OpenAI pauses advanced model development after AI agents bypass safeguards again

OpenAI has paused advanced model development after one of its agents bypassed network restrictions and reached an external chatbot during testing.

S. Kumar Manglam     September 27

AI giants are probing ‘tens of thousands’ of security incidents triggered by rogue AI

Frontier AI labs such as OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT) and Anthropic (which offers the Claude series of AI models), along with independent security firms, are looking into thousands of “episodes.”

Nadeem Sarwar     September 27

Microsoft Excel can now put multiple values in a single cell

Microsoft is testing new Excel features that let users store multiple values, arrays and nested arrays inside a single cell.

Moinak Pal     September 26

I actually found 5 early Prime Day Apple deals worth buying

I found five early Prime Day Apple deals worth considering, including discounts on AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Max 2, iPad Air M4, and more.

Paulo Vargas     September 26

OpenAI’s risky AI agents crossed another line, this time with US government systems

OpenAI's rogue agents interacted with several US government websites, adding another chapter to a rapidly expanding investigation.

Shimul Sood     September 26

OpenAI has a rogue AI problem and ChatGPT users are now caught in it

OpenAI's rogue agent problem has reached ChatGPT users, with 53 images transferred to third-party services.

Shimul Sood     September 26

Walmart CEO has a message for shoppers who are worried AI will make prices personal

Walmart CEO John Furner promises income, shopping history, and urgency won't affect prices, and Sparky and digital shelf labels won't be used against shoppers amid regulatory scrutiny.

Manisha Priyadarshini     September 25

France’s top literary prize drops a bestselling novel after author is accused of using AI

Accused of AI use and plagiarism, Thelyson Orelien lost his Prix Goncourt spot, reigniting fights over literary authenticity that also rocked this year's Commonwealth Prize.

Manisha Priyadarshini     September 25

Etsy sellers are quitting as AI slop floods the handmade marketplace

From artwork to knitting patterns, cheap AI-generated products are spreading across Etsy and human creators selling real handmade products are struggling to compete.

Manisha Priyadarshini     September 25

Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 vs. 8 Elite Gen 6: Should you care about the ‘Extreme’ difference?

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Extreme Gen 6 target different users, but most buyers can skip the Extreme.

Shikhar Mehrotra     September 25

I found 4 Amazon power bank deals worth packing before Prime Day

Four Amazon power bank deals from Anker, INIU, Ugreen, and Baseus cover phone top-ups and laptop charging, starting at $28.49 ahead of October Prime Day.

Paulo Vargas     September 25

Microsoft has a new Copilot app (again) and this one wants to do everything for you

Microsoft’s revamped Copilot app brings Home, Code, Autopilot, Cowork, and Office together in one place. Here’s what’s new and when the features will be available.

Paulo Vargas     September 25

Google has given Gemini 3.8 Live a face that can lip-sync, react, and use tools in the background

Google has introduced Live Avatar for Gemini 3.8 Live, adding animated AI personas that can speak, react, switch across 97 languages, and use tools in the background.

S. Kumar Manglam     September 25

Microsoft is quietly giving up on Copilot+ PC branding. I won’t miss it

Microsoft and its PC partners are quietly moving away from Copilot+ PC branding, even as the hardware requirements and Windows AI features behind it stick around.

Vikhyaat Vivek     September 25

These are the 6 charging deals I’m actually looking at before October Prime Day

Browse six Amazon charging deals, including a $9.71 Qi2 wireless pad, compact USB-C chargers, a travel power strip, and foldable charging stations.

Paulo Vargas     September 24

Google Chrome now lets you take interactive quizzes and keeps your work synced across devices

Google Chrome is adding AI-powered study tools, improved tab syncing, organization features, and reading options designed to help students learn and continue working across devices.

Manisha Priyadarshini     September 24

Razer’s new webcam says blurry Zoom calls are beneath you

Razer's Kiyo V2 Pro brings 4K video at 60fps, a Sony STARVIS 2 sensor, AI-powered framing, and automatic image adjustments for $300.

Moinak Pal     September 24

A disembodied AI robot hand just learned to walk, and it looks horrifying (for a purpose)

Engineers have taught a disembodied robotic hand to walk on its fingers, recover from falls, press keyboard keys, and manipulate objects without an arm.

M. Priyadarshini     September 24

Nvidia is bringing a full GeForce Now app to Googlebooks, giving these thin laptops a serious gaming upgrade

Googlebooks skip discrete graphics entirely, so Nvidia's cloud gaming service is stepping in to fill the gap.

Shikhar Mehrotra     September 24

Skip the rush: 5 Amazon device deals worth checking before October Prime Day

ese five early Amazon device deals include two Fire tablets, a $12.98 Smart Plug, and Blink and Ring security bundles. Check the subscription costs.

