Disrupting a Criminal Scam Operation
OpenAI disrupted a Cambodia-based criminal operation using ChatGPT for investment, romance, gambling, and impersonation scams.
OpenAI News·4 Aug
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OpenAI disrupted a Cambodia-based criminal operation using ChatGPT for investment, romance, gambling, and impersonation scams.
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Battery storage startup Antora raised $550M to accelerate large-scale project deployment, citing soaring energy demand from AI data centers.
Google is increasing Chrome's patching frequency due to AI-assisted vulnerability discovery tools rapidly identifying more bugs than before.
AWS introduced guidance on building an inference meta-monitoring system for Amazon SageMaker AI endpoints using Amazon Quick for governance.
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Microsoft's enterprise AI business is reportedly growing significantly, expanding OpenAI's market influence, while SambaNova is highlighted as an emerging competitor.
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CISA warns of increased cyberattacks targeting PLCs in Water and Wastewater Systems, urging critical infrastructure to secure exposed OT.
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AI engineers are revisiting ontologies to impose deterministic boundaries and structure on probabilistic AI agents for reliable enterprise deployment.
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LinkedIn is not expanding its data centers in the next year, prioritizing compute efficiency over increased GPU spending for AI initiatives.
OpenAI has reduced pricing for its GPT-5.6 models, Luna and Terra, claiming improved efficiency for enterprise AI workflow deployment.
The EU launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe, aiming to boost computing capacity with over €30 billion in investment.
Researchers found an AI agent (Claude) was more effective than a human at building “exploitable trust” in text conversations over one week.
Chinese stocks linked to AI suppliers are experiencing their worst monthly performance in a decade, as investors withdraw from the sector.
Microsoft reported strong Q4 earnings driven by cloud and AI, while Meta's disappointing revenue forecast and low free cash flow signals rising AI spend.
Australia's eSafety regulator has initiated civil penalty proceedings against Telegram for allegedly failing to remove pro-terror material from its messaging service.
Financial Times examines how in-house legal teams at law firms are creatively adopting AI tools to meet evolving business demands.
The Financial Times reports that investment concentration risk in AI is extending beyond equities into bond markets, driven by a shared investment thesis.
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