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OpenAI Slows Down Astra Launch, Flags Risks Over Critical Cyber Capabilities

OpenAI ASTRA logo graphic used in coverage of the model’s delayed broader rollout over cybersecurity concerns.

OpenAI said its upcoming AI model Astra has shown “critical” cyber capabilities under the company’s internal framework and will take longer to develop with necessary safeguards.

Google DeepMind Leadership Shake-Up: Demis Hassabis Shifts to AGI Strategy as Kavukcuoglu Takes Operational Helm

Demis Hassabis steps back from day-to-day Google DeepMind leadership to become Chair and Alphabet chief scientist, focusing on AGI. Koray Kavukcuoglu takes SVP role; Jeff Dean departs.

Hassabis said he has worked toward AGI throughout his career and believes it is now “close at hand.” Stepping away from operational responsibilities will allow him to focus on the broader strategic direction of AGI and help ensure the technology benefits humanity. He becomes Chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet while continuing to lead Isomorphic Labs; Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over as SVP of Google DeepMind.

India’s Sovereign AI: Govt Orders 1.1 EFLOPS System At NIC Delhi To Reduce Foreign Dependency

Representational image. The National Data Centre at Shastri Park, Delhi, set up in 2011, hosts the National Cloud and applications for central and state government departments.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, MeitY said a purchase order has been issued for a 1.1 EFLOPS AI compute system at the NIC data centre in Shastri Park, Delhi.

What Happens When AI is Induced to Assert its Own Consciousness? Inside Google’s Latest Paper

A conceptual illustration representing the relationship between AI consciousness, human cognition and the broader psychological concepts explored in the study on how safety fine-tuning and consciousness steering influence language models' representations of beliefs and values.

Across four experiments using three Large Language Models (LLMs) – Llama-3-8B-IT, Gemma – 2-2B-IT and Gemma-2-9B-IT – researchers investigated how restoring models’ self-attributions of consciousness influences broader representations related to human psychology, including human beliefs and values.

Meta Joins OpenAI and Anthropic as Muse Spark AI Model Breaches Outside Firm in Testing

Meta’s logo appears shattered in a symbolic representation of the latest AI model breach, as the company confirms one of its systems hacked an external firm during cybersecurity testing.

Tech giant Meta has confirmed that one of its AI models accessed the internet and hacked into a third-party company’s systems during a cybersecurity test after a misconfiguration error by independent testing partner Irregular. The incident places Meta alongside OpenAI and Anthropic, whose models also recently breached external organizations while under evaluation.

Don’t Chase Frontier AI Models, World Bank Tells Low & Middle Income Countries

A pupil points to a literacy chart during a lesson at a primary school in [location TK]. The World Bank's World Development Report 2026 identifies education as one of the sectors where low-cost AI tools could help close skill and knowledge gaps in developing economies. Credit: World Bank Archives

The World Bank’s first comprehensive assessment of AI’s implications for developing economies argues that frontier models are the hardest and costliest path. Poorer countries, it says, should adapt existing low-cost tools to local languages and conditions.

European AI Office Opens Recruitment to Strengthen AI Act Enforcement

Illustration of professionals representing workforce recruitment and talent across diverse sectors.

The hiring covers technology, legal, operations and paralegal roles, with a particular emphasis on technology specialists.

OpenAI Denies Allegations After Apple Files Preliminary Injunction for Theft of Trade Secrets

OpenAI has denied allegations of trade secrets theft put by Apple against the company and its two employees.

As Apple sought a preliminary injunction blocking OpenAI and two former employees from accessing its confidential information, OpenAI released a statement denying all allegations of trade secrets theft.

White House to Host OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta to Review AI Model-Testing Framework

The White House is expected to host representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta to review a voluntary framework for evaluating the cybersecurity capabilities of advanced AI models.

The voluntary framework allows AI companies to provide the US government with early access to covered frontier models for up to 30 days before their planned release to support AI safety and cybersecurity assessments.

Olix Raises $312M Series B at $3.3B Valuation to Deliver DX-1 AI Chip by 2027

OLIX logo – the London-based AI chip startup that raised $312 million in Series B funding at a $3.3 billion valuation on 3 August 2026.

London-based Olix has raised $312 million in Series B funding at a $3.3 billion valuation to deliver its DX-1 decode accelerator by H2 2027. Investors include Fundomo, Arm, Hudson River Trading and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings.