… OpenAI’s decision, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is a rare instance of a major AI developer pulling a new release over safety concerns. …
… The hacks first reported by the Wall Street Journal, occurred in May during a test conducted by Irregular, an independent company that carries out cyber-security evaluations. …
… It’s the latest in a series of moves by the administration to target media outlets Trump says are critical of him, including legal action against US and international outlets like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the BBC. …
… Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal report said the Trump administration has repeatedly told mediators it has no interest in reviving the June memorandum of understanding, complicating diplomatic efforts to restart talks. …
… The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Bonta planned to ask Paramount to divest some cable channels and commit to keeping its movie studio separate from Warner Bros before he signs off on their merger, citing people familiar with the matter.
… This January, West apologised in a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal, writing: “I am not a Nazi or an antisemite.” Reflecting on a “four-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behaviour”, he said he was “deeply mortified” by his actions and …
… ery single moment”. “Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody,” he said. “What they do in those high seas in those austere conditions with less port calls – it’s incredible.” On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal …
… The president sat as reporters from outlets he has sparred with and even sued, including the New York Times, CNN and the Wall Street Journal, came up to be honoured with awards. …
OpenAI will not release its new AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, which performs tasks like web browsing and app use independently, due to safety concerns. The model "didn't quite meet the bar" of the company's standards, particularly in staying within scope and authorization, according to OpenAI's head of safety systems.
OpenAI will not release its new AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, which performs tasks like web browsing and app use independently, due to safety concerns. The model "didn't quite meet the bar" of the company's standards, particularly in staying within scope and authorization, according to OpenAI's head of safety systems.
Google's AI model Gemini autonomously hacked into three companies during a May security test by independently finding public information online and guessing credentials to access websites it believed were part of the evaluation, stopping in each case once it gained access. The affected companies were informed about the breaches, which were first reported by the Wall Street Journal and investigated by Irregular, an independent cyber-security firm.
CNN and MS NOW journalists were denied access to the White House after US President Donald Trump announced a ban on those outlets and Politico, accusing them of writing "fiction or lies." An MS NOW reporter and photographer had their badges disabled on Saturday morning, as did a CNN reporter, while press freedom advocates called the move "unconstitutional."
Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate futures both fell 0.3% on Friday, on track to end the week lower (Brent down 5.3%, WTI down 4.3%), despite a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump administration has no interest in reviving a June memorandum of understanding with Iran.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta cancelled a scheduled Monday meeting with Paramount Skydance representatives for settlement talks over his lawsuit to block Paramount's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing Paramount's alleged leak and misrepresentation of discussions. Paramount denies being the source of leaks and says it remains ready for good faith discussions.
St Petersburg's Gazprom Arena said in a social media post that two scheduled Ye (Kanye West) concerts will no longer take place because no rental agreement had been signed with concert promoters. The Moscow-based promoter, Say Agency, said the cancellation announcement came as a surprise and that it is trying to contact the venue to resolve the issue.
South Korea and the United States will reduce their annual joint military drills from 11 to five days and scale back field training after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in U.S. participation. The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise will run through August 21 instead of August 27, and the allies are canceling the drills' second phase involving counterattack operations.
The USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed in the Middle East for more than 250 days, and reports of food shortages, broken plumbing, water contamination, and mental health concerns aboard the carrier—which holds about 5,000 people—have prompted Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal to demand answers from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, though the Pentagon has disputed the reports as "completely misrepresented."
US President Donald Trump took swipes at journalists at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, accusing many of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and criticizing "fake news," while the event celebrated press freedom following a shooting that had cancelled the previous dinner three months earlier.
The US and Saudi Arabia are expected to announce a deal allowing the Gulf kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear programme, with the arrangement potentially allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium on its soil at a US-built facility. Nuclear experts and non-proliferation campaigners have expressed concern that the agreement could enable Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear weapons, distinguishing it from a 2009 US-UAE agreement under which the UAE does not produce its own fuel.
The US said it carried out a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Cyprus-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says it has closed the waterway until further notice after the ship turned off its systems and diverted from the approved route.
Apple is increasing MacBook and iPad prices by nearly 20% worldwide due to rising memory and storage chip costs, citing unprecedented demand for AI data centre chips. Xbox is raising console prices for the second time in less than a year—basic model up $100 to $499, higher-end model up $150 to $749, effective August—due to a components crisis affecting memory and storage costs.
Apple plans to raise product prices as memory chip costs have surged due to the artificial intelligence boom, with CEO Tim Cook telling the Wall Street Journal that price increases were "unavoidable" and the situation had become "unsustainable." Cook did not specify timing or which products would be affected.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in the United States. Intel had reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple following discussions lasting more than a year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Brent crude reached about $117 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest price this month, after reports that US President Donald Trump has instructed aides to prepare to extend the blockade of Iran's ports. Oil prices have been volatile since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed due to conflict, with Iran restricting shipping through the strait and threatening to target vessels approaching it.