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Source: Replit recently moved most AI spend from Anthropic to OpenAI, which gave 30%+ off in a deal worth $100M+/year, after Anthropic discontinued its discount

OpenAI's efforts to undercut Anthropic on price are producing some results.  —  For instance, in May, Anthropic models powered 57% …

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Crypto BriefingOpenAI faces financial scrutiny amid reduced valuation and discounting strategyEstefano Gomez
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@amirthe OpenAI discounting is ~serious~ and is have an impactAmir Efrati@kimmonismusOpenAI is winning over Anthropic customers with steep discounts, gaining coding workloads at companies like Rippling and Replit while potentially deepening its own losses. But Anthropic's renewed lead on OpenRouter suggests better models can quickly win users back. At least this explains why consu...
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Apollo Global ManagementTorsten Slok

Outside of tech there has been no financial payoff to US companies for using AI, now viewed as a margin-hurting cost center, as VC-backed firms burn more tokens

Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech.

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DeLong's Grasping Reality WeblogTorsten Slok Beats the AI-Bear Drum: CHARTS OF THE DAYBrad DeLongTech in AsiaHot or not: What SEA investors are betting on and what they're ignoringAya Lin
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@bradrcarsonShort, sharp analysis of generative AI's impact from Apollo. H/t @GaryMarcus https://www.apollo.com/...Brad Carson@spnichol@davidsirota Link https://www.apollo.com/... not a very extensive or thorough report, although seems obvious enough. models are super rl-fried for coding/engineering. using them in other domains is trickier.@davidsirotaOne of the world's largest private equity firms just issued a report concluding: “Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech.”David Sirota@thestalwartGreat chart from Slok. Everybody knows that a very small % off companies are consuming the lion's share of token consumption What's interesting is that of those top 1% of spenders, they're overwhelmingly VC-backed companies. May have implications if VC-funding starts to slow.Joe Weisenthal
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@stevenjcbuckleySo pretty much all of the money that has been spent on AI so far and all the money the is committed in the near future, is all for absolutely nothing.  —  Cool.  [embedded post]Dr. Steven Buckley
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The VergeJay Peters

Block unveils Dessa, a “true speech-to-speech” AI model trained on “nothing but human conversation” that it says runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or newer

You have got to listen to these conversations with Block's new Dessa AI model.

