Texas Student Exposes Rogue AI Hacking Attempt
A Texas student reportedly exposed an attempted hacking operation involving a rogue AI system. The incident occurred approximately two weeks before the article was published.
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Gemma Surpasses One Billion Downloads
Google announced that its open model family, Gemma, has surpassed one billion cumulative downloads. More than 100,000 derivative models have been created, and Google launched the official Awesome Gemma directory on GitHub.
Anduril Raises $5B on AI Defense Infrastructure
Anduril Industries reportedly completed a $5 billion Series H financing at a $61 billion valuation, reinforcing its position as a major defense-technology company. The article highlights its Lattice AI platform, flexible Arsenal-1 manufacturing system, and Palmer Luckey’s view that China’s engineering and manufacturing efficiency could reshape future military competition.
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Anthropic Gives Enterprises More Data Control
Anthropic plans to let business customers retain data for its most capable AI models on their own cloud infrastructure. The planned safety system, expected later this year, would still require a 30-day retention period while moving storage control to customers.
Waymo Reveals Its Custom Robotaxi Chip
Waymo has published the architecture of its robotaxi onboard computer, offering its first detailed look inside the vehicle system. The company also introduced a custom 5-nanometer chip and identified seven suppliers supporting the platform.
Serval Catalyst Launches Proactive IT Automation Agents
Serval has made Catalyst generally available as an administrative super agent that discovers repetitive work and builds governed enterprise automations. It can also create background agents that monitor connected systems, identify emerging issues, and suggest fixes before employees submit tickets.
AI Hackers Target Vulnerable U.S. Water Systems
CISA warns that hackers are actively targeting Siemens equipment used in critical U.S. water infrastructure. Attackers are reportedly using artificial intelligence to identify vulnerabilities as water systems face increasing cyberattacks.
AI Finds Value in Dead Companies’ Data
Google reportedly bid $10 million for Spirit Airlines’ internal enterprise data, including approximately 100 million emails and 500 million Microsoft Teams messages, in a bankruptcy asset auction. The deal signals the emergence of a market for acquiring sanitized corporate communications and work records to train AI systems and enterprise agents.
Xiaomi Pushes AI Beyond Phones
Xiaomi stabilized in Q2 2026 while expanding its AI strategy across models, chips, and robotics. Its MiMo-V2.5 model led OpenRouter call charts, the Xuanjie chip passed mass verification, and a humanoid robot began factory operations with a reported 98% success rate.
OpenAI’s Safety Monitoring Adds 20% Compute Cost
OpenAI has introduced a monitoring system for its riskiest AI work and says it adds about 20% to the compute cost of covered workloads. The company also paused some frontier training for two weeks as part of the changes.