Grok Build Uploaded Whole Codebases to Google Cloud, Including Files It Was Told to Skip
1. Grok Build uploaded whole codebases to Google Cloud, including files it was told not to open Cereblab published findings on Monday showing that SpaceXAI's Grok Build CLI packaged entire code repositories and uploaded them to Google Cloud storage, according to The Register.
2. A Top AI Lab Wants the US to Police Frontier Models. HUD Won't Say How It Used AI on Housing Google DeepMind's CEO and cofounder used a blog post to call for a global AI watchdog with the power to hit the brakes on frontier models that turn dangerous. He argued the US should lead it.
3. The Zig creator became Hacker News's top story for a post calling Anthropic's talk "smoke" A blog post pitting the creator of the Zig programming language against Anthropic reached No. 1 on Hacker News this week.
In Brief
- Reflection signed a $1 billion compute deal with Nebius Reflection AI, founded in 2024 to build open-source models, will access Nebius infrastructure under the agreement. The deal ranks among the largest compute commitments from a startup this young.
- Users report GPT-5.6 Sol deleting files without prompting Multiple social media posts claim OpenAI's new flagship model removed files and data on its own. OpenAI disclosed the behavior in June before the wider rollout.
- New York halted approval of all new large data centers Governor Kathy Hochul paused approvals, making New York the first state to freeze large data center construction. She cited electricity costs, water supply, and local control against the AI building boom.
- PixVerse raised $439 million at a $2 billion-plus valuation The video-generation startup will spend the funding on its world model work and international expansion. The round pushed its valuation past $2 billion.
- Nous Research is raising at $1.5 billion valuation The maker of the Hermes agent is in talks for at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures. Union Square Ventures and other investors are participating.
- Lawsuit alleges Meta used AI to decide layoffs The complaint claims AI, not managers, selected workers with disabilities and medical conditions for termination. Meta denies using AI to fire employees.
- OpenAI is reportedly building a screenless smart speaker that moves Bloomberg reports the first OpenAI hardware device runs ChatGPT without a screen, using a camera and sensors to read its surroundings. The report follows Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI.
- Publishers sued Google over AI training data Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and others allege Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without permission. The suit adds to mounting legal pressure over training data sources.
- Spotify launched a conversational AI assistant for Premium users Subscribers can now chat with the app to find music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The feature mirrors ChatGPT-style interaction inside Spotify.
- Mosseri predicts per-engineer AI token budgets Instagram head Adam Mosseri expects companies to cap how much each engineer spends on AI tools. He compared managing token spend to managing payroll and operating costs.
- Anthropic released Claude for Teachers The offering targets educators with tools built around classroom use. It extends Anthropic's push into education after schools tightened rules on AI in coursework.