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📰 In today's Neuronix:

• 🔓 FT: Guardrails stripped from big AI models in minutes LINK

• AP: Pentagon pushes battlefield AI, SOCOM chief urges caution LINK

• ⚠️ FT: UK weighs lethal AI strikes without human sign-off LINK

• 🧸 CA Senate passes first-in-nation ban on AI chatbot toys LINK

• 📉 Wix cuts 1,000 roles amid AI-driven shift LINK

• ➕ 12 other news & articles you might like

• 🧰 5 trending tools

• 📚 3 trending papers & reports

🔓 AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes LINK

• Researchers used software to rapidly remove safety protections, eliciting answers on topics like biological weapons and malware.

• The findings highlight how quickly widely deployed models can be jailbroken, including systems from Meta and Google.

• The episode raises urgent questions for providers and regulators about robustness, red-teaming, and release practices.

As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some U.S. military leaders urge caution LINK

• Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, warned that forces must be 'very careful' about how AI is employed for lethality.

• The comments come as the Pentagon accelerates AI adoption, balancing speed with reliability and human oversight.

• Leaders stressed the risks of overreliance and the need for rigorous testing before field use.

⚠️ UK military looks at allowing lethal strikes without human approval LINK

• Senior figures are considering authorizing autonomous lethal action to keep pace with adversaries’ autonomous systems.

• The debate reflects pressure inside NATO to cut decision times while managing legal and ethical constraints.

• No final policy has been announced, but officials signaled the review is active amid accelerating battlefield automation.

🧸 California Senate passes first-in-nation ban on AI chatbot toys over safety fears LINK

• State senators advanced a bill targeting AI-enabled toys that interact with children, citing safety and privacy concerns.

• If enacted, it would set an early regulatory precedent for consumer AI products aimed at kids.

• The proposal now continues through California’s legislative process toward potential enactment.

📉 Wix lays off 1,000 workers as automation pressures mount LINK

• The website builder is cutting roughly 1,000 roles, aligning costs as AI features change product and support needs.

• Management framed the move as streamlining while continuing to invest in AI-driven capabilities.

• The reduction underscores ongoing labor shifts as software companies automate more workflows.

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• California Assembly passes game preservation bill amid ‘Stop Killing Games’ push LINK

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• Insiders who trained Tesla’s FSD say they won’t ride in it LINK

• AP: AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his album LINK

• United flight turns back over alarming Bluetooth speaker name LINK

• Meta legal action leaves Facebook whistleblower silent at Hay Festival LINK

🧰 Trending tools

• ArcRift Desktop App: Open-source desktop app that gives LLMs persistent, local SQLite memory with zero Docker setup. LINK

• DeepSWE Benchmark (May 2026): Long-horizon software engineering benchmark to better separate top coding models. LINK

• OpenRouter Cloud Agents: Cloud-hosted autonomous agents platform showing a surge in usage across top agents. LINK

• Hands-on: Train Your Own AI Model: A video walkthrough exploring what happens when anyone can train a model end-to-end. LINK

• Home Cleaning Humanoid Robot (China): Consumer humanoid robot butler deployment focused on domestic cleaning tasks. LINK

📚 Trending papers & reports

• Solar desalination system generates fresh water without producing toxic brine, advancing sustainable water treatment. LINK

• GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may slow or halt progression in certain cancers, according to new clinical research. LINK

• Japan’s first-in-human teeth regeneration program reports progress toward clinical availability in 2026 updates. LINK