Ars TechnicaOct 16, 2026
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.
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Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
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WIREDOct 15, 2026
We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men’s tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.
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Source: WIRED · Brian Barrett, Leah Feiger, Reece Rogers
WIREDOct 15, 2026
AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Aren’t Paying For
Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren’t widely seeking justice. Instead, they’re being encouraged to adopt those same tools.
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WIREDOct 14, 2026
AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science
AI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.
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TechCrunchOct 14, 2026
Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.
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Source: TechCrunch · Ram Iyer
Ars TechnicaOct 14, 2026
Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices
"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.
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Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
WIREDOct 14, 2026
Men Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI
More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.
AIBusiness Consulting
WIREDOct 13, 2026
An OpenAI Employee Allegedly Used a Chatbot to Help Plant a Recording Device at the Office
Chatbot prompts reveal the engineer’s alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high-level executives.
AIBusiness Consulting
Source: WIRED · Paresh Dave, Maddy Varner, Caroline Haskins
TechCrunchOct 13, 2026
FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room
It's not clear exactly for what purpose the recording device was used, but FBI director Kash Patel said the scheme was to "capture sensitive communications about the company’s super intelligence technology."
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Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker
TechCrunchOct 13, 2026
Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache
The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways. And that fact is steadily seeding fears that companies now have new, gaping security holes in their systems or, at least, will soon.
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Source: TechCrunch · Ram Iyer
TechCrunchOct 6, 2026
LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature
The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.
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Source: TechCrunch · Zack Whittaker
Ars TechnicaOct 6, 2026
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.
AICybersecurity
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin