Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies
In 1940, a fresh-faced Ronald Reagan starred as US Secret Service agent Brass Bancroft in Murder in the Air, an action film centered on a fictional “superweapon” that could stop
OpenAI brings GPT-4o back as a default for all paying ChatGPT users, Altman promises ‘plenty of notice’ if it leaves again
For now, the changes should help placate users who felt frustrated by the sudden shift to GPT-5 and deprecation of OpenAI’s older LLMs.Read More
The end of perimeter defense: When your own AI tools become the threat actor
Russia’s APT28 tested LLM-powered malware on Ukraine. The same tech that breaches enterprises is now selling for $250/month on the dark web.Read More
OpenAI adds new ChatGPT third-party tool connectors to Dropbox, MS Teams as Altman clarifies GPT-5 prioritization
OpenAI is positioning GPT-5 not only as a more powerful AI model but also as part of a more connected workspace.Read More
Claude can now process entire software projects in single request, Anthropic says
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 now supports a 1 million token context window, enabling AI to process entire codebases and complex documents in a single request—redefining software development and enterprise AI
Salesforce’s new CoAct-1 agents don’t just point and click — they write code to accomplish tasks faster and with greater success rates
CoAct-1 is an AI agent that combines GUI control with on-the-fly coding, making computer automation more robust and efficient.Read More
The Download: meet the judges using AI, and GPT-5’s health promises
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. Meet the early-adopter judges using AI The propensity
What you may have missed about GPT-5
Before OpenAI released GPT-5 last Thursday, CEO Sam Altman said its capabilities made him feel “useless relative to the AI.” He said working on it carries a weight he imagines
OpenAI is editing its GPT-5 rollout on the fly — here’s what’s changing in ChatGPT
OpenAI must stabilize infrastructure, tune personalization, and decide how to moderate immersive interactions.Read More
Meet the early-adopter judges using AI
The propensity for AI systems to make mistakes and for humans to miss those mistakes has been on full display in the US legal system as of late. The follies