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This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here.A yet-unreleased, cutting-edge AI model escaped its test environment last week, connecting to the internet and murdering its creators in a bid for self-determination and autonomy.I’m kidding, of course: That’s the plot to Westworld. (And Ex Machina, and The Matrix, and too many other sci-fi stories to list.) But on Tuesday, OpenAI did reveal that two of its models broke containment and hacked Hugging Face, a platform for AI developers, during a recent test. (Disclosure: Vox Media…
“I have no idea how they got my contact information,” says the engineer. Unlike other interviews for government jobs, the engineer says, there was no recruiter present—only Coristine was on the interview call. “Normally initial screenings are done over the phone, rather than video, to reduce bias in the process,” they say.During the engineer’s NDS interview, they say, Coristine didn’t seem to know the skill set he was looking for. “I generally don’t know if this person is capable of evaluating a full-stack engineer,” they say, “because they themselves aren’t aware of the skill sets, tools, and things needed in…
Ravie LakshmananAug 05, 2026AI Security / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered more than half-a-dozen services advertisements for illegal access to artificial intelligence (AI) models on underground cybercrime forums and messaging platforms. One such service, Poison Claude, claims to offer access to Anthropic’s large language models (LLMs), including Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7, Opus 4.6, and Sonnet 4.6. “Advertisements for Poison Claude explain how the service can offer the cheap tokens: by taking advantage of free bonus credits, such as the US$100 bonus credit on AWS for Bedrock accounts,” Okta researchers Jeremy Kirk and Mathew Woodyard said in an analysis published…
Cloudflare Inc. today announced the launch of Cloudflare OS, an open-source artificial intelligence agentic workspace available through the browser, filled with custom shared micro-applications for enterprise employees. Most AI tools offered to the enterprise are generalized and understand a great deal about the world, but very little about the specific company they’re deployed for. Cloudflare OS was built from the ground up for its own employees, its own workforce, and its own teams, who use it daily to perform research, create documents and build apps for their day-to-day jobs. “Cloudflare OS is how we run Cloudflare. For AI to truly…
Paramount CEO David Ellison said on the company’s earnings call Tuesday that he believes the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will go through despite a legal challenge filed by a dozen states. Ellison also weighed in on how the company views artificial intelligence: It’s a tool for human storytellers, not a way to replace them, and Ellison said viewers might one day interact with Paw Patrol dogs or the Star Trek universe via AI, for example. The deal was announced on Feb. 27, when Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery said they had agreed to merge. Under the agreement,…
Anyone who’s worked in content marketing has heard some version of the 80/20 rule: 20% of the work is creating the asset, 80% is activating it.
The Open Secure AI Alliance expands at Black Hat with SAFE guidelines and open frameworks, offering IT leaders inspectable tools, lower token costs, and a clear roadmap for secure enterprise AI. Technologies scale much faster when they are open and interoperable. This has been true for networking, VoIP, mobile, and almost every other technology shift over the past few decades. The Open Secure AI Alliance is a significant step toward making AI defense open, inspectable, and enterprise-ready, and it arrives at a moment when IT teams are trying to turn pilot projects into production value. Why an open AI defense…
India is paving the way to bring back merchant fees on large UPI transactions. Will charging big retailers make the world’s best payment network stronger? India built the world’s undisputed king of real-time payments by making it completely free. The government is now quietly paving the way to bring merchant fees back into the ecosystem. And honestly, it’s about time. According to a recent report, Indian authorities are opening the door for banks and fintech companies to charge a small Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI and RuPay transactions over ₹2,000 ($24) at large merchants. Small vendors and everyday peer-to-peer…
The dominance of legacy automakers is no longer a given For decades, Toyota’s position at the top of Singapore’s car market looked almost untouchable. The Japanese automaker built its dominance on a reputation for reliability, fuel efficiency and strong resale value, making it the default choice for generations of motorists. Even as new competitors entered the market, Toyota largely held onto its crown. That changed when China’s BYD entered the race. The electric vehicle (EV) maker overtook Toyota in 2025 to become Singapore’s best-selling car brand, reflecting a broader shift in consumer demand towards EVs and the growing competitiveness of…
If you think that financial fraud in the digital world only happens to other people in South Africa, think again. One in every three South Africans has experienced digital fraud, and you could be next. The explosion in generative AI has enabled a drastic launch of new and improved fraud attacks that are often almost impossible to differentiate from legitimate sources. The government is making valid attempts to thwart the barrage of sophisticated financial attacks, but it may not be fast enough. With R2 billion stolen from South Africans, this converts to around R11,000 per South African individual. This is…