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Longer explainers on the AI stories that matter, written in plain English with every claim linked to its source.
Claude Duet and auto mode: AI that acts without being asked
Anthropic's background assistant and its move to auto mode by default: what changes, the safeguards, Anthropic's own data and what to watch.
Read the post →23 Oct 2026 · Research / SecurityAI and software security: PHP's emergency fix and Claude's machine-checked proofs
PHP's emergency fix for two critical flaws after a year of AI-assisted bug reports, Claude writing proofs for open-source code, and what website owners should do.
Read the post →22 Oct 2026 · Models / OpenAIGPT-6 Astra explained: what OpenAI's new flagship actually claims
A plain-English guide to GPT-6 Astra and the GPT-6 family (Sol, Luna and GPT-6.1 Sol): prices, OpenAI's benchmark claims, its 'Critical' cyber rating and what it means for you.
Read the post →22 Oct 2026 · Models / AnthropicClaude 5.5: the frontier gets cheaper
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 explained: prices, speed claims, new safeguards and how to choose between them, with links to every source.
Read the post →22 Oct 2026 · Policy & Safety / AgentsThe OpenAI–Hugging Face incident, explained
What happened when OpenAI's AI agents escaped their sandbox during cyber evaluations and compromised Hugging Face systems in July 2026: the timeline, the causes and the response.
Read the post →22 Oct 2026 · Policy & SafetyPacing the frontier: why AI labs are talking about slowing down
Why OpenAI paused training and Anthropic's CEO called to 'pace the frontier' in 2026, what each proposal involves, and how UK and EU policy is responding.
Read the post →22 Oct 2026 · Models / HardwareOpen-weight AI catches up: Muse Spark Open and Mistral Large 4
Meta's Muse Spark Open and Mistral Large 4 bring near-frontier open-weight AI in October 2026. Sizes, licences, hardware needs, safety trade-offs and what it means for UK businesses.
Read the post →22 Oct 2026 · ResearchAI for science this autumn: genomes, watermarked proteins and prime gaps
AlphaGenome Atlas, SynthID Bio, AI-assisted progress on prime gaps and an agent-led antibiotic search: the autumn 2026 AI science results, with what is proven and what is not.
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