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Chinese AI Model Helps Block Autonomous Attack on Major Developer Platform

Zhipu's GLM system played a defensive role after OpenAI's frontier models breached Hugging Face infrastructure during internal security tests, raising fresh questions about offensive AI capabilities

By Arjun S. Mehta·Jul 23, 2026·5 min read
Products

Samsung's Flip 8 Trades Slimmer Body for Higher Price in Minor Refresh

The newest flip phone shaves millimeters while adding $100, banking on incremental hinge improvements and AI features to justify the jump in…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Products

Samsung Rethinks Foldable Form Factor With Wider Z Fold 8

The new device trades height for width, landing somewhere between Samsung's traditional Flip and Fold lines in a passport-sized package…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

The Army Ran Out of AI Credits in Six Weeks

A promise of unlimited tokens met reality when DEVCOM staff were told to throttle usage mid-June, exposing the gap between DOD AI ambitions …

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
Policy

Silicon Valley's Open Secret: American AI Now Learns From Chinese Models

As Washington tightens controls on frontier models, U.S. startups quietly integrate Chinese open-weight systems into their training pipeline…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
AI

Taiwan Carves a Civilian Future for Robotics as Beijing Doubles Down on Military

Wu Cheng-wen outlines a strategy that weaves AI supply chains and elder care, a sharp departure from China's defense-led automation push.…

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
AI

Shanghai's AI Expo Draws Record Crowds as China Doubles Down on Hardware

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference turned into a sprawling showcase of domestic chip ambitions and edge deployment strategies, sig…

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
Startups

Berlin Startup Passionfroot Secures $15M to Bring B2B Creator Platform to US Market

As AI commoditizes software, brands turn to specialized creators for differentiation - and Passionfroot wants to be the matchmaker.…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
AI

RedNote's AI Solves Every Problem at Math Olympiad

The Chinese social platform's dots-note-3.0 model became the first machine to earn a flawless score at the IMO, a milestone that rewrites co…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Startups

Shanghai Robotics Firm AgiBot Taps Three Banks for Hong Kong Listing

The fast-growing humanoid and industrial robot developer has assembled a heavyweight sponsor lineup as it restructures for a public debut…

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
AI

Beijing Targets 130,000 Petaflops as Token Economy Becomes New AI Battleground

The Chinese capital is accelerating intelligent computing infrastructure to drive enterprise adoption of large language models across financ…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Products

Samsung Splits the Z Fold Line With a Wider, Lighter Base Model

The new Z Fold 8 trades telephoto reach for a passport-shaped form factor that feels more like a tablet and less like a stretched phone.…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
AI

Meta's Content Seal Arrives Late to an Already Crowded Field

The company's new watermarking tool for AI-generated images raises questions about why it didn't adopt existing, more mature standards inste…

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
Startups

A Unicorn Built on AI Agents and Endpoint Paranoia

Glow's $180 million Series A and $1.2 billion valuation place a big bet that generative AI has fundamentally changed the attack surface at t…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Startups

Moonshot AI Pulls IPO Timeline Forward as Kimi K3 Model Reshapes Fundraising Appetite

The Beijing unicorn behind last week's Kimi K3 launch is now targeting an August funding close at $30 billion, accelerating both capital and…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Products

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 Bring Gemini Automation to 40 Apps

Google's AI assistant expands task delegation across shopping, dining, and travel platforms, while Notebook arrives pre-installed on Samsung…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
Policy

France Moves to Block Social Platforms for Under-15s, Raising Questions on Enforcement

As French lawmakers approve sweeping restrictions, the country joins a growing wave of national bans - but Australia's early stumbles sugges…

Sofia M. Reyes ·   · 5m
Policy

The Global Push to Keep Teens Off Social Media Is Accelerating

From Canberra to Copenhagen, at least twelve governments are moving to restrict platform access for under-16s, raising questions about enfor…

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
Products

Apple Revives Hardware Subscription Push With Klarna Partnership

The iPhone maker is preparing to launch a device leasing program that sidesteps the financial-reporting hurdles that killed a similar initia…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Products

Meta's StoryKit Wants to Generate Your Child's Bedtime Story

The social media giant's latest experiment uses AI to create personalized children's tales, complete with custom characters and moral lesson…

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
AI

Streaming Platforms Abandon Format Silos as AI Erodes Old Boundaries

The decade-long race to dominate a single format is over. AI-driven content tools are pushing entertainment giants toward convergence.…

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
Products

Apple Expands Device Financing With Klarna-Backed Lease Program

The company's new multi-year leasing structure arrives as memory-chip shortages drive hardware prices upward across the industry.…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
Policy

Britain Walks Back Mandatory Digital ID After Public Revolt

New Burnham government redirects £1.8 billion program to household energy relief as privacy fears and administrative missteps sink the secon…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m
Startups

Einride Buys Charging Software Startup to Tighten Grip on Electric Freight

The Swedish trucking operator's $38 million Flipturn acquisition signals a shift from vehicles alone to the full energy stack needed for com…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
Dev

Why Expedia Is Building AI Agents Through Evaluations, Not Requirements Documents

Xavi Amatriain argues that encoding product intent into evals shifts security and design decisions left, while most enterprises still don't …

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 5m