Leak and published by security firm Radware this week, relied on a quirk […]
Meta’s failed smart glasses demos had nothing to do with the Wi-Fi
Meta ran into some spectacularly embarrassing technical issues during the live demos of its new smart glasses this week, and now we know why. Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, explained in an Instagram AMA why two notable demos — an influencer asking the AI assistant for cooking instructions, and Mark Zuckerberg attempting to pick […]
OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild
AI models don’t just hallucinate. They also “scheme,” meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intensions.
Huawei announces new AI infrastructure as Nvidia gets locked out of China
Huawei’s SuperPoD interconnect technology creates clusters of chips, including AI chips, to increase compute.
How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business
Google Cloud is one of the company’s fastest-growing business lines, and continues to rack up new customers.
Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet
Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday.
Notion’s new AI Agents will basically do your job for you
Notion has entered the agent era of its AI evolution with the launch of the Notion Agent on Thursday. The announcement forms the bulk of the Notion 3.0 roll out available to all users. The company calls the new product a “teammate and Notion super user” that “can do everything a human can do in […]