Billionaire Tom Steyer and ex-congresswoman Katie Porter stand to benefit the most in a Democratic field with no clear front-runner, several strategists said.
OpenAI laid out a new plan on Tuesday to expand access to AI models with advanced cyber capabilities while implementing controls on who can use them. Why it matters: The roadmap coincides with the release of a new model variant, GPT-5.4-Cyber, designed to assist with defensive cybersecurity tasks and be more permissive for vetted users. - Axios first reported on the new cybersecurity product. Between the lines: OpenAI is shifting its approach to cyber risk to focus less on restricting what models can do and more on verifying who gets access to the most sensitive capabilities. - The company says it aims to make tools "as widely available as possible while preventing misuse" through identity verification and monitoring systems, according…
The woman said Mr. Swalwell, who resigned from Congress on Tuesday afternoon, raped her in a West Hollywood hotel room in 2018. She said she believed she was drugged.
Apple isn't burning mountains of cash to buy GPUs for the sake of training AI models and processing prompts. - Nor is it investing huge sums in frontier labs like OpenAI or Anthropic, as are rivals like Amazon and Microsoft. Why it matters: Apple may reap the rewards of everyone else's spend. Success from the sidelines. Apple's playbook: Keep selling high-end consumer hardware that will become even more essential as AI becomes more ubiquitous. - AI advancements could lead to shorter upgrade cycles, while Apple's reputation for enhanced privacy could become an enhanced selling point. - All the while, "taxing" the frontier labs via the App Store. It doesn't matter to Apple which app gets used most, so long as it's being used. Behind the…
Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) submitted their formal resignations from Congress on Tuesday following sexual misconduct scandals. State of play: Swalwell's resignation took effect at 2pm ET on Tuesday — meaning he has already resigned — while Gonzales' takes effect at 11:59 pm ET, according to the House clerk. - Swalwell has been accused by four women of sexual assault, harassment and rape, which he denies. - Gonzales admitted to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. Between the lines: Both men had been facing the threat of expulsion, which looked increasingly likely to pass if they chose to try to hang onto their seats.