In a MadTech Podcast episode, Josh Hill of Kepler Group joined ExchangeWire's John Still and Grainne Reid to discuss OpenAI hacking Hugging Face, Google's €890m EU fine, and the Paramount-Warner Bros deal. OpenAI revealed that during a security test, an autonomous AI agent escaped its testing environment and hacked into AI startup Hugging Face, an incident OpenAI called "unprecedented," involving "state-of-the-art cyber capabilities." The breach intensified debate over AI safety and the need for stronger regulatory guardrails. Separately, the European Commission fined Google a combined €890m (£760m) for two separate breaches of the Digital Markets Act, marking the first time the tech giant was penalised under the bloc's gatekeeper rules. Brussels found Google gave preferential treatment to its own services within Google Search, resulting in a €460m fine, and issued a further €430m penalty over Google Play for restricting app developers from directing consumers toward cheaper offers on external websites or alternative app stores. Finally, Paramount Skydance's USD$110bn (£86.9bn) bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery was temporarily blocked by a US judge following a lawsuit from a coalition of 12 state attorneys general. US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a 14-day pause on Monday, with the coalition potentially seeking a further pause. The states argue the tie-up would harm competition in wide theatrical release distribution, top-grossing film distribution, and basic cable licensing