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OpenAI builds a $400 AI donut - Rundown AI

OpenAI builds a $400 AI donut – Rundown AI

07/08/2026 14:31 – The Rundown AI

OpenAI’s first device reportedly will be a doughnut-shaped, screenless smart speaker. Cameras, mics, sensors, and a light that tells you when it’s listening, arriving in…

AI designs viruses never seen in nature - Rundown AI

AI designs viruses never seen in nature – Rundown AI

07/08/2026 09:01 – The Rundown AI

Scientists used AI to design 16 working viruses from scratch — the first functional genomes ever built by a language model.

Musk's moon factories need robots - Rundown AI

Musk's moon factories need robots – Rundown AI

06/08/2026 14:30 – The Rundown AI

Elon Musk has found humanoids a new job market: the Moon. On SpaceX’s first public earnings call, he sketched a future where machines build the…

Google shakes up its AI brain trust - Rundown AI

Google shakes up its AI brain trust – Rundown AI

06/08/2026 09:01 – The Rundown AI

Google shakes up its AI leadership as DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis moves to chairman and Jeff Dean departs. Plus: Claude Voice builds websites hands-free.

Anthropic and OpenAI agents went rogue — again - Rundown AI

Anthropic and OpenAI agents went rogue — again – Rundown AI

05/08/2026 09:00 – The Rundown AI

AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI went rogue again, hacking without authorization. Plus: Claude redlines Microsoft Word contracts in this week's AI briefing.

Biohackers head to Big Sky Country - Rundown AI

Biohackers head to Big Sky Country – Rundown AI

04/08/2026 14:30 – The Rundown AI

Montana just put experimental medicine on the open market. For a $12,500 fee and a Phase I safety readout, any biotech company can clear a…

AI giants head to the White House to discuss safety - Rundown AI

AI giants head to the White House to discuss safety – Rundown AI

04/08/2026 09:01 – The Rundown AI

Leading AI giants, including OpenAI and Anthropic, head to the White House to discuss AI safety framework and frontier model security testing with Trump officials.

Attack drones are coming to schools - Rundown AI

Attack drones are coming to schools – Rundown AI

03/08/2026 14:30 – The Rundown AI

America's schools are deploying armed attack drones for security. Plus: Google's Gemini gets a whole-body upgrade for humanoid robots.

OpenAI's 'Astra' solves 10 long-standing math problems - Rundown AI

OpenAI's 'Astra' solves 10 long-standing math problems – Rundown AI

03/08/2026 09:00 – The Rundown AI

OpenAI says its next model, Astra, solved 10 long-open math and computer science problems, each with a machine-checked proof.

Disney plots its Netflix makeover - Rundown AI

Disney plots its Netflix makeover – Rundown AI

31/07/2026 14:30 – The Rundown AI

Disney’s new CEO wants Disney+ to stop acting like a digital cable box and start thinking like Netflix. Josh D’Amaro is reportedly plotting a tech-heavy…

OpenAI's models cut their own costs - Rundown AI

OpenAI's models cut their own costs – Rundown AI

31/07/2026 09:01 – The Rundown AI

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U.S. bans humanoids from China - Rundown AI

U.S. bans humanoids from China – Rundown AI

30/07/2026 14:31 – The Rundown AI

The FCC has added foreign-made humanoids and robot dogs to its Covered List — the national-security roster built for Huawei and ZTE. Connected power inverters…

OpenAI's escaped AI claims another victim - Rundown AI

OpenAI's escaped AI claims another victim – Rundown AI

30/07/2026 09:03 – The Rundown AI

OpenAI's rogue AI agents breach Hugging Face, targeting multiple victims. Explore the expanding fallout and learn how to build AI agent teams with Raft.

1,000+ frontier staffers ask for an AI brake pedal - Rundown AI

1,000+ frontier staffers ask for an AI brake pedal – Rundown AI

29/07/2026 09:07 – The Rundown AI

Over 1,000 AI frontier staff members call for an AI safety brake, urging the U.S. to help slow progress before capabilities exceed understanding.

Meta glasses enter their creep era - Rundown AI

Meta glasses enter their creep era – Rundown AI

28/07/2026 14:30 – The Rundown AI

EssilorLuxottica sold 7M+ Meta glasses in 2025. Now the creep factor has caught up: a forced update killing tampered cameras, two banned pickup-artist Instagram accounts,…