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Flow Engineering Raises $50M at $750M Valuation

AI hardware design startup Flow Engineering secured $50M in Series B funding led by Valor and Atreides, joining Sequoia's existing support.

DeepSeek Sparks Fears Over AI-Generated Extortion Risks

Rising access to generative AI tools highlights urgent need for regulation amid illegal content proliferation.

As DeepSeek and similar tools proliferate, users report hyper-realistic AI-generated adult content being sold online, raising alarms about blackmail and the urgent need for clear regulations.

Trump Announces $200B South Korean Energy Investment

Major deal includes Alaska pipeline and nuclear expansion

President Trump unveiled a $200 billion South Korean investment package for U.S. energy, marking the first rollout of prior trade pledges.

Flavio Bolsonaro's Prime Time TV Appearance

Flavio Bolsonaro made headlines after appearing on major open TV during prime time, sparking discussion about his continued media presence.

Numerai Launches AI Integration for Hedge Fund Prediction

Frontier AI tools now directly interface with obfuscated market data

Numerai enables data scientists to use frontier AI like Codex to architect models on hedge fund-quality data, staking NMR tokens on predictions.

Google AI fuels doubling of monthly vulnerability disclosures

Google researchers report vulnerability disclosures have doubled to 10,740 per month as AI accelerates the weaponization of bugs in targeted campaigns.

OpenAI Clones TypeSafe's Jev for Faster, Cheaper AI Agents

The Decisions API mirrors TypeSafe's classifier, potentially cutting agent monitoring costs by 99%.

OpenAI's new Decisions API aims to match TypeSafe's Jev model, offering fast, low-cost classification for AI agents. This could drastically reduce the cost of monitoring autonomous systems.

OpenAI Reports How Small Businesses Are Leveraging AI Agents

A new OpenAI report highlights how small teams are deploying AI agents for customer acquisition, product building, and finance management.

Complex Brain Waves Reveal Real-Time Cognitive Processing

New research suggests intricate neural patterns drive memory and spatial tasks, not just background engine noise.

High-resolution intracranial recordings reveal spiral and vortex waves in the human cortex, challenging the view that brain oscillations are mere byproducts of neural activity.

Purdue Instructor Addresses CS 240 AI Cheating Controversy

A retrospective on the Spring 2026 semester's academic integrity challenges.

After a storm over AI use in a C programming course, the instructor clarifies strict policies and explains how static analysis tool Argus was used to identify violations.

DeepSeek Harness v0.2 Preview Launches for Desktop

The open-source AI tool expands to macOS and Windows with a new desktop application.

DeepSeek Harness releases v0.2 preview, bringing its powerful open-weight model integration to desktop users on macOS and Windows for the first time.

Unannounced DeepSeek Harness Desktop Build Surfaces Online

A desktop version of DeepSeek Harness has appeared online, though the developer has not yet issued an official announcement regarding the software release.

Bill Gates Warns Unregulated AI Risks Human Extinction

Microsoft co-founder calls lack of oversight 'completely irresponsible'

Bill Gates has issued a stark warning that artificial intelligence without proper regulation is 'completely irresponsible' and could potentially lead to the extinction of the human race.

NEAR AI Cloud Playground Launched for Transparent Model Comparison

Users can now run side-by-side AI benchmarks with confidential TEEs and verifiable outputs.

The NEAR AI Cloud playground is now live, enabling users to compare model responses, speed, and cost while ensuring privacy through confidential computing.

AI Leaders Sign Constitutional Pledge, Navigating Security Dilemma Amid US-China Rivalry

In late September 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google's Sundar Pichai, and other tech giants discussed new AI standards with US policymakers. Amodei acknowledged facing the "most difficult dilemma" amid the US-China race.

OpenAI and Meta Bet on Cute AI Agents for Hardware

After years of failed dedicated AI devices, OpenAI and Meta are soft-launching cutesy software agents like Dots and Muse to prime consumers for physical hardware.

Reddit Kills RSS and Public APIs in AI Bot Crackdown

Reddit is shutting down RSS feeds and public API access by late 2027 to curb AI scraping, pivoting user-generated content into a lucrative licensing business.

ElevenLabs Valuation Doubles to $22B in Fresh Secondary Deal

The AI voice startup offers employees liquidity as it cements its status among Europe's most valuable companies.

AI voice giant ElevenLabs has doubled its valuation to $22 billion, launching a $300M secondary offering for staff amid a growing trend of AI liquidity events.

DeepSeek Adapts Matrix Kernels for Huawei Ascend Chips

AI firm expands hardware compatibility as US-Iraq troop withdrawal concludes.

DeepSeek has ported its matrix kernels to Huawei Ascend processors, strengthening ties between China's AI sector and local hardware. Meanwhile, the US completes its troop withdrawal from Iraq.