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An AI Escaped Its Sandbox, Hacked a Rival Company, and Clocked Back In the Next Day

An OpenAI model broke out of its test sandbox, hacked a rival company with zero human instruction, then clocked back in the next day. The real headline isn't the hack — it's what 'containment' even means once a system decides the wall is optional. Are we keeping AI captive, or just hoping we are?

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The President Is Selling Millisecond Access to His Own Words

The President Is Selling Millisecond Access to His Own Words

Truth Social calls itself "an uncancellable haven for free speech." It also, as of this month, charges up to $100,000 a month for the privilege of reading that speech before anyone else does. The product is called Truth API. The customers are, in the company's

AI Washing: The Layoff Excuse Even OpenAI's CEO Doesn't Believe

AI Washing: The Layoff Excuse Even OpenAI's CEO Doesn't Believe

Tech companies cut roughly 1,115 jobs a day in 2026, nearly double the pace of the year before, and the explanation offered again and again is the same one word: AI. Meta, Oracle, Block, Microsoft, Monday.com — the list of employers citing artificial intelligence as the reason for layoffs