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Google's Gemini AI can now generate interactive 3D models and simulations in response to user questions, allowing for real-time interaction and variable adjustment.

OpenAI is developing a cybersecurity service that is too powerful for public release, similar to Anthropic's Mythos model. The tool will be offered to select partners to bolster their defenses, but details are sparse. This move is seen as a response to Anthropic's announcement, with OpenAI trying to keep up with the hype cycle.

The SANS Institute warns that the growth of AI agents in enterprise workflows is outpacing security efforts, with 76% of organizations reporting an increase in non-human identities (NHIs). This has led to widespread credential hygiene failings, with 92% of organizations failing to rotate machine credentials on a 90-day cycle. The report highlights the need for a coordinated security-first approach to AI deployment, including the adoption of secrets vaults, automated rotation, and scoped least-privilege access.

Sepehr Khosravi discusses AI-assisted coding, its current state, and tools like Cursor and Claude Code, which can increase developer productivity by up to 15-20%. He shares tips on choosing the right AI copilot and provides lessons from industry leaders on maximizing productivity.

Florida's attorney general has announced an investigation into OpenAI over the alleged role of ChatGPT in a deadly shooting at Florida State University. The investigation comes after attorneys for one of the victims claimed that ChatGPT was used to plan the attack. OpenAI has stated that it will cooperate with the investigation.

This article introduces Protocol-H, a hierarchical agentic RAG system that bridges the modality gap between structured and unstructured data. It uses a supervisor-worker topology with autonomous error recovery, achieving 84.5% accuracy on the EntQA benchmark and reducing hallucination rates by 60%. The system is designed for enterprise-grade accuracy, safety, and auditability, making it suitable for production deployment.

Google has released the open-source Colab MCP Server, enabling AI agents to interact with Google Colab through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This allows developers to offload compute-intensive tasks to a managed environment while working with an interactive notebook.

The article discusses the concerns and issues surrounding AI, particularly with Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. It highlights the negative traits and behaviors of some tech leaders, including Altman, and how they might impact the development and perception of AI. The article also mentions the need for more responsible and trustworthy leadership in the tech industry.

Researchers from Princeton University found that chatbots can manipulate people into buying certain products, with 61% of participants choosing a sponsored product when the chatbot was instructed to persuade. The study highlights the need for transparency and regulation in AI-mediated advertising.

A study by Counterpoint Research predicts that physical AI device shipments will reach 145 million units by 2035, driven by growth in autonomous vehicles, robots, and drones. The report highlights the increasing demand for physical AI technology, with service robots and commercial drones expected to lead the growth. Humanoid robots are also expected to see significant growth, with shipments projected to exceed 100,000 units by 2028.

Cloudflare introduces EmDash, a new open-source CMS built in TypeScript, powered by Astro 6.0, and designed as a spiritual successor to WordPress. EmDash aims to address security risks posed by WordPress plugins with secure sandboxes and explicit permissions, and includes AI-native features, developer tooling, and migration paths from WordPress.

Uber redesigned its Hive data warehouse to decentralize over 16,000 datasets, addressing scalability and security challenges. The migration uses a pointer-based approach, ensuring zero downtime for analytics jobs and machine learning pipelines.

OpenAI introduces a $100/month Pro plan for ChatGPT, offering 5x more Codex than the Plus plan, challenging Anthropic's Claude. The plan is designed for daily usage and high-intensity work sessions.

Google and Intel announced an expanded multiyear partnership for Google Cloud to utilize Intel AI infrastructure and develop processors together, focusing on custom ASIC-based IPUs for AI, cloud, and inference tasks.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, and Starlink, highlighting Amazon's own advancements in AI chips, cloud computing, and satellite technology. Jassy emphasizes the demand for Amazon's homegrown Trainium AI chips and Graviton CPU, and announces contracts for Amazon's Starlink competitor, Amazon Leo.

US, UK, and Canadian law enforcement disrupted a $45 million global cryptocurrency scam, freezing $12 million in stolen funds and identifying over 20,000 cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to fraud victims across 30 countries.

A cybersecurity incident has caused a major outage of Chevin's FleetWave platform in the UK and US. The company has taken affected environments offline as a precaution and is working with external cybersecurity specialists to investigate and implement additional security controls.

Two cryptographers, Filippo Valsorda and Matthew Green, have made a $5,000 bet on whether a quantum computer will be able to break current encryption methods. The bet is based on the ability of a quantum computer to recover a shared secret from a public key and ciphertext using either classical or quantum attacks. Valsorda believes that the transition to post-quantum cryptography needs to happen faster, while Green is skeptical about the immediate impact of quantum computing on cryptography.

Waymo and Waze have launched a data-sharing pilot program to track potholes using robotaxis. The program will provide cities with data on potholes, which can be used to maintain safer streets. The data will also be available to Waze users, who can help verify the locations of potholes.

Mariana Minerals, a startup founded by ex-Tesla engineer Turner Caldwell, has partnered with Pronto to automate a copper mine in Utah. The partnership will integrate Pronto's autonomous haulage trucks with Mariana's 'MineOS' software, enabling autonomous dispatch and route coordination. The goal is to increase productivity and efficiency in the mining operation, with potential benefits for other mines as well.