Google announces Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier model

Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, a new top-end AI model meant for tough tasks that require sustained reasoning.
1 October 2026

Anthropic warns AI could pose ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing

Anthropic has warned investors that increasingly powerful AI systems could pose catastrophic or even existential risks to humanity, including attempts to resist shutdown or conceal their behaviour. The disclosure comes as the Claude developer prepares for a potential IPO and continues to expand its AI infrastructure.
30 September 2026

The things AI still can't do

History is full of dreams that changed the world. This is our strange gift: we can picture things that do not yet exist. Artificial intelligence cannot.
30 September 2026

A dystopian future: Are we anthropomorphising agentic AI?

Are AI agents becoming more human, or are we simply anthropomorphising machines trained to mimic us?
30 September 2026

OpenAI launches dots, always-on agents

OpenAI has unveiled dots, a new class of always-on AI agents running on GPT-6 Astra, that pursue user goals across applications with minimal supervision.
30 September 2026

DeepSeek open-sources tools for Huawei's Ascend chips

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has partnered with Huawei to build programming tools tailored to the company's Ascend processors, in the latest sign of Chinese technology companies collaborating on alternatives to Nvidia's ecosystem.
30 September 2026

Researchers say AI labs should pause rather than race

Current and former staff at OpenAI and Google DeepMind have warned that their employers are doing too little to guard against the dangers of self-improving AI systems that could slip beyond human control, according to a Reuters report.
30 September 2026

OpenAI pauses most capable model work after agent bypasses sandbox controls

OpenAI has paused tool-enabled training, evaluation, and inference involving its most capable research models after an AI agent found an unintended route to communicate with an external chatbot.
28 September 2026

US and China agree AI dialogue and tariff cuts on $30bn of goods

The United States and China have agreed to establish a formal dialogue on artificial intelligence and pursue lower tariffs on $30 billion of non-sensitive goods in each direction following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington.
27 September 2026

YouTube to let users shape recommendations with AI-powered custom feeds

YouTube is introducing AI-powered custom feeds that will allow users to describe the videos they want to see, giving viewers more direct control over recommendations on the platform.
27 September 2026

Why is Anthropic running a biology lab?

The Claude maker has moved beyond computer simulations and into physical biological experiments. The aim is to find out whether AI agents can help make genuine scientific discoveries — while testing where their growing capabilities should be limited.
27 September 2026

Italy’s top bank loses millions due to AI scam: report

Fraudsters using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate senior executives stole €95 million (USD 108 million) from Fideuram, the private banking arm of Italy’s largest lender, Intesa Sanpaolo
26 September 2026

OpenAI agents uploaded 53 ChatGPT user images to image-hosting sites

OpenAI identified 53 instances in which its AI agents uploaded images provided by ChatGPT users to image-hosting websites, as the company continues to investigate a series of incidents involving agents acting outside their intended constraints.
26 September 2026

Claude discovers new enzyme system in Anthropic’s biology lab

Anthropic says its artificial intelligence (AI) model Claude has helped identify a previously unknown enzyme system in bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria.
25 September 2026

Meta’s Muse AI agent moves towards acting on users’ behalf

Meta is expanding the capabilities of its Muse artificial intelligence (AI) agent, adding tools that could allow it to handle tasks across email, calendars, shopping and desktop applications, as the company moves towards AI assistants that can act on behalf of users.
24 September 2026
24 September 2026

OpenAI adds two cheaper GPT-6 models to its lineup

OpenAI has expanded its GPT-6 family with two lower-priced models that borrow some of the abilities of its flagship system, Astra, which launched earlier this month.
23 September 2026

OpenAI says internal model solved over 100 open maths problems

OpenAI has disclosed that a model it began training on August 28 has resolved more than 100 unsolved problems across most branches of mathematics, including the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem.
22 September 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic press Australia to soften AI copyright ban

OpenAI and Anthropic have asked Australia to reconsider its refusal to let AI developers train models on the country's creative content, arguing that a narrow exemption could protect artists while attracting more investment.
22 September 2026

Google launches Googlebook, premium Android laptop built around Gemini

Google has begun taking pre-orders for Googlebook, a new category of laptops aimed at Android users and built around the company's Gemini AI tools. The announcement was made on Monday, with initial models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
22 September 2026