Browser extensions promised to help users plant trees and boost productivity. Instead, they secretly turned nearly 1 million browsers into web scrapers for a commercial operation disguised as 'bandwidth sharing.'
Two years rebuilding trust, undone by one AI outburst
Meta pays $200 million to poach Apple's AI chief, part of a billion-dollar talent grab targeting OpenAI and Google researchers. The twist? Meta's AI models currently rank 17th. Zuckerberg's betting talent can overcome performance gaps.
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Browser extensions promised to help users plant trees and boost productivity. Instead, they secretly turned nearly 1 million browsers into web scrapers for a commercial operation disguised as 'bandwidth sharing.'
Meta pays $200 million to poach Apple's AI chief, part of a billion-dollar talent grab targeting OpenAI and Google researchers. The twist? Meta's AI models currently rank 17th. Zuckerberg's betting talent can overcome performance gaps.
Musk launches Grok 4 with $300 monthly plan just one day after his AI posted antisemitic content. The timing highlights AI moderation challenges as companies race to release more powerful models while struggling with content control.
OpenAI launches AI-powered browser to challenge Google Chrome's dominance. The move targets Google's data collection engine that powers its $307B ad business. With 400M ChatGPT users as potential adopters, this could reshape the web.
Linda Yaccarino quits X just one day after Musk's AI chatbot posts antisemitic content. Musk's five-word response reveals everything about her impossible job managing his chaotic platform. Her departure signals X's business model remains broken.
Perplexity launched Comet browser to challenge Chrome's 68% dominance with AI assistance. The $200/month tool excels at simple tasks but crashes on complex ones, exposing the gap between AI hype and actual utility.
Hugging Face launches a $299 desktop robot that challenges an industry where basic systems cost $70,000. The open-source approach could democratize robotics development the same way it transformed software.
Meta poaches Apple's top AI executive for tens of millions as Zuckerberg's talent raid intensifies. Ruoming Pang led the 100-person team behind Apple Intelligence. More Apple departures expected as internal morale drops.
OpenAI locked down its offices with spy-level security after Chinese startup DeepSeek allegedly copied its AI models. Workers now scan fingerprints and need clearance to discuss projects - signaling a new paranoid era for tech companies.
Jack Dorsey built a messaging app that ditches the internet entirely. Bitchat runs on Bluetooth networks within 30 meters, needs no servers or accounts, and stores nothing permanently. A weekend project that challenges how we think about digital communication.
CoreWeave just paid $9 billion to buy Core Scientific, eliminating $10 billion in future lease payments. The AI company decided it was cheaper to buy its landlord than keep paying rent. Markets weren't impressed with the math.
Researchers are hiding secret instructions in academic papers to trick AI reviewers into giving positive feedback. At least 17 papers from top universities contained these invisible prompts. The practice exposes deep flaws in peer review.
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