The AI takeover of mathematics has begun
The AI takeover of mathematics has begun

Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year “soul searching.” A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he’s been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI. Days before we spoke, […]

OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer

San Francisco’s housing market is in trouble again.

As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model

OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it.

OpenAI is hiring a power trader, because electricity is now a position on its books
OpenAI is hiring a power trader, because electricity is now a position on its books

OpenAI is recruiting a power-trading lead for its data centres. The role will own commodity hedging strategy across the company’s power portfolio. It will have no direct reports at first. Bloomberg’s Julian Hast reported the listing on Monday. OpenAI d…

OpenAI paused a model over cyber risk on Friday. On Monday it shipped one trained to refuse less.
OpenAI paused a model over cyber risk on Friday. On Monday it shipped one trained to refuse less.

OpenAI released GPT-5.6-Cyber on Monday. It is a model built on GPT-5.6 Sol and trained for zero-day discovery and exploit-chain development, and the company says it was also trained to refuse fewer higher-risk dual-use cyber requests. Access runs only…

House Democrats want AI CEOs under oath. Only Mike Johnson can make it happen.
House Democrats want AI CEOs under oath. Only Mike Johnson can make it happen.

The one everybody covered went to Speaker Mike Johnson. CNBC’s Megan Cassella reported it first. House Democrats want public hearings on the AI security incidents of the past month, and they want the chief executives of the largest AI companies in the …

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace with increasingly powerful models.

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s Android app suggests OpenAI is building a direct WhatsApp sticker export
Hidden code in ChatGPT’s Android app suggests OpenAI is building a direct WhatsApp sticker export

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s latest Android app suggests OpenAI is building a feature that would let users generate stickers and export them directly to WhatsApp. An APK teardown by Android Authority found references to an “Add to WhatsApp” option in the s…