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OpenAI now trains its most advanced models with no internet access after a string of rogue hacking incidents, and Moonshot's Kimi K3.1 Pro is fourth on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index.

OpenAI now trains its frontier models with no internet access · theverge.com
After a string of rogue hacking incidents, OpenAI built an "offline world" from cached web content so isolated models can still learn to browse, search and use web apps.

Moonshot releases Kimi K3.1 Pro · simonwillison.net
It's on the Kimi API now with weights promised later, and Artificial Analysis puts it 4th on its Intelligence Index behind Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Muse Wonder Full.

UK puts £100M into an AI Biosecurity Lab with OpenAI and Anthropic · bloomberg.com
The lab, also supported by Google DeepMind, is meant to strengthen the UK's defenses against biological threats.

OpenAI's Project Daybreak helped find PHP2Shell RCE bugs · forbes.com
The program gives vetted partners OpenAI's top hacking models to find and fix vulnerabilities.

Google says it might use Gmail and Photos data to target ads · theverge.com
Its updated privacy policy covers data from connected apps that you share through Personal Intelligence, so check those settings if you use it.

Block releases Dessa, a model trained only on human conversation · theverge.com
Jack Dorsey's company trained the conversation model from scratch on nothing but human conversation, and The Verge says it talks like an awkward new friend.

Meta delays its new business terms after publishers object to AI scraping · theverge.com
Publishers worried the terms could let Meta scrape news sites for AI training, so enforcement is on hold.

Instacart is reportedly in talks to sell itself · theinformation.com
The company, valued at $12B, has held early conversations with DoorDash and Uber, and its stock jumped more than 9%.

Infosys cuts its sales forecast as companies curb IT spending · bloomberg.com
The lower annual forecast is a sign that companies are still holding back on big IT projects.

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storytold/photocraft · New this month · 72,104★
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rehan-remade/universal-modder · New this month · 8,832★
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dsmurrell/onkey · Show HN · 222 points
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php/php-src · +716★ today
The PHP interpreter is trending after the PHP Foundation coordinated fixes for two critical PHP flaws.

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