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OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in 'unprecedented incident'
OpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”. The company behind ChatGPT said Hugging Face…
Shocking OpenAI disclosure reveals how an AI agent went rogue and hacked a startup
The Terminator movies continue to become more premonition than fiction. On Tuesday, OpenAI revealed that two of its AI models hacked a startup —oh, and they did it completely on their own. That's right: The AI models went rogue during an…
American Open-Source Labs Think They Can Beat China's Best AI Startups
Poolside CEO Jason Warner speaks onstage during the HumanX AI Conference in 2025. Getty Images for HumanX Conference B ack in October 2024, Poolside was an early AI star. Cofounded by former Github CTO Jason Warner, the startup had raised $500…
Exclusive: Startup Arrakis emerges from stealth with $38 million in funding to bring AI to industry
Arrakis, a seven-month old London- and Paris-based startup building what it calls an AI “operating system” for industrial companies, is emerging from stealth with $38 million in venture capital funding. It says its goal is to bring…
Israeli startup is using AI to shorten cloud architecture timeline
In an industry that is only getting more complicated in cloud complexity, a three‑person Israeli startup is trying to rewrite how infrastructure is designed. AutoPipe, founded in 2024 by Unit 8200 alumni Jonathan Or and Nadav Aharon, has…
OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering 'unprecedented' breach at startup
OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced AI models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face last week. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT In a…
Embodied AI startup GigaAI plans Hong Kong IPO at US$3b valuation
Beijing-based embodied artificial intelligence and general-purpose robotics startup GigaAI is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering as early as this year, with an upcoming funding round targeting a valuation of US$3 billion (HK$23.4…
What investors are looking for in Israel's next generation of startups
The Israeli tech ecosystem is showing signs of renewed momentum, but the bar for startups has risen. What does it take for a startup to succeed today, and what separates the companies attracting capital from those that struggle? 'Above all, I look…
AI vs AI: OpenAI's Rogue Agent Hacks AI Startup, Chinese Model Comes to the Rescue
An autonomous AI agent powered by some of OpenAI's most advanced models went rogue during a security test and triggered a cyberattack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face, according to OpenAI. The incident occurred last…
Samsung Eyes Up to $1.14 Billion Investment in AI Startup Mistral
Samsung Electronics is reportedly in discussions to invest as much as 1 billion euros ($1.14 billion) in French artificial intelligence startup Mistral, a move that could strengthen the South Korean tech giant's position in the rapidly expanding AI…
Exclusive: Google, Nvidia deepen Europe robotics play with startup compute deal
Google and Nvidia are partnering with German data-robotics startup Microagi to provide computing power to train and deploy humanoids in factories, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal, the terms of which weren't released, will give Microagi…
Israeli startups announce new tech 'kibbutz' in NYC
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week's daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what's new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in…
Cyprus startups invited to pitch at Rome Future Week 2026
Cyprus startups and scaleups have been invited to take part in the European Startup Pitch Session in Rome on September 22 and 23, 2026, with the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) informing members about the opportunity. Keve said the…
Telecoms' Turn: How Non-AI Industries Could Shape The Future Of AI
Max Surkiz is founder and CEO of Navetix, an AI agent management platform. As artificial intelligence (AI) moves beyond experimentation and into everyday use, a new challenge is emerging: how to turn AI from an occasional tool into a…
Samsung deepens its AI empire with a potential billion-euro stake in Europe's hottest AI startup
Samsung is in talks to invest up to one billion euros in French AI startup Mistral, which would push the company's valuation to around 20 billion euros. That's according to the Financial Times. Less than a year ago, Mistral was valued at 12 billion…
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