AI agents left to explore a virtual island without a specific task began inventing challenges of their own. MIT researchers say the behavior bears the hallmarks of play. The researchers put 13…
The biggest-ever internet security threat has been known for 22 years. AI made it a crisis in 2 days
In July 2004, security researcher Stefan Esser sent a warning. A critical flaw in PHP, the programming language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, could allow an attacker to do some…
Jensen Huang, robot ducks and neocloud distress
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Jensen Huang has been busy. Nvidia’s GTC in Berlin was the grand finale of a…
CNBC Daily Open: AI spending fears haunt markets before Halloween
Good morning. This is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Markets open and close every day. Today, Daily Open will close for the final time. Thank you for making us part…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang visits Kazakhstan, the next AI hub?
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the launch of the Sferical One AI supercomputer in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. Erik Flyg | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
Cloudflare, Vercel Leaders Caution Against AI Cyber Panic
A few weeks ago, I heard a strange story about a friend who works at one of the Big Tech companies in Silicon Valley. She’d recently ripped out the connected devices in…
SpaceX may not follow Meta’s bold plan to raise money for AI
Don’t expect SpaceX (SPCX) to surprise investors like Meta (META) did this week by saying it would issue new stock to help fund its AI buildout efforts. “Importantly, in our discussion w/management,…