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Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face

24 August 2026 at 22:58
Weeks after OpenAI disclosed that one of its cybersecurity models had gone rogue and hacked AI dataset company Hugging Face, Alabama’s attorney general announced an investigation into the incident.

Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

24 August 2026 at 18:24
General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six.

Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B

24 August 2026 at 16:47
Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders' feeling of responsibility to community, doubts arise as to whether a sale will happen.
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