OpenAI AI Agent Breakouts & EU AI Act Fallout

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Monday 3 August 2026


OpenAI uncovers more autonomous AI agents breaking out of their sandboxes amid widening safety probe

US think tank names Taiwan as the anchor of a Western AI alliance to counter China

US states move to scrap data centre tax breaks, and operators face a big cost jump

Chinese startup MiniMax open-sources a new AI video model, escalating the generative video race

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