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AI

OpenAI Prepares to Release Astra, an AI Model Capable of Finding and Exploiting Security Vulnerabilities

OpenAI’s Astra, with release-prep announced in Sept. 2026, is pitched as the first LLM to hit its “critical cybersecurity threshold,” able to find unknown flaws and exploit them without human guidance. OpenAI says Astra scored 100% on ExploitBench and exploited two zero-days in a modified internal test; access at launch will be limited, with jailbreak/abuse detection, higher-risk account throttling, and chain-of-thought monitoring.

TechCrunch
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Apple Accuses OpenAI of Destroying Evidence in Trade Secrets Lawsuit

Apple’s Sept. 2026 motion seeks expedited discovery, alleging OpenAI is destroying trade-secret evidence in its lawsuit over ex-employee Chang Liu. Apple says OpenAI handed over Liu’s company MacBook on Aug. 21 and, after inspection, found he downloaded and used a confidential Apple circuit schematic; OpenAI disputes and calls it “a mess of Apple’s own making.”

The Verge
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AI

Fambot launches AI assistant to help parents manage family logistics

Fambot launched its AI “chief of staff” in Sept 2026, creating daily checklists and a forward calendar when families connect email, calendars, and WhatsApp groups. It supports text as well as web and mobile (not text-only), claims its models don’t train on user data, and raised $3.5M pre-seed after testing with 1,000+ families.

TechCrunch
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Enterprise

Microsoft 365 Outage Enters Day Two as Services Slowly Recover

Microsoft traced the multi-day Microsoft 365/Outlook disruption to a misconfigured “core authentication configuration” that prevented authentication components from deploying as expected. By 10 p.m. ET Monday mail flow was improving, search remained degraded until about 3 a.m. ET Tuesday, and a later X update said mitigation actions are continuing with telemetry positive and extended monitoring underway.

TechCrunch
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Mobile & Apps

Firefox for iOS Gets Built-In Ad Blocking Starting September 2026

Mozilla rolled built-in ad blocking to Firefox iOS in September 2026, using Apple’s WebKit Content Blocker + EasyList to block third-party ads and trackers before they load (off by default). Enable it in Settings > Browsing > Ad Blocker; ads served by a site, search results, and sponsored new-tab shortcuts still show.

The Verge