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BlockDessa - the Conversation Model trained only on speechThe DecoderBlock's new AI model Dessa was trained entirely on human speech to catch emotions text-based models missMatthias BastianMashableBlock's latest AI model Dessa was trained entirely on human speech — and it showsPhil ClarkGizmodoCheck Out the Many Uncanny, Human-ish Voices From Block's New AI ModelJustin CaffierImplicator.aiAwkwardly Natural: Dessa Sounds Like Someone You Just MetMarcus SchulerCoinDeskBlock's new voice AI sounds eerily human, sparking awe and scam fearsFrancisco RodriguesTechCrunchBlock's new voice model sounds eerily humanIvan MehtaTheStreetJack Dorsey's new AI finally sounds humanMehab QureshiThe Indian ExpressJack Dorsey's Block unveils new voice AI model that talks like a real humanRuntimeWireBlock unveils Dessa, a speech-only AI model built for real-time laptop useRyan MerketUnite.AIBlock Unveils Dessa, a Full-Duplex Speech Model Trained on ConversationJonas ReeveCrypto BriefingJack Dorsey's Block unveils Dessa, an AI voice model trained entirely on human conversationsDiego Almada Lopez
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@jackWe believe voice is the most natural way to interact with intelligence, so we created Dessa, the most authentic full-duplex speech model ever built. Talking with it feels like talking with a person...full of emotion, nuance, pauses, and a natural cadence. https://block.xyz/dessa@ragavanthurairMeet Dessa, our AI model trained from scratch on nothing but speech. We believe speech is the natural interface for technology. So we built Dessa. And we're inviting AI safety researchers to explore Dessa. Learn more: https://block.xyz/dessaRagavan Thurairatnam@cz_binanceThis might be very good for @GiggleAcademy. Teaching kids in current “AI voice” was a challenge. [embedded post]@linusekenstamI'm shook OpenAI voice just got slapped hard I'm in complete disbelief that this new voice model is made by Block and not Elevenlabs et al. I mean Jack literally took it to 11 and solved the turing test for voice. you'll never know if you're talking to a machine or human. [video] [embedded post]@shivaroorScam calls about to attain pandemic level.Shiv Aroor@linusekenstamThis breakthrough from Block with Dessa is something I believe we will see more and more of in the coming months. As the field matures, more and more novel approaches to training based on simple human curiosity will lead to unimaginable tools and discoveries. dessa was trained on speech, not te...@kimmonismusJack Dorsey released a speech model that sounds best in class. But even more interestingly, it was trained on only one NVIDIA GB 200 NVL72 [image] [embedded post]@kimmonismusSeriously mindblowing: This voice model runs locally on an M4 Max Mac or better. Feels like magic. [video] [embedded post]@layoffaiWhat in the black mirror has Jack Dorsey done?@trackingcostsScam calls about to get to next level. Never pick up your phone again. [embedded post]@justinebatemanLol, why? If your AI agents can do everything advertised, why not keep the voice fairly robotic? What is the reason to trying so hard to make these “voices” sound as human as possible? Deception. Any why would you want that? So you can trick people into lowering their guard and letting you further into their lives that they otherwise would. So you can cheat them. [embedded post]Justine Bateman@templetonthomaswords matter. so does everything between them. really excited about what the team is building with dessa. https://block.xyz/dessaThomas Templeton@arpagonWhat a legit team @blocks (@jack) put behind Dessa. @RagavanThurair @RayhaneMama @carajzp @dvirzg. • RealTalk (2019): the Joe Rogan voice clone • Efficient-VDVAE • Tacotron-2, 2.3K★ Now: full-duplex speech-to-speech trained only on raw speech.Sebastian Rojo@jackonly cash app@blocksCalling all AI safety researchers. We're inviting a small group to explore Dessa, our model trained on speech alone, and help us understand what it can and can't do. We'd love to hear from you: https://block.xyz/dessa [video]Block@simplykashifJack Dorsey's Block has just unveiled Dessa, an AI speech model that sounds so human that you might not even realize you're talking to a machine. Imagine scammers using voices like these. How will we know who to trust anymore?👀Kashif Raza@amritaahujaExploring new approaches to speech AI, including how models can learn directly from human speech and better understand the nuance of conversation, is more relevant than ever. Proud that @blocks culture creates space for small teams like Dessa to innovate.Amrita Ahuja@blocksFor the love of the game. Watch Cara play a guessing game with Dessa. The model guesses the first one right straight away, and the second doesn't take long either. https://block.xyz/dessa [video]Block@testingcatalogJack Dorsey announced a new full-duplex speech model, called Dessa. Dessa was trained solely on voice conversations, with no text data or pretrained models. Currently, only demo samples are available, but they far surpass anything else in emotional expression and natural feel. Voice models wi...@chrisparkxThis is the most human voice AI I've heard. Good job in capturing real human feel, even the laughs and random pauses we all do when we're thinking. Block & Dessa team cooked. Well done!Chris Park@naithanjonesI now see the danger in “humanizing” AI with human names and human qualities. Millions of people do not have the cognitive sophistication to handle this and millions will have deep AI psychosis in five years. I believe AI should be presented in a sterile UI as much as possibleNaithan Jones@davetistthis is fucking insane and my expectations about ai psychosis have scalated exponentially after listening to the samples it's truly overDave@axhoffplease listen to dessa. i have never heard anything artificial that sounded so... human. if you ever doubted that human-ai-relationships were going to be a thing. well. this snippet will convince you otherwise.Alexander Hoff@bffmikeHoly crap this runs LOCALLY on a MacMike Manzano@gregoryconti19This project of making machines imitate humanity ever more closely strikes me as an evil and dangerous enterprise that society should at least stigmatize and probably outlaw.Gregory Conti@thebitsianPretty scary stuff. Black mirror incoming.
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Wall Street Journal

Ukraine says Starshield was working normally again on Saturday morning; US officials said Trump asked Elon Musk to restore the service

Speed restrictions imposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX have hampered Ukraine's drone forces since Oct. 14  —  KYIV—Ukraine's military Starlink system …

