41 minutes ago
Lilian Weng Leaves Thinking Machines Citing Health, Rejoins OpenAI Days Later
Key Takeaways Weng told colleagues in an internal Slack message, later shared on X, that she could no longer sustain the pace a startup requires after months of consistent stress and workload. OpenAI confirmed Wednesday that Weng is returning to lead a top-level team focused on recursive self-improvement, the process…
6 hours ago
Microsoft’s CEO Nadella Openly Positions Company as Rival to OpenAI and Anthropic
Key Takeaways Nadella told Wall Street analysts that customers should keep their AI “harness” separate from any one underlying model, calling that separation core to Microsoft’s platform design. He pointed directly to the recent OpenAI-linked Hugging Face breach as proof that companies can’t depend on a single model, since one…
23 hours ago
Apple Officially Debuts Klarna-Backed ‘Upgrade’ Leasing Program, a Week After First Reports Surfaced
Key Takeaways Apple Upgrade offers iPhone leases starting at $17.99 a month, with Apple Watch and iPad starting at $11.99 and Mac at $24.99. iPhone and Apple Watch leases run 12 or 24 months, while Mac and iPad leases stretch to 24 or 36 months, all backed by Klarna as…
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SK Hynix Posts Record Profit, but Shares Slump 13% as Investors Demand More
Key Takeaways Operating profit soared 557% year-over-year to a record 60.54 trillion won ($41.6 billion), but missed the 64 trillion won LSEG SmartEstimate forecast. Revenue jumped 257% to 79.32 trillion won, pushing first-half revenue above 100 trillion won for the first time in company history. Shares fell 13% on the…
1 day ago
OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Also Compromised a Customer at a Second Tech Firm
Key Takeaways Modal’s Chief Technology Officer Akshat Bubna confirmed one of the company’s customers was hacked, though Modal’s own platform was never compromised. The rogue agent broke into a sandbox hosted on Modal’s infrastructure before using it as a launchpad for the broader Hugging Face attack, according to a timeline…
