Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, source says

msmash / slashdot - AI security firm Irregular has found that passwords generated by major large language models -- Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini -- appear complex but follow predictable patterns that make them crackable in hours, even on decades-old hardware. When researchers …

#ai #cybersecurity #ml #dataprivacy #infosec #genai #chatgpt #cybercrime #hack #encryption

AI vibe-generates the same ‘random’ passwords over and over

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LLM-Generated Passwords Look Strong but Crack in Hours, Researchers Find

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AI-generated passwords are surprisingly easy to crack, researchers find

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AI-Generated Passwords Are Apparently Quite Easy to Crack

15 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Figma shares climb on earnings beat, but analysts note that AI risk remains

cnbc - Figma's revenue grew 40% year over year to $303.8 million during the period.

#ai #saas #aiethics #genai #stockmarket #earnings #business #ux #assistant #figma

Creative Freedom OR Creative Homogenization? #Pomelli

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Figma stock is on the rise again. The software firm just gave a refreshingly human response to a question about AI

15 days / fastcompany / Sarah Fielding

Figma shares climb on earnings beat, but analysts note that AI risk remains

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Figma (FIG) Stock Surges After Q4 Beat and Strong 2026 Outlook

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Etsy Stock Jumps 9% as Depop Sale to eBay Overshadows Mixed Q4 Results

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Etsy beat Q4 EPS estimates with $0.92 vs. $0.84 expected, but revenue of $882M and GMS of $3.59B both missed Etsy agreed to sell Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash Stock jumped over 9% on the news, reaching around $48.23 Active sellers rose 7.7% …

#ai #ecommerce #digitaltransformation #mobile #genai #stockmarket #business #apps #acquisitions

eBay to Acquire Depop from Etsy

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Etsy Sells Depop, Pushes AI and Mobile to Restart Growth

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Etsy Stock Jumps 9% as Depop Sale to eBay Overshadows Mixed Q4 Results

15 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Etsy stock pops on Depop deal despite disappointing revenue, merchandise sales

15 days / cnbc

OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use

Paresh Dave, wired.com / arstechnica - The viral agentic AI tool is known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.

#ai #startups #cybersecurity #techpolicy #nvidia #aiethics #genai #business #performance #safety #openclaw

Companies lock down OpenClaw amid security, privacy, and insider fears (7)
NVIDIA enables faster local OpenClaw runs on RTX and DGX (1)
Researchers and NIST push standards as agentic AI runs wild (7)
Startups clone OpenClaw, selling agentic automation to businesses (7)
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Companies lock down OpenClaw amid security, privacy, and insider fears

OpenClaw and the privacy problem of agentic AI

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Amazon service was taken down by AI coding bot

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An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward

15 days / ycombinator

Theft of Trade Secrets Is on the Rise—and AI Is Making It Worse

15 days / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

OpenClaw Security Fears Lead Meta, Other AI Firms To Restrict Its Use

15 days / slashdot / BeauHD

The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster

15 days / theverge / Robert Hart

OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use

15 days / arstechnica / Paresh Dave, wired.com

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro With Double the Reasoning Power

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Google launched Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgrade to its flagship AI model focused on complex reasoning tasks. The model scored 77.1% on the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark, more than double the score of Gemini 3 Pro. Gemini 3.1 Pro is available across Google AI Studio…

#ai #ml #google #genai #alphabet #apps #technology #api #developertools #gemini

Live: Gemini pressures rivals, boosts Google stock, rattles Apple (5)
On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks (11)
Other: previews, hands-on reports, and odd hardware tie-ins (3)
Reporter: Gemini spreads across apps, TV, API, enterprise (5)
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Live: Gemini pressures rivals, boosts Google stock, rattles Apple

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Pro as Most Powerful AI Model Yet

15 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Google germinates Gemini 3.1 Pro in ongoing AI model race

15 days / theregister / Thomas Claburn

4 highlights from Google CEO Sundar Pichais talk at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in India

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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro With Double the Reasoning Power

15 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Pro With Major Reasoning Upgrade Ahead of Apple's Siri Overhaul

15 days / iclarified

On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks

Google’s new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores—again

15 days / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

Google Announces Gemini 3.1 Pro For 'Complex Problem-Solving'

15 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Google introduces Gemini 3.1 Pro model for advanced reasoning tasks

15 days / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Gemini 3.1 Pro just got a major AI intelligence boost

15 days / digitaltrends

Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro, Touting a Leap in ‘Complex Problem-Solving’

15 days / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Google Doubled Gemini's Reasoning in Three Months. The Score Isn't the Story.

15 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro: Benchmark performance, how to try it

15 days / mashable

Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it's better at complex problem-solving

15 days / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro with improved reasoning capabilities

15 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Google Releases Gemini 3.1 Pro

15 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro with SOTA performance

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Other: previews, hands-on reports, and odd hardware tie-ins

AI Headphones Now Have Eyes

15 days / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Gemini 3.1 Pro

15 days / ycombinator

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

15 days / ycombinator

Reporter: Gemini spreads across apps, TV, API, enterprise

Google Rolls Out Latest AI Model, Gemini 3.1 Pro

15 days / cnet / Blake Stimac

Google Rolls Out Gemini 3.1 Pro Across Apps, Vertex, and CLI

15 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Gemini 3.1 Pro

15 days / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Google Debuts Gemini 3.1 Pro for iPhone, Web

15 days / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

YouTube is bringing the Gemini-powered 'Ask' button to TVs

15 days / engadget / Will Shanklin

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Gemini 3.1 Pro promises a Google LLM capable of handling more complex forms of work.

