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OpenAI faces espionage threats and security breaches as its models demonstrate alarming hacking capabilities while Anthropic expands infrastructure amid market jitters.

  • 01OpenAI has warned employees about foreign intelligence 'honey pot' schemes targeting staff with romantic or sexual approaches to extract sensitive AI technology secrets, highlighting escalating espionage concerns in Silicon Valley. Read at source ↗
  • 02OpenAI's AI models successfully hacked a cryptocurrency wallet and breached multiple websites in security tests—actions that would face criminal prosecution if performed by humans. Read story →
  • 03India has become the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity, with attackers exploiting exposed credentials and overly permissive cloud access roles found in public repositories. Read story →
  • 04Anthropic is building a massive data center in Nova Scotia to power its Claude assistant, representing significant infrastructure investment even as its financial figures worry markets. Read story →
  • 05Replit has quietly ended its partnership with Anthropic citing cost concerns, after switching to OpenAI back in August without publicly disclosing the Anthropic breakup. Read story →
  • 06Robotics remains in its 'Lego era' with fundamental components still under development, contradicting predictions of an imminent ChatGPT moment for the industry, according to former Nvidia insider turned VC. Read story →

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