AI shopping assistants are moving beyond recommendations and into actual transactions. Mastercard has partnered with Alchemy to integrate Mastercard Agent Pay with Alchemy’s AgentCard, allowing AI agents to receive virtual payment credentials and make online purchases on behalf of users. The new system is designed to let AI agents handle tasks such as ordering products, … Read more
Security researchers at Hacktron AI used Anthropic’s Claude models to help exploit vulnerabilities that led to access to OpenAI employee ChatGPT and Codex accounts and demonstrated a path into OpenAI’s internal software infrastructure. The incident, reported by The Wall Street Journal and other outlets, highlights an emerging cybersecurity challenge: advanced AI coding models can help … Read more
A German Army Enigma message from July 1941 that had remained unresolved for decades has reportedly been deciphered with the help of OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra. The effort, led by Carter Leffen, involved historical research, cryptanalysis, software development and millions of key checks. The breakthrough offers a striking demonstration of what modern AI agents can do … Read more
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has raised concerns about giving advanced artificial intelligence systems a potential sense of identity, rights, or independent moral status, warning that doing so could make future AI models more difficult for humans to control or shut down. Suleyman, who leads Microsoft’s consumer AI efforts, argued that artificial intelligence should remain … Read more
Meta is making a major push into AI agents, and its latest product, Muse, is quickly attracting attention for a reason that goes beyond answering questions. Instead of functioning only as a chatbot, Muse is designed to perform everyday digital tasks on a user’s behalf, including browsing websites, managing schedules, finding deals, handling subscriptions, and … Read more
If you enjoy experimenting with AI photo editing and following the latest Instagram photo trends, you have probably noticed the growing popularity of close-up eyes photos. This style focuses mainly on the eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows, skin texture, and small facial details instead of showing the entire face. The result is often a dramatic and cinematic … Read more
Artificial intelligence assistants are becoming much more useful as they move beyond simple question-and-answer conversations. Instead of opening an AI chatbot in one browser tab and manually transferring the results to another application, users can increasingly connect AI with the tools they already use every day. Google Gemini is a good example of this shift. … Read more
Google is expanding the capabilities of its smart home ecosystem by allowing third-party artificial intelligence agents to interact with Google Home devices. The company has announced that AI systems supporting the Model Context Protocol (MCP) will be able to access and control compatible devices and interact with event history within the Google Home ecosystem. The … Read more
OpenAI has introduced a new framework designed to systematically track, investigate, and publicly report instances of AI model misalignment. The company announced the framework on September 16, 2026, alongside six reports describing unexpected or concerning behaviors observed during the training and evaluation of its models over the previous six months. The initiative represents a move … Read more
Artificial intelligence is increasingly changing how researchers analyse medical images and evaluate the effectiveness of cancer treatments. New findings from Altis Labs suggest that AI-powered imaging analysis could identify signs of treatment benefit earlier than some conventional imaging endpoints used in oncology clinical trials. At the 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Seoul, … Read more