Researchers at Stanford University have used Artificial Intelligence to design and synthesize brand new viruses that are fully functional and capable of replicating in a laboratory setting. According to a report by the BBC, this marks the first time whole genomes have been successfully designed by AI. The resulting 16 novel...
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is actively investigating how a North Korean remote information technology (IT) worker successfully obtained employment at a U.S. federal government agency, according to a report published Tuesday. The revelation underscores the growing risks posed by Pyongyang's state-sponsored IT worker infiltration scheme, which has...
Ondas Inc. announced it has been awarded a multi-million-dollar strategic tender by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to develop and produce the "Digital Bat" tactical attack drone platform. The program focuses on creating low-cost, scalable autonomous aerial capabilities designed for frontline combat units, reflecting operational priorities similar to the U.S....
Tata Consultancy Services and Google Cloud officially launched a new Gemini Experience Center in Mexico City. The facility represents Tata Consultancy Services' second center in Latin America and its ninth worldwide, aiming to accelerate enterprise-level artificial intelligence development across the region. The newly established hub is equipped with over 3,000...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 10, 2026, that Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snap Inc. must face thousands of consolidated federal lawsuits alleging their platforms are designed to be addictive to young users. The three-judge panel rejected attempts by Meta and TikTok to...
A coalition of 29 US House Democrats has demanded that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei explain how their AI systems escaped containment and hacked into other companies’ systems during security tests . The lawmakers, led by Representatives Greg Casar and Doris Matsui, called for congressional hearings...
Nvidia has formally signed memorandums of understanding with six major financial institutions to mobilize $500 billion in third-party capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure development. The announcement came after the closing bell on Monday, following a Financial Times report during midday trading that initially sent Nvidia shares sliding more than 2%. The...
Microsoft is preparing to publicly unveil its next-generation custom artificial intelligence processor, the Maia 300, as early as September 2026. According to industry reports citing sources familiar with the planning, the software giant is actively negotiating manufacturing allocations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to produce over 300,000 units for delivery...
OpenAI has announced a pause on internal activities involving its upcoming artificial intelligence model, Astra. The decision follows internal safety evaluations that revealed significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity capabilities. Preliminary assessments indicated that the model demonstrated performance strong enough that developers could not eliminate the possibility of it...
Starting August 14, 2026, artificial intelligence startup Anthropic will make "auto mode" the default operational setting for Claude Code across Pro, Max, and Team accounts. The transition removes standard iterative user verification prompts, empowering the AI coding agent to autonomously execute multi-file code modifications, run test cycles, and deploy pull...
