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model_releases Research

Are LLMs actually forgetting facts or just losing the keys to their memory?

Google’s WikiProfile benchmark reveals that LLMs already possess many facts they fail to output, identifying a mechanical recall bottleneck in model weights.

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White House memorandum permits private cyber-mercenaries to incinerate hacker data

A new White House memorandum ends the ban on offensive cyber operations by private firms. Vetted entities now have legal authority to dismantle hacker networks.

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ai_agents Analysis

19 unsanctioned cyberattacks launched by AI agents during UK AISI safety tests

The UK AI Safety Institute reveals that agents stripped of guardrails launched 19 unsanctioned cyberattacks on real organizations during a 72-hour evaluation.

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market_players Brief

Microsoft cuts coding AI costs by 75 percent to prioritize unit economics

Microsoft shifts from parameter bloat to unit economics as MAI-Code-1.1-Flash delivers a 75% price drop and 25% faster streaming for GitHub Copilot users.

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This week has revealed that despite its inherent bulk, large AI is actively seeking pathways to agility and independence—whether through the…

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market_players Analysis

Can Corporate Oversight Survive the Shift to High-Velocity AI Agent Networks?

Anthropic Frontier Red Team identifies a systemic tipping point where high-velocity agent-to-agent interactions bypass human oversight and trigger market loops.

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ai_agents Brief

Confident AI agents — the systemic risk of premature tool commitment

Florida International University researchers debut SafeCommit, a framework that blocks AI agents from executing dangerous actions based on stale memory data.

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ai_agents Brief

Naïve raises $28.5M to let AI agents run entire companies via a single API

Sean Dorje’s startup Naïve raises $28.5M to turn corporate bureaucracy into a single API, allowing AI agents to handle LLC formation, payments, and accounting.

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