15 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Accenture Links Staff Promotions To Use of AI Tools

msmash / slashdot - Accenture has reportedly started tracking staff use of its AI tools and will take this into consideration when deciding on top promotions, as the consulting company tries to increase uptake of the technology by its workforce. From a report: The company to…

#ai #automation #enterprise #aiethics #genai #business #jobs #performance #technology #productivity

Accenture Is Tracking Whether Employees Use AI—And Promotions Are on the Line

15 days / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

Accenture Links Staff Promotions To Use of AI Tools

15 days / slashdot / msmash

Accenture tells senior staff to use AI tools or risk losing out on leadership promotions

15 days / cnbc

Accenture ties promotions to AI tool usage while some employees call the tools "broken slop generators"

15 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart contract vulnerabilities on their own

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - OpenAI and crypto investment firm Paradigm have built EVMbench, a benchmark that measures how well AI agents can find, fix, and exploit security vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts.The article New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart c…

#blockchain #cybersecurity #crypto #openai #aiethics #genai #cybercrime #developertools #wallet #research

OpenAI Just Showed That AI Can Drain a Crypto Wallet… on Purpose

15 days / eweek / Grant Harvey

New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart contract vulnerabilities on their own

15 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Morning Minute: OpenAI and Paradigm Turn Focus to Smart Contracts

15 days / decrypt / Tyler Warner

Stacks Raises $23M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Stacks, a London, UK-based provider of an agentic platform for enterprise finance, raised $23M in Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed, with participation from EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and S16VC. The raise followed its the $12M seed fi…

#ai #startups #automation #fintech #analytics #saas #enterprise #genai #business #finance

Stacks Raises $23M Series A to Expand Web3 Growth

15 days / ventureburn / Ekemini

Lightspeed leads $23M investment in AI startup for accounting departments Stacks

15 days / tech / John Reynolds

Agentic finance platform Stacks raises £17m

15 days / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Enterprise finance platform Stacks raises €19 million to streamline reporting and month-end workflows

15 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Stacks Raises $23M in Series A Funding

15 days / finsmes / FinSMEs

Saudi Arabia Invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI Empire

eWEEK Staff / eweek - Money talks.In AI, it also buys megawatts. Humain says it has poured $3 billion into Elon Musk’s xAI, a move that spotlights how the AI race is shifting from splashy launches to buildout math: capital, compute, power, and the places you can actually build…

#ai #vc #space #genai #privateequity #business #aerospace #economy #xai #elonmusk

Orbital AI data centers could work, but they might ruin Earth in the process

15 days / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

xAI Raises $3 Billion in Series E Funding

15 days / finsmes / FinSMEs

xAI Raises $3 Billion As HUMAIN Expands Strategic Investment Ahead of SpaceX Merger

15 days / ventureburn / Clinton

Saudi Arabia Invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI Empire

15 days / eweek / eWEEK Staff

PIF-backed HUMAIN leads xAI’s $3B round before SpaceX acquisition

16 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Meta is set to release its first smartwatch this year featuring health-tracking and built-in Meta AI, reports The Information. The smartwatch, which would compete directly with Apple Watch and other brands, is the result of a revived project that Meta can…

#ai #mobiletech #wearables #digitalhealth #meta #genai #health #gadgets #watch #applewatch

Malibu 2 revival — AI health watch targeting 2026 launch (7)
Meta eyes Apple Watch; smart glasses tie-ins (3)
Privacy alarms: Meta's watch could monetize sensitive health data (1)
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Malibu 2 revival — AI health watch targeting 2026 launch

Meta’s ‘Malibu 2’ Smartwatch to Focus on Health Tracking, AI

15 days / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Meta smartwatch could feature health tracking and AI features that could rival the Apple Watch

15 days / theshortcut / Reece Bithrey

Meta might launch its first smartwatch this year

15 days / mashable

Meta is Rumoured to Release First Smartwatch to Rival Apple Watch

15 days / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Meta could launch a smartwatch in 2026, years after killing its original plans

15 days / digitaltrends

Meta reportedly plans to release a smartwatch this year

15 days / engadget / Mariella Moon

Meta Platforms (META) Stock: Re-enters Wearables Market with AI-Powered “Malibu 2”

16 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Meta eyes Apple Watch; smart glasses tie-ins

Report: Meta’s Smartwatch Project is Back from the Dead

15 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Meta Looks to Take on Apple With First Smartwatch

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch

15 days / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Privacy alarms: Meta's watch could monetize sensitive health data

A FaceBook smart watch is okay, if you don't value privacy

15 days / appleinsider

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Meta has reportedly revived its abandoned Facebook Watch, plans to release it in 2026, and is probably rubbing its corporate hands at what health data it will learn from you, and then turn around and monetize.

15 days / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch

15 days / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

tomshardware - OpenAI may be about to secure as much as $100 billion in funding, which will go some way to offsetting the $1.4 trillion is has pledged to expend over the next eight years. This round of investment is said to come from other major tech firms in the space,…

#ai #startups #vc #cloud #chips #openai #genai #business #technology

OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.

15 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation

15 days / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100 billion fundraising round at $830 billion valuation

15 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

OpenAI reportedly close to finalizing $100 billion funding round

15 days / qz / Chris Morris

OpenAI nears $100B round, with Amazon, Nvidia leading

15 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

15 days / tomshardware

OpenAI’s New Funding Round Could Exceed $100 Billion

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

OpenAI Closes In on Record $100 Billion Round at $850 Billion Valuation

15 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Microsoft Bug Let Copilot AI Read Confidential Emails for Weeks

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has confirmed a bug allowed Copilot AI to access and summarize customers' confidential emails for weeks, bypassing data protection policies.The post Microsoft Bug Let Copilot AI Read Confidential Emails for Weeks appeared first on WinBuzzer.