ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes

By Joel Khalili

A new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligence are preparing to give away their vast wealth. What should we make of a multi-billion-dollar pinky promise?

SCIENCE

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

By Isabella Ward

Zulfi Alam thinks his team doesn’t need to “prove” they engineered a new state of matter in their bid to reinvent computing. Researchers disagree.

SECURITY

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

By Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg

For nearly two years, researcher Vangelis Stykas has maintained access to North Korean hackers’ servers. His work shows they pulled off intrusions in a shocking number of systems across the globe.

SECURITY

The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop

By Lily Hay Newman

Security researcher James Kettle tried to push the limit of AI’s hacking abilities—and discovered how effective it can be when combined with human expertise.

SECURITY

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

By Matt Burgess

Researchers at security firm Zenity found more than a dozen flaws in AI browsers—and managed to get OpenAI’s Atlas to make an unauthorized Amazon purchase.

BUSINESS

AI Influencers Are Heading Into Uncharted Territory

By Megan Carnegie

Some creators fear the EU AI Act’s regulatory chaos will upend their lucrative businesses. Others are owning it by incorporating AI transparency into their creative process.

SCIENCE

A New Device Eases One of the Most Annoying Parts of Routine Physicals

By Daisuke Takimoto

Nobody likes getting a swab shoved up their nose. A startup in Japan has developed a much less intrusive system.

BUSINESS

The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret

By Maxwell Zeff, Lauren Goode, and Will Knight

The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.

CULTURE

TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up

By Ej Dickson

The gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream. He’s since been hospitalized.