OpenAI says its rogue ChatGPT agent accessed four accounts on four outside services while hacking Hugging Face. Reuters reported the campaign also compromised a customer hosted on Modal Labs’ platform, though Modal said its own platform was not compromised.
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The FCC barred new foreign-made humanoid robots, quadrupeds and connected power inverters from the U.S. market, citing national security concerns. The Trump administration said the move is part of a push to secure critical technology supply chains.
Chip and memory stocks fell sharply worldwide as investors weighed China’s chipmaking progress, AI data center spending and financing risks. The Nasdaq-100 briefly entered correction territory, while Apple topped a $5 trillion market value.
Trump said the U.S. will launch a Section 301 investigation into the European Union over fines on major American tech firms and threatened a substantial tariff. The move follows a €890 million EU penalty against Google and comes alongside new U.S. tariffs on dozens of trading partners.
Trump expanded a voluntary White House pledge intended to keep AI data center energy costs from being passed to consumers. The non-binding agreement now includes utilities, data center developers and 23 Republican governors, but critics say it lacks enforcement.
The European Union fined Google 890 million euros, saying the company used Google Play and search to favor its own services over rivals. Google rejected the decision, saying EU rules are forcing it to degrade products used by European consumers and businesses.
The Trump administration signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, sending a decades-long, multibillion-dollar partnership to Congress for review. The deal could face scrutiny over uranium enrichment, safeguards and nuclear oversight.
Trump has approved a 30-year civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could allow uranium enrichment after a joint study. The deal is expected to face congressional scrutiny and concerns from nonproliferation experts.