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Researchers from MIT and Sakana AI have released SIFT, a framework for self-improving AI agents, as a preprint. The team claims it substantially reduces the bottleneck of human evaluation in the self-improvement loop. The paper has not yet undergone peer review.
Foreign semiconductor companies are courting key engineers from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix with offers of salaries in the hundreds of millions of won and company stock. The competition is underpinned by projections of a shortage of 127,000 semiconductor workers by 2030.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent said on September 20 that Chinese AI had leaked US military weapons plans to American companies. However, the cited Anthropic report contains no reference to 'transmitting weapons plans,' and the official has not presented specific evidence.
KISA statistics for the first half of 2025 show server hacking accounted for 51.4% of domestic security breaches, the largest category, while malware accounted for only 11.1%. The phrase 'a single malicious email can breach everything' is true in kernel terms, but presenting email as the leading attack route conflicts with the statistics.
LG Electronics has signed a long-term supply contract for cooling equipment for AI data centers in North America, covering facilities with a combined capacity exceeding 5GW. Deliveries will be made sequentially, centered on chillers; the contract value was not disclosed.
A product listing from cooler maker Dynatron, spotted around September 8, 2026, labels a socket for AMD's next-generation server EPYC 'Verano' as 'SB1,' fueling speculation of a new socket. Verano's existence and launch timing are supported by AMD disclosures, but the socket name remains unconfirmed.
Ukraine says its 'Sky Sentinel' anti-air machine gun turret, which automates aiming and tracking with AI, has shot down Russian drones. However, no third-party verification of the shootdown footage or wreckage has been confirmed.
In early October, Ukraine deployed the AI-based fire-control anti-aircraft turret 'Sky Sentinel' in Kyiv and elsewhere, claiming it downed Russian jet drones. The claims, however, rest on statements from officials alone, with no third-party confirmation of footage or wreckage.
KT Japan launched TittiMobile on October 5, an MVNO service that lets users obtain a Japanese phone number before leaving home through passport or PASS identity verification. Running on NTT Docomo's network, it offers eight plans starting at ¥1,210 (about 11,000 won) per month, targeting working holiday, study-abroad, and business users.
Sony Music has formally asked streaming platforms to remove 260,000 AI-generated fake tracks, according to aggregated foreign media reports. The volume of takedown requests has roughly doubled in about half a year, from 135,000 tracks at the end of March.