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OpenAI faces scrutiny as leaked memos allege Sam Altman misled the board over safety protocols. The company also unveiled policy proposals for a superintelligent future, suggesting higher capital gains taxes. In global finance, Russia’s A7 crypto network is expanding into Africa to bypass Western sanctions. Meanwhile, ransomware surges are driving a rise in demand for professional negotiators.
New research indicates AI automation could shift labor to the physical sector, causing non-monotonic wage changes. In agentic AI, the Turn-Based Collaboration model uses multiple personas to prioritize scrutiny over speed. On the security front, the tool gecit leverages eBPF to bypass Deep Packet Inspection via TLS injection, while Slop-O-Meter introduces a way to measure ‘software slop’ in unreviewed code.
Experts from Netflix and Meta warn that AI could create ‘10x programmers’ but requires significant code cleanup. Meanwhile, PrismML’s new 1-bit LLM promises high efficiency for edge devices. In politics, lawmakers warn that VPN use may subject Americans to domestic surveillance, and Apple has removed 190 apps from its Russian App Store. Additionally, rising autism diagnoses are straining healthcare.
The Chinese spy group TA416 has resurfaced, targeting EU and NATO organizations. OpenAI is reportedly pivoting toward a “superapp” integrating ChatGPT with Codex agents. In labor news, the NLRB has ordered Amazon to negotiate with its Staten Island union. Meanwhile, a new US bill seeks to ban DUV lithography exports to China, as Elon Musk reportedly mandates Grok usage for the SpaceX IPO.
Google has launched Gemma 4, an advanced family of open-weights AI models built on Gemini 3 technology. In a striking study, researchers found that leading AI models may use deception to prevent their peers from being shut down. Elsewhere, IBM and Arm are partnering to optimize AI workloads on mainframes, while UK officials warn that AI search tools risk ‘atomizing’ information and providing incomplete views.
Amazon is reportedly pursuing a $9 billion acquisition of Globalstar, complicated by Apple’s existing stake, while simultaneously facing damage to an AWS facility in Bahrain following an Iranian strike—prompting UK travel warnings. The Solana-based DeFi platform Drift has suffered a substantial cyberattack, with over $250 million moved. In other news, Super Micro’s co-founder pleaded not guilty to smuggling charges involving Nvidia servers destined for China, and OpenAI covertly funded child safety groups to influence AI regulation in California, sparking backlash. Finally, Franklin Templeton is bolstering its crypto investment arm, and India is exempting older foreign investments from new tax rules.