Google DeepMind 3.8 Flash: AI cracks industrial controls

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Wednesday 2 September 2026


Google DeepMind launches coding-focused AI model 3.8 Flash, nicknamed Skimaki

Palo Alto Networks acquires AI agent platform Console to automate security operations

Researchers show frontier AI can help exploit vulnerabilities in industrial control systems

OpenAI releases new model Astra with stronger safeguards following a security breach

European consortium wins nearly four-million-euro grant for swarm robots that build timber structures

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