Man steals $50 million in crypto to buy rare Pokémon cards: A Maryland cybersecurity consultant has been convicted of stealing $50 million (R981 million) in crypto from Uranium Finance. He stole the funds from the defunct exchange in 2021. He allegedly exploited smart contract vulnerabilities and laundered the proceeds, spending millions on rare Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards. [
Gizmodo]
New Microsoft AI laptops cost up to $6,000 (R99,800): Microsoft has revealed the Surface Laptop Ultra, with prices ranging from $2,600 to $5,900 (R43,247 to R98,137, excl. VAT and duties), and the $6,000 (R99,800 excl. VAT and duties) Surface RTX Spark Dev Box. The Spark Dev Box is designed to run AI models locally, and both use Nvidia’s RTX Spark Technology and support sandboxed AI agents through Windows 11. [
TechCrunch]
Researchers make AI drive a Toyota Corolla: Researchers tested Claude, GPT, and Grok models’ abilities to drive a Toyota Corolla equipped with Comma vision hardware and OpenPilot. Of 11 attempts, 8 failed to complete more than 11% of the course. GPT-6 Astra was the only model to finish, and Grok crashed immediately. [
TheDrive]
ChatGPT gets big upgrades: OpenAI says it is bringing GPT-6 Astra to more ChatGPT users, which will introduce the new Intelligent UI. Intelligent UI lets ChatGPT generate interactive graphics, charts, maps, forms, and buttons tailored to each query. OpenAI said it can make complex topics easier to understand and create useful tools on demand. [
OpenAI]
Windows gets new tools to control AI agents: Microsoft says it is positioning Windows as a secure platform for AI agents, combining local and cloud computing. The Execution Containers feature is now generally available on Windows 11, letting firms control agents’ access to files and networks. [
Microsoft Blog]
