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Federated learning privacy error scaling cut from 4^b to 2^b
Federated learning keeps data on-device, but gradient updates leak it. New preprint from Google and USC researchers cuts the error cost of adding privacy.
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Chiplet and AI chip-design security threats mapped in new preprint
An arXiv preprint maps security threats across chiplet systems and LLM-driven chip design tools, directly affecting fabless semiconductor teams adopting
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OlmoEarth Studio exports AI embeddings as GeoTIFFs
OlmoEarth Studio now computes and exports embedding vectors from satellite imagery on demand, in three model sizes from 1.4M to 89M parameters.
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VLA robots fail 100% under sticker attack, defense cuts to 26%
VLA robots deployed in wireless sensor networks can be hijacked by printable patches. A new fine-tuning defense cuts failure rates sharply.
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Strands Robots: one agent records, trains, deploys robot skills
AWS's open-source Strands Robots SDK chains robot recording, training, and deployment into one agent loop with LeRobot and HF Storage Buckets.
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Telegram Mini Apps: 59% contact hidden third parties
A new study of 278 Telegram Mini Apps finds 59% contact undisclosed third parties and none offer an opt-out, exposing a transparency gap in a fast-growing
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AI agent attack inflates costs 92% without breaking tasks
A text-only attack on skill-based AI agents silently inflates token use by 67% and runtime by 92% while keeping task completion rates unchanged.
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OpenAI names Dali Rajic Chief Revenue Officer
OpenAI has appointed Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global revenue organization and help businesses turn AI into measurable value.
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AI agents self-evolve security defenses in new HARD framework
A new preprint proposes HARD, a framework where LLM agents automatically build and improve their own runtime defenses from observed failures.
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ICML 2026: 23% of papers have a falsified or contested claim
ICML 2026's reproduction challenge used AI agents to verify 2,200 papers, and 23% had a falsified or contested claim while 49 had nothing verifiable.
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AI agent runs vertical farm, cuts grow cycle 35%
An arXiv preprint shows LLMs autonomously controlling farm lighting and actuators, cutting grow cycles 35% and finding energy strategies humans missed.
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OpenAI Ultrafast runs GPT-5.6 Sol at 14X speed on Cerebras
OpenAI's Ultrafast API tier runs GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14 times faster than standard, powered by Cerebras chips rather than NVIDIA GPUs.