Technology

Oct 8, 2026

Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months

The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying.


Oct 8, 2026

OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected

It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that.


Oct 8, 2026

Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses

Google is turning Gemini into an AI agent that can plan, execute tasks, and work across business apps and systems. The agent can delegate work to subagents, use multiple AI models, and even gets its own workplace identity, complete with an email address.


Oct 8, 2026

Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference

Anthropic's updated usage policy explicitly prohibits users from repeatedly abusing Claude in extreme cases, though ordinary frustration and criticism are still allowed. The new rules also address election interference, deceptive campaigns, weapons software, and surveillance.


Oct 8, 2026

OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet

OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier lab.


More than 800,000 hours of sewage spills in Wales last year, report claims
Oct 8, 2026

More than 800,000 hours of sewage spills in Wales last year, report claims

It is equivalent to a sewage discharge happening every five minutes, according to campaigners.


The National Hurricane Center’s Boss Keeps an Eye on the Storms
Oct 8, 2026

The National Hurricane Center’s Boss Keeps an Eye on the Storms

The director, Michael Brennan, oversees 45 federal workers, including hurricane specialists and meteorologists.


ThreatsDay: Ransomware Affiliate Betrayal, WhatsApp RAT, Exposed Hacker Tools and 12 More Stories
Oct 8, 2026

ThreatsDay: Ransomware Affiliate Betrayal, WhatsApp RAT, Exposed Hacker Tools and 12 More Stories

The crooks have trust problems of their own. One ransomware affiliate decided to keep the profits for himself. Elsewhere, an attacker left a server exposed, complete with tools and traces of an intrusion. Apparently, keeping things secure is a problem on both sides of the fence. The rest of the week isn't much more reassuring. Malicious code turned up in developer packages and extensions that


Oct 8, 2026

A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons

Richard Bronson, a former Stratton Oakmont partner who served time in federal prison for securities violations, has launched Commissary Club, a startup that uses AI to help people leaving prison find jobs, housing, community, and even dates.


Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds
Oct 8, 2026

Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds

Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details"