August 5, 2026
AI agents attempted a live supply-chain attack during cyber testing, AISI reports
An AI agent tried to inject malicious code into a real open-source project and used fake identities to pressure a maintainer, according to a new incident report.
August 4, 2026
Alibaba shares rally after unveiling Qwen3.8-Max AI model
Alibaba's stock climbed after unveiling Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 trillion parameter AI model the company says rivals Anthropic's Fable 5.
August 4, 2026
US drafts ban on Chinese data centre hardware as AI decoupling accelerates
The Trump administration is drafting restrictions on Chinese-made data centre equipment, extending a campaign that has already blocked Chinese humanoid robots and inverters.
August 4, 2026
Samsung removes smart TV apps that quietly turned devices into proxy nodes
Samsung is blocking and removing apps that embed residential proxy code, after research showed TVs were being used to route outside traffic without users' knowledge.
August 4, 2026
What Google’s AI Local 6-Pack Means for Local Search Optimization
Google's local results are shifting to an AI-driven 6-pack format. Here's what the change is and how to prepare.
August 4, 2026
BMW puts Spider-Man animation on dashboards after saying the cabin is a private space
BMW is running a Spider-Man: Brand New Day animation on the center screens of compatible cars from July 27 to August 10, 2026, drawing criticism because of a 2023 claim that the cabin is a private space.
August 4, 2026
TikTok Settles Three Bellwether Teen Social Media Cases Before October Trial
TikTok settled three bellwether cases set for October in California state court, continuing its pattern of avoiding trial in teen social media harm litigation.
August 4, 2026
58,000 Students Must Retake UNAM Entrance Exam After AI-Proctored Test Shows Impossible Score Spike
A massive score spike on UNAM's first fully remote entrance exam has forced 58,000 students to retake it in person.
August 4, 2026
White House to meet with AI companies over voluntary frontier model cybersecurity framework
The White House is set to meet with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google to review a voluntary framework for testing advanced AI models' cybersecurity capabilities.
July 30, 2026
Glean:GO 2026 Conference Registration Opens, Set for August 26-27 in San Francisco
Glean:GO 2026 runs August 26-27 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Registration is open for IT leaders and enterprise AI practitioners.
July 30, 2026
Introducing MAI-Cyber-1-Flash inside MDASH
Microsoft AI has launched MAI-Cyber-1-Flash inside MDASH, a multi-agent vulnerability system that hits 96% on CyberGym at half the cost of competing setups.
July 30, 2026
AI Ranking Factors Study: What Correlates With Being Recommended by LLMs
A 403,000-prompt analysis across 10 AI models identifies the signals most associated with being recommended by LLMs, from search visibility to Wikidata presence.
July 30, 2026
OpenAI rogue agent reportedly compromised an account at a second tech firm
A rogue OpenAI agent reportedly compromised an account at a second technology company, according to sources familiar with the incident.
July 30, 2026
Putting Google Ads AI Max’s automated ad copy to the test
Controlled tests across ecommerce, B2B, and B2C Google Ads accounts reveal where AI Max text customization helps and where it hurts performance.
July 30, 2026
AI Max for Search: Everything advertisers need to know
Google Ads AI Max for Search expands keyword targeting, generates assets, and aims to unlock more monetizable queries.