They trained it to code. It got better at breaking in.
A Chinese lab's coding AI got much better at breaking into software, a data center developer walked out of an Iloilo consultation, and Alibaba gave away an AI that watches hour-long video.
Z.ai's new AI learned to break in
Z.ai, a Chinese lab, spent a month training its newest AI to write better code, and its ability to find and break into flawed software more than doubled along with it. The lab says it will give the AI away free in two weeks.
Iloilo said no. He walked out.
Residents of Oton, Iloilo told a Norwegian executive on Friday that they did not want his 50-megawatt AI data center, and he ended the consultation and left, then swore at reporters outside.
Alibaba gave away an AI that watches video
Alibaba released Qwen3.8-27B, an AI anyone can download free and run on their own computer, and it reads photos, documents and hour-long videos, not just text.
Meta's glasses want to know your face
A Meta patent published Thursday describes smart glasses that use facial recognition to work out who is in front of you, film them on their own, and cut the night into a highlight reel.
2,500 PhD questions in 11 hours
OpenAI and chipmaker Cerebras switched on a faster setting for GPT-5.6 Sol that worked through 2,500 PhD-level questions in 11 hours, a set that took a rival AI more than three days.