REASONING RISKOpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
The company’s latest model, GPT-6 Astra, uses a novel technique that bypasses standard sequential thinking, raising concerns about safety.
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Friday, 4 September 2026
REASONING RISKHUGGING FACE DEALNVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face
NVIDIA has agreed to buy the AI community platform for a record-breaking sum.
AI BUG HUNTERSCloudflare Teams Up With OpenAI to Automate Bug Busting
A new system uses AI to spot and fix security holes before hackers can exploit them.
NVIDIA N1XNvidia’s N1X SoC arrives in October with two distinct configurations
The new RTX Spark platform brings a 20-core CPU and 6,144 CUDA cores to laptops and mini PCs, or an 18-core alternative for the budget-conscious.
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Thursday, 3 September 2026
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Wednesday, 2 September 2026
SEVEN NEW SCREENSAcer Unveils Seven New Gaming Monitors
The company adds a 1,000 Hz 1080p model to its Nitro and Predator ranges.
PHISHING SENTENCERussian hacker faces up to 20 years in prison over US phishing campaign
A Russian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges for a campaign that allegedly infected 80,000 computers.
DLSS 5Nvidia's DLSS 5 arrives on September 3
The controversial upscaling tech lands in NBA2K27 across all RTX 50 series hardware.
PROMPT TRAPAI agents tricked into running code via public guidance files
Researchers show how public data files can be weaponised to attack corporate AI systems.
GTA V / SWITCHGrand Theft Auto V arrives on Nintendo Switch via unofficial mod
A group of modders has ported the game to run natively on the console, though it requires a modified system.
WINDOWS 11 SECURITYMicrosoft expands Windows 11 security feature to more PCs
The Memory Integrity setting will switch on by default for more devices in October, though it can still be turned off.
AI COST TRAPAI Data Centres: A Long-Term Money Pit
The hardware inside these facilities will need regular upgrades as new chips arrive.
AGENTIC DEFENCENVIDIA and CrowdStrike Unveil Agentic Cybersecurity System
CrowdStrike SafeMind aims to automate defence against automated attacks, announced at Fal.Con 2026.