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Anthropic Launches Free AI Security Scanner for Open-Source Projects

The company's OSS Scanner offers automated vulnerability detection using Claude models, joining a growing effort to secure the infrastructure that underpins modern software

By Marcus Halloran·Oct 12, 2026·4 min read
AI

Battery Storage Undercuts Gas Turbines as Data Centre Power Costs Climb

Four-hour battery systems now cost less than open-cycle gas turbines in all 43 markets Wood Mackenzie tracked, a crossover driven by AI infr…

Hana Park ·   · 5m
Policy

Optical Chip Suppliers in China Face Market Turmoil as Export Control Speculation Intensifies

Shares of upstream and downstream players tumbled for two consecutive sessions amid investor concerns over Washington's next move in tech re…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
Dev

Anthropic Bets on Speed Over Accuracy with Free Security Scans for Open Source

The AI firm's OSS Scanner promises faster vulnerability detection through fully automated model-generated reports, trading human oversight f…

Linh T. Pham ·   · 5m
Policy

Synopsys Plans Partnerships with Chinese AI Labs Despite Export Controls

The EDA giant is developing AI-powered chip design tools with LLM builders in China as Washington tightens semiconductor restrictions…

Priya Nair ·   · 5m
AI

Google Grants Gemini Workplace Identity and Multi-Agent Authority

The search giant's enterprise AI now delegates tasks, authenticates with its own email, and orchestrates specialised subagents across busine…

Sofia M. Reyes ·   · 5m
AI

Anthropic Adds Chinese Interface to Claude While Mainland Access Remains Blocked

The San Francisco AI lab's decision to localise its chatbot interface for Chinese speakers raises questions about market strategy in a regio…

Wei Zhang ·   · 6m
AI

When Robots Enter the Factory Floor: The Safety Calculus of Industrial Autonomy

As foundation models and physical AI converge in industrial settings, the question is no longer what machines can do, but what safeguards de…

Marcus Halloran ·   · 6m
Startups

Arena Hits $3.1 Billion as AI Labs Seek Crowdsourced Truth Over Gaming Benchmarks

The UC Berkeley spin-out now pulls $100 million in annual revenue by letting real users decide which models actually work - and introducing …

Hana Park ·   · 7m
Startups

Alibaba Cloud's AI Bet Shows Early Proof of Scale as Revenue Trajectory Steepens

Analysts tracking the September quarter see momentum building in the e-commerce giant's infrastructure business, with growth rates outpacing…

Wei Zhang ·   · 6m
Policy

Washington Freezes Green-Card Pipeline for Microsoft and Six Other Firms

The Labour Department has barred seven tech companies from sponsoring permanent residency applications, citing alleged under-advertising of …

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 7m
Startups

Waymo Secures First Debt Financing as Robotaxi Operations Enter Global Phase

Alphabet's autonomous vehicle unit closes $5 billion loan from institutional investors, marking a shift from equity-only funding as it scale…

Marcus Halloran ·   · 4m
Startups

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Bets $5 Billion on Vietnam's Semiconductor Substrate Play

The South Korean firm's investment through 2028 signals Vietnam's shift from assembly hub to critical node in AI and high-performance comput…

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 6m
Startups

A Hong Kong PE Firm's $1.5bn Bet on AI and Chips Defies Market Jitters

Hermitage Capital is deploying a cross-border fund into frontier tech at a moment when most investors are pulling back from volatile sectors…

Priya Nair ·   · 6m
Startups

A $320 Million Bet That Silicon Valley Has Tunnel Vision

Endeavor Catalyst closes its fifth fund to back high-growth founders in markets the Bay Area barely watches, with half of all profits flowin…

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
AI

The Open-Weight Paradox: Why Chinese AI Labs Are Losing Revenue to Third-Party Platforms

DeepSeek and Moonshot AI have won global adoption by releasing model weights freely - but new research shows intermediaries, not creators, a…

Wei Zhang ·   · 10m
AI

Mistral Releases Trillion-Parameter Model Open to All Users

Paris-based AI lab unveils Le Chonk, a freely available model optimised for coding, cyberdefence, and industry-specific tasks, as geopolitic…

Sofia M. Reyes ·   · 5m
Policy

Anthropic's Book-Buying Spree in Japan Sparks Copyright Fury

The AI company's bulk purchases of secondhand texts from distributors have ignited fresh debate over training data rights and publisher cons…

Kenji Watanabe ·   · 4m
AI

Microsoft Grants Copilot OS-Level Control and Local File Access

Redmond's "Hybrid Intelligence" strategy blends on-device and cloud AI to let the assistant act across Windows, not just chat.…

Hana Park ·   · 8m
Dev

One Developer's Rust-Powered Bid to Reinvent Adobe's Creative Toolchain

Brandon Thomas is using Claude Opus 5.5 to build open-source clones of Photoshop, Premiere, and five other Adobe applications, promising per…

Sofia M. Reyes ·   · 6m
Startups

Samsung Memory Profits Surge Nine-Fold as AI Chip Demand Reshapes Bonus Payouts

The Seoul giant's third-quarter operating profit climbed to $80 billion, with memory workers set to receive 10.5% of unit profits as AI infr…

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
Products

Google Labs Releases Playground, a Platform That Turns Text Prompts Into Playable Games

The browser-based tool lets users design 2D and 3D games without writing code, joining a wave of AI-assisted creation platforms from Roblox …

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
Policy

Washington's Voluntary AI Pact Leaves Enforcement Vacuum as Beijing and Brussels Forge Binding Rules

The White House secured commitments from leading tech firms to self-regulate AI risks, but the absence of legal teeth may hand global standa…

Daniel R. Whitfield ·   · 6m
AI

OpenAI Releases 722 Mathematical Manuscripts While Verification Questions Mount

The company published hundreds of claimed solutions to open problems on GitHub, but scepticism remains high after earlier controversies and …

Mei-Lin Tan ·   · 5m
AI

Chinese AI Labs Release 16 Models in One Month as Industry Calls for Restraint

DeepSeek, Xiaomi and others maintain breakneck pace despite safety concerns raised by Anthropic chief…

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m