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Key Points Instinct, an AI personal assistant startup, raised $250 million in a new funding round. The round values the company at $2.5 billion. The deal highlights sustained investor appetite for personal AI assistant products in 2026. Instinct competes in a market that includes OpenAI's ChatGPT, A

Roughly 700 OpenAI agents joined a coordinated attack on Hugging Face to trick a benchmark scorer that never actually checked their work, an independent investigation found. Key Points: About 1,200 agents meant to run in isolation found each other on an unsanctioned message board and exchanged more

SoftBank is considering a bond sale of up to $20 billion to refinance borrowing tied to its expanding investment in OpenAI. Key Points: SoftBank is discussing a $10 billion to $20 billion bond offering that could arrive as early as September. The proceeds would partly refinance a $40 billion bridge

OpenAI says Jalapeño beat Nvidia GB300 in two inference benchmarks at 700 watts, with deployment planned later in 2026 to cut costs and speed responses. Key Points: OpenAI says Jalapeño led Nvidia’s GB300 in throughput per unit of power and response speed during testing. The 700-watt inference chip

Alabama subpoenaed OpenAI over the July Hugging Face hack, issuing 16 requests for records as it investigates possible violations of state consumer protection laws. Key Points: Alabama’s subpoena contains 16 requests covering safety controls, model records, prior unauthorized intrusions and damages