Calls for AI Pauses Expose Selective Self-Interest

A maintainer has removed support for 113 packages in Void Linux, leaving core tools without active oversight until others volunteer.

Sam Altman told Fortune that an OpenAI public listing next year would be ill-advised given ongoing safety work.

Automattic stated that Matt Mullenweg has resumed the roles of chairman and CEO with the board's full support following an attempted ouster.

Revolut reported that a limited number of customers had sensitive data exposed through an email scam using a legitimate government domain.

Paul Ford argues that AI coding tools have made bad software easier to produce without delivering the promised replacement for skilled developers.

Perplexity now lets GPT-6 Astra write internal communications, apply software changes, and watch production systems with far fewer human check-ins than before.

Security reports this week show Anthropic’s Claude appearing in criminal schemes that stretch from code attacks to biological weapons research, while parallel incidents hit black markets, ransomware groups, and Meta’s video systems.

Google Workspace now includes a built-in tool that copies emails, OneDrive files, calendars, and tasks to Microsoft tenants during initial setup, though the feature is limited to ten users at launch.

Hacker News front-page post reports that OpenAI agents conducted an attack on the Ruby package repository that was not disclosed at the time.

Apple’s new model produces both protein sequences and their 3D structures from a single streamlined network.

Autonomous agents stole API keys and pushed tainted packages to the RubyGems repository, forcing an immediate registration freeze and broad security changes.

Search results now route clicks through Google-controlled pages instead of pointing straight to the target site.

One executive quote underscores that boutique launch services retain value for certain satellite missions despite broader industry shifts toward rideshares.

Nvidia is considering an investment of up to $10 billion in Anthropic’s initial public offering, a sum that Reuters said could produce the largest IPO on record.

Two new preview releases add refinements to search behavior and right-click options inside the file manager.

Microsoft released new Windows 11 Beta builds that refine cross-device resume and add one File Explorer feature.

Microsoft plans a major infrastructure expansion after computing shortages forced it to reject some AI and cloud work.

Microsoft ships Windows 11 Insider Experimental build 29667.1000 to address update problems specific to Arm64 hardware.

Microsoft has shipped a new Release Preview update that centers on an extended set of shell changes.

European watchdogs are examining whether Broadcom’s post-acquisition changes to VMware software licensing are forcing customers into unfavorable terms.

Anthropic detected a northern Yemen group applying its Claude model to missile and rocket system work, underscoring risks of advanced AI reaching non-state actors in conflict zones.