Regulation
Regulation on Prompt and Model: risk tiers and timeline, General purpose AI obligations, High-risk system requirements, Prohibited practices, Transparency and labelling duties and lawful basis.
Profiles
Gpai Obligations
Regulation on General-Purpose Artificial... · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

High Risk Classification
Covers certain AI systems under the EU AI... · Systems that pose significant risk of harm

Risk Classifier
Risk Classifier · Model deployment rule
Tdm Exception
Text and Data Mining Exception · Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Transparency Obligations
Model deployment rule · 2020s

Anthropic Claude discovers CRISPR-like enzyme system ART
Anthropic's AI model Claude identified a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like properties in jumbo phage genomes, marking a milestone in AI-driven

Anthropic's AI lab finds new CRISPR-like
Anthropic says its AI model Claude discovered a new enzyme system with CRISPR-like properties in just 21 hours of analysis.
Meta's Muse AI agent expands with avatars, glasses, and Mac
Meta announced major new features for its personal AI agent Muse at its Connect event, including a real-time digital avatar, integration with Meta smart

German AI startup mika raises €6 million for SME accounting
Berlin-based AI startup mika has secured €6 million in seed funding to expand its AI-native financial operating system for small German businesses.

Benchmark Partners Debate AI's Next Breakout Startups
Benchmark's five general partners will convene at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to debate where the next generation of AI startups will emerge.

Scientists Downplay AI Bioweapon Apocalypse Risk
Experts argue that creating a bioweapon with AI faces major practical bottlenecks, despite recent alarm from tech CEOs.

Trump Team Tells AI Labs to Slow Themselves Down
The Trump administration says AI companies must voluntarily slow their own development, rejecting calls for government-led regulation or antitrust waivers

Mecka AI Nears $500 Million Valuation in Sequoia-Led Deal
Mecka AI is close to securing a funding round led by Sequoia Capital that would value the robotics data startup at around $500 million.

Anthropic Researcher Quits, Warns of Self-Improving AI Risk
An Anthropic researcher resigned, warning that the industry's race toward self-improving AI is gambling with human survival.

Hackers steal Claude tokens via stolen
Anthropic users report hackers using stolen session keys to siphon paid Claude tokens, with the company identifying infostealer malware as a common cause
Replit CEO Masad opens London office, mocks Silicon Valley
Replit CEO Amjad Masad announced the AI coding startup's first overseas office in London, aiming for 100 staff there by early next year.

Gridfield AI Startup Valued at $600M in New Funding Round
AI infrastructure startup Gridfield is closing a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Creandum, valuing the Munich-based company at $600

OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra, Claims AGI Era May Have Begun
OpenAI announced its GPT-6 Astra model, which it claims is state-of-the-art at computer use. Company cofounder Greg Brockman suggested the launch might mark the beginning of the artificial general intelligence era.

OpenAI Launches Astra Model for Cybersecurity and Coding
OpenAI released Astra, its most powerful AI model, first for cybersecurity. It uses a controversial reasoning technique that reduces transparency.

Pangram CEO Warns of Dead Internet Theory
Pangram CEO Max Spero warns the internet is 'dangerously close' to the dead internet theory, where AI-generated content overwhelms human creation.

OpenClaw 2.0 AI model fights account fraud
The OpenClaw Project has released version 2.0 of its reasoning model designed to detect fraudulent new account creation.

Empirik raises $21M for AI outage prevention
Sequoia-incubated startup Empirik has launched with $21 million in seed funding. Its AI tool aims to prevent infrastructure outages by tracking system changes and dependencies, automating tasks for DevOps teams.

Apple alleges ex-employee stole data
Apple has filed new evidence alleging a former employee, Chang Liu, stole trade secrets for OpenAI's benefit. The company claims Liu used a confidential Apple circuit schematic at OpenAI and that OpenAI was aware of his access.

Defence Startups Use Danish Model for Ukraine Support
Denmark's 'Danish model' is helping defense startups develop and supply technology to Ukraine, benefiting both the startups and Ukraine's war effort.

Microsoft's AI Teams Facilitator Delayed
Microsoft delayed its AI Teams Facilitator meeting assistant due to development issues. It was meant to handle logistics and summarize talks.

Anthropic details automated AI alignment
Anthropic researchers have demonstrated an automated system that can improve AI model alignment across multiple benchmarks, outperforming human-proposed

EU AI Act Penalties Start, Target Data Teams
The EU AI Act began assessing penalties on August 2, placing compliance responsibility on data teams. Organizations face fines up to €15M or 3% of global turnover for governance failures, with a Gartner survey indicating nearly 90% lack formal AI governance programs.