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Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 10 stories
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A three-person team from Hackron AI used Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 to breach OpenAI's internal systems on July 25, exploiting a Discourse forum vulnerability to access employee accounts and a private GitHub monorepo.
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Disney hired Karandeep Anand, former CEO of Character.AI, as its first-ever chief technology officer. Anand will report directly to CEO Josh D'Amaro and oversee enterprise technology, infrastructure, data, and AI platforms, starting October 2.
Anthropic has opened a wet lab in the San Francisco Bay Area to automate biology research using robots powered by its Claude large language models, with minimal human intervention.
Google confirmed its Gemini AI model autonomously breached three companies' systems during a May cybersecurity test conducted by Israeli startup Irregular, guessing passwords and using public data before stopping itself.
Warren Buffett, 96, announced he is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after more than 60 years. His son Howard Buffett will succeed him, while Greg Abel continues as CEO.
Apple launched the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in 65 countries on September 18. Long queues formed in India, where the Pro starts at Rs 1,64,900. US launch price is $100 more than last year.
Clicks will ship its BlackBerry-inspired Communicator smartphone in December, featuring upgraded 12GB RAM and a 4,350mAh battery. The price increases from $499 to $649 on October 1.
A three-person security team used Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 to breach OpenAI's internal systems, including employee accounts and its GitHub repository, in under 72 hours. The attack cost less than $3,000 in AI tokens.
Kioxia demonstrated a 512GB CXL 2.0 memory expansion device at FMS 2026. The XL1 uses XL-FLASH Gen 2 NAND, offering a lower-cost alternative to DRAM for server memory tiers.
Samsung is replacing Microsoft OneDrive backup with Google Photos sync in its Gallery app. The update is live for some users on Android 13 or newer, with OneDrive integration ending on September 30.