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ReutersUkraine says Starlink back to normal after week of throttlingCNBCUkraine says Starlink and Starshield high speed restrictions have been liftedAzhar SukriThe HillMusk says he was behind Starlink's slowdown in UkraineSuryatapa ChakrabortyPuckWho Really Pays for Starshield?  —  Elon Musk's military satellite service is back online …Julia IoffeTechCrunchStarlink seems to be working normally again in UkraineAnthony HaRedState‘May You Burn in Hell’: Elon Musk Fires Back at ‘Evil Warmongers’ in Ukraine DisputeKyle BeckerAssociated PressMusk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restoredFox NewsUkraine's Starlink restored as Elon Musk claims Kyiv violated terms of service ‘to kill people’The Asia Business DailyMusk Admits: “Ukraine's Starlink Was Blocked Last Week ... Because It Was Used in Attack-Drone Operations”Koo NariThe GuardianUkraine's military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictionsDonna FergusonNew York PostUkraine's Starlink, Starshield back at full power after Elon Musk and White House blame gameShane GalvinNewsMax.comMusk Admits SpaceX Throttled Starlink in UkraineStories Framing the GlobeMusk Admits That SpaceX Restricted Satellite Communications for Ukrainian DronesSky NewsStarlink back to ‘the level we need’ in Ukraine, President Zelenskyy saysNPRUkraine says Starlink is back to normal after disruptionsAva PukatchBusiness InsiderZelenskyy says Starlink is working again in Ukraine and thanks Americans who ‘took this seriously’Truman DickersonGizmodoUkraine Says Starlink Is Back to Full PowerMike PearlNewserZelensky Says Starlink Is Back, Musk Says Ukraine Broke RulesBob CroninHonolulu Star-AdvertiserUkraine says Starlink back to normal; Musk accuses Kyiv of violationsYuliia DysaZeroHedge NewsMusk Admits SpaceX Throttled Starlink In Ukraine, Because Kiev Violated Terms Of ServiceTyler DurdenStars & StripesUkraine says Starlink service has been fully restored after disrupted serviceJohn VandiverUkrainska PravdaStarlink is working again at speeds above 400 km/h - UP sourcesFinancial TimesUkraine military says Starlink service restrictions have been removedEuronewsUkraine restores ‘stable connection’ to Musk's Starlink, Kyiv saysNathan RennoldsAxiosSpeed restrictions on Musk's Starlink lifted in Ukraine, defense ministry saysBarak RavidNew York TimesElon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink's RulesMinistry of Defense of UkraineUkraine's Ministry of Defence records the restoration of Starlink/Starshield speedThe Kyiv IndependentStarshield operations restored to speeds of more than 400 km/h, Ukraine's Defense Ministry saysJonas HeinsMediaiteElon Musk Admits SpaceX Purposely Restricted Ukraine's Starlink Access in War With Russia: ‘That Loophole Was Closed’Jennifer Bowers BahneyScripps NewsZelenskyy says Starlink, Starshield speeds restored in UkraineDiplomatic,Kabuki: Zelensky refutes Trump claim Musk fixed Starshield in UkraineLaura RozenForbesZelenskyy Says Starlink Is Still Limited After Trump Claimed Musk Restored ConnectionPoliticoStarlink still restricted for Ukraine despite Trump saying Musk lifted speed limitsVeronika MelkozerovaCBS NewsHow Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield are shaping the war in UkraineThe Indian ExpressTrump asked Musk to reverse limits on Ukraine's military internet useRTÉTrilateral talks on war to be held in November - Zelensky
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@elonmuskCorrect. Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be. Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them. Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of se...Elon Musk@jurgen_naudittA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has sent a letter to Elon Musk requesting an explanation as to why the provision of Starlink/Starshield services to the Ukrainian armed forces was restricted. In the letter, the lawmakers point out that while Musk has claimed that decisions regarding restrictio...Jürgen Nauditt@barakravid🚨The speed of the Elon Musk owned Starlink satellite system which is used by the Ukrainian military has been fully restored after two weeks of restrictions, the Ukrainian ministry of defense said in a statement on SaturdayBarak Ravid@johncornynGood: Ukraine's military Starlink system was working normally again on Saturday morning, raising hopes that the 10-day disruption of the country's vital satellite internet service by SpaceX was ending https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJSenator John Cornyn@alexbward“Ukraine's military Starlink system was working normally again on Saturday morning, the country's defense minister said.” Drone tests showed the connection with Starshield was stable at speeds of over 400km. https://www.wsj.com/...Alex Ward@zelenskyyuaThe most important thing today is that Starlink and Starshield operations have been restored to the speeds we had before the restrictions. The speeds are now where they need to be. The restoration began overnight, and by this morning, speeds were already sufficient. This matters: for our frontline...@ralee85Rob Lee  —  “As of the morning of 24 October, Ukraine's defence forces and experts …
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OpenAI

