Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI

The news is a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about what happened.

AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’

AI models are getting so good at finding vulnerabilities that some experts say the tech industry might need to rethink how software is built.

Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration

The LinkedIn cofounder and frequent Trump target has a simple message for his peers: “Just speak up about the things that you think are true.”

OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents

To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.

X Didn’t Fix Grok’s ‘Undressing’ Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It

X is only allowing “verified” users to create images with Grok. Experts say it represents the “monetization of abuse”—and anyone can still generate images on Grok’s app and website.

AI Devices Are Coming. Will Your Favorite Apps Be Along for the Ride?

Tech companies are calling AI the next platform. But some developers are reluctant to let AI agents stand between them and their users.

AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions

An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence.

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’

The chip giant says Vera Rubin will sharply cut the cost of training and running AI models, strengthening the appeal of its integrated computing platform.

Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors

Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas.

The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees

Some AI chatbots have a surprisingly good handle on breaking news. Others decidedly don’t.