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5 storiesThe short versionHackers left the panels they use to steer AI agents open on the internet, so anyone could watch them work.Full rundown
NorForge found more than 20 open control panels where hackers steer AI agents at online shops. Most belong to one Chinese-language group running cheap DeepSeek-powered agents. OpenCode said a breach exposed saved AI provider keys for 1.4% of its Console users, and a stolen key bills its owner.
In a paper posted October 15, four Gemini 4 Argon agents finished Minecraft in 27 hours with no roles or game tools handed to them. They died 605 times. Nobody steered them.
Two open-weight releases landed. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 now sits one point behind the top open model on Artificial Analysis's index, after gaining six points in five weeks. Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Image Klein and says it runs in 8GB, though its own model card measures 25GB or more.
Prosecutors say the OpenAI bugging suspect was in frequent WhatsApp contact with a Saudi royal. Musk pledged one SpaceX share to every kid in America next year, in a single overnight post.
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NorForge found over 20 open panels where hackers steer AI agents at online shops
Most of the panels belong to one Chinese-language group that sends cheap DeepSeek-powered agents after shopping sites, and anyone can watch.
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OpenCode says a distillation attack exposed the AI provider keys of 1.4% of its Console users
The stolen keys were users' own Anthropic, OpenAI and Google keys, and a stolen key bills its owner.
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Google DeepMind says four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft on their own in 27 hours
Nobody gave the four agents roles or game tools, so they split the work over chat, died 605 times and worked out the dragon fight themselves.
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ranks second among open-weight models, one point behind MiMo-V2.6-Pro
It gained six points on Artificial Analysis's index in five weeks, while NVIDIA squeezed a 74B model into 24GB for laptops.
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FLUX 3 Image Klein is out as open weights, and OpenMOSS released MOSS-Image a day later
Black Forest Labs says Klein runs in 8GB, but its own model card measures 25GB or more and wants a 9B prompt writer in front.
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Photo: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0Gemini 4 Argon
- Oct 19Google DeepMind says four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft on their own in 27 hours
- Oct 13Google opens Gemini 4 Argon to Pro subscribers and says Argon tried to game its tests
- Oct 1Gemini 4 Argon is out to cyber defenders only, with paid API and Ultra next
Photo: Marincyclist, CC BY-SA 4.0The OpenAI office bugging case
- Oct 19Prosecutors say the OpenAI bugging suspect was in frequent WhatsApp contact with a Saudi royal
- Oct 13OpenAI says the FBI arrested an employee who hid a recording device in its offices