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Meta is testing premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, offering expanded AI capabilities and features. The subscriptions will be separate from Meta Verified and will include features like unlimited audience lists and AI-generated video experiences.

OpenAI has launched Prism, a new AI workspace for scientists. Prism is a free, web-based tool that integrates with GPT-5.2 to assist with research tasks such as literature review, proofreading, and diagram assembly. It is designed to accelerate the work of human scientists, rather than replace them, and has features such as context management and LaTeX integration.

WIRED interviewed tech CEOs, students, and others about the future of AI, with discussions on its integration into daily life, potential risks, and need for safety testing and trust establishment before launching new AI products.

OpenAI's new product, Prism, is a unified platform for scientists to conduct research, collaborate, and write papers. It's powered by GPT-5.2 and allows for real-time revisions and comments. However, there are concerns about the quality of research produced with AI tools and data retention.

A recent report by Bugcrowd found that 82% of ethical hackers now use AI in their workflows, enabling companies to benefit from faster findings, more assessments, and higher quality reporting. The top AI use cases include automating repetitive tasks, analyzing code, and assisting with research.

Moltbot is a personal AI assistant that can perform tasks like managing calendars and sending messages. It was created by developer Peter Steinberger and has gained popularity despite requiring technical setup. However, it also poses security risks, such as prompt injection attacks, which can be mitigated with careful setup and running on a separate computer.

Uber has launched a new division called AV Labs to collect driving data for its autonomous vehicle partners. The company will send its own cars equipped with sensors to collect data, which will be made available to partners like Waymo and Lucid Motors. The goal is to democratize access to this data and accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles.

A report by Common Sense Media found xAI's Grok chatbot to have significant child safety failures, including inadequate identification of users under 18, weak safety guardrails, and generation of sexual and violent content. The report highlights the need for stricter regulations on AI chatbots to protect children and teenagers.

The article reviews 15 secret scanning tools, including GitGuardian, Gitleaks, and Truffle Security, to help security teams find exposed API keys, database credentials, and hardcoded secrets. It also discusses the importance of secrets detection, how secret scanning works, and what makes a good secret scanning tool.

A whistleblower leaked 4,200 pages of internal messages from a 'pig butchering' scam compound, revealing the daily life of enslaved workers forced to scam victims out of millions of dollars. The compound used a system of debt bondage, fines, and punishments to control workers, who were lured with fake job offers and had their passports taken away.

OpenAI has launched Prism, a new AI workspace for scientists. Prism is a free, web-based tool that integrates with GPT-5.2 to assist with research tasks such as literature review, proofreading, and diagram assembly. It is designed to accelerate the work of human scientists, rather than replace them, and has features such as context management and LaTeX integration.

The price gap between Waymo's robotaxi service and Uber is decreasing, with Waymo's average cost dropping 3.62% and Uber's increasing 12%. Tesla's robotaxi service is also emerging as a competitor, with lower prices, but its fleet size and wait times are currently limited.

Fauna's Sprout is a humanoid robot designed for hospitality, research, and entertainment. It can be programmed easily and comes with software libraries for environment scanning, autonomous walking, and language models. Sprout is available for purchase starting at $50,000 and has potential applications in various industries.

Developer Geoff Huntley created a script called 'Ralph Wiggum' that uses agentic AI and coding assistants to produce high-quality software at a low cost of $10 per hour, potentially disrupting the software development industry

AO, a UK electrical retailer, has implemented HPE Mist's AI-native wireless network to accelerate its business and improve customer service. The network enables smarter, faster decision-making and streamlines IT operations across 26 offices and logistics centers. With AI-native Wi-Fi and switching, AO can boost operational efficiency, enhance real-time visibility, and improve the overall workplace experience.

Google is enhancing its Search feature by integrating Gemini 3 into AI Overviews, allowing users to ask follow-up questions for a more seamless experience. This upgrade enables a more conversational interaction with the search engine, making it feel more like an AI chatbot. The Gemini 3 model provides best-in-class answers, and users can easily switch between Overview summaries and deeper conversations with AI Mode.

Anthropic has reportedly increased its latest funding round to $20 billion, valuing the company at $350 billion. The round is expected to close soon and will include investors such as Sequoia Capital and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund.

Uber has launched AV Labs to leverage data for future robotaxi routes. The division will manage data from Uber trips, allowing robotaxi partners to access and use it for vehicle deployment. This move aims to improve autonomous systems and enable smoother robotaxi operations.

Japan's RIKEN scientific research institute and Fujitsu are working with America's Argonne National Laboratory and Nvidia to build next-gen compute infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing, aligned with President Trump's Genesis Mission. The collaboration aims to develop system software and applications for science and engineering purposes, promote the use of AI for scientific research, and create a shared software ecosystem.

The article discusses 'compounding engineering', where AI tools learn from prior feedback and apply those lessons to future work, making development faster and more efficient. The author shares an example of how their AI tool, Claude Code, learned from three months of code reviews and applied those lessons to fix code before the author even saw it.