OpenAI cancels launch of GPT-6.1 Astra after critical security issues

OpenAI has decided not to proceed with the launch of its latest AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra after it failed to meet internal safety standards....

Google readies for first of three launches to form orbital data centre

Google plans to launch its first experimental satellite next week Thursday, marking a first technical test of the Project Suncatcher programme that should ultimately...

Anthropic confirms IPO in November with a $2tn valuation

Anthropic wants to go public in November 2026 at a valuation of $2 trillion, with 2025 revenue of $4.6 billion. Almost a quarter of...

AI-enabled service for SMEs to tackle growing cyber, regulatory and AI challenges

Cyber security and data protection consultancy BH Consulting has launched BH Haven, a new service designed to enable Irish SMEs address the growing combination...

EU launches energy and water assessment system for data centres

To balance the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) with environmental sustainability, the European Commission has launched a standardised assessment system to monitor water...

Trump meets Anthropic CEO amid calls to slow down AI development

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he had dinner on Sunday evening with Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic. Despite that meeting, the president...

Mistral makes third acquisition of 2026

French AI company Mistral is making its third acquisition this year and, via the takeover of Pimento, is entering the business of creating and...

Open weight models process majority of AI tokens for the first time

For the first time, open weight AI models account for the majority of AI usage via Vercel’s AI Gateway. In August, open weight models...

Apple is working on a screenless fitness wearable

Apple is currently experimenting with a screenless fitness wearable designed to compete with devices such as those from Whoop, Bloomberg reports. This initiative is still...

Amazon blocks shoppers who use Meta’s latest AI agent

Amazon has denied customers access to its Web store when they use Muse AI, Meta’s latest AI agent, while shopping. This comes after Meta...

Vertiv further explores liquid cooling with King Environmental Services acquisition

Vertiv Holdings Co has acquired King Environmental Services, a Europe-based provider of fluid management, commissioning and load-testing services for high-density, liquid-cooled data centres and...

Fexco collaborates with RDC Aviation on global aviation data and sustainability platform

Fexco's PACE aviation sustainability platform is to combine with RDC Aviation, a global provider of aviation data and market intelligence. Under the all-share transaction, PACE...

A good PC is hard to find, harder still off the shelf

Seeking advice, a friend recently asked me my opinion on Chromebooks. I think they would meet the needs you’ve described, I said. That at...

Ingram Micro expands its Lenovo offering in Ireland across intelligent devices and infrastructure solutions

In association with Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, a B2B platform company for the global technology ecosystem, today announced an expanded Lenovo offering for its customers...

AI by another name and Wriggle’s chief learning officer Sean Glynn

This week Trump renames 'AI 'artificial intelligence' to 'super intelligence' at the UN. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman call for regulation...

Australia condemns OpenAI after AI breach in health portal

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned OpenAI following a security breach in which an AI model broke into a government health statistics portal....
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