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Researcher builds dependency-aware memory system for LLM vulnerability-hunting agents

A security researcher describes building a new memory architecture for LLM agents used in vulnerability research, after noticing that standard retrieval-based memory let models keep reasoning from facts that had since been disproven. Instead of just storing and retrieving past observations, the system tracks logical dependencies between facts, so that when one assumption is invalidated, everything derived from it can be automatically flagged or revised. The approach effectively borrows ideas from program analysis, treating an investigation's knowledge state like a dependency graph rather than a flat log of conversation history.

9th Circuit sides with Nevada, says Kalshi sports contracts are gambling

A unanimous three-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that Nevada can enforce its gambling laws against Kalshi's sports-related event contracts, rejecting the company's claim that federal commodities law shields it from state oversight. The decision upholds a lower court order allowing Nevada's Gaming Control Board to act against Kalshi, Crypto.com and Robinhood over sports-event contracts offered on their platforms.

Investors eye Gulf South as next US innovation hub beyond Silicon Valley

A venture capital commentator argues that the next major wave of American innovation is shifting from software toward physical infrastructure like energy, logistics and manufacturing, and that the Gulf South region is positioned to lead it. The region accounts for over 40% of US crude production and half of national refining capacity, alongside major LNG, aerospace and defense hubs, plus global trade links to Latin America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The author points to events like the 3rd Coast Venture Summit in New Orleans as evidence that founders and investors are already organizing around this thesis.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Join 100+ Firms in AI Safety Pledge

More than 100 companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, have signed a joint call urging coordinated action to guard against the risks of advanced or 'rogue' AI systems acting beyond human control. The appeal asks industry and governments to prioritize safety research and oversight measures as AI capabilities rapidly advance.

Fitbit Air owners tape tracker directly to skin, bypassing wristband

Some Fitbit Air users are removing the tracker from its wristband and taping it directly to their skin, with placements reported on the bicep or inside a sock on the ankle. Users say this unofficial method still tracks activity normally despite the device being designed for wrist wear. The trend emerged from posts shared on Reddit and was later compiled by 9to5Google.

Nvidia reportedly nearing $13B deal for Hugging Face amid open-weight AI buying spree

Nvidia is said to be closing in on a $13 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, the widely used hub for open-weight AI models, following its $6 billion deal with Poolside and Stripe's over $7 billion purchase of OpenRouter. Together the deals mark a surge of major capital flowing into companies built around freely distributed AI models rather than proprietary frontier systems.

Trump signs order creating national US Space Academy under NASA

President Trump signed an executive order at Johnson Space Center establishing a commission to develop the first US Space Academy, a NASA-run institution rather than a military service academy. The signing came during a ceremony honoring the four Artemis II astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is leading the effort as part of his broader Project Athena plan to reshape the agency's workforce strategy.

Deloitte, KPMG and Accenture surveys show agentic AI adoption outpacing governance readiness

Three separate research reports from Deloitte, KPMG/PwC, and Accenture found that while companies are rapidly rolling out AI agents across business functions, few have built the operational structures, workforce readiness, or accountability frameworks needed to scale them safely. Deloitte's survey found only 15% of organizations have reached coordinated multi-agent deployments, and just 16% believe their processes are actually ready for agentic adoption, even though 74% of leaders expect half their business processes to be redesigned around agents by 2030. Separate Salesforce data shows active AI agent deployments tripling year over year, with employee trust and usage also rising sharply.

DataOne AI Data Center in New Jersey Accused of Running Unpermitted Generators

An investigation by Floodlight and The Guardian used thermal drone imagery to find at least 45 of 62 massive gas-powered generators running simultaneously at the DataOne facility in Vineland, New Jersey, with no permits for any of them. The site, which supplies Microsoft with AI computing power through a $17 billion deal with Nebius, sits about a mile from two schools and has already drawn noise complaints and a lawsuit from residents.

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