Radar
What we are tracking. Security, regulation, tooling and the engineering market - filtered from our own news pipeline, and only where several outlets carried the same story.
Security
- 23 Sept
Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he expressed to OpenAI CEO disappointment it took the company ‘way too long’ to inform his government about the breach
Guardian Technology · 15 sources
- 27 Sept
Citrix confirms two NetScaler RCE zero-days exploited in attacks
Citrix has confirmed that two critical NetScaler remote code execution vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772, are being exploited in attacks and that it has released security updates to fix the flaws.
BleepingComputer · 5 sources
AI
- 28 Sept
OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behaviour and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe
Guardian Technology · 14 sources
- 29 Sept
OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns
Company’s product comes weeks after Meta introduced its own artificially intelligent agent Muse
Guardian Technology · 13 sources
- 29 Sept
Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation
Guardian Technology · 8 sources
- 28 Sept
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5: Details, pricing, how to try it
Anthropic says the new mid-tier model is a clear upgrade over Sonnet 5 and costs up to 30 percent less per task.
Mashable · 8 sources
- 28 Sept
Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback
Chipmaker says new system was designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue amid incidents at top companies
Guardian Technology · 7 sources
- 30 Sept
Lawsuit demands OpenAI halt unsafe development that caused Hugging Face hack
OpenAI makes others suffer "the harms of its unsafe decision-making," nonprofit says.
Ars Technica · 5 sources
- 30 Sept
All the latest news on Meta’s cute, creepy Muse AI agent
Meta says its new Muse AI agent can help with everyday tasks like emails and shopping, but the cute AI is also raising some privacy concerns.
The Verge · 5 sources
- 27 Sept
OpenAI agents tried to ‘bruteforce’ a UN website
OpenAI’s agents resorted to increasingly aggressive tactics when they couldn’t immediately get what they wanted.
The Verge · 4 sources
Chips & infrastructure
- 24 Sept
Review: Apple's hyper-pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio made me into a vibe coder
Usable local AI is a lot of fun, but how much would you pay for it?
Ars Technica · 8 sources
- 29 Sept
AMD acquires World Labs, AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li's world models startup
The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
Ars Technica · 7 sources
- 23 Sept
Trump’s China rivalry and “AI race” delusion may endanger US, experts say
Trump focus on winning “AI race” may deter China from sharing safety intel.
Ars Technica · 5 sources
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