The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 19 September 2026
California orders independent oversight and a kill switch for frontier AI models
Microsoft publishes a draft AI constitution putting humans firmly in charge
INTERPOL uses AI to identify 126 suspected foreign terrorist fighters from online jihadist content
Google, Nvidia and Anthropic launch an alliance to keep AI data centres from breaking the grid
Free open-source password manager Buttercup offers a genuine cross-platform vault with no subscription
Free European route planner BRouter builds cycling and hiking routes that phone apps refuse to consider
California orders independent oversight and a kill switch for frontier AI models
Microsoft publishes a draft AI constitution putting humans firmly in charge
INTERPOL uses AI to identify 126 suspected foreign terrorist fighters from online jihadist content
Google, Nvidia and Anthropic launch an alliance to keep AI data centres from breaking the grid
Free open-source password manager Buttercup offers a genuine cross-platform vault with no subscription
Free European route planner BRouter builds cycling and hiking routes that phone apps refuse to consider