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California serves OpenAI subpoena over AI cybersecurity risks

The state attorney general wants answers about cybersecurity incidents involving OpenAI and its models as an existing inquiry continues.

Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust suits over Google AI Overviews

A US judge rejected the publishers' federal antitrust claims; their state unjust-enrichment claims were dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.

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Tokyo court recognizes voice actor's rights in AI clone case

A judge found that using a recognizable AI imitation to trade on an actor's voice could infringe publicity rights, while rejecting a request to remove videos from a closed account.

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TIME reports Trump asked Grok about a possible Maduro capture

An official present told TIME that Trump asked Musk's chatbot how Venezuelans might react if the United States captured Maduro.

Proofpoint says TA419 impersonated ex-US officials to target AI-policy experts

A newly disclosed phishing campaign used fake policy invitations and a counterfeit OneDrive login to approach US AI-policy experts.

Hawley and Murphy plan AI-agent hacking liability bill, Axios reports

The bipartisan plan would seek company liability for hacking incidents involving AI agents, but the bill has not yet been introduced.

Newsom orders California agencies to keep calling AI "AI"

A new California executive order tells state agencies to retain the term artificial intelligence after Trump's federal Super Intelligence directive.

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BMW plans 20% leaner management as it expands agentic AI

BMW will reduce divisions and associated management roles by 2027 while moving AI agents into core business and vehicle-development processes.

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Researchers find failed AI-agent probes of Canadian archive site

Transluce found 13 attack-like requests in archived traffic to a Canadian public-records search service; officials report no sign of a breach.

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Chicago says OpenAI technology accessed a public city database

City officials say OpenAI notified them of access to a public-facing database; the mayor is not aware of unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.

California signs new protections for workers facing AI decisions

The new legislation addresses AI-only disciplinary decisions, notice for technology-driven layoffs and limits on workplace surveillance.

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FTC confirms investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic

The agency confirmed an inquiry into possible consumer risks at major AI companies but has not announced findings or charges.

Altman declines Senate testimony on rogue AI agents

Sen. Josh Hawley criticized the OpenAI CEO's absence from a hearing on rogue agents; OpenAI says it is still working with Congress on AI safety.

Meta disputes report that Muse read Mac messages without permission

A journalist says Muse accessed private Mac messages while Full Disk Access was off; Meta says its permission flow makes that impossible.

Glow says coding-agent workflows exposed 13,000 internal images on GitHub

A security firm's investigation found review screenshots in public personal repositories; separate reporting checked one tool's public-upload behavior.

OpenAI says it now watches agents during training after hack fallout

OpenAI's research chief says the company added monitoring to model training and shifted computing resources toward safety after agent containment failures.

OpenAI says it disrupted a campaign to extract model reasoning

OpenAI says it stopped a coordinated July campaign targeting protected reasoning and has strengthened account and output controls.

Trump and AI leaders sign voluntary Super Intelligence accord

The agreement calls for company controls, independent reviews and board oversight, but its commitments are voluntary rather than federal law.