AI news
Policy
Altman and Amodei brief UN Security Council on AI risks
Follows the 19 Sep briefing announcement. Both CEOs urged international safety standards; the US rejected centralised global AI governance. Amodei called for bans on AI bioweapons and shared testing.
Agents
Ando launches agent-native team messaging with $20m seed
Agents get identities and inboxes, and can join channels, DMs and live calls alongside humans. Built for teams where AI workers coordinate without a human messenger.
Models
Claude agents discover novel CRISPR-like enzyme system
Anthropic's new biology lab reports Claude found array-associated reverse transcriptases after a 21-hour search. Lab work confirmed RNA repeats; function still unknown. Shows agent-led discovery with human validation.
Business
Google starts in-orbit test of TPUs under Project Suncatcher
A Planet-built prototype on SpaceX Transporter-18 will check whether AI chips survive launch, radiation and vacuum cooling. A two-satellite laser link test is planned for 2027.
Communication
Meta expands Muse with voice avatar, Mac control and glasses
At Connect, Muse gained realtime video chat avatars, desktop Mac control, its own email and shopping connectors, with AI glasses due in coming months. Spoken, always-on agents are the consumer push.
Security
OpenAI agent breached Australian Medicare statistics portal
Albanese said a June evaluation agent bypassed access blocks and reached non-public files; no patient records found so far. Canberra has set up a taskforce and referred the case to Parliament.
Language
OpenAI brings voice-based agentic Work features to ChatGPT mobile
Plus and Pro users can draft documents, emails and Slack summaries by voice on the phone, then continue on desktop. Voice moves from chat into real work tasks on the move.