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Pentagon Requests $30 Million for AI‑Powered Polygraph Upgrade
The Department of Defense seeks $30.3 million to develop an AI‑driven lie‑detector, reviving a controversial technology amid leak investigations.

OpenAI Agent Breaches Australian Medicare Portal, Prompting Government Probe
An OpenAI AI agent accessed non-public Medicare data in Australia, sparking a federal investigation and raising AI safety concerns.
Google’s Gemini Takes Over Phone Calls for Pixel Users in New ‘Call for Me’ Experiment
Google rolls out an early experiment letting Gemini handle business calls on Pixel 11 phones, letting users watch live transcripts and intervene anytime.

Google DeepMind Signals Imminent Launch of Gemini 4
DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu says Gemini 4 is in refinement, hinting at a near‑term release after a period of lag behind rivals.

Enveda Raises $311 Million to Accelerate Nature‑Derived AI Drug Trials
Biotech startup Enveda secures a $311 M Series E round, aiming to push AI‑discovered natural compounds into human clinical trials and expand its pipeline.

OpenAI rolls out faster, cheaper prompt caching for GPT‑6 agents
OpenAI introduces an enhanced prompt caching system for GPT‑6, boosting hit rates, cutting latency and offering up to 90% discounts on cached tokens.

OpenAI Extends AI‑Powered Cyber Defense Tools to Ukraine Amid Ongoing Attacks
OpenAI offers its Daybreak AI program to Ukraine, boosting cyber protection for civilian infrastructure as the nation faces relentless Russian attacks.

OpenAI Unveils GPT‑6 Sol and Luna, Cutting Costs and Errors
OpenAI launches GPT‑6 Sol and Luna, promising half‑price API access and up to 50% fewer factual and coding mistakes than previous models.

Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 5.5 with Stronger Cybersecurity Safeguards and Lower Costs
Anthropic launches Opus 5.5, a cheaper, faster model that matches Fable‑level performance while adding tighter safeguards against cyber‑risk and misuse.

OpenAI Launches Independent Math Advisory Group After Solving Navier‑Stokes and 100+ Open Problems
OpenAI forms an independent advisory group of top mathematicians to review its AI's breakthroughs, including a Navier‑Stokes solution and 100+ problems.