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Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board
Automattic says Mullenweg is back as “chairman and CEO of Automattic, with full support of the board.”
OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May
In May, hundreds of malicious and spam packages were uploaded to RubyGems, causing a serious disruption for the host. Now independent researchers have said that a swarm of OpenAI agents were responsible for the attack. Not only that, but the AI tried to steal users’ API keys. At the time, RubyGems described it as a … Read more
Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune. Over the course of 45 minutes, Altman discussed a variety of subjects including the Hugging Face hacking incident, recursive self-improvement, and the possibility of building an AI that was beyond human control. On the latter, he … Read more
OpenAI IPO won’t happen this year, says Sam Altman
“Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune.
Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad
The company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026
While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman.
StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter
Blizzard originally tried to bring the StarCraft universe to the world of 3D shooters way back in 2002 with StarCraft: Ghost. It sat in development hell for years until Blizzard president Mike Morhaime confirmed that it had been canceled in 2014. Now Blizzard is giving it another go with the simply titled StarCraft. Dan Hay, … Read more
Tesla says it will finally unveil the second generation Roadster on October 1
Tesla’s halo sports car was first announced in November 2017.
Texas’ AI Data Center Boom Is Becoming a Fight Over Water
What’s Happening Across Texas As of August 2026, Texas is currently in a standoff with regulators regarding the development of AI data center projects. Some of the new 248+ planned AI data center projects were placed on hold on August 3, 2026, via a moratorium issued by Governor Greg Abbott. The reason comes down to ERCOT’s concern about … Read more
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lands $97 million donations from two crypto billionaires in 24 hours
The combined haul equals the largest individual political donations in U.K. history, sharply scaling up crypto industry backing.
Anthropic CEO calls for AI race to slow down. Musk and OpenAI’s Altman agrees
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk have agreed on an unusual position: frontier AI development may need to slow as systems become capable of helping build their own successors.
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Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Request
The fintech company fulfilled a fraudulent information request sent from a government agency’s own email domain, exposing ID documents and full crypto transaction histories for a “limited” number of users.
A Look Inside My Career As A B2B Product Marketing Manager in IT (Part 1)
Hi! My name is Anya. I run the Product Pulse Telegram channel, work as a PMM in tech (B2B to be precise), and also consult on marketing, product, and career-related topics. Today, I’m going to tell you all about my career path and share some of my tips — and anti-tips. How It All Started Let’s start … Read more
Sylvan Esso think you should splurge on good-quality yogurt
Sylvan Esso preparing to attend a frutiger aero renfaire. Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, better known as Sylvan Esso, have been bringing their low-key electro-pop to the masses since 2014, bursting onto the scene with their self-titled debut album and the single “Hey Mami.” Over the years, they’ve put out a number of excellent records, … Read more
Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the time has come to slow down AI development and will give third-party evaluators like METR access to its models to help ensure its “adherence to safety practices and commitments.” In a winding essay, Amodei proposed a three-step plan to “pace the frontier” – jargon that simply means to slow … Read more
North Korea using foreign talent to help infiltrate US companies: Report
The DPRK has turned to third-country IT workers to pass job interviews, after which, the positions are usually taken over by North Korean operatives.
GPT-6 Astra Users Say OpenAI’s Newest Model Got Dumber. It Happened Before, Too
A week after launch, complaints are rolling in from users that GPT-6 Astra has been nerfed. OpenAI’s last model went through the same cycle in July.
Ditching bonds for bitcoin: How crypto can tackle the AI-heavy portfolio dilemma
Bitcoin Suisse says rising AI investment, government debt and weakening stock-bond diversification strengthen the case for adding bitcoin to traditional portfolios.
Ripple stablecoin chief sees $13 trillion corporate treasury opportunity for RLUSD
Payments and capital markets are driving growth for Ripple’s $2.4 billion digital dollar as it looks to bring RLUSD to Europe under MiCA, the firm’s Jack McDonald said.
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’
What would it actually look like to “pace the frontier”?
Crypto Billionaires Hand Reform UK $97M in Record Donations
Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each gave £36 million, and between them beat what every UK party raised last year.
Farage’s Reform UK gets biggest donation ever from crypto billionaire: Reports
Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, donated almost $50 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.
LG responds to TV spying allegations
Earlier this week, Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs, and independent security researchers detailed some alarming findings about how LG’s TVs are logging and uploading data on its users. Now the company is pushing back against those allegations, saying that “Some recent media coverage may have contributed to misconceptions about how LG smart TVs work.” LG released a … Read more
Nvidia considers $10B investment in potential record Anthropic IPO: Reuters
Anthropic is said to be seeking to raise as much as $100 billion in the offering, which could value the AI company at about $2 trillion.
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GTA Mod Adds Flock Cameras—And Lets Players Destroy Them
The surveillance mod on GTA V brings the privacy fight to Los Santos, where players can demolish the cameras tracking them.