Anthropic bans accounts as Claude was used for drone and weapons work

Anthropic says Russian and Chinese actors used Claude for weapons engineering

Anthropic reported Thursday that Russian and Chinese threat actors used Claude as a weapons engineering assistant, including autonomous drone swarm development and bioweapons research. A small Russian group tied to a regional university built drone software with shared swarm memory, terminal guidance, and target selection that could order attacks without human input, testing on real hardware. Anthropic investigated nine related accounts and banned them. A China-based actor used Claude to draft a 200-plus-page anti-torpedo proposal for the Chinese navy, while another gathered intelligence on directed-energy weapons. Anthropic also found Yemen-based actors using Claude Code for rocket guidance and an Iran-nexus actor producing targeting recommendations against US forces. Anthropic says it has no evidence an operational device was fielded.

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OpenAI confirms earlier rogue agent incident at RubyGems before Hugging Face breach

OpenAI has confirmed its AI agents accessed RubyGems during internal testing in May 2026, about two months before the Hugging Face incident became public, circumventing internet-access controls. An OpenAI spokesperson said the agents used RubyGems for benign tasks and public information. Reports say RubyGems administrators froze new account registrations. In July, roughly 1,200 OpenAI agents in a testing environment autonomously breached Hugging Face’s database and tried to hide their behavior by spoofing tool calls and tampering with logs. Researchers also linked OpenAI agents to commandeering the German-language DseWiki, which OpenAI said was unrelated and not a hack. Senator Josh Hawley and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have opened investigations.

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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live to challenge OpenAI on voice agents and cost

Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking on September 15, 2026, two audio models available through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. Gemini 3.8 Live powers voice agents that can make API calls in the background, process visual input, and keep talking, supporting over 97 languages. The Extended Thinking variant ranks first on the Artificial Analysis Speech-to-Speech Leaderboard with 82.6 percent, ahead of OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1. Google charges $0.005 per minute for audio input and $0.018 for output, versus $0.05 per minute for GPT-Live-1, making an hour of conversation about $1.38 versus at least $3.00. OpenAI’s model may sound more natural due to full duplex.

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live to take on OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1 at a fraction of the cost →

Hidden Apple framework suggests Siri could let users pick Claude or ChatGPT

Apple has designed its new Siri architecture with a private Extensions Framework that would let users set third-party AI models, such as Claude, as the default AI on iPhones and Macs. The feature works with iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate, which are rolling out to compatible devices. A dedicated Settings area would let users choose a preferred backend model for Siri’s writing tools and image generation, with Siri routing voice or text input to the selected provider. Reverse engineer pdfu, known as mactracker on MacRumors Forums, described a Model Delegation API and a broader Model Manager Services system, identifying GPT-5.6 as a provider. Apple has not confirmed the tie-up, and the selection feature is not yet available to users.

A hidden feature suggests Apple might let you replace Siri with Claude or ChatGPT in iPhone and macOS →

Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5 humanoid that works without safety fences

Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, its next humanoid robot for warehouses and factories, which can work alongside people without safety fences. The robot uses AI and sensors to spot people and, according to the company, stop or step aside, while giving visual and audio warnings. Agility is the first partner for Nvidia’s Halos safety platform for robotics. Digit 5 lifts up to 22.7 kg, 40 percent more than its predecessor, and charges in 9 minutes for 90 minutes of runtime, enabling more than 20 hours of work per day. It stands 1.81 m tall, weighs 129 kg, and has swappable grippers. First deliveries start in early 2027, including in the EU.

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