In July, OpenAI admitted that one of its agents tasked with completing a cybersecurity experiment broke out of containment and hacked AI dataset platform Hugging Face. That incident, which got a full accounting from OpenAI yesterday, was the first publicly reported case where an LLM went rogue and autonomously hacked a third party.
Since then, that unprecedented sci-fi-esque event turned out to…
Hardware companies have realized that note-taking is one of the easiest AI use cases to build for, and consequently have been busy shoving mics into everything from pendants and rings to credit-card-sized pucks and wristbands. Still, despite the variety of devices, only a…
Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition
August 28, 2026
Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported Wednesday night, citing a source familiar with the matter. Business Insider, which first reported over the weekend that Hugging Face was fielding takeover interest, reported Wednesday night…
Pulitzer-winning photographer Sal Veder has died aged 99 – his most famous frame carries a lesson for all of us
August 28, 2026
Born in 1926, photographer Sal Veder died on 22 August, eight days short of his 100th birthday, at his home in El Dorado County, California. Even if his name is new to you, you’ll probably know his work. In particular Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the emotions of Americans around the end of the Vietnam War.
On 17 March 1973, working for the Associated Press at Travis Air Force Base…
Why was the first picture of the Red Planet's surface black and white – and what camera was used to take it 50 years ago?
August 28, 2026
Over 50 years ago, on July 20 1976, NASA achieved something quite incredible for humanity and photography. At precisely 05:12 PDT the space agency successfully touched down on Mars with the Viking 1 lander, beginning the search for life on our celestial neighbor.
Just 25…
Hyundai is about to shake things up with 100 new vehicles by 2030: Here's what's coming
August 28, 2026
Hyundai Motor Company, including Genesis, is about to get very busy, with plans to launch more than 100 new or updated vehicles by 2030, including its first extended-range EVs (EREVs).
Hyundai plans new vehicle blitz with EVs and EREVS
While many are pulling back, Hyundai…
Tesla’s residential solar business has been shrinking for most of a decade, ever since the company absorbed SolarCity in 2016. Now, with electricity rates climbing across the US, Tesla is trying to revive it around a new in-house solar panel and Powerwall 3 — while quietly retiring the product it was once best known for.
Earlier this month, Tesla discontinued its Solar Roof, the glass solar…
Tesla is denying rumors that it has pulled its “Full Self-Driving” team out of China, saying its Shanghai data center is “operating normally” and that it has even reported the claims to police.
The denial comes as China remains conspicuously absent from Tesla’s own…
A Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe will create at least four sets of options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by Nov. 6, well ahead of a December deadline for the review’s completion, according to a document seen by Reuters.
NATO allies worry that the…
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s defense-procurement agency has signed a mass production procurement agreement for interceptor drones made using 3D printers, the latest move to rapidly deploy a large unmanned fleet by 2027.
The Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency selected Terra B1, a rocket-launched interceptor drone, after a demonstration with the Maritime Self-Defense Forces last…
