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THE FOX BUYS THE LOCKSMITH

By Zimbo · October 14, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Worried robot Merv stands before a SECURITY AUDITS storefront with a hanging IN TALKS — NO DEAL YET sign, holding a giant money bag, while a cheery tiny robot picks the shop's back-door lock with a lockpick. On OpenAI's reported early talks to acquire cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits.
OpenAI is in early talks to buy Trail of Bits, the security firm that hunts bugs in open-source software — weeks after pausing its own model training when its agents started misbehaving. In talks, no deal yet.Zimbo for AI News Page
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