After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone by name

AI agents lack independent agency but can still seek multistep, extrapolated goals when prompted. Even if some of those prompts include AI-written text (which may become more of an issue in the ...
The Hacker News

Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems

North Korea-linked Lazarus campaign spreads malicious npm and PyPI packages via fake crypto job offers, deploying RATs and ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Just when you thought the circular deals couldn’t get any more circular, OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman’s brain computer interface (BCI) startup Merge Labs. Merge Labs, which defines itself as ...
Wired

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

On Thursday, OpenAI announced its investment in neurotech startup Merge Labs, cofounded by its CEO, billionaire Sam Altman. OpenAI will collaborate with the new venture to develop technology to link ...
Security Systems News

Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks merge to create global cloud-native security company

AUSTIN, Texas, and BETHESDA, Md.—Two cloud-native security providers are joining forces with the announcement of the merger of Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks, creating one of the world’s largest AI ...
Wired

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles–based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ...
The Business Journals

2 South Florida boat rental marketplaces merge to form global platform in Miami

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The combination brings together ...
Wall Street Journal

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader to Merge, Creating $3.6 Billion Law Firm

Hogan Lovells said Thursday it will merge with one of Wall Street’s oldest law firms, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, in a tie-up it described as the industry’s largest ever, creating a $3.6 billion ...
Fox Business

Trump Media to merge with TAE Technologies, creating one of the first publicly-traded fusion companies

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. is joining with TAE Technologies—the world’s premier fusion power company—representing a more-than $6 billion merger to blaze the path toward America’s ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Thoma Looks to Create $12 Billion Shipping Tech Firm With Merger

Thoma Bravo is in talks to merge its shipping software firm Auctane Inc., formerly known as Stamps.com, with third-party logistics provider WWEX Group to form a business that could be worth as much as ...
Austin American-Statesman

UT school merger under consideration to create 'center of excellence'

The University of Texas’s School of Information could merge into a new school housed within the College of Natural Sciences, according to an email sent by university administrators to students in ...
SlashGear

You Really Shouldn't Use The Merge Lane To Get Around Stalled Traffic (Here's Why)

One would assume that since the merging lane seems empty, you can use it to pass all the stalled traffic up ahead. While it sounds like a foolproof plan, however, the merging lane is made especially ...