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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  |  News

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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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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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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CFTC Examines Agentic AI’s Growing Role in Finance
CFTC Examines Agentic AI’s Growing Role in Finance
September 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is hosting a series of roundtables devoted to new technologies in U.S. financial markets. The Frontier Forum series, hosted...

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Amazon Invests $1.9 Billion in Delivery Safety and Pay
Amazon Invests $1.9 Billion in Delivery Safety and Pay
September 21, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon will invest another $1.9 billion in its delivery service partner (DSP) program in 2027. This will help DSP’s boost delivery associate (DA) pay to...

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Corridor Raises $25 Million to Help Small Businesses Find Health Coverage
Corridor Raises $25 Million to Help Small Businesses Find Health Coverage
September 21, 2026  |  SMBs

Small business-focused, artificial intelligence-native benefits brokerage Corridor launched with $25 million in funding, according to a Monday (Sept. 21) press release. The funding is aimed...

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