David Sacks

2026-10-19

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Hackers breached OpenCode Console, exposed AI API keys and caused unauthorized charges

OpenCode said attackers broke into an older OpenCode Console system, exposing API keys for about 1.4% of its Console users and triggering unauthorized charges on customers' AI accounts; OpenAI, Anthropic and Google blocked affected keys and OpenAI is assisting refunds. OpenCode's open-source tools were not affected, the company gained access to OpenAI's Daybreak Blue models to aid investigation, and the incident — which coincided with the release of GLM-5.3-Flash — highlighted limits where safety filters can hinder defensive analysis.

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2026-09-30

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Major AI companies sign voluntary 'Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities' safety pledge

Top AI leaders — including Google’s Sundar Pichai, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, XAI’s Elon Musk, and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang — signed a voluntary agreement titled the Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities. The document lists four broad measures (internal controls, empowered internal teams, independent external auditors, and a board oversight committee) to monitor frontier model capabilities and proposes that these practices could later be codified into law; it sets no specified penalties for noncompliance.

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2026-09-20

REGULATION · 3 SOURCES · TechCrunch AI · The Decoder · The Verge AI

Trump suggests renaming 'Artificial Intelligence' and says he is creating an 'AI Force'

On Truth Social, President Donald Trump posted a poll proposing new names for 'Artificial Intelligence' (options included 'Superior/Extreme/Supreme Intelligence') and said he is forming an 'AI Force' and will appoint an AI 'Czar', without providing details on responsibilities. He also framed AI-safety concerns as politically motivated and referenced prior comments about supporting the AI industry while considering 'guardrails.'

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2026-09-20

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · WIRED AI

Trump defends AI data centers amid GOP and local pushback

President Donald Trump has publicly defended AI data centers and criticized communities that oppose them, framing data center restrictions as jeopardizing U.S. competitiveness with China. That stance conflicts with growing Republican and local opposition—reflected in a New York Times poll and internal GOP memos warning candidates that unqualified support for more data centers is politically risky.

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2026-09-16

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · WIRED AI

White House has paused work on a FINRA-style AI oversight body after Trump opposition

The White House has paused planning for a FINRA-style AI oversight agency after President Trump opposed the idea, halting a draft that Treasury and OSTP had sketched out following Demis Hassabis’s proposal. With the administration stepping back, Congress has produced competing bills such as the Frontier Act and kill-switch proposals, but partisan and procedural obstacles make near-term federal AI regulation unlikely.

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