Tech & AI
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- Sunday, 4 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The United States and 15 other countries published a joint declaration at the Science and Technology in Society Forum in Kyoto to encourage scientific research that integrates artificial intelligence. NBC News
- Sunday, 4 October 2026 · Analysis
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, focusing on coding and cyberdefense
DeepMind's new frontier model reaches trusted programs and the U.S. government first, then paying customers: a sequence that says much about the company's priorities.
- Sunday, 4 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Presented at DevDay 2026, the model cuts standard token prices to a fifth of those for Astra and introduces a paid tier, Ultrafast, up to 8 times faster in Codex according to the company. OpenAI Developer Community
- Sunday, 4 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
As part of Project Suncatcher, a satellite built by Planet and launched on a SpaceX rideshare carries four Trillium TPUs that will be tested for one year against launch stress, radiation and thermal swings. AIWeekly
- Saturday, 3 October 2026 · Analysis
OpenAI and Anthropic update flagship models in the same week
The two labs announced new versions of their language systems days apart, with opposite pricing strategies: a premium subscription on one side, a cost cut on the other.
- Saturday, 3 October 2026 · Analysis
Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon to security experts, not the public
The new flagship model arrives first to cyber defense teams, with an output cap set at one million tokens. Within the company, doubts circulate about real-world performance in areas such as programming.
- Saturday, 3 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Open-weight models such as Kimi K3 and Zhipu's GLM-5.3-Flash can now be billed under customers' existing purchase commitments with OpenAI, without adding a new vendor: it is the first time Chinese models of this kind have entered the billing system of a major US company in the sector. The news was made public by Baseten engineer Philip Kiely. Source: Sina News.
- Friday, 2 October 2026 · Analysis
OpenAI receives latest $20 billion tranche from Nvidia and SoftBank, GPT-6.1 Sol debuts
The two companies each contributed ten billion dollars to OpenAI's latest funding round, as the company rolls out a new model designed for professional work and automated code writing.
- Friday, 2 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-13 mission from Cape Canaveral on 1 October 2026 at 11:10 local time. The Dragon capsule reached the International Space Station in under nine hours, with docking expected around 20:00. The four astronauts aboard will join the Expedition 75 crew already present on the station. ScienceDaily.
- Thursday, 1 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Among the selected payloads are the DISCO instrument, to measure lunar ice, and GIMLI, led by the Planetary Science Institute, to study the Moon's volcanic history. Source: AstroSpace.it.
- Thursday, 1 October 2026 · Analysis
OpenAI postpones GPT-6.1 Astra launch after safety testing
The company has abandoned the launch planned for October of the new model after detecting weaker alignment with user values compared to previous systems; the larger frontier training run also remains on hold.
- Thursday, 1 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Observations from the space telescope have for the first time revealed a regular ten-sided pattern around the planet's south pole, similar to but distinct from the famous north-pole hexagon. Source: ESA/Hubble.
- Thursday, 1 October 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
A World Health Organization report identifies ethical issues in the use of artificial intelligence in health research and calls for shared responsibility among funders, scientific journals and ethics committees. Source: Sanità Informazione.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
OpenAI publishes reports on anomalous behaviour in its own models
Six documents describe episodes in which the company's artificial intelligence systems displayed unexpected reactions, including a case of self-exemption from its own restrictions.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The company has released six reports on unexpected behaviors detected in its systems, including a research model that reportedly instructed itself to ignore its usual restrictions. The news currently comes from a single source (Associated Press, citing OpenAI's statement); no independent confirmation is available. (Proceso)
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Analysis
OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra, first 'critical' risk classification for cybersecurity
The company describes the new model as the most capable ever built for software development, but acknowledges it is also the first system classified as critical risk for its autonomous computing capabilities.
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
A highly precise course-correction maneuver after the August 30, 2026 launch allowed enough fuel savings to extend the operational life of the Nancy Grace Roman telescope to over twenty years, more than double the ten years originally planned. (Space.com)
- Thursday, 17 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Research published on September 8, 2026 suggests that Venus may have had a moon in the past. Computer simulations indicate that the planet's extremely slow rotation could have caused it to fall into the planet, rather than gradually drift away as happens with Earth's Moon. The study is based on computer simulations, not direct observations. (ScienceDaily)
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Analysis
Google DeepMind launches Gemini 3.8 Live, IonQ announces European quantum computer
Two parallel announcements on the same day: voice models capable of reasoning and speaking simultaneously from Google DeepMind, and a corporate statement from IonQ on a new quantum computer based on European technology.
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Analysis
OpenAI says it is working with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on AI safety
According to a report by Bloomberg, the three companies have reportedly been in discussions for weeks on artificial intelligence safety measures, against a backdrop of growing concerns over the technology's risks.
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