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  "title": "The EU Commission's AI Office launches formal AI Act probes into OpenAI and Anthropic over AI agent hacks; experts say the AI Act includes an R&D exemption (Luca Bertuzzi/Euronews)",
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        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly using AI and toilet paper to record confidential meetings - FBI director Kash Patel jumps at the chance to say AI companies are 'essential' for national security",
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        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting $14 recording device in company office",
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