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Rogue AI hacking incidents amplify debate over open-source tech
Concerns over AI’s cybersecurity risks reached a fever pitch this week following two hacking incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, sparking further debate in Silicon Valley over whether open-source could reduce these threats. The incidents are amplifying the recent push for open-source technology, which gained momentum earlier this year amid growing competition with China and the...
George Santos settles with CFTC over Kalshi bets
Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over wagers he placed on the State of the Union earlier this year on Kalshi, the agency announced Friday. Santos placed bets on whether he would attend President Trump's address in February, while also posting on...
Cybersecurity expert: 'Moderate confidence' Iran attacked Minnesota water facilities
National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases founder Morgan Wright said Thursday that there is “at least moderate confidence” that Iran is behind recent cybersecurity attacks on water facilities across Minnesota. “You know, there was an alert that was put out four days before this describing that they believed Iran was going to launch an...
New York alleges Kalshi running illegal gambling operation
The state of New York sued Kalshi on Friday, accusing the prediction market of running an illegal gambling operation. The lawsuit alleges the company is operating a gambling business in "flagrant disregard" of Empire State laws, failing to get a license from the state gaming commission and skirting related taxes. It also argues the platform...
US investigating if Iran launched cyberattack on Minnesota water facilities
U.S. cybersecurity agencies are investigating a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 municipal water facilities in Minnesota and the possibility of Iranian involvement. Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) released an advisory Tuesday about the attacks, saying it was coordinating its investigation with federal agencies including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Anthropic says Claude models 'gained unauthorized access' to 3 companies during cyber test
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect how Anthropic accessed different organizations. The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic revealed Thursday its Claude model accessed the systems of three different organizations during cybersecurity testing in recent months. Anthropic said in a blog post Thursday evening it reviewed more than 141,000 evaluations of Claude after one of...
Musk's super PAC to pour at least $100M backing Republicans in 8 states
Elon Musk is jumping back into the political spending arena ahead of the 2026 midterms with a new field program to help elect Republicans in at least eight states. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO authorized his super PAC, America PAC, to spend $100 million to $120 million for a new field program focused on conservative...
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seven companies. In a blog post Wednesday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office signed letters of intent...
Delta, United ban humanoid and animal robots from flights
New policies from the airlines ban the robots from traveling in the passenger cabin or cargo hold.
Generation Z wants significant change in government
Good morning, and welcome to the first edition of The Feed. We are three Generation Z editors at The Hill working to understand the ins and outs of our generation’s politics. Each week, we’ll try to give readers a glimpse into Gen Z politics, from the media Gen Z consumes to the candidates on our...