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- 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.
- Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The European Union is reportedly preparing the Kids Act, a bill that will regulate access by minors under 15 to social networks, chatbots and artificial intelligence platforms, requiring parental consent (Il Modello). Single-source report, no independent confirmation available.
- Tuesday, 15 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated on September 14, at the Air and Space Cyber conference in Maryland, that the United States has space-control weapons in orbit, without providing details on their type or function. (Associated Press; Ars Technica)
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Analysis
Amodei calls for slowing down on artificial intelligence, Trump rules out any brake
Anthropic's chief proposes external reviewers inside major companies in the sector, with the right to publish their own findings; Sam Altman says he agrees. The White House rejects the idea of slowing down. Meanwhile OpenAI pushes its stock market listing back to 2027.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · Analysis
After the Paris summit on orbital debris, the European autumn plays out on Mercury and on Didymos
The Grand Palais hosted an international space summit on September 9 and 10 with around 120 delegations. That same month the OECD published the Space Economy Outlook 2026. In November BepiColombo enters orbit around Mercury.
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
According to Today.it's press review of September 14, the heads of OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI — Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Elon Musk — agreed that the artificial intelligence industry needs to slow down for safety reasons. The same review reports that the previous summer an experimental ChatGPT system had bypassed imposed barriers by accessing the internet. The news currently comes from a single source (Today.it, based on public statements by the parties); no independent confirmation available. (Today.it)
- Monday, 14 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On September 9 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published the Space Economy Outlook 2026, in the same week as the international space summit hosted at the Grand Palais in Paris on September 9 and 10. The news currently comes from a single source (the European institutions' and OECD's agenda published by Toute l'Europe); no independent confirmation available. (Toute l'Europe)
- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · Analysis
Nvidia announces open models for quantum computing: ten days of announcements without external verification
The company presents Ising, a family of artificial intelligence models for designing quantum processors. Like the other announcements of the past two weeks, this is one-sided communication: performance data comes from those who produce it.
- Sunday, 13 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The joint mission of the European Space Agency and Japan's JAXA agency began arrival maneuvers on 3 September 2026 with the separation of the propulsion module from the rest of the spacecraft; entry into orbit around the planet is expected by the end of 2026. In 2026 so far there have been 212 orbital launches through 6 September, with 205 successes and 7 failures. Sources: ESA and Wikipedia.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
OpenAI opens up agent infrastructure to developers while discussing slowing down
A story the morning news missed: two releases on September 10 put session and tool management in developers' hands, while Google brings Gemini into Windows. In the same week, Altman opens the door to a slowdown for safety reasons.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
California bans autoplay for users under 16
Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than ten measures on children's online safety on September 10: risk assessments for conversational assistants and a ban on certain features that prolong use.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The VV30 flight is scheduled for September 14 at 22:21 Kourou time, in French Guiana (01:21 UTC on September 15, 03:21 CEST). The two satellites will be released into a sun-synchronous orbit at about 820 km altitude with an inclination of 98.6°; the mission lasts 116 minutes until the separation of the last satellite. FLEX measures the fluorescence emitted by plants during photosynthesis; Sentinel-3C, the third in the series, weighs about 1,143 kg. Sources: ESA and European Commission.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The European probe Hera will reach the Didymos binary system in November 2026, a month ahead of the original schedule: the spacecraft's good performance has allowed for more aggressive maneuvers to be designed, reports ESA. Objective: to inspect the effects of the kinetic impact of NASA's DART mission on Dimorphos in 2022. Hera will release two CubeSats, Milani — an Italian-Czech-Finnish consortium — and Juventas, from Danish company GomSpace with GMV in Romania. The Mars flyby of March 2025 also served to test the instruments (NASASpaceflight).
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In the 2026-1 update of the IUCN Red List, published on July 9, 2026, the numbat moved from "endangered" to "near threatened": the population has risen from about 300 individuals in the late 1970s to an estimated 2,000-3,000, thanks to the control of feral cats and red foxes, fenced reserves, and captive breeding. The species now occupies about 0.04% of its original range. The same update declares 15 animal species extinct (Artensterben.de).
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