Tech & AI News Roundup — October 2, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC

Quick links to what's actually happening in AI, tech, and IT right now — curated from real reporting, not rewritten, so you can go read the full story wherever it's genuinely worth your time.

OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information'

The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group. — BBC Technology

Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president

President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro. — TechCrunch

ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you

OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library. — TechCrunch

Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?

Autonomous vehicle designers have to worry about riders getting frisky in public. — Ars Technica

Florida cops say they don't know who owns 11 unpermitted Flock cameras

Floridians alarmed by 14 mysterious Flock cameras; 11 have no clear owner. — Ars Technica

ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories

This week, the useful words are boring ones: inspect, cache, compile, store, trust. Each sounds harmless. Each can become an attack path when a system does a little more than people expect. A model check can run code. A cache can mix up requests. A public secret can stay useful for years. That is the lesson running through the list. Attackers do not always need a brilliant new trick. They can — The Hacker News

Can VR glasses save VR?

Sean wears the Meta VR Glasses. | Photo: Meta I'm pretty sure I won't be buying the $1,299 Meta VR Glasses. That's too rich for my blood in today's economy, and my feelings about Meta are… conflicted. But I want you to understand that Meta just changed the game. We've had glasses, but we've never had glasses like this. The Meta VR Glasses are not an opaque VR headset. They are not a pair of transp — The Verge

Microsoft’s Office and Teams chief is leaving

After nearly 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft, Ryan Roslansky is leaving the company. Roslansky, who until recently was the CEO of LinkedIn, was promoted to the head of Office last year and then took control of Microsoft Teams earlier this year. Roslansky's departure has triggered another leadership shuffle inside Microsoft. "Ryan leaves the organization in a strong position," says Microsoft CEO — The Verge