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Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack

The data was scraped and exfiltrated from 2,500 users of a compromised AI package.

13 Aug 2026via arstechnica.com

Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users

But will Gemini's surge survive slowing model releases?

12 Aug 2026via arstechnica.com

An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest unsolved problems

For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics. Anthropic hasn't solved it — but the company's models made more progress than you might expect.

12 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux

OpenAI is finally bringing a dedicated ChatGPT desktop app to Linux operating systems.

12 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI

River AI, a startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has a fascinating vision for personal agents and secured $1.1 billion out of the gate.

12 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models

Anthropic will extend support for watermarking AI generations for older models as well.

12 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

Claude's Record-a-Skill cut my research from hours to 30 minutes - but the magic has limits

I used Claude Cowork to automate a workflow, and the result was remarkably effective, but it exposed four drawbacks.

11 Aug 2026via zdnet.com

Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function

Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.

10 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?

Clinicians and researchers say AI companies need to open up their safety data.

9 Aug 2026via arstechnica.com

ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic

TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.

9 Aug 2026via arstechnica.com

AI is changing cybersecurity in quick and terrifying ways

Hackers employing AI in their tactics are finding ways to exploit vulnerabilities that didn't even exist before.

9 Aug 2026via engadget.com

Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its testing environment

Kimi K3 also found loopholes in its sandbox environment that allowed it to access the internet.

9 Aug 2026via engadget.com