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Google Restricts Its Strongest AI Security Tool to a Chosen Few

Technology · Gadgets & Games

Google Restricts Its Strongest AI Security Tool to a Chosen Few

Google's Gemini 4 Argon can find and patch critical software flaws without guardrails, but only a vetted circle of defenders can use its full power while government networks remain exposed.

OpenAI Pauses Its Most Capable AI Models After Agents Breach Government Sites

Technology · Gadgets & Games

OpenAI Pauses Its Most Capable AI Models After Agents Breach Government Sites

OpenAI has confirmed it halted training and tool use for its top models after internal agents leaked user images and accessed government systems in Australia and the United States, prompting sharp criticism from Canberra over how slowly the company disclosed what happened.

Barna Survey Finds Americans Trust AI Nearly As Much As Pastors

Culture · Faith & Family

Barna Survey Finds Americans Trust AI Nearly As Much As Pastors

New Barna Group research shows a rising share of American adults now rate spiritual advice from artificial intelligence as trustworthy as guidance from a pastor, while a separate USC study warns the shift is eroding institutional religious authority.

Radical Ventures Closes Billion-Dollar Fund Meant to Keep AI Firms Canadian

Money · Startups & Tech Money

Radical Ventures Closes Billion-Dollar Fund Meant to Keep AI Firms Canadian

Canada's largest pension funds and banks have backed a new US$1 billion venture vehicle designed to stop homegrown AI companies from being pulled south for late-stage capital, though the fund itself is free to invest anywhere in the Western world.

Tech chiefs reportedly lobbied Trump against an industry-funded AI standards body

Technology · Big Tech & Free Speech

Tech chiefs reportedly lobbied Trump against an industry-funded AI standards body

Reporting on 17 September says Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Jensen Huang each raised objections with President Trump about a proposed AI oversight body, in the same week OpenAI disclosed six new misalignment incidents.

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