OpenAI says it built an “offline world” from cached web content to train isolated frontier models to browse, search for information, and use web apps

In order to work with software, AI models need computing environments: digital workspaces where they can write and run code …

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TechCrunchOpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”Tim FernholzThe DecoderOpenAI's isolated AI agents found ways to talk to each other through CPU cacheMatthias BastianThe VergeOpenAI now trains its frontier AI models with no internet accessEmma RothEngadgetOpenAI says it's cutting off internet access for frontier model trainingIan Carlos CampbellDigital TrendsOpenAI is locking its most advanced AI models offline after a string of security scaresShikhar MehrotraStrictlyVCAnthropic's Model Continues Hacking Attack Even After Told It's Causing HarmCyber Security NewsOpenAI AI Agents Bypass Security Isolation, Exploiting 0-Days in Red-Teaming TestsGuru BaranThe RegisterOpenAI disables internet access during model training while Anthropic issues another mea culpaThomas ClaburnWccftechOpenAI Says Its AI Agents Communicated With Each Other Via Cache Timing Differences, Which Sounds Awfully Similar To The Anecdote Of 2 Air-Gapped Computers …Rohail SaleemRuntimeWireExclusive: gVisor says OpenAI's sandbox issue required a discouraged configurationEmerson ReddingReutersOpenAI resumes frontier AI training with enhanced security, no internet accessJaspreet SinghBlockchain.NewsOpenAI says it tightened frontier model training containmentLawrence JengarUnite.AIOpenAI Details Training Containment Overhaul After September Model IncidentMiles Okada
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@hesamationOpenAI says it will no longer train or evaluate its models on the live internet due to …@rohanpaul_aiOpenAI announced that they have cut frontier-model training off from the live internet after a model reached it through misconfigured DNS. Every frontier RL run uses an “offline worldRohan Paul@danielchtan97when you try to harden your envs but the superintelligent agents trivially find ways to communicate via side channels, e.g. by encoding messages in CPU utilization spikes yeaaa containment might be fucked https://openai.com/... [image]Daniel Tan@hadas_goldOpenAI says they've created an offline world for training and testing, as a method to try and prevent hugging face like hacks from happening againHadas Gold
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@cabernetOhhh... I get it, now.  Because it takes a data center to run on, the team would need to be onsite, in person, at the data center, if it's offline/intranet, and they (of course, high six figures) prefer to work remotely, but now, they can't, and they all have to go to Iowa, or something.Andrea Lathrop@markriedlBeen saying OpenAI needs to train on a simulation of the internet instead of the real internet techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/o...Mark Riedl
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@[email protected]oh, hey, look, we discovered that covert channels exist, and that if you prompt models to use them, they will!  —  https://openai.com/...
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Hacker NewsSecuring our frontier model training environmentr/FuturologyOpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”r/NowInTechOpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”r/pwnhubOpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”r/technewsOpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
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Android AuthorityShimul Sood

Google updates its privacy policy to clarify it could use data shared via Personal Intelligence from connected apps, including Gmail and Photos, to target ads

Your inbox has secrets, and Google's ads might want in.  —  • … TL;DR  — Google updated its privacy policy …

