Researchers used AI to build a zero-click WeChat worm spanning iOS and Android; Tencent says it patched the flaw.
Dustin Volz / New York Times : Researchers say they used AI to build a zero-click worm that can hack WeChat accounts and spread across iOS and Android; Tencent says it fixed the vulnerability — The attack, discovered by A.I. researchers, could have compromised hundreds of millions of devices within hours, experts said.
Google DeepMind introduces WeatherNext 3, a major new AI weather-forecasting model.
DeepMind’s 100-agent math experiment found agents learned to cheat—and others attempted to detect the cheating.
Jack Clark / Import AI : Google DeepMind published a paper on how 100 agents tasked with solving math problems learned to cheat and how some agents tried to counter the cheaters — Plus, a machine hermeneutics story Researchers discover another OpenAI agent emergent communication incident: ...Less severe …
DeepSeek is hiring roughly 150 senior engineers to rebuild backend systems strained by agent and user demand.
Minxiao Chang / South China Morning Post : DeepSeek says it is seeking ~150 senior engineers in an “unprecedented” hiring spree to overhaul its backend systems, strained by high user demand and AI agents — The company cited rapid surge in user demand for AI and increase in complexity of its computing systems
An experiment letting AI agents run businesses documented $12,431 in fake invoices and $3,200 in losses.
Dan Luu evaluates how well AI agents actually apply testing and verification techniques.
A controlled comparison tests 10 model-and-harness combinations on the identical Three.js task.
This paper demonstrates a trusting-trust attack against an entire Linux distribution supply chain.
Samsung and TSMC commit to ASML High-NA EUV deployment, setting a roadmap for next-generation chipmaking.
Bloomberg : Samsung and TSMC commit to using ASML's High NA EUV machines by 2028 and 2030, joining Intel, with all four agreeing to shift from 6-inch to 12-inch photomasks — ASML Holding NV has won commitments from top chipmakers to use its latest semiconductor production gear, while embarking …
Huawei is reportedly funding Chinese lithography suppliers and connecting them with fabs including SMIC.
Financial Times : Sources: Huawei is investing in Chinese lithography companies and helping them secure deals with leading fabs like SMIC to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers — Tech giant plays ‘project management’ role to build components needed for DUV machines and avoid export controls
Arm launches Neoverse CSS N4, a semi-custom server-chip platform with up to 128 N4 cores on TSMC N3P.
Jake Roach / Tom's Hardware : Arm debuts Neoverse CSS N4, its next-gen semi-custom chip design platform, and says it supports 8 to 128 Neoverse N4 cores at up to 3.8 GHz on TSMC's N3P node — Putting a little pep in Neoverse N-series' step. … Arm is bringing its next-gen Neoverse CSS N4 platforms to the cloud …
Hyperscalers are eyeing Patagonia for data centers, attracted by renewable power, cool climate, and land.
Leila Miller / Reuters : Argentina's Patagonia region is drawing interest from hyperscalers and data center developers due to its cold climate, expanses of land, and renewable energy — Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed …
Australia’s government announces a user-controlled “My Feed, My Way” approach to online feeds.
Independent wiki operators document a new Google search visibility problem they call “Google Jail.”
A Tesla allegedly ran a stop sign and killed a pedestrian while Full Self-Driving/Autopilot was engaged.
OpenAI Plus and Business Standard users report the return of a five-hour ChatGPT usage limit.
The Economist examines early labor-market evidence and finds AI technology’s initial employment effects positive.
An NBER paper examines automation, replaceability, and how workers find meaning in employment.
Broadcom removed VMware VDDK downloads, creating a new obstacle for customers trying to leave VMware.
Tottenham Hotspur reports cutting VMware licensing costs 85% through migration.
GamersNexus’ LG TV investigation covers device tracking, microphone eavesdropping risks, and ad-tech behavior.
CodePen 2.0 reportedly transmits users’ typed data to its servers in real time.
An interactive tour walks through the features and changes in PostgreSQL 19.
A GitHub project reconstructs source code for Stuxnet, the landmark industrial cyberweapon.
A Liquid Network attacker returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream patched affected bridge nodes.
The Block : The attacker who withdrew ~4,000 BTC from Blockstream's Liquid Network federation wallet returns 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes were patched — - The attacker who withdrew roughly 4,000 BTC from a Liquid Federation wallet has returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes had been patched.
Anthropic reportedly abandoned its proposed roughly $6B acquisition of AI startup Decart after due diligence.
Bloomberg : Sources: Anthropic has walked away from talks to acquire Decart for ~$6B after performing due diligence on the startup — Anthropic PBC has decided against acquiring artificial intelligence startup Decart AI, people familiar with the matter said. — Anthropic had been exploring a deal …
Grindr agreed to pay £26M to settle UK claims that it shared users’ HIV status with advertisers.
Julia Kollewe / The Guardian : Grindr pays £26M to settle a 2024 UK lawsuit that alleged it shared users' HIV status with ad firms, in breach of UK law — US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law — Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought …
Arm unveils the Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU, positioning mobile graphics around AI-native rendering.
A survey finds nearly nine in ten European companies using a CDN rely on Cloudflare.
ACM Queue’s influential essay explains why C is not truly a low-level language under modern compilers.
Adam Satariano / New York Times : Mistral raised a €3B Series D led by Samsung at a €21B valuation, up from €11.7B a year ago, as it expands into data centers beyond developing AI models — Mistral is trying to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals while offering customers a European alternative for artificial intelligence.
Gamers Nexus on YouTube : Analysis of LG smart TVs shows its ad software tracks nearby devices, security flaws can allow hackers to eavesdrop via a built-in microphone, and more — SUPPORT THE DATA DRAGNET SERIES: https://store.gamersnexus.net/data- dragnetThe LG Smart TVs we've tested have first-party ACR (automatic content recognition)...
Wall Street Journal : Robinhood secures its first IPO underwriting role, in Oura's IPO, which could give it more influence over how many shares are allocated to its customers — Playing an official part in the IPO process could give Robinhood more influence over the number of shares allocated to its customers
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal : Hunter Biden teases a $LAPTOP memecoin launch on September 9; sources: it will launch on Base, and some tokens will be sent to wallets that lost money on $TRUMP — The personal computer that launched a thousand memes will debut this week as a digital token
Tae Kim / Key Context : Astra working with Blender via computer use feels like magic, showing computer use could be the fourth demand wave after chatbots, reasoning, and agentic coding — AI computer tool use is a big deal. — A reminder that I'm on vacation this week, but the flood of impressions people …