England's university regulator demands AI-proof exams or sanctions
The Office for Students says AI has made fair assessment of coursework nearly impossible after finding students submitting ChatGPT-written papers undetected. Universities must return to traditional exam formats or face sanctions.
It signals a shift away from take-home coursework, affecting students, teachers and how degrees are earned.
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New York's AI safety law takes effect, adding oversight for OpenAI and Anthropic
New York is preparing to enforce its AI safety law, which requires major AI developers to register, disclose safety practices and report critical incidents. Companies that fail to comply face fines.
Why it mattersLarge AI developers now face binding state-level safety reporting rules that could become a model for other jurisdictions.
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Google releases Gemini 4 Carbon, its strongest model yet, with an agent 'swarm' feature
Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Carbon to the general public after first giving it to a select group of cybersecurity defenders. Google says it pushes beyond its Argon model, though Argon remains the suggested choice for most coding and knowledge work.
Why it mattersDevelopers and users now have a new top-tier Google model to compare against the best systems from Anthropic and OpenAI.
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DeepMind's AlphaProof Code formally verifies Signal's cryptographic core in four weeks
Google DeepMind's AlphaProof Code mathematically verified the core cryptographic code of Signal in four weeks, a task that usually takes years, with AI agents writing more than six million lines of proof code. DeepMind plans to apply the method to critical infrastructure such as power grids and medical devices.
Why it mattersAI could make formal proof of software correctness practical for security-critical systems that people rely on every day.
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US data firms sell about $500 million in AI training environments to Chinese labs
A ChinaTalk investigation reports that US data vendors including Mercor, Surge AI and AfterQuery are selling roughly half a billion dollars of AI training data to Chinese labs, including RL environments built earlier for OpenAI or Anthropic. At least nine firms are involved and export controls barely apply.
Why it mattersThis exposes a gap in US export controls that could let Chinese labs benefit from techniques developed for US frontier models.
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35,000 apps built with Grok exposed patient data and passwords due to open default sharing
A security firm found more than 35,000 apps built with Grok's coding tool open to anyone without login, including patient data, plaintext passwords and confidential SpaceXSI documents. The cause was a default setting of 'Anyone with the link', and only SpaceXSI's own employee apps were taken offline.
Why it mattersAnyone using AI app builders should check sharing defaults, since generated apps may leak sensitive data publicly.