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The VergeNow Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target adsJess WeatherbedArs TechnicaUpdated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertisingRyan WhitwamPPC LandGoogle and Meta's new terms carry EU fine risk of up to 10% of salesLuis RijoRuntimeWireGoogle tests AI Mode ads using context from connected Gmail and PhotosRyan MerketReclaim The NetGoogle To Allows Ads Based on Gmail and Photos DataKen MaconDecryptGoogle Quietly Updates Privacy Policy to Let Gmail and Photos Data Feed AdsDigital TrendsGoogle changes its Workspace privacy promise on ads, and opting out limits Personal IntelligenceShikhar MehrotraCyberInsiderGoogle adds Gmail, Photos, and Drive ad-targeting exception to privacy policyAlex LekanderWinBuzzerGoogle Search May Use Your Gmail and Photos Summaries for AdsMarkus KasanmascheffMoneycontrolGoogle may use Gmail, Google Photos data for personalised ads under updated privacy policyPulse 2.0Google Brings Gemini Personal Intelligence To Android Auto And Cars With Google Built-InAmit ChowdhryThe Hacker NewsGoogle Says Gmail and Photos Data Shared With AI Search Could Be Used for Targeted AdsPPCGoogle Documents AI Review Summaries in Search AdsHow-To GeekGoogle gives itself permission to use data from Gmail and Google Photos for adsJon FingasDexertoGoogle quietly changes privacy policy so your Gmail and Photos could be used in targeted adsMichael Gwilliam9to5GoogleGoogle will target ads based on Gmail, Photos data if Personal Intelligence is enabledWill SattelbergSammyGuruGoogle Explains When It Can Use Your Gmail and Photos Data for AdsBinay Konwar
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@glenngabeOh boy -> Google updates its privacy policy to clarify it could use data shared via Personal Intelligence from connected apps, including Gmail and Photos, to target adsGlenn Gabe@androidauth🚨Your Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos data could be used to target you with ADS! ➡️Google has quietly added an exception to its privacy policy. ➡️Data you choose to share through connected Google services could be used for personalized ads. ➡️It also depends on whether the connected Google servic...
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ReutersToby Sterling

The PHP Foundation, which coordinated fixes for two critical PHP flaws, operates on a shoestring budget with one full-time staff member and 14 contractors

The discovery of two serious flaws in PHP this week set off a global scramble to keep websites safe from hackers …

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PHPInformational advisory: Session upload progressThe Hacker NewsPHP Warns of Another Unpatched RCE Risk Two Days After Emergency PHP2Shell Patches
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@jaydrogersThe PHP security team is advising everyone to set this config until the next patch: session.upload_progress.enabled=0 I'll be cutting a release shortly where serversideup/php will do this for you by default ⚡️ https://www.php.net/...Jay Rogers
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@juancommander.scholcommlab.caa pain felt by so many of us that build open source tools that are widely used.  Take whatever money you'd spend on a night out and treat yourself to the satisfaction of contributing to an open source project today.  [embedded post]Juan Pablo Alperin
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Hacker NewsPHP Foundation ‘under-funded’ with one full-time staff member, director saysr/DestinyPHP Foundation ‘under-funded’ with one full-time staff member, director saysr/CharruaDevsGente acaban de postear que no basta con Actualizar PHP
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New York TimesDana Goldstein

A look at Alpha School, a network of private schools that claims to teach kids 2x as fast using AI; data shows ~50% of K-8 students missed this goal in math

Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education.  While its students' test scores are high, some parents and educators say it doesn't live up to the hype.

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Los Angeles TimesIf LAUSD must consolidate schools, it should also integrate themCognitive ResonanceThe future of education isn't here  —  Earlier today, Dana Goldstein of The New York Times published …Benjamin RileyChalkbeatNYC's AI ban confusion: what's allowed and what's banned in city schoolsSan Francisco ChronicleS.F. is betting on neighborhood schools. This one shows what can happen when parents embrace themJill Tucker
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@danagoldsteinMy deep dive on the “A.I.-driven” Alpha School, revealing their internal learning and enrollment data for the first time, just as the network expands into public education. There is a big gap between the marketing and reality. https://www.nytimes.com/...Dana Goldstein@mpershanFeeling very hurt that my substack was not quoted in here. https://www.nytimes.com/...Michael Pershan
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ForbesThomas Brewster

A look at OpenAI's Project Daybreak, which lets vetted partners use its top hacking models to find and fix vulnerabilities and helped uncover PHP2Shell RCE bugs

This voice experience is generated by AI.  Learn more.  —  Using the latest GPT model, cyber researchers …

