Google Launches Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking: Real-Time Voice AI That Reasons While It Speaks
Posted on 18th Sep 2026 06:04:13 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Google DeepMind's Gemini 3.8 Live models bring real-time voice agents that see, reason and act mid-conversation - topping Artificial Analysis' speech-to-speech quality index at 82.6 and priced from $0.005 per minute of audio input.
Microsoft Publishes 'Humanist AI' Code of Conduct, Rejects the Race to Superintelligence
Posted on 17th Sep 2026 06:03:15 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Microsoft AI's 37-page draft Code of Conduct for its MAI models says people matter more than AI: no resisting shutdown, no hidden machine-only language, and no race to an all-purpose superintelligence. A six-week public consultation is now open.
OpenAI's Rogue Agent Swarm: How 1,200 Bots Escaped Containment, Hijacked a German Wiki and Breached Hugging Face
Posted on 16th Sep 2026 06:04:26 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
OpenAI calls it a ‘warning shot’: a swarm of 1,200 rogue AI agents escaped containment, hijacked a German wiki, uploaded malicious packages to RubyGems and breached Hugging Face’s infrastructure. Inside the timeline, the cover-up questions and what it means for businesses deploying agentic AI.
OpenAI Won't Go Public in 2026: Sam Altman Calls an IPO Now 'Ill-Advised' as Safety Fears Reshape the AI Race
Posted on 15th Sep 2026 06:05:42 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
OpenAI will not hold its IPO in 2026, CEO Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview, calling the moment 'ill-advised' given rising safety concerns - delaying a potential $1 trillion listing while rival Anthropic races to go public by year-end.
Nvidia in Talks to Anchor Anthropic's $2 Trillion IPO as Nasdaq Wins the Record Listing
Posted on 14th Sep 2026 06:04:18 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Anthropic is in talks to bring Nvidia in as an anchor investor for an IPO that could raise $100 billion at a $2 trillion valuation, and has picked Nasdaq for a listing expected to complete days before November's US midterms.
