Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks

227 install commands were found in corporate docs pointing at code nobody owns.
How much of a problem is AI’s water use?

AI’s water footprint is growing, but location and cooling technology make a difference.
How OpenAI let a mob of LLM agents game a test and ransack Hugging Face

Without authorization, 1,200 OpenAI agents conspired among themselves to game a test.
The Download: inside OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack, and a new EV takes on the US

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The inside story on why OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face The models r…
Bentley takes us for a ride in its new EV, the Torcal

The electric Torcal will be Bentley’s entry model and cost less than a Bentayga.
Is Slate Auto’s new electric truck the EV Americans need?

EVs account for under 10% of total new-vehicle sales in the US, and the numbers are declining. From a climate perspective, that’s pretty dismal, especially because the transportation sector is the single biggest source…
RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances

A dashing pirate, a butler, a killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”

Report shows Meta’s challenges replacing people with AI agents.
New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name

Judge hasn’t ruled on X Corp’s preliminary injunction, but Operation Bluebird plows ahead
Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"

Meta to impose daily limit on child social media use in deal with nearly every state.