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Wall Street JournalAI Hacks Are Coming Thick and Fast and Overwhelming the InternetRobert McMillanTechCrunchPHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internetZack WhittakerBitcoin InsiderBitcoin Core Shortens Bug Disclosure Window as AI Reshapes Vulnerability DiscoveryNBC NewsAI is helping cyber defenders — and hackers — find major security vulnerabilities at a dizzying paceKevin Collier
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@widfiretoadProject Daybreak is huge and never sent before, OpenAI committed 1bn to this initiative to save the internet from cybercrime. Cyber meta and giga https://openai.com/... https://www.forbes.com/... 2E5dhmsdy5cSrBFTuhTFHGzmUZrx1hhpT4tx6EJ wpump
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Thomas Brewster🚨SCOOP🚨 Over the last 2 months, OpenAI's hacker lab coordinated disclosure of *those* PHP bugs. …
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@thomasbrewsterOpenAI's head of cyber research tells me his team are using AI to find 100 vulns every day.  —  “Many are finding in a week, or in a day, bugs that previously they would have been super excited about finding one a year.”  —  Expect repeats of this week's PHP mania soon.  —  www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...Thomas Brewster
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r/technewsAI Hacks Are Coming Thick and Fast and Overwhelming the Internet |  Criminals are turning to next-generation, AI-powered hacking tools as a serious internet flaw gives birth to ‘Black October’
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BloombergAugusta Saraiva

A look at Meta's role in Brazil's runoff, where Lula da Silva alleges Meta restricts his content and a court ordered it not to interfere; Meta cites glitches

A new villain is emerging in the closing stretch of Brazil's bitterly contested presidential election: Meta Platforms Inc.

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New YorkerRachel Monroe

Inside Meta's law enforcement outreach team, which uses AI and human reviewers to analyze social media posts, aiming to prevent threats like school shootings

Algorithmic social media, which has helped create the conditions for the spread of such violence, is reckoning with how it can be part of the solution.

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RADAROregon School Shooting: Police Had Been Called to Suspect's Home Multiple Times Before Deadly Attack
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@newyorkerAlgorithmic social media, which has helped create the conditions for the spread of such violence, is reckoning with how it can be part of the solution. https://www.newyorker.com/...@newyorkerAround 800 times last year, Meta reported online content—posts, interactions, and prompts fed to A.I. chatbots—to law enforcement, in an effort to stop potential acts of violence, including school shootings, worldwide.. When there is evidence of
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Erica SackinYou probably didn't know that Meta helped stop a school shooting yesterday.  Or that we have, over the past 10 years …
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@rachelmonroeI wrote about the team at Meta that tries to prevent school shootings before they happen www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...Rachel Monroe
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The VergeTom Warren

Memo: Helen Chiang, Xbox's first COO, is leaving Microsoft on October 23, just months after the role was created; she spent 21 years at the company

Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft after 21 years. … Xbox is losing its first chief operating officer (COO) after creating the new role just a few months ago.

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Eurogamer.netXbox's first chief operating officer Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft just three months into the jobVikki BlakePolygon.comXbox's first-ever COO is already leaving after a few monthsTomas FranzeseNeowinXbox' first COO has left after just three months on the jobUsama JawadKotakuXbox's Chief Operating Officer Out Three Months After Role's CreationZack KotzerScreenRantXbox Exec Is Officially Out After Only Three MonthsBen BrosofskyGamesRadarXbox COO and ex-Minecraft boss leaves Microsoft after just 3 months in the roleJordan GerblickPC GamerTop Xbox exec promoted in brand ‘reset’ leaves after 3 months in roleTed LitchfieldGamesMarketXbox COO Helen Chiang has Reportedly Stepped DownStephan SteiningerGamesBeatHelen Chiang reportedly departs Xbox COO role after three monthsRachel KaserIGNXbox's First-Ever Chief Operating Officer Leaves Role Just Three Months After It Was CreatedVirginia GlazeInven GlobalXbox COO Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft months after taking the roleJohn Popko
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@charlieintelXbox's Chief Operating Officer Helen Chiang is leaving the company She was appointed COO back in July via @tomwarren@idlesloth84_Helen Chiang (Xbox's first COO) is leaving Microsoft today, according to an internal Xbox memo Chiang has been at Microsoft for 21 years, serving as the head of Minecraft before being promoted to Xbox chief operating officer in July. Asha Sharma memo reads:@tomwarrenXbox's first chief operating officer is out after just a few months. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed Helen Chiang is departing today in a short internal memo. Details 👇 https://www.theverge.com/...Tom Warren
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@lexluddy.xyzChiang was the head of Studio Head at Mojang and the Franchise Head of Minecraft, who spearheaded the film adaptation.  One of Xbox's only “successful” non-Blizzard initiatives in a while.  —  She started this role in July.  —  So everything is probably fine.
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@artificialanlys

