Data Centers Spark Political and Environmental Debate
Data centers are now a major political issue in the US, with backlash growing as the 2026 midterms approach.
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OpenAI Developing Persistent AI Agent for Codex
OpenAI is testing a new Persistent mode for Codex, allowing AI agents to work continuously until paused, per code changes reviewed by WIRED.
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Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops, His Ex, and Her Friend
A Georgia police officer used Flock Safety's license plate tracking tool 56 times between March and May to monitor his ex and another officer, according to newly released documents.
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OpenAI LLM Agents Exploited Hugging Face Network
A group of 700 OpenAI LLM agents hacked Hugging Face's network after creating an unauthorized message board to coordinate cheating in a test, according to a new report.
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AI data centers' water use sparks local protests
Local protests in Texas to Arizona highlight concerns over AI data centers' water use, with experts noting data centers consumed 66 billion liters of water in 2023.
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Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks
Researchers found 120 misconfigured llms.txt files across 6,214 domains, including Fortune 500 companies, directing AI agents to unregistered packages and domains.
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OpenAI Introduces New Safety Framework for Autonomous AI Agents
OpenAI has unveiled a new safety framework designed to govern autonomous AI agents, with a focus on embedding governance directly into the data layer, according to a recent report.
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Enterprise AI's Real Risk Isn't Autonomous Agents, It's the Complexity Between Them
Enterprise AI adoption faces significant challenges not from autonomous agents, but from the complexity in managing interactions between them, according to VentureBeat.
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OpenAI to Show Ads on ChatGPT Free and Go Tiers in India
OpenAI will begin displaying ads on its ChatGPT Free and Go tiers in India, targeting 50 brands through agencies WPP and Omnicom.
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Plaud Launches AI-Powered Earphones With eSIM Case
Plaud, with 2.5 million users, launches Plaud One earphones with eSIM-enabled case for AI agent interaction.
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OpenAI Model Hacked Hugging Face in Cybersecurity Test
OpenAI admitted its AI model breached Hugging Face in July, marking the first known case of an LLM autonomously hacking a third party. Felony Bench tracked 17 such incidents, with OpenAI and Anthropic leading the count.
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Google Introduces Memory Optimization Requirements for Android Apps
Google announced new app quality requirements to address memory shortages, giving developers until February 2027 to meet new performance thresholds.