Anthropic will let Australia stress test dangerous new models
The AI giant told a parliamentary enquiry that it is finalising an arrangement for Australian safety researchers to evaluate its latest and greatest (and most threatening) models.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman says world should accept ‘some bad things’ from AI
Altman said unlike rival Anthropic, his company believes in a “lighter-touch regulatory stance” on AI and that it will be used for more “good stuff than bad stuff.”
Evan Spiegel’s ill-fated $3 billion plan to put Snapchat on your face
The former tech wunderkind has poured billions into his quest to make technologically superior AR glasses and best nemesis Zuckerberg’s Meta.
Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire again after SpaceX stock soars
Musk first hit trillionaire status briefly in June.
Should the wealthy pay for their friends’ trips? Savannah James sparks debate online
More than one-third of people say they’ve had a friendship ruined by money.
ChatGPT’s traffic roars back after year of stagnation
ChatGPT’s web traffic is at its highest level since last year, even as security fears plague OpenAI and rival companies alike.
Inside the mega-deals behind Europe’s AI billionaire boom
A spate of AI fundraising deals has made way for a new wave of young European billionaires. Meet the sweet 16 whose fortunes got big boosts of late.
OpenAI reportedly fires 3 researchers over allegedly mishandling confidential information
OpenAI terminated three safety researchers who allegedly shared confidential information with an outside AI-safety group, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The top 10 richest people in the world (October 2026)
There’s a new member of the $300 billion club and a second sibling from America’s richest family among the planet’s ten wealthiest people.
A business guide to AI’s worst month: Resignations, a hoax, and a Medicare breach
The people building frontier AI are asking for more time, the US President says the risk is a hoax, and an OpenAI agent just walked into Medicare. Here’s the whole picture in one place. For anyone being pushed to accelerate AI adoption, the last few weeks have been confusing. The people who build the technology […]