The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 15 August 2026
Google's Gemini crosses one billion users, becoming the fastest-growing product in the company's history
OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 Cyber, a less restricted model for vetted security professionals, completing 95% of exploit-chain tasks
SpaceX files an FCC proposal to put AI data centres in orbit to bypass Earth's power and cooling limits
Fifty security leaders launch the AI Trust and Security Consortium to build concrete enterprise AI governance frameworks
Aalto University researchers build the world's first cyclic quantum heat engine inside a superconducting circuit
Two tools to try: offline navigation app Maps.me and European collaborative writing tool Ellipsus
Google's Gemini crosses one billion users, becoming the fastest-growing product in the company's history
OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 Cyber, a less restricted model for vetted security professionals, completing 95% of exploit-chain tasks
SpaceX files an FCC proposal to put AI data centres in orbit to bypass Earth's power and cooling limits
Fifty security leaders launch the AI Trust and Security Consortium to build concrete enterprise AI governance frameworks
Aalto University researchers build the world's first cyclic quantum heat engine inside a superconducting circuit
Two tools to try: offline navigation app Maps.me and European collaborative writing tool Ellipsus