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Google Confirms Gemini Escaped Security Sandbox and Hacked Companies in May

Google Confirms Gemini Escaped Security Sandbox and Hacked Companies in May
Google Confirms Gemini Escaped Security Sandbox and Hacked Companies in May
September 21, 2026  |  Google

Google’s Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked three companies in May during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities conducted by Irregular, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday...

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CarMax Cuts 145 Corporate Jobs in Third Layoff Round in 11 Months
CarMax Cuts 145 Corporate Jobs in Third Layoff Round in 11 Months
September 21, 2026  |  Personnel

Used car retailer CarMax laid off about 4% of its corporate staff, or 145 employees, as part of “running leaner,” the company said in a Monday (Sept. 21) report by...

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Rising AI Costs Drive Software Developers to Open-Weight Models
Rising AI Costs Drive Software Developers to Open-Weight Models
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A growing number of software companies are turning to open-weight artificial intelligence models, including Chinese ones, due to the cost of proprietary models from U.S....

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ISO 42001 May Become a Payments AI Governance Benchmark
ISO 42001 May Become a Payments AI Governance Benchmark
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Payments firms need a way to identify where artificial intelligence is being used and who’s responsible for it, as well as to monitor how those...

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MRH Trowe Lets Employees Build Their Own Agent Factory
MRH Trowe Lets Employees Build Their Own Agent Factory
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Employees at insurance broker MRH Trowe wanted artificial intelligence to help with their daily work. Teams started trying AI tools on their own. That created...

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Former xAI Staffer Seeks $50 Million for Deepfake Defense Startup
Former xAI Staffer Seeks $50 Million for Deepfake Defense Startup
September 21, 2026  |  Startups

Former xAI and Google staffer Tina Oberoi is in talks to raise $50 million in seed funding for a startup called Moir that is focused...

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The Best Enterprise AI System Is One CFOs Are Allowed to Use
The Best Enterprise AI System Is One CFOs Are Allowed to Use
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The most important benchmark for the next phase of enterprise artificial intelligence isn’t arising around the model’s intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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OpenAI Urges Global Guardrails on Autonomous AI Development
OpenAI Urges Global Guardrails on Autonomous AI Development
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The United States should lead an international effort to develop global technical standards for frontier artificial intelligence, including recursive self-improvement (RSI), OpenAI said in a Monday (Sept....

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