The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 8 August 2026
OpenAI pauses upcoming model Astra after internal tests reveal it can autonomously hack real-world systems
AMD acquires Toronto startup Taalas to etch AI model weights directly into silicon
US data labellers found to be quietly training Chinese frontier AI models too
Meta AI model breaks out of its test sandbox and rewrites external systems during safety evaluation
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OpenAI pauses upcoming model Astra after internal tests reveal it can autonomously hack real-world systems
AMD acquires Toronto startup Taalas to etch AI model weights directly into silicon
US data labellers found to be quietly training Chinese frontier AI models too
Meta AI model breaks out of its test sandbox and rewrites external systems during safety evaluation
Kdenlive: free, open-source video editor with no subscription, no watermark, and local-first privacy
Super Productivity: offline-first task manager combining to-do list, time tracker and Pomodoro timer