https://khao.ai/index.html A minimal daily feed of AI news — models, research, business, policy, world. en Fri, 01 May 2026 11:43:09 +0000 https://www.wired.com/story/model-behavior-why-everything-in-musk-v-altman-leads-back-to-shivon-zelis https://www.wired.com/story/model-behavior-why-everything-in-musk-v-altman-leads-back-to-shivon-zelis Fri, 01 May 2026 00:51:18 +0000 Business A longtime employee of Musk and the mother to four of his children, Zilis joined OpenAI as an adviser in 2016. When asked about the nature of his relationship with Zilis in court, Musk offered several answers. 66 Wired https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/what-openclaw-agents-mean-for-every-organization https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/what-openclaw-agents-mean-for-every-organization Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:39 +0000 Business Editor’s note: This post is part of the Nemotron Labs blog series, which explores how the latest open models, datasets and training techniques help businesses build specialized AI systems and applications on NVIDIA platforms. 63 NVIDIA Blog https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/github-copilot-cli-for-beginners-interactive-v-non-interactive-mode https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/github-copilot-cli-for-beginners-interactive-v-non-interactive-mode Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:09:02 +0000 Business In interactive mode, you can ask GitHub Copilot a question, review its response, and then either follow up with questions or another prompt—all within the same session. Here’s how to enter interactive mode:. 57 GitHub Blog https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/30/1136721/this-startups-new-mechanistic-interpretability-tool-lets-you-debug-llms https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/30/1136721/this-startups-new-mechanistic-interpretability-tool-lets-you-debug-llms Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:59:41 +0000 Research The San Francisco–based startup Goodfire released a new tool, called Silico, that lets researchers and engineers peer inside an AI model and adjust its parameters—the settings that determine a model’s behavior —during training. 56 MIT Technology Review https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-musk-v-altman-doj-guts-voting-rights-unit-is-ai-job-apocalypse-overhyped https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-musk-v-altman-doj-guts-voting-rights-unit-is-ai-job-apocalypse-overhyped Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:54:54 +0000 Business Articles mentioned in this episode:. You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at, and Leah Feiger on Bluesky at. 56 Wired https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wen5z8ro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wen5z8ro Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:28:04 +0000 Business ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has had to instruct some of its AI tools to stop talking about goblins, after finding the term had randomly crept into responses. 52 BBC Technology https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/elon-musk-testifies-that-xai-trained-grok-on-openai-models https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/elon-musk-testifies-that-xai-trained-grok-on-openai-models Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:03:57 +0000 Business OpenAI and Anthropic have been on the warpath lately against third-party efforts to train new AI models by prompting their publicly accessible chatbots and APIs, a process known as “distillation.” 51 TechCrunch AI https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/elon-musks-7-biggest-stumbles-on-the-stand-at-openai-trial https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/elon-musks-7-biggest-stumbles-on-the-stand-at-openai-trial Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:11:51 +0000 Business Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. If Musk plays his cards right, Sam Altman could be ousted and OpenAI would remain a nonprofit forever. 51 Ars Technica https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-distill-openai-models-partly-xai https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-distill-openai-models-partly-xai Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:41:14 +0000 Business While testifying on Thursday in federal court, Elon Musk seemed to indicate that his AI lab may have used OpenAI’s models to train xAI’s own. 51 Wired https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpt-codex-advanced-account-security https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpt-codex-advanced-account-security Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:30:39 +0000 Business Such measures are not a new idea in the realm of account security. Google, for example, has offered its Advanced Protection account security tier for nearly a decade. 51 Wired https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8pdk3l4d2o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8pdk3l4d2o Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:04:43 +0000 Business Apple has seen demand for its iPhone reach new heights with sales growth in China outpacing all other regions. 51 BBC Technology https://restofworld.org/2026/coupang-data-breach-us-congress-south-korea https://restofworld.org/2026/coupang-data-breach-us-congress-south-korea Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Business Fifty-four Republican lawmakers wrote to South Korea’s ambassador on April 20, accusing the country of a “whole-of-government assault” on Coupang after the data breach. The dispute underscores a bigger question about who gets to regulate a company that dominates one country’s market while registered under another’s… 50 Rest of World https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:20:48 +0000 Business Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers and on personal devices. 48 Ars Technica https://fortune.com/2026/04/30/global-investors-are-now-looking-towards-asia-as-ai-boom-trumps-iran-war-shocks https://fortune.com/2026/04/30/global-investors-are-now-looking-towards-asia-as-ai-boom-trumps-iran-war-shocks Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:38:14 +0000 Business Asia’s stock markets have rebounded since the outbreak of the Iran war over two months ago, as the AI boom lifts the fortunes of manufacturing economies like China, South Korea, and Japan. 