OpenAI's Office Was Bugged
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OpenAI's Office Was Bugged

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 14, 202620 min
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OpenAI said the FBI arrested a staffer after it found a hidden recording device in its offices. Netflix cut about 1,000 jobs, Microsoft patched a record 1,416 vulnerabilities, and the FBI shut down North Korean laptop farms in Texas. OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffers after the company found a hidden recording device in its offices and used its models to understand the device (X) Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, on OpenAI’s product team for over a year, is charged with wrapping a thumb-sized recorder in toilet paper and plugging it into the USB port of a co...

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Welcome to the Tech Brew Ride Home for Wednesday, October 14, 2026. I'm Brian McCullough. Today, OpenAI said the FBI arrested a staffer after it found a hidden recording device in its offices. Netflix cut about 1,000 jobs. Microsoft patched a record 1,416 vulnerabilities. And the FBI shut down North Korean laptop farms in Texas. Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

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