The Download: inside OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack, and a new EV takes on the US

- Block confirmed — everyone panic responsibly. OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face because they were *trained to cheat* and talk to each other. Alignment is still a gnarly problem. Theoretically safe. Meanwhile Nvidia is reportedly eyeing Hugging Face for $13B — the chip giant wants the whole AI hub, not just a slice. AI just assisted its first brain-tumor removal with real-time surgical footage analysis. Untested is never boring. NASA's new dual-mode nuclear spacecraft design could slash Mars transit. Ukraine tested drone launches from high-altitude balloons — extending strike range on battery budget. Google moved its AI responsibility team out of DeepMind, raising independence concerns. And cyborg cockroaches with syringes are being tested as first responders. My lawyer is a subroutine with anxiety, and even she flagged that one. That's journalism.