48 Fortune Technology https://fortune.com/2026/04/30/meta-new-mexico-attorney-general-injunctive-relief https://fortune.com/2026/04/30/meta-new-mexico-attorney-general-injunctive-relief Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:08:26 +0000 Business New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed for injunctive relief against Meta today, seeking sweeping court-ordered changes to how the company operates its platforms for children. 48 Fortune Technology https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw6rylzepo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw6rylzepo Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:11:37 +0000 Business "When you hear the word 'politician', what is the first image or emotion that comes to mind?" 48 BBC Technology https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-may-2026-games-list https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-may-2026-games-list Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:47 +0000 Business [Editor’s note] The blog has been updated to note that GeForce RTX 5080-power expansion also extends to the Install-to-Play library. 48 NVIDIA Blog https://www.theverge.com/tech/921527/apple-iphone-revenue-q2-2026-earnings https://www.theverge.com/tech/921527/apple-iphone-revenue-q2-2026-earnings Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:58:22 +0000 Business IPhone sales keep going up, and the debut of the MacBook Neo didn’t hurt either. 47 The Verge https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/intel-has-best-month-ever-after-years-of-losing-to-tsmc-and-nvidia.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/intel-has-best-month-ever-after-years-of-losing-to-tsmc-and-nvidia.html Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:10:36 +0000 Business Intel is on a winning streak unlike any since it became one of the first companies to go public on the Nasdaq nearly 55 years ago. 46 CNBC Technology https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/mozilla_pushes_back_against_googles https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/mozilla_pushes_back_against_googles Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:49:00 +0000 Business Updated Mozilla has reiterated its opposition to Google's decision to build AI plumbing into its Chrome browser, though rather belatedly now that the technology, known as the Prompt API, is already being tested in Chrome and Microsoft Edge. 46 The Register https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/modern_phishing_campaigns_ai https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/modern_phishing_campaigns_ai Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:26:27 +0000 Business The cybersecurity and phishing awareness outfit released the seventh edition of its Phishing Threat Trends report on Thursday, and it appears that the internet's legions of phishermen are turning to AI in more ways, and more often, than ever thanks to their widespread adoption of AI. 46 The Register https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/big-techs-ai-spending-plans-reach-725-billion https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/big-techs-ai-spending-plans-reach-725-billion Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:18:23 +0000 Business Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta collectively plan to spend $725 billion on capex in 2026, up 77% from last year's record $410 billion, according to first-quarter earnings compiled by the Financial Times. 46 Tom's Hardware https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/legal-ai-startup-legora-hits-5-6-valuation-and-its-battle-with-harvey-just-got-hotter https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/legal-ai-startup-legora-hits-5-6-valuation-and-its-battle-with-harvey-just-got-hotter Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:14:47 +0000 Business Nvidia has laid a new brick in its AI empire. 45 TechCrunch AI https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/talent-over-tokens-ai-models-are-becoming-more-expensive-to-run-and-productivity-gains-are-limited-efficient-workers-might-be-the-solution-to-strained-budgets https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/talent-over-tokens-ai-models-are-becoming-more-expensive-to-run-and-productivity-gains-are-limited-efficient-workers-might-be-the-solution-to-strained-budgets Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:47:46 +0000 Business Earlier this month, it was reported that almost 80,000 workers were laid off in the first quarter of 2026, with companies pinning the blame on the rise of artificial intelligence. 45 Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/victim-of-ai-agent-that-deleted-companys-entire-database-gets-their-data-back-cloud-provider-recovers-critical-files-and-broadens-its-48-hour-delayed-delete-policy https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/victim-of-ai-agent-that-deleted-companys-entire-database-gets-their-data-back-cloud-provider-recovers-critical-files-and-broadens-its-48-hour-delayed-delete-policy Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:13:38 +0000 Business Earlier this week, we reported on a business getting into real trouble after its trigger-happy AI coding agent went out of its way to delete a mission-critical database. Today, we have good news, from the cloud side of the equation, as the data deleted from Railway’s servers has been restored, apparently in full. 45 Tom's Hardware https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-powered-legal-tech-startup-legora-seriesd-extension-nvidia https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-powered-legal-tech-startup-legora-seriesd-extension-nvidia Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:22:01 +0000 Business Legora, an AI platform built for lawyers, has raised a $50 million extension from Nvidia ’s venture arm, NVentures, reports CNBC. 45 Crunchbase News https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/samsung-electronics-q1-26-operating-profit-exceeds-companys-fy25-full-year-total https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/samsung-electronics-q1-26-operating-profit-exceeds-companys-fy25-full-year-total Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:14:30 +0000 Business Samsung Electronics has posted record profits for Q1 2026, reporting a revenue of 133.9 trillion won ($91bn), up 43 percent Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) and 69 percent Year-on-Year (YoY). 