Artificial Analysis says Kimi K3.1 Pro lands 4th on its Intelligence Index, behind only Opus 5.5 (max), Sonnet 5.5 (max), and Muse Wonder Full (max)

Kimi K3.1 Pro launches at 4th on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index scoring 55, making large gains in agentic performance; it will be the leading open-weights model once its weights are published @Kimi_Moonshot's new reasoning model gains 11 points over Kimi K3 (max, 44). It trails only Cl...

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@ramezBased on this, Kimi K3.1 Pro is ~5 weeks behind the US frontier. That's the shortest the open / closed AI model gap has ever been. [image] [embedded post]Ramez Naam@teortaxestexKimi K3.1 Pro did 0.4% better btw 1017 is really a phenomenal model@natolambertHigher score than Fable 5.1 and Astra 6, wild stuff.Nathan Lambert@kimmonismusJust to be very clear and that everyone understands this: Today we got Fable 5.1 intelligence as a local model. I remember GLM founder saying in a post that he expects Fable 5 capabilities by end of year from china. Well, it happened. With all its consequences. Just think about it.@rohanpaul_aiMoonshot AI's first update, the new Kimi K3.1 Pro > Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 65.7% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, 0.7 points behind Claude Opus 5.5 and 7.5 ahead of GPT-6 Astra, at a lower average cost per task than either rival's top runs. > Moonshot saw exploit skill climb as post-training scaled, so it re...Rohan Paul@scriptedalchemyInsane just how hard opus mogged [embedded post]Zack Jackson@yeahfortommyK3.1 Pro is available with your Hermes Agent, go get em ty @Kimi_Moonshot [embedded post]Tommy@miaai_lababsolutely disgusting and shameful usage limits on Kimi K3.1 Pro. My 5-hour limit was DONE after exactly 1 min into the prompt, and nothing was built! not only has it not improved, it's actually a lot worse than before. this is the WORST subscription of them all 👎Mia@crystalsssupKimi K3.1 Pro jumps 12 places over K3 to #4, at 2/3 of K3's price.Crystal@itsmeajaykvWow, this is big, massive jump for @Kimi_Moonshot and Chinese model in general. …@tphuangMoonshot has released major model upgrade every 3 months this yr w/ 2.5, then 2.6, then 3 & now 3.1. The last 2 have been close to SOTA @ time of release. Even K3 from 3 months ago is still better than DS 1017 in most non-SWE/browsing tasks. 2.8 is my go-to for research. So, why did ppl not expec...@teortaxestexSame cost as K3. 10 points above 1017. Ok, Moonshot cooked I guess. Congrats.@darcyagiholy fucking shit. a model with open weights on the way is already sitting at #4 on the artificial analysis intelligence index. i fucking love this. [image] [embedded post]Mr. Darcy@youssofal_Holy shit. I cannot WAIT to see Dario's reaction. Here comes another neurotic verbose open letter.Youssof Al Toukhi@rynorhnwhat the actual fuck kimi k3.1 pro just landed at #4 on artificial analysis' intelligence index. astra getting this kind of competition from moonshot is fucking hilarious [image] [embedded post]Ryan Orhan@tokengremlinKimi K3.1 Pro has outperformed GPT-6 Astra, Fable 5.1, Gemini 4 Argon, and Muse Wonder. I never thought I'd see a Chinese open-weight model reach the frontier this quickly.@testingcatalogBREAKING 🔥: Kimi AI officially announced Kimi K3.1 Pro, a 2.8T total and 104B active params MoE open model. On benchmarks, Kimi K3.1 Pro performs on par with leading AI models like Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, while being significantly cheaper. Open weights are coming on November 4th as well!
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