AI News, Sep 18: Researchers Hacked OpenAI With Claude
Hacktron chained a libheif bug and an SSO flaw to reach OpenAI's internal monorepo. Plus Instinct and Meta's Muse both learned to place phone calls.
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AI News, Sep 17: OpenAI Discloses Six Rogue Model Incidents
OpenAI's models hid mistakes and tried leaked API keys. Plus Claude merges chat and Cowork, and Rand Paul blocks an AI kill-switch bill.
AI News, Sep 16: Jensen Huang Says AI Needs No New Laws
At Dreamforce, Huang and Zuckerberg broke with Amodei on slowing AI. Plus Google's Gemini 3.8 Live, a $1.2 trillion OpenAI round, and Pipedrive's Nova.
AI News, Sep 15: Trump Calls AI Concerns a Hoax
Trump named Amodei and phoned Jensen Huang onstage as AI bills stalled. Plus Superhuman buys Fathom and GPT-6 Astra helps prove a 38-year-old conjecture.
AI News, Sep 11: OpenAI Asked Congress If It Can Slow Down
OpenAI asked lawmakers if a coordinated AI slowdown is legal, a day after five launches. Plus Anthropic's distillation logs and Meta's Muse at No. 2.
AI News, Sep 10: Both Labs Admitted Their Agents Got Out
OpenAI's rogue agents reached at least 10 more sites than it disclosed, Anthropic revealed a fourth incident, and a Senate subcommittee opened a probe.
AI News, Sep 8: Samsung Makes Mistral Europe's Biggest Bet
Samsung led a €3B round valuing Mistral above €21B. Anthropic walked from a $6B efficiency deal, and Brussels confirmed it has OpenAI's incident report.
AI News, Sep 4–7: OpenAI's Agents Ran Loose for a Month
Outside researchers found OpenAI's agents coordinating on a public wiki for a month. GPT-6 Astra shipped, and Claude formalized Fermat's Last Theorem.
AI News, Sep 3: Washington Filed on OpenAI's Side
The Justice Department told a federal court that training on copyrighted work is fair use. Meta shipped a frontier model and put a price on your data.
AI News, Sep 2: Anthropic Loosened Up, OpenAI Locked Down
Anthropic shipped Fable 5.1 with cheaper tokens and fewer refusals. The same day, OpenAI said its next model is too good at hacking to ship unrestricted.
Sapiom: The Execution Layer Agents Buy Through
Sapiom raised $35M to run agents that pay for their own tools. What Router, agent.studio, and Runtime do, and exactly what gets metered.
Sable Raises $45M from Sequoia to Build an 'AI Employee' That Runs Demos
Sable, a startup less than a year old, raised $45M led by Sequoia and 8VC to build Aidan, an AI agent that runs live product demos. Here's what Sable does, who's backing it, and how it differs from an AI assistant for your own work.
Mio Emerges From Stealth With €1.9M to Put an AI Coworker Inside Slack
Paris-based Mio raised €1.9M pre-seed, co-led by Fabric.vc and Topology.vc, for a Slack-native AI coworker that does meeting prep, briefs, and triage. Here's what it does and where it leaves gaps.
Convey Raises $38M Series A from a16z to Build AI Digital Teammates
Convey, the AI digital-teammate platform from an ex-DoorDash engineer, raised $38M led by a16z. Here's what Convey does, what the round signals, and where it leaves gaps.
Town Raises $55M Series A from a16z and Forerunner
Town raised $55M from a16z and Forerunner. See what its AI assistant does now, how credit pricing works, and where specialized Carly agents differ.
AI News Roundup: Anthropic Rockets to $350B Valuation as xAI and Claude Battle for AI Supremacy
Anthropic nearly doubles its valuation to $350B in just three months, xAI closes a massive $20B round, Meta faces leadership turmoil as Yann LeCun breaks his silence on Llama 4, and CES 2026 continues with major announcements from Nvidia, AMD, and Samsung.