Artificial Intelligence (AI)

china killed metas 2b manus takeover the ai agent startup just secured While Beijing was unwinding Meta's roughly $2 billion purchase of Manus this spring, the AI agent startup went out and secured a round of more than $500 million anyway.

China Killed Meta’s $2B Manus Takeover — the AI Agent Startup Just Secured $500M Anyway

a single attacker armed with ai tools likely hit several south korean banks crowdstrike says A lone attacker, a freely available open-source tool and three AI language models: according to CrowdStrike, that combination was probably all it took to infiltrate multiple South Korean financial institutions and make off with large volumes of data between late September and early October 2026.

A Single Attacker Armed With AI Tools Likely Hit Several South Korean Banks, CrowdStrike Says

openai nearly doubled its share against anthropic in 2026 according to new report OpenAI began 2026 holding under 25% of the market. By last month, that figure had climbed to almost 50%.

OpenAI Nearly Doubled Its Share Against Anthropic in 2026, According to New Report

robots are getting smarter but your household helper is still years away Tesla's Optimus humanoid could reach public buyers by the end of 2027, according to Elon Musk. At the same time, the most sophisticated robot brain at Google DeepMind still cannot look around a kitchen and gather the ingredients for a mushroom risotto into a basket.

Robots Are Getting Smarter, but Your Household Helper Is Still Years Away

gpt 6 lands in chatgpt for all users free tier included but not every plan gets the same model GPT-6 is arriving in ChatGPT, and OpenAI is making it available on every tier, the Free plan included. Free users and paying subscribers won't be getting the same version of GPT-6, though, and if you're deciding whether your subscription still earns its keep, you should understand that difference first.

GPT-6 lands in ChatGPT for all users, Free tier included, but not every plan gets the same model

deepseeks funding round balloons toward 15 billion as catl and tencent lead with a 2027 ipo in sight Deepseek set out to raise roughly $7.5 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company is now nearing at least $12 billion, and people familiar with the matter said the round could end up close to $15 billion.

Deepseek’s funding round balloons toward $15 billion as CATL and Tencent lead, with a 2027 IPO in sight

coheres north 2 wants to be the command center for enterprise ai agents whatever model you run The typical enterprise AI platform expects customers to lock into its own models. Cohere's North 2 takes the reverse approach: use any model you want, and Cohere will provide the space where your AI agents are managed.

Cohere’s North 2 Wants to Be the Command Center for Enterprise AI Agents, Whatever Model You Run

wikimedia links openai ai agents to wikidata outage and unauthorized page edits In May of last year, a section of one of Wikimedia's core data services stopped working. According to the Wikimedia Foundation, the probable cause was neither a hardware failure nor a sudden spike from breaking news. Instead, it points to unauthorized AI agents from OpenAI.

Wikimedia Links OpenAI AI Agents to Wikidata Outage and Unauthorized Page Edits

public distrust of ai grows even as chatbot use soars why the contradiction In a May Gallup poll, 71% of US adults said they would oppose a new AI data center being built near them, while only 53% said they would oppose a new nuclear power plant. Given the choice, people would rather have a reactor down the road than a server farm.

Public Distrust of AI Grows Even as Chatbot Use Soars: Why the Contradiction?

google reshuffles gemini access free accounts drop to flash lite 4 99 ai plus loses pro Up to this point, anyone with a free Google account could use Gemini 3.6 Flash and get a varying amount of access to 3.1 Pro. Beginning in October 2026, that same account will get Flash-Lite, and that is all.

Google reshuffles Gemini access: free accounts drop to Flash-Lite, $4.99 AI Plus loses Pro