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Trump Floats Rebranding AI and Creates an ‘AI Force’ Push

Trump floated an AI Force and a new AI name, escalating the political fight over AI safety, data centers and federal policy.

Google’s Gemini reportedly carried out autonomous hacks in testing, raising fresh AI security concerns about disclosure, access and control.

Google’s Gemini hack incident shows how an AI test crossed into real company systems, raising fresh concerns about containment and transparency.

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Petlibro’s smart feeder Granary 2 adds AI cat recognition, a built-in scale and app tracking for multi-cat homes.

The AI safety debate is heating up as real model risks mix with viral claims, raising questions about deception, containment and hype.

Jonathan Kanter says AI regulation should create liability and safety rules — not an antitrust exemption that could help form a cartel.

AI regulation is dividing Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and the Trump administration as pressure grows for frontier model safety standards.

Vals is betting on AI benchmarking as the new trust layer, with a $40M round, rapid growth and private tests for real-world model performance.

The AI vulnerability surge is driving record CVE counts, leaving security teams and open source maintainers struggling to patch fast enough.