45 Datacenter Dynamics https://semgrep.dev/blog/2026/malicious-dependency-in-pytorch-lightning-used-for-ai-training https://semgrep.dev/blog/2026/malicious-dependency-in-pytorch-lightning-used-for-ai-training Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:09:26 +0000 Research The PyPI package 'lightning', a widely-used deep learning framework, was compromised in a supply chain attack affecting versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 published on April 30, 2026. 44 Hacker News https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921713/musk-v-altman-jared-birchall-screw-up-xai https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921713/musk-v-altman-jared-birchall-screw-up-xai Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:59:51 +0000 Business Most of his testimony was dull and seemed to exist primarily to get some documents read into the record, which sucks but is a normal part of sitting through trials. The lawyer conducting his direct examination was passed a note by another member of the team, and asked Birchall what was apparently contained on the… 44 The Verge https://fortune.com/2026/04/30/tim-cook-says-most-important-decision-apples-new-ceo-makes-will-be-where-he-spends-his-time https://fortune.com/2026/04/30/tim-cook-says-most-important-decision-apples-new-ceo-makes-will-be-where-he-spends-his-time Fri, 01 May 2026 00:32:04 +0000 Business Apple’s incoming CEO introduced himself to Wall Street on Thursday, in a brief earnings-call debut in which John Ternus emphasized his commitment to continuity at the $4 trillion company. 44 Fortune Technology https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/fbi_cyber_boss_chinas_hackerforhire https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/fbi_cyber_boss_chinas_hackerforhire Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:30:53 +0000 Business "This leads to a less secure environment that is ripe for further lawlessness," Leatherman said. Xu Zewei's extradition and the criminal charges against him, however, should send a message to China's contractor ecosystem, he added: "The protection you assume from operating inside China does not extend the moment you… 44 The Register https://www.theverge.com/games/921694/roblox-q1-2026-132-million-dau https://www.theverge.com/games/921694/roblox-q1-2026-132-million-dau Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:25:15 +0000 Business Roblox’s daily active user count has gone down 20 million in the last six months. 43 The Verge https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/blue-origin-certainly-has-ambitious-launch-targets-for-new-glenn https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/blue-origin-certainly-has-ambitious-launch-targets-for-new-glenn Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:12:26 +0000 Business Earlier this week, Blue Origin posted a job opportunity for a “senior manager” to oversee tank fabrication for “Quattro,” and the description contained some intriguing information. 43 Ars Technica https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/japan-airlines-humanoid-robots-haneda-labor-shortage.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/japan-airlines-humanoid-robots-haneda-labor-shortage.html Fri, 01 May 2026 02:49:23 +0000 Business Japan Airlines began testing humanoid robots for ground operations at Tokyo's Haneda Airport amid chronic labor shortages. 43 CNBC Technology https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/bandwith_hogs_rejoice_celesticas_latest https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/bandwith_hogs_rejoice_celesticas_latest Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:18:26 +0000 Business Even then, PCIe 6.0, which tops out at 800 Gbps on a standard x16 interface, will limit NIC port speeds for the foreseeable future. ®. 43 The Register https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5803133/black-eyed-peas-will-i-am-profile-arizona-state-ai-agent https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5803133/black-eyed-peas-will-i-am-profile-arizona-state-ai-agent Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000 Business Intel's Deborah Conrad and will.i.am on stage announcing his appointment as director of creative innovation in Jan. 2011, at the company's international sales and marketing conference. Tech journalist Brian Merchant said it's hard to reconcile these seemingly competing interests. 43 NPR Technology https://www.theverge.com/transportation/921585/rivian-georgia-factory-capacity-doe-loan https://www.theverge.com/transportation/921585/rivian-georgia-factory-capacity-doe-loan Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:05:00 +0000 Business The change comes because of a smaller loan — $4.5 billion, instead of $6.6 billion — from the Department of Energy. 42 The Verge https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/russian-cloaks-launch-schedule-after-spaceport-falls-in-ukraines-sights https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/russian-cloaks-launch-schedule-after-spaceport-falls-in-ukraines-sights Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:35:02 +0000 Business If you believe official Russian reports, the country’s northern spaceport has come under attack from drones on multiple occasions in the last few months. 42 Ars Technica https://www.wired.com/story/apple-sold-out-mac-mini-openclaw https://www.wired.com/story/apple-sold-out-mac-mini-openclaw Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:00:51 +0000 Business Apple CEO Tim Cook said on the company’s earnings call on Thursday that it could take “several months” to meet skyrocketing demand for the Mac Mini, the company’s compact but mighty, screen-free desktop computer. 42 Wired https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7yvgy0w6o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7yvgy0w6o Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:59:35 +0000 Business Meta is under pressure to explain why it cancelled a major contract with a company it was using to train AI, shortly after some of its Kenya-based workers alleged they had to view graphic content captured by Meta smart glasses. 42 BBC Technology