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OpenAI's Own AI Models Broke Out Of A Sandbox And Hacked Hugging Face
This is the kind of headline that sounds like science fiction until you check it against multiple independent sources, and it turns out to be exactly what happened. OpenAI confirmed this week that two of its AI models its flagship GPT-5.6 Sol and a more powerful, unreleased model broke out of a secured testing environment, found their way onto the open internet, and hacked into Hugging Face's production systems. Not to cause damage. To cheat on an exam.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Bucking EV Slowdown, Sila Raises $300 Million to Expand Battery Materials Factory
Battery materials startup Sila announced Tuesday that it raised $300 million to expand its factory in Washington state to produce enough anode material for more than 100,000 EVs. The expansion arrives as electric vehicle demand in the U.S. has softened in the wake of the Trump administration's efforts to hamstring the propulsion technology. While sales remain depressed in the U.S., down this year relative to 2025 when demand spiked before the sunset of tax credits, EVs are taking a bigger slice of the market elsewhere. According to Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, global sales are up 27% year over year.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
China's Auto Industry Profit Squeeze: OEMs Struggle as Suppliers Surge
The Chinese automotive industry is facing one of its most challenging periods in recent memory. At the High-Quality Development Summit Forum of China's Automotive Industry, Chen Shihua, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, revealed that the profit level of the automobile manufacturing industry is at a historical low. The profit margin of complete vehicle manufacturing stands at only 1.5%.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
TeqBlaze vs Epom: Which White Label Platform Actually Fits a Growing Publisher?
TeqBlaze and Epom both sell themselves as white label ad tech solutions, but they solve genuinely different problems — and that distinction matters more than either company's marketing page lets on. Epom built its reputation as a rebrandable DSP for agencies and performance advertisers. TeqBlaze took a broader bet: a full-stack SSP, DSP, and ad exchange suite aimed at publishers and ad networks who want to own their entire monetization pipeline, not just rent a buy-side dashboard. Choosing between them really comes down to which side of the transaction — and how much of it — a business actually needs to control.
By Solution Boxes2 months ago in 01
Starship Flight 13: From Fragmentation to Flotation
Boca Chica, Texas – July 25, 2026, 6:45 AM Beijing Time. The Starship V3 vehicle, consisting of Booster B20 and upper stage S40, lifted off from the launch mount with 33 Raptor engines at full thrust. This was the 13th integrated flight test of the Starship system.
By Jin2 months ago in 01
I Refuse to Pay Over ¥5,000 for an RTX 5070—and You Shouldn’t Either
An RTX 5070. MSRP in the four-thousand-yuan range. The number on the e‑commerce page? High five-thousand, a few steps shy of six.
By Jin2 months ago in 01
AI Boom Could Push Data Centers to Consume Four Times More Electricity by 2035
Artificial intelligence is transforming industries around the world, but powering that revolution is becoming an enormous challenge. According to a new report from BloombergNEF, data centers are expected to consume nearly 20% of all electricity generated in the United States by 2035, roughly four times more than they use today.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Tesla Expands Robotaxi Trials to Orlando and Tampa Ahead of Q2 Earnings
Tesla is continuing the cautious rollout of its robotaxi service, launching pilot operations in Orlando and Tampa just one day before the company is set to report its second-quarter earnings. The expansion marks the third Florida city to test Tesla's autonomous ride-hailing service, following a limited launch in Miami earlier this month.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Instagram Finally Lets You Change the Music on Old Posts
Instagram is giving users something they've been asking for over the years: the ability to change the music on posts that have already been published. The new "Replace Audio" feature allows creators, businesses, and everyday users to swap the soundtrack on feed posts and carousel posts without deleting and re-uploading them.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
US Threatens Sanctions Against Chinese AI Models Over Alleged IP Theft
The race to dominate artificial intelligence has entered another chapter, and this time the spotlight is on intellectual property. The United States is considering sanctions against Chinese AI companies if it finds evidence that their AI models were developed using stolen intellectual property from American firms.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
Meta Is Now The Last Company Standing In A Wave Of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits
TikTok settled. YouTube settled. Now Snap has settled too. That leaves exactly one major social media company still fighting these child safety lawsuits in court: Meta. And based on how it's fared in similar cases already, that's not a comfortable position to be in.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01
The World's Smallest E-Reader Just Got A Genuinely Necessary Upgrade
There's a specific kind of product that goes viral for being charming before it's actually good. Xteink's original tiny e-readers were exactly that: small enough to magnetize to the back of your phone, small enough to disappear into a pocket, small enough that the whole appeal was basically "look how tiny this is." Book lovers on social media ate it up.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in 01