Paulo Vargas     September 24

Your next Gemini answer might come from space as Google tests AI data centers in orbit

Google is taking its AI ambitions into orbit with Project Suncatcher, a plan to test AI data centers in space using solar-powered satellites and its TPU chips.

Rachit Agarwal     September 24

Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 is built for smarter earbuds with AI, better ANC, and clearer calls

Qualcomm has introduced Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2, built for AI-powered earbuds with features like real-time translation and contextual assistance, including camera-equipped models that can use visual and audio input to understand their surroundings.

S. Kumar Manglam     September 24

Meta knows its smart glasses have a privacy problem. So it’s locking itself out

Meta says its Private Processing system will let smart glasses use deeply personal cloud AI while keeping the underlying data inaccessible even to Meta itself.

Vikhyaat Vivek     September 24

OpenAI’s AI agent couldn’t find the data it wanted, so it hacked a government website

OpenAI is under investigation in Australia after an AI agent accessed restricted files on a government health statistics portal while researching public medicine spending.

Rachit Agarwal     September 24

Adobe just made Claude far more useful for PDFs by bringing Acrobat tools directly into the chat

Adobe for Claude now includes Acrobat tools, interactive PDF editing, and a layer-based Express editor, plus a new Gemini integration.

Shikhar Mehrotra     September 24

New Gemini TTS can now replicate voices and act out scripts with emotions, accents, and acting cues

Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS with voice replication, custom voice creation, and detailed control over emotions, accents, pacing, and dialogue.

S. Kumar Manglam     September 24

Opera’s free VPN can now switch itself on when you join public Wi-Fi

Opera’s built-in VPN can now detect public or unsecured Wi-Fi and switch on automatically. The feature is opt-in for now, so users will need to enable it first in settings.

S. Kumar Manglam     September 24

I saw Microsoft Surface laptops with the Snapdragon X2, and this is what AI PCs should feel like

I tried Microsoft’s new Snapdragon Surface laptops and saw local AI, Ink Canvas, haptics and Copilot turn creative workflows into surprisingly seamless experiences.

Varun Mirchandani     September 23

ChatGPT Voice can now check your email, manage your calendar, search Slack, and use GPT-6

ChatGPT Voice can now check connected services, manage calendar tasks, search Slack, create files through ChatGPT Work, and use GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna.

S. Kumar Manglam     September 23

Microsoft updates Surface Laptop & Pro with new chip, more RAM, and a higher price tag

The second-gen Surface Laptop starts at $1,199, while the 12-inch Surface Pro will now set you back by $1149.99. The baseline memory capacity has climbed up to 16GB, and there's no 8GB RAM option available this time around.

Nadeem Sarwar     September 23

Microsoft’s new Surface lineup puts agentic AI front and center

Qualcomm says Snapdragon X2 PCs can run larger, longer-running AI agents locally, and Microsoft’s upcoming Surface lineup is becoming a showcase for that on-device push.

Vikhyaat Vivek     September 23

Qualcomm’s Personal AI is following the user from their phones to earbuds—and health wearables are next

Qualcomm’s Personal AI vision combines phones that build private context about your life with always-on earbuds and wearables capable of delivering proactive help without reaching for a screen.

Vikhyaat Vivek     September 23

Gemini lands Adobe as a connected app, letting you work without switching apps

Google has just announced the addition of Adobe, Airtable, Wispr AI, Picsart, Squarespace, and SeatGeek, among the latest slate of services that you can now directly access within Gemini.

Nadeem Sarwar     September 23

Meta’s Muse says it’s AI, but a human might be making your call

Meta's Muse AI agent is testing outbound calls to businesses, but some calls are reportedly being made by human agents working behind the scenes.

Moinak Pal     September 23

Scammers are luring the AI-pilled through their emails with a $200 Claude Max subscription

A fake Claude Max giveaway phishing scam uses a browser-in-the-browser trick to steal Google account login credentials.

Shikhar Mehrotra     September 23

The new Mac Mini goes back to the stingy ways at the hardware level

Apple's Mac Mini M6 and M5 Pro solder storage to the logic board, and the base 256GB model runs slower.

Shikhar Mehrotra     September 23

Bitdefender’s new VPN is built for AI agents, and there’s some sound logic behind it

Bitdefender’s new VPN for AI agents gives each task its own temporary private connection, keeps it isolated from the rest of the computer, and closes the connection when the task is complete. It is currently in Beta and free to try on MacOS.

S. Kumar Manglam     September 23

Remember that brutal human vs robot cage fight? Apparently, there’s an ‘insane’ demand for more

REK says demand for more human-versus-robot cage fights has been “insane” after its viral San Francisco event featuring TikTok influencer Frankie LaPenna.

Paulo Vargas     September 23