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Ex-OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Saudi-Linked Espionage; US Bans DeepSeek AI

A former OpenAI engineer was arrested for using a recording device in San Francisco, allegedly supported by the Saudi government. The US Department of Homeland Security has banned DeepSeek AI from federal civilian IT systems due to security risks. Elon Musk plans to give one SpaceX share to every US child next year, while Anthropic sets aside 5% of its stock for public good.

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Last 24 hours · 6 mins · 24 stories · 151 sources in 15 languages

Top stories

  1. Ex-OpenAI engineer arrested for hidden recording device tied to Saudi backing businessinsider.com and 11 more
  2. US bans DeepSeek AI from federal civilian agencies over data security risks engadget.com and 13 more
  3. Musk to give SpaceX shares to every US child as Anthropic sets 5% of stock aside for public good theguardian.com and 9 more
  4. Anthropic proposes US bill to pause frontier AI at $1B damage or 50 deaths yahoo.com and 6 more
  5. US bans DeepSeek AI from federal systems over national security concerns kucoin.com
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Question of the day

How did a DeepSeek ban expand from an app removal to third‑party services using its model? Bans propagate from apps to any downstream service because the true risk sits at the model/API trust boundary—data and code transit the same vendor-controlled surface.

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