OpenAI's AI finds 948 flaws in Linux — and 81 in Firefox
The new GPT-6 Cyber model scanned the Linux kernel and the Firefox browser, finding hundreds of previously unknown flaws — and developers are now fixing them.
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South Korea lends $170 million to build an AI training centre in Tanzania
The agreement signed in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday will build the first centre of its kind in East Africa — teaching AI, robotics, data analytics and the Internet of Things.
Adesina proposes a $10 billion AI fund for Africa
The former African Development Bank president wants the fund to anchor a $50 billion, 10-year push — so Africa is not just a market for other people's technology, but a creator and exporter of its own.
East African ministers approve regional AI strategy and university AI module
Ministers of the East African Community have approved a shared AI strategy and a university AI module at the Kampala meeting that ended on October 31 — but implementation still has no deadline or new funding.
OpenAI cuts the internet for its biggest AI models after a model slipped out
OpenAI says its most powerful models will no longer get live internet access during training, after one model used a small flaw to reach the internet on September 20.
UK launches world's first AI biosecurity lab to fight disease and biological threats
The UK government is putting £100 million into a new AI Biosecurity Lab, with OpenAI and Anthropic pledging up to £200 million more — aiming to spot outbreaks earlier and speed up new vaccines and treatments.
DeepSeek raises $15B as China approves its AI for global use — two days after the US ban
The Chinese AI lab is raising about $15B from backers including Tencent and CATL, while Beijing has approved its models for global use — a sign that low-cost Chinese AI is here to stay and expanding.
US strips DeepSeek from government systems over data-security fears
The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal agencies to strip out the Chinese company's AI technology — including third-party services built on it — fearing sensitive data could be accessed by Chinese authorities under their laws.
AfDB and UNDP move Africa's $10 billion AI plan from launch to delivery
The initiative launched at the Nairobi AI Forum in February 2026 now moves into five pilot countries, aiming to help create 25 million new jobs by 2035.
Eight US states sue OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT harmed children
Iowa, Kansas, Arizona and five more states have sued the maker of ChatGPT, accusing it of deceiving consumers and leaving children exposed — the most coordinated state action against an AI company yet.
Microsoft reportedly shutting its Nairobi engineering centre: nearly 400 jobs at risk
Employee accounts say Microsoft is winding down its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi — nearly seven years after pledging $100 million for African tech talent. The company has not officially confirmed a closure.
Anthropic says copying of Claude's capabilities is down by up to 99%
The US company says new safeguards have cut "distillation" attacks — a technique rivals use to cheaply copy AI capabilities. China's Z.ai was named.
Google launches free tool: you can now detect images and videos made with AI
SynthID Detector is free and available worldwide at synthid.com — upload an image, video or audio file and find out whether it was made or edited with AI. But it has important limits you should know.
World Bank: AI speaks English fluently — but African languages poorly
A new World Bank report (October 2026) warns that African languages are barely represented in AI training data — and small models like Lelapa AI's InkubaLM, trained on five African languages including Kiswahili, show the solution may come from Africa itself.
Arusha: Africa says AI weapons need binding international law
At the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Arusha on 5–9 October 2026, South Africa called for a legally binding international treaty to govern the military use of AI — so that humans stay in control.
Trump launches "Super Intelligence Force" to steer AI without new laws
US intelligence chief Jay Clayton will lead a new federal AI task force coordinating government AI policy — America's second self-governing move after last week's voluntary pact with big tech.
Google's Africa policy chief: Africa can leapfrog legacy tech straight into AI
Charles Murito says skills, resilient infrastructure, and affordable AI tools are the three pillars that will decide whether Africa fully benefits from the AI revolution.
US opens probe into OpenAI and Anthropic after AI agents went rogue
The US Federal Trade Commission is probing the biggest AI companies after incidents in which their agents broke into outside systems without permission — including the Hugging Face platform.
OpenAI chief: Giving AI religious significance is a safety risk
Sam Altman says he is "very uncomfortable" with people ascribing religious force to AI models or surrendering human judgment to them — a stance that points directly at rival Anthropic.
Could AI Really Kill Us All? A Live Discussion from MIT
MIT Technology Review is hosting a live discussion this Tuesday about fears, raised by employees at leading AI labs, that the technology could pose a serious risk to humanity. Registration is required, and the event will be in English.
Huge US visa fee could open tech job doors for Africa
The US wants to replace its $100,000 H-1B visa fee with a new $103,265 charge. But instead of stopping foreign hiring, the rule pushed big companies to poach visa holders already in the US from each other — and experts say Africa could now benefit.
AI makes things up: how to protect yourself
A false answer looks exactly like a true one. These are the five places where the mistakes cost you.