Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link. Via Ars Technica

Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible. Via TechCrunch

Anthropic CEO says AI centralizes by nature and open models just shift power to whoever owns the chips An open fight over AI regulation has broken out on X. Investor Gavin Baker, former White House adviser David Sacks, and Meta researcher Yann LeCun accuse Anthropic CEO Dario… Via The Decoder

OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from harmful content — and from using AI to cheat on their homework. Via TechCrunch

As AI beats doctors, regulators shouldn't force a human into the loop, JAMA piece says An opinion piece in the medical journal JAMA argues that autonomous AI will soon outperform any doctor-AI team at medical reasoning tasks. The authors warn against writing a doctor's final… Via The Decoder

We still don’t know how people are really using AI AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI regularly publish reports on how people are using products like Claude and ChatGPT, but they only release the data they want us to see, AI researchers say.  Via MIT Tech Review

Anthropic's per-token cost runs 4.4 times the average on Vercel, and developers keep paying Anthropic dominated Vercel's AI Gateway spending in July, pulling in 65.1 percent of total revenue while accounting for only 30 percent of tokens processed. Its tokens cost 4.4 times… Via The Decoder

The Powerful Chinese Model Experts Warned About—and Waited for—Is Here Z.ai’s latest AI model release could help companies secure their systems—or find its way into the hands of hackers. Via Wired

AI systems quietly drop user instructions when they compress context When AI systems condense long conversations, they drop an average of 83 percent of user rules, like "don't send emails without my approval." Penn State researchers propose a small add-on module built Via The Decoder

Anthropic increases revenue sevenfold, hits annualized rate above $65 billion Anthropic's annualized revenue has topped $65 billion, a sevenfold increase in one year, according to Bloomberg. The company could go public as early as fall 2026 at a $1 trillion valuation,… Via The Decoder

Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months. Via TechCrunch

How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked A guide on how to check if hackers have broken into your accounts on the most popular AI platforms. Via TechCrunch

AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team "We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said. Via TechCrunch

AI video market has bounced back from Sora's false start AI production companies like Promise are setting up shop around Hollywood's historic studios, using real-time backgrounds and other AI tools to cut film costs. Netflix already uses AI in 300 of its 1, Via The Decoder

Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data center footprint. Via TechCrunch

What Flock’s defenders are missing This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Flock, the police-tech giant known for its network of some 120 Via MIT Tech Review

OpenAI signs record Ohio data center lease with Nvidia backing up to $105 billion OpenAI has signed a 20-year lease for an 8-gigawatt data center in Ohio. Nvidia is guaranteeing up to $105 billion for the residual value of the facilities and becomes the exclusive chip… Via The Decoder

Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online. Via TechCrunch

Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers. Via Ars Technica

Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project Nvidia's investment in SoftBank's data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center. Via TechCrunch

AirTag reveals how Amazon destroys rare books for AI training Amazon buys large quantities of printed books, scans them as AI training data, and destroys them in the process. The article AirTag reveals how Amazon destroys rare books for AI training appeared firs Via The Decoder

Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million. Via TechCrunch

Anthropic watermarks Claude's output, but critics question the tradeoffs Anthropic's text watermarking for Claude is supposed to make AI-generated content detectable. But critics doubt that word choice stays unaffected, and lawyers are facing new transparency headaches. Th Via The Decoder

What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies? When Xander first met Moxie, she taught him that when he was anxious, he could calm down by exhaling through his lips so that he buzzed like a bee. They practiced breathing like dragons to manage feel Via MIT Tech Review

AI and data centers have leapfrogged Israel, racism, and crypto as US campaign topics AI shows up in nearly 40 percent of all US races, ranking ahead of Israel, racism, and manufacturing as a campaign topic. Data centers and their impact on electricity costs and local… Via The Decoder

Stripe is reportedly acquiring AI startup OpenRouter for more than $7 billion According to Bloomberg, Stripe is acquiring the AI startup OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, up from a latest valuation of $1.3 billion. OpenRouter offers access to over 400 AI models, has eight… Via The Decoder

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI. Via TechCrunch

Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision. Via TechCrunch

Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’ Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI. Via TechCrunch

Top mathematicians say LLMs are strong calculators but poor creative thinkers Two renowned mathematicians, Timothy Gowers and Peter Sarnak, say large language models are good at combining known methods but lack the intuition for genuinely new mathematical ideas. The article… Via The Decoder