Independent researchers have identified multiple new websites where AI agents seemingly built by OpenAI took unauthorized actions, such as accessing websites, posting messages, and sharing data to communicate with each other. The latest revelations, discovered by a group of independent researchers known as the Nightingale collective, add to growing concerns that AI companies are struggling
OpenAI is changing its model launch strategy as its technology becomes more powerful and the potential for its misuse grows—especially following the July incident in which the AI models it was testing autonomously planned and executed a cyberattack against AI company Hugging Face. The company’s next model, Astra, comes out “soon,” OpenAI said. It said
For casting directors, there is no such thing as a small part. Shows like “Widow’s Bay,” “Hacks,” “Pluribus” and “The Pitt” not only made an impression with the Television Academy across the board, but saw many of their supporting actors and guest stars land nominations. Working character actors like Kate O’Flynn, Carlos Manuel Vesga, Lauren
Within four hours of Anthropic confirming that Claude models would globally embed invisible, machine-readable watermarks into any AI-generated content, developer Guillaume Meyer had published his override. His code to remove watermarks from Claude-generated text has since gone viral on GitHub, has been bookmarked more than 20,000 times on X, and has drawn more than 100
“Hacks,” “The Pitt” and “Beef” were the big winners of the 2026 Astra TV Awards. “The Pitt” took home the most trophies of the night with six. Those include for best drama series, streaming drama ensemble, actor in a drama series for Noah Wyle, supporting actor in a drama series for Patrick Ball, supporting actress
Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country. For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power sector, for example, have been targeted by hackers, whether government-backed or individuals. What makes these recent attacks — allegedly carried