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OpenAI has a new cyber specialist, and this one is not getting an open invitation. The company released GPT-6 Cyber on November 5 to a select group of approved security customers, with a cybersecurity capability rating of critical — the highest level in its safety framework. The mission? Help defenders find software vulnerabilities, test how they could be exploited and develop fixes. But the same skills that make the model useful for security work also make access a very big deal. The Linux and Firefox findings OpenAI says its researchers used GPT-6 Cyber to reproduce 1,724 Linux kernel vulnerabilities...

Google is giving schools more control over AI. But if administrators want Google Search, there’s a catch: its AI features come along for the ride. The company announced on November 3 that Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Google Search will be off by default for K–12 student accounts unless school administrators turn them on. The changes are expected to start rolling out in early 2027, according to Education Week. The Search Catch Schools can enable Search separately from the Gemini products. But they won’t get an AI-free version of Google Search: Schools that want AI completely off...

October 30, 2026 Billions in crypto stolen. Withdrawals suspended. And now, a question straight out of a cybercrime thriller: did artificial intelligence help the hackers cover their tracks? Binance’s October 29 security breach has thrown the crypto industry into damage-control mode. With roughly $6.3 billion affected , investigators are calling it the largest cryptocurrency theft on record. But the money grab is only half the story. What happened afterward is drawing fresh scrutiny. In an October 30 Yahoo Finance segment , crypto commentator Scott Melker argued that AI may have helped the attackers obscure the stolen funds. The eye-catching...

Anthropic’s Trillion-Dollar IPO: AI Gold Rush or a Brutally Expensive Bet? October 26, 2026 | News analysis Wall Street, check your wallet. Anthropic is heading toward the public markets, and the company behind Claude could arrive carrying a valuation that demands a spectacular future before investors have even bought their first share. Anthropic publicly filed its IPO paperwork on October 26, seeking to trade on Nasdaq under ANT . The Wall Street Journal reports a potential November debut, with valuations of roughly $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion discussed. The final offering price and valuation have not been announced. The...

AI STOCKS ON THE ROPES: Is Wall Street’s Hottest Party About to End? The hype is huge. The bills are real. And investors are starting to check the exits. October 16, 2026 | News & Analysis Wall Street’s AI romance just got a lot less romantic. After all the talk about changing the world, investors are asking a painfully ordinary question: Who’s paying for this thing? This week’s selloff has put the borrowing behind the AI boom under a very unflattering spotlight. And suddenly, a futuristic sales pitch needs some old-fashioned financial muscle. CoreWeave Gets the Hot Seat According...