We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”
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—Alan Turing
Days after abolishing DSIT, created by former PM Rishi Sunak, and giving AI its first-ever seat at the Cabinet table, the UK has launched a new AI Taskforce, with Patrick Vallance as Chair reporting directly to current PM Andy Burnham, and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan leading it from Cabinet.
The preliminary US-UK joint assessment found Kimi K3 performed below the most recent frontier cyber-capable models on several offensive cybersecurity tasks and failed to achieve arbitrary code execution in ExploitBench tests. The evaluation comes amid growing U.S. scrutiny of China’s latest open-weight AI model.
The guidance sets out transparency requirements for AI providers and deployers, explains exemptions, and clarifies obligations for interactive AI systems, deepfakes and AI-generated public-interest content under the EU AI Act.
While vulnerability detection has become easier, patching and remediating software flaws remain slow and resource-intensive challenges for enterprises.
A growing clash between Big Tech and European regulators centers on rules designed to give rival AI assistants greater access to mobile platforms, with Google and Apple warning the measures could compromise privacy and security.
India and the European Union are moving to build their own frontier AI models and computing capacity as control over the world’s most advanced AI technologies tightens.
Governor Kathy Hochul ordered a one-year pause on new hyperscale data centers, citing concerns over higher utility bills, depleted water resources, noise pollution, and pressure on the state’s power grid.
The White House said Gold Eagle will help government and industry jointly identify cyber risks, prioritize responses, and strengthen the resilience of systems that power the U.S. economy, national security and daily life.
Meta said the 1GW facility will use a closed-loop liquid cooling system with dry cooling, requiring no operational water for cooling.
OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.6 family of artificial intelligence models, Sol, Terra and Luna, marking the general availability of its latest frontier AI models following a limited preview and a delayed broader rollout after a security review with the U.S. government. Alongside the launch, the company compared its flagship GPT-5.6 Sol with Anthropic’s Claude… Continue reading OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Family after U.S. Security Review, Compares Sol with Claude Fable 5
