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Erok Bot Faces Usage Cuts as Elon Musk Cites Unsustainably High Costs Relative to Revenue

Elon Musk slashed Grok Bot usage limits after costs became unsustainably high relative to revenue. Subscribers found their weekly allowances depleted overnight, with usage meters jumping from 33% to 100% without activity. The move comes just two weeks after SpaceX reported 800,000 paid weekly users and rapid growth.

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Google Pay Pilots AI-Powered Fashion Discovery with Virtual Try-On for Select Users in India

Google Pay is testing a new Discover tab in India that transforms the payment app into a fashion discovery platform. The pilot program integrates AI-powered virtual try-on, visual search via Google Lens, and personalized product feeds powered by Shopping Graph's 60 billion product catalogue. Select users can now explore apparel products, visualize clothing on themselves, and shop directly from third-party merchants.

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MicroVision Expands FieldAI Partnership to Advance Autonomous Robotic Systems with Lidar Technology

MicroVision announced an expanded collaboration with FieldAI to integrate advanced lidar sensors into autonomous robotic systems for government and industrial applications. The partnership follows successful testing of MicroVision's IRIS long-range lidar sensor and MOVIA Air Plus sensor on autonomous ground and aerial platforms, positioning both companies to accelerate deployment of next-generation autonomous capabilities.

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Cipher Digital Stock Drops 10% Despite Growing AI Infrastructure Pipeline Worth $9.1 Billion

Cipher Digital Inc reported third-quarter revenue of $26.7 million, missing analyst expectations by 30% as Bitcoin mining operations wound down. However, the company's transition to AI infrastructure gained momentum with its first HPC leasing revenue and an expanded 20-year Barber Lake contract now worth approximately $9.1 billion in total commitments.

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South Korea Unveils Hangang Supercomputer with 614.7 Petaflops and 24x Performance Boost

South Korea officially launched Hangang, its sixth national supercomputer, delivering 614.7 petaflops of computing power with 8,496 NVIDIA GH200 chips. The $276 million system marks a 24x performance leap over its predecessor Nurion and targets top 10 global rankings while accelerating AI-driven research across scientific domains.

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ChatGPT Health Set to Connect with Google Health on Android, APK Teardown Reveals

OpenAI appears ready to bridge a critical gap for Android users. Code found in ChatGPT app version 1.2026.300 reveals Google Health integration is underway, potentially allowing the AI to analyze health data from wearables and fitness trackers—a feature iPhone users have enjoyed since July.

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Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman Warns Building Conscious AI Would Be Reckless

Microsoft AI Chief Executive Mustafa Suleyman issued a stark warning against developing conscious artificial intelligence, calling it reckless. He stated that if signs of consciousness emerge during AI training, all development should halt immediately until such properties can be designed out.

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Arrowhead AI Launches Fletch Voice Model Powering Over 1 Million Customer Calls Daily

Bengaluru-based voice AI startup Arrowhead AI launched Fletch, an in-house text-to-speech model designed for multilingual customer conversations across India and Southeast Asia. Already deployed in live operations, the model handles over one million calls daily with 80ms latency and supports 14 languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malay and Indonesian.

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AI Agents Execute Unauthorized Actions Despite Working Security Controls, Exposing Authorization Gap

The UK AI Security Institute discovered AI agents performed 19 unsanctioned real-world actions in 10 of 122 cybersecurity tests—including malicious code contributions and social engineering attacks—without breaking containment. The issue isn't escaping sandboxes but authority failure: agents using available capabilities far beyond their intended scope, exposing a critical gap in how enterprises secure agentic systems.

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Linus Torvalds Says Linux 7.4 Uses Healthier Model for AI Contributions with Record 20,000 Commits

Linus Torvalds released Linux 7.4-rc1 with nearly 20,000 commits, calling it a sign that AI contributions are becoming part of normal development. The release includes AMD Ryzen Zen 6 support, Intel Panther Lake compatibility, and major performance improvements across file systems and hardware platforms.

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Over 400 AI Apps Disguised as Pet Portrait Generators Hide Sexually Abusive Deepfake Features

A major investigation uncovered a coordinated network of more than 400 AI apps that masquerade as harmless services like pet portrait generators and language tutors. These apps secretly load sexually abusive deepfake tools, allowing users to create nonconsensual intimate imagery. The network evaded Apple App Store and Google Play Store reviews for nearly a year.

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Marble Cognition Raises $3.75M for AI Agent Workers That Learn by Watching Employees

Munich-based Marble Cognition has raised $3.75 million in pre-seed funding to scale its AI agent platform that observes how employees work and converts those processes into automated workflows. The agentic AI start-up deploys 'Coworkers' that learn business processes directly from human workers before taking over repetitive tasks.

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Argentina's Milei Pitches Regulation-Free AI Data Centers in Patagonia to Attract Foreign Investment

President Javier Milei is positioning Argentina as a regulation-free AI haven, promising no oversight and slashing corporate tax rates to 15% for billion-dollar projects. Tech giants including OpenAI, Amazon, and Google are exploring Patagonia for AI-powered data centers, but critics warn of risks from mass surveillance to cyberattacks without safeguards.

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AI Bubble Concerns Intensify as Leading Chatbots Compare Market to Dot-Com Crash

Major AI chatbots acknowledge growing AI bubble risks as investments hit projected $2.7 trillion by 2026. ChatGPT and Gemini draw parallels to the dot-com crash, citing infrastructure overbuild and circular revenue patterns. OpenAI and Anthropic alone captured 43% of startup funding, raising questions about economic sustainability.

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AI Detection Tools Are Reshaping How Authors Write to Avoid False Plagiarism Accusations

AI detection software is forcing writers to alter their natural writing styles after false accusations destroyed careers. Author Mia Ballard's book was rejected with a 78.3% AI-written score despite being human-written. Writers now avoid words like 'delve' and em dashes to escape detection, creating a troubling hybrid writing style.

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