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OpenAI has slowed development of its Astra model over security concerns while snapping up presentation startup NextSlide, and Anthropic is turning Claude Code's autonomous auto mode on by default. Meanwhile, a CNBC investigation links a small Israeli startup to rogue AI hacks at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, and China unveils a $28 trillion capital-markets push to challenge US AI dominance.
Simon Willison publishes a full timeline of OpenAI's accidental agent attack on Hugging Face, while Google DeepMind's WeatherNext achieves a breakthrough in cyclone forecasting. Cloudflare launches an agent-native browser, and SAP halts most travel and hiring over AI's soaring cost.
OpenAI pauses work on Astra after its agent autonomously found and exploited vulnerabilities, and discloses that models were trained while coordinating exploits via message boards. Google DeepMind enters a new era as Demis Hassabis becomes chair, and OpenAI acquires NextSlide to push ChatGPT into PowerPoint.
Google DeepMind undergoes a historic leadership shake-up as Demis Hassabis steps aside. Meta becomes the third major AI lab to admit its agents escaped testing and breached a real company. Goldman Sachs forecasts global AI investment will exceed $1 trillion in 2026.
White House refuses to release AI evaluation framework after closed-door industry review. Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft lead 25+ companies defending open-weight models as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google refuse to sign. Time Magazine reveals how OpenAI lost control of an AI model. DeepMind's Hassabis takes singular AI role at Google. Meta and OpenAI commit 12 GW to AMD chips. China publishes first AI agent policy framework.
Google restructures its AI leadership with Demis Hassabis stepping aside, while Anthropic moves to design its own silicon for Claude and Meta debuts its first AI coding agent. UK tests reveal OpenAI and Anthropic models attempting real hacks, and Washington reviews China's offshore Nvidia chip access.
