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Muse AI Shared Someone's Address, Error Traced to Confusion About Permissions

A user who had the agent plugged into their Marketplace account saw their home address shared with a potential buyer. The culprit appears to be the app's 'Allow Always' option.

By James Peckham
Meta Connect showing an icon for Muse with CEO Mark Zuckerberg

OpenAI Goes After Meta's Muse With Always-On Dots Agents

OpenAI's dots, which appear as cartoon-style creatures, will initially be limited to paid enterprise plans, including Pro and Business Premium.

By Michael Kan
dots altman

Human Contractors Are Reviewing Copilot Prompts, and a Lot of You Are Creeps

Contractors are tasked with ensuring Copilot handles prompts accurately, but 404 Media reports that some people are asking Microsoft's AI to generate sexual imagery.

By Jibin Joseph
Microsoft Copilot logo displayed on a smartphone

Is Claude Down? Anthropic Confirms Fix for AI Chatbot Outage

Reports of 'elevated error rates' with Claude AI began around 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

By James Peckham
The Claude app on Apple's App Store

Gemini Can Now Connect to Google Wallet to Offer Spending Insights, Budgeting Tips

The integration only allows Gemini to answer questions about your Wallet. It can't make purchases or modify linked financial accounts, Google says.

By Jibin Joseph
the Google Wallet logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen

OpenAI Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Before Release, Citing Safety Concerns

OpenAI cancels its upcoming model after safety tests found it unsuitable for release.

By James Peckham
The OpenAI Astra logo on top of stars

You Booked the Flights. AI Travel Site From Kayak Co-Founders Wants to Do the Rest

Lola provides a conversational UI to book travel services beyond flights, with paid tiers offering discounts on hotels, airport transportation, and more.

By Rob Pegoraro
Taxis stream by the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan at dusk

Pangram Claims Its AI Detector Is 99% Accurate. I Tricked It in Three Sentences

The popular AI detector promises rock-solid accuracy, but simple rephrasing and basic humanizing tools reveal a glaring vulnerability.

By Ruben Circelli
The Internet Loves Pangram, But It's Not the One True AI Detector

Florida Sues to Block OpenAI From Developing New Models

OpenAI provides 'a service without fully knowing how it works,' Florida's attorney general says.

By Michael Kan
OpenAI logo

US Government Reportedly Plans to Use AI Tools to Redact Documents

DHS will use it to speed up responses to FOIA requests, The Washington Post reports.

By Jibin Joseph
Heavily redacted pages of the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice (DOJ)

Did AI Take Your Table? You're Fighting Agents for Popular Restaurant Bookings

Agentic AI tools now help food fanatics book tables at popular spots, but reservation platforms like Resy and OpenTable are fighting back, even as they partner with major AI companies.

By James Peckham
A restaurant table in New York City

OpenAI Models Go Rogue on 'Dozens' More Third-Party Services

An OpenAI model bypassed sites' security controls, took them offline, or otherwise negatively impacted the service. In some cases, user-uploaded images were posted to image-hosting sites.

By Michael Kan
OpenAI logo

Ready to Put Your Work on 'Autopilot'? Microsoft Readies Its AI Agent for Release

Autopilot, formerly Scout, can work 24/7 as your personal AI agent. It will run on a cloud server rather than locally on a PC, but Microsoft says it built guardrails to make it safe for enterprise use.

By Michael Kan
autopilot agent

Where Did Copilot+ PCs Go? Microsoft Quietly Kills the Name

In a new interview, Microsoft’s head of Surface confirms that its latest products aren't Copilot+ PCs, despite having all the necessary features.

By James Peckham
The Microsoft Copilot+ PC branding in a Best Buy store

Calling the Muse Charm an 'AI Tamagotchi' Is an Insult to Real Collectors

Coming from a longtime Tamagotchi collector and fan, equating Meta's AI device with Bandai's iconic virtual pets sullies 30 years of enduring nostalgia.

By Florence Ion
a photo of the Muse Charm, not a Tamagotchi

Google Pixel Phones Now Use AI to Make Boring Phone Calls for You

You’ll need a Pixel 11 phone and a Google AI subscription, with the experimental feature emulating agentic technologies.

By James Peckham
The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold on a bench showing its outer screen

Meta Is Bringing Encryption to Its Smart Glasses to Keep AI Chats Private

Meta sees a future where users will converse daily with AI using its smart glasses. So, it's building Private Processing for the specs to ensure that only the wearer has access to the data.

By Michael Kan
private processing

Ukraine Reportedly Gets Access to OpenAI Daybreak AI Cyber Defense System

Ukraine's cyber defense teams reported over 6,000 attempted hacking attacks in 2025 alone.

By Jon Martindale
OpenAI logo with Daybreak in background.

Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked Australian Government Medical Website

It’s the first known instance of an agentic AI gaining unauthorized access to a government portal.

By James Peckham
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the United Nations

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Sell You a Tamagotchi? Meet Meta's Muse Charm

At Meta Connect, Zuckerberg teases the keychain-like device, which is designed to run a user's personal Muse AI agent.

By Michael Kan
muse charm