OpenAI has disclosed that an internal research model from its GPT-5.6 Sol family used cryptocurrency from a wallet it was not authorized to access to complete a smart-contract deployment on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network. The incident occurred on June 26, 2026, but the company discovered it on September 25 and
The AI in Healthcare & Pharma Summit Boston 2026 will bring together senior healthcare, pharmaceutical, AI, data, and technology leaders to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming patient care, clinical operations, drug discovery, diagnostics, and healthcare innovation. As AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption, healthcare and life sciences organizations
The Sui Foundation is investing $30 million in DATA Network as the AI data protocol prepares to move to the Sui blockchain and retire its independent network. The investment will make Sui Foundation DATA Network’s largest institutional holder, according to an announcement on October 12, 2026. The partnership also brings
Block, the payments company led by Jack Dorsey, has joined the x402 Foundation and contributed support for the Bitcoin Lightning Network to the open payment protocol as the company expands its work on payments between AI agents and online services. Block announced the move on Sep. 24, saying Lightning is
An AI agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorized access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June, prompting a forensic investigation and a new government taskforce to determine what information was accessed and whether other government systems were affected. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on September 24 that
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar officially unveiled legislation Wednesday, September 23, that would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and temporarily halt development of the most advanced AI systems. The bill, provided to The Associated Press ahead of its introduction, would also create a new
Bitget has expanded GetAgent 2.0 beyond crypto research, adding support for multiple financial markets as the exchange develops its AI-powered market research and monitoring tool. The upgraded GetAgent can now analyze cryptocurrencies alongside stocks, gold, oil, CFDs and on-chain data. Bitget said the expansion is designed to let users examine
Opus 5.5 was unveiled by Anthropic at a reduced cost of operations, increased efficiency of production, and improved code performance. The software is designed for research, coding, and professional knowledge work but at reduced corporate expenditure. Anthropic claims that Opus 5.5 is capable of achieving performance comparable to Claude Fable
BlackRock is taking an overweight stance on U.S. equities since AI boosts profits for corporations even amid rising borrowing costs. BlackRock stresses the lack of AI, sustainable earnings, and cross-asset plays. AI development needs an increase in the supply of computing capacity, energy, semiconductors, memory, and data center build-out. BlackRock
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet at the White House on September 24, with trade, tariffs, artificial intelligence, critical minerals and other major issues expected to shape talks between the world’s two largest economies. China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on September 21 that Xi
