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Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firm's networks.

BBC News - Jul 30, 2026 9:10pm EDT

Infosec expert: Paidwork users' data pwned after 23M-record database dumped online

HIBP claims leaked info includes bank account numbers, payout histories, and personal details

Register UK - Jul 30, 2026 8:22pm EDT

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar on the US-China AI race | Fox News Video

'Mornings with Maria' host Maria Bartiromo discusses the US-China AI race with Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar.

Fox News - Jul 30, 2026 7:28pm EDT

Ben Affleck wins $1 million for charity on ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire’

The actor’s winnings were donated to his nonprofit, the Eastern Congo Initiative. His win comes just a year after his best friend, Matt Damon, did the same.

NBC News - Jul 30, 2026 7:27pm EDT

Dancing dots: The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings

A buried iPhone setting is turning heads and saving stomachs. But does relief just mean more time staring at your screen?

BBC News - Jul 30, 2026 7:15pm EDT

Reddit CEO says Google's AI Overviews can't replace '10 blue links' for referral traffic

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said his company has to find ways to work around changes at Google, which is delivering less traffic than in the past.

CNBC - Jul 30, 2026 7:14pm EDT

Urgent warning over water system cyberattacks

The Trump administration is warning about potential cyberattacks after a senior law enforcement official told NBC News that a cyberattack on water systems in Minnesota had all the hallmarks of Iranian-backed hackers. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

NBC News - Jul 30, 2026 7:10pm EDT

Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

Their accounts point to a wider deployment of Colombian mercenaries, who rights groups say were recruited by a state-linked firm in the United Arab Emirates to fight with Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces.

NBC News - Jul 30, 2026 6:38pm EDT

Nexus Data Centers in advanced talks to secure $15B for Google-backed Anthropic data center

Morgan Stanley is the lead banker engaging in advanced talks to lend $15 billion to Nexus Data Centers, CNBC confirmed.

CNBC - Jul 30, 2026 6:13pm EDT

Amazon hikes 2026 capex to $220 billion due to higher memory costs

AWS sales expanded 37% year over year, which trounced analysts' expectations for 31% growth.

CNBC - Jul 30, 2026 5:30pm EDT

Strong iPhone sales propel Apple’s fiscal Q3 results past Wall Street’s expectations

Toronto Star - Jul 30, 2026 5:07pm EDT

Nolan Wells’ state autopsy has been completed, officials tell NBC News

Once the death investigation wraps, the case including autopsy results will be presented to a grand jury to decide whether to bring formal charges.

NBC News - Jul 30, 2026 5:00pm EDT

Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show

Satellites show burn scars and fires at AWS data centers and Saudi oil refinery.

Ars Technica - Jul 30, 2026 4:59pm EDT

Meta sinks 8%, continuing record losing streak, while Microsoft jumps 15% as AI trade splits

Microsoft posted strong Azure and Copilot growth, while Meta missed revenue guidance forecasts as free cash flow plunged leading to diverging stock moves.

CNBC - Jul 30, 2026 4:25pm EDT

AI data training notifications mandatory in Singapore

The Straits Times - Jul 30, 2026 4:22pm EDT

The Debate About The Cost Of Ai Has Taken Centerstage. OpenAI is Cutting The Price Of Two Models

OpenAI is cutting prices for two of its models as the debate over the technology's costs takes centerstage.

International Business Times - Jul 30, 2026 3:43pm EDT

Scientists Find Evidence of Lost Amazonian Civilization That May Have Been Home to Millions

Gizmodo - Jul 30, 2026 3:29pm EDT

Mathematicians are buzzing about AI’s solution to a math mystery

The Week - Jul 30, 2026 3:25pm EDT

China’s open-weight model lead exposes America’s AI blind spot

The future of AI may be dictated not by who builds the smartest model, but who builds the models everyone runs on. Right now, that's China.

CNBC - Jul 30, 2026 3:15pm EDT

Russia labels Telegram's Durov terrorist' over refusal to censor platform

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Thursday that Russian authorities had designated him a 'terrorist' after he refused to comply with Moscow's demands...

Daily Sabah - Jul 30, 2026 3:01pm EDT

This AI Assistant Won’t Make Him a Good Boyfriend. But It Might Help You Believe He Is

Gizmodo - Jul 30, 2026 2:36pm EDT

OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs

The company is facing pressure to cater to a more cost-sensitive customer base.

CNBC - Jul 30, 2026 2:26pm EDT

What’s next for Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination?

A committee vote to advance the acting AG’s nomination was delayed after two key Republican senators said that the Justice Department failed to meet their demands.

NBC News - Jul 30, 2026 2:11pm EDT

AI Star Leopold Aschenbrenner Built A $45 Billion Hedge Fund. Weeks Later It Has Been Forced To Unwind Bets

Several of Situational Awareness' prime brokers, including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase, have been working with the hedge fund to either raise cash or reduce positions in an orderly manner.

International Business Times - Jul 30, 2026 1:45pm EDT