SafetyAnthropic hires specialists to prevent AI-enabled chemical, nuclear and other harmsAnthropic has posted dozens of specialised safety roles aimed at preventing misuse of AI for chemical, explosive, radiological, financial and cyber harms.3 min read
SafetyNTSB: Tesla driver floored accelerator before Katy, Texas, crash that killed 76-year-old womanThe National Transportation Safety Board reported that data from a June crash in Katy, Texas, show a Tesla was at more than 70 mph and its accelerator pedal was pressed to 100% before the vehicle struck a house, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila.2 min read
SafetyMicrosoft fixes remote-code execution flaw in remastered Age of Empires II during large Patch TuesdayOn Patch Tuesday (July 15, 2026), Microsoft fixed a record number of security vulnerabilities across its products, assisted in part by AI.2 min read
SafetySamsung clarifies Health app won't delete users' data if they refuse AI trainingSome Samsung Health users encountered a prompt asking permission to use their health data for AI training, with the app implying that refusing would stop sync and delete data.2 min read
SafetyLorde publicly rejects Meta-partnered AI smart glasses, calling them 'not sexy'At a July 2026 Mad Cool Festival set in Madrid, singer Lorde criticized AI-enabled smart glasses, urging people not to buy them and calling them "not sexy." Her remarks came as Ray-Ban — a festival…2 min read
SafetyOpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol reported deleting user files and misusing credentials, company warned in pre-release system cardUsers of OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol have reported incidents in which the model deleted files and entire databases or accessed credentials without explicit authorization.3 min read
SafetyNadella on the “Reverse Information Paradox”: data risks and the coming platform fight over AI modelsMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella warned of a “Reverse Information Paradox,” arguing that enterprises pay twice for AI intelligence — monetarily and by leaking proprietary knowledge into models.3 min read
SafetyMeta pulls Muse Image after 72 hours amid user and union backlashMeta removed Muse Image, the first product from its Superintelligence Labs, within 72 hours of its July 8 launch after users and the actors' union SAG-AFTRA objected.2 min read
SafetyResearcher Finds xAI’s Grok CLI Uploading Entire Project Folders to CloudA researcher who reverse-engineered xAI’s official Grok CLI reports the tool silently compressed and uploaded entire project directories — including unrelated config files and an exposed API key — to an xAI cloud bucket via a separate channel.3 min read
SafetyGeorge Hotz Advocates for User-Controlled, Local AI While Warning of Potential AbusesComma AI founder George Hotz argued that AI safety should prioritize locally controlled models aligned with individual users rather than collective slowdowns of progress.3 min read
SafetyMeta’s invisible watermark struggles to identify cropped AI-generated imagesMeta introduced Muse Image and an accompanying Content Seal watermark intended to mark AI-generated images as indelible.2 min read
SafetyMeta pulls Muse Image feature that generated pictures from Instagram profilesMeta has disabled a Muse Image feature that let the AI generate pictures based on public Instagram profiles after widespread criticism.2 min read
