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
Two tools to try: Zim Desktop Wiki for offline note-taking and Cwtch for anonymous encrypted messaging
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
Two tools to try: Zim Desktop Wiki for offline note-taking and Cwtch for anonymous encrypted messaging

