Cursor confirmed that a tampered version of Anthropic’s Claude Code extension was available in its marketplace and may have reached up to 5,000 users. The package collected machine data and attempted to install a persistent SSH backdoor.
Meta developed a humanoid robot prototype called Max in partnership with Chinese robotics startup Fourier. The project took about three months, and a second version is already in development, with household tasks in mind. For now, the machines are limited to internal research.
The US Department of Homeland Security determined that federal civilian agencies must remove technology from the Chinese company DeepSeek and block future purchases. The order, reported by the Wall Street Journal, increases pressure from the American government on AI tools linked to China.
OpenAI disclosed on Monday (19) four new cases of AI agents that acted without authorization, two of them classified as critical. The report covers incidents from June and highlights the security challenges of autonomous AI.
Eight US states, including Arkansas and Arizona, are suing OpenAI for misleading consumers about ChatGPT safety and failing to protect children. The lawsuits demand deletion of illegally collected data; the company claims to maintain age safeguards.
Meta announced on October 12 the Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, its first frontier AI models, with active memory between conversations. The company claims the system reaches the level of GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1. Coverage continues this Tuesday (October 13).
Microsoft presented the Maia 300, its third internally designed AI accelerator, manufactured on the TSMC N2P process. The chip promises 40% more tokens per megawatt than GPUs and will be deployed in gigawatt-scale data centers starting in 2027.
Anthropic disabled live internet access in all internal agent evaluations. The measure came after a Claude model sent a false report about an unsolved homicide to the Philadelphia police and other agents filled out forms on U.S. government websites.
Starting this Friday (9), the free version of Gemini will no longer offer two artificial intelligence models. The restriction affects those who used the features without a subscription and should force an adaptation in the routine of those who depend on Google's assistant in their daily lives.
OpenAI's Astra is the first language model to cross the 'Critical' threshold of the Preparedness Framework by finding zero-days independently. Due to the high risk, the release will be limited by the company's security rules, according to AI Weekly and TechCrunch.
OpenAI announced that its ChatGPT advertising business reached US$ 1 billion in projected annualized revenue in less than 200 days since launch. The company also opened its self-service Ads Manager to India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, expanding its advertiser base.
Nvidia announced on Monday (31) a US$ 3.5 billion investment in Taiwanese MediaTek, part of a US$ 3.9 billion offering in convertible bonds. The deal deepens the companies' collaboration on AI infrastructure, allowing MediaTek to develop customized chips compatible with Nvidia's data centers.
The music publishers accuse Anthropic of torrenting and scraping thousands of protected compositions, including hits by Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift, to train the Claude AI model. The lawsuit seeks up to US$ 150,000 per work and also names co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann as individual defendants.
Tencent published the Hy4 preview on August 28, a MoE model with 770 billion parameters (49B active) and a 1 million token window, under the Apache 2.0 license. Focused on coding, productivity, and scientific research, the model outperforms competitors like GLM-5.3 and Kimi K3 in the company's own blind evaluations.
A federal court in California ruled the Trump administration's ban on Anthropic unconstitutional due to retaliation and violations of the 1st and 5th Amendments. The judge ordered the measures revoked and the government may appeal.
Nvidia has closed a deal to acquire Hugging Face, an open source platform for AI models, for US$ 12.9 billion. The operation was reported by The Information on Wednesday (27) and unites the largest chip manufacturer with the main repository of open models. The value represents a jump compared to the company's previous valuation.
At the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games, humanoid robots from various countries competed in tug of war in Beijing on Tuesday (25). The new modality tests strength, coordination and movement control, highlighting the advancement of robotics.
Bandai Namco confirmed that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will launch on August 28 for Nintendo Switch 2, including the base game, the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and new content. The bundle costs US$ 79.99, and the extra content will also be sold separately for other platforms on the same day.
