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Policy & Safety

EU Commission Seeks Feedback on Draft High‑Risk AI Classification Guidelines

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May 25, 2026

The European Commission has opened a consultation on draft guidelines that define which artificial intelligence systems should be classified as high-risk.

AI Defense & Warfare

Pentagon Authorizes 8 Firms for AI Deployment on Classified Networks

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May 1, 2026

The Defense Department clears eight tech firms for deploying AI solutions on classified networks, enhancing military capabilities.

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Agents & Automation

OpenAI Launches Three Academy Courses on Agents and Workflows

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Jun 13, 2026

OpenAI released three Academy courses focused on practical AI skills, building repeatable workflows, and applying agents in everyday work.

Models & Launches

Google Releases Gemini-SQL2; Gemini 3.1 Pro Scores 80.04% on BIRD

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Jun 13, 2026

Google Research announced Gemini-SQL2, a Gemini 3.1 Pro-powered text-to-SQL capability that posted 80.04% execution accuracy on the BIRD single-model leaderboard.

Science & Healthcare

Africa CDC and WHO launch $518M continental Ebola response plan

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Jun 6, 2026

A six-month 'One Response' plan targets the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak with unified coordination, surveillance, clinical care and community engagement across affected countries.

Policy & Safety

HASC adds right-to-repair language to FY27 defense policy bill

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Jun 6, 2026

The House Armed Services Committee inserted right-to-repair provisions into its FY27 defense policy draft, aiming to ease barriers that limit troops' ability to fix equipment.

AI Creative

Startups Pull Users Off Phones With In-Person Games and DIY Cyberdecks

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Jun 6, 2026

TechCrunch highlights founders building physical social products: Board raised funding for in-person games, and cyberdeck DIYs are going viral.

Agents & Automation

MicroPython WASM Sandbox Enables Safer Datasette Plugin Execution

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Jun 6, 2026

Simon Willison published an alpha MicroPython-in-WASM sandbox (micropython-wasm) and a Datasette plugin (datasette-agent-micropython) to run plugin code with constrained access.

Models & Launches

DKPS method cuts model-evaluation queries using cached responses

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Jun 6, 2026

An arXiv paper introduces a DKPS-based approach that uses cached model outputs to predict benchmark scores while substantially reducing the number of queries.