3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (188+ words) Home | Updates | Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 with reduced safeguard interruptions and enterprise data‑retention options Anthropic announced Claude Fable 5.1, noting fewer cyber‑safeguard interventions, new enterprise data‑retention options and a more permissive Mythos 5.1 model for selected U.S. customers,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (304+ words) Home | Newsletters & Shorts | Weekly #277 SCO’s Bishkek summit: AI cooperation, information security, and sovereignty in focus 29 August – 4 September 2026 AI tech and governance The week brought a convergence of developments around the limits and risks of advanced AI, from model capability thresholds…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (817+ words) Digital Watch Observatory OpenAI says Astra AI model reaches its critical cyber capability threshold OpenAI announced that its upcoming Astra model has met the company’s ‘critical’ cyber capability threshold and will be released publicly with safeguards, while full capabilities are…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (324+ words) Digital Watch Observatory Internet Governance Lab 2026: AI and the Internet The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has launched an open call for practical governance proposals on artificial intelligence and the Internet, to be examined during IGF 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, with a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (304+ words) Digital Watch Observatory Sweden unveils the first national strategy for quantum technology The strategy calls for stronger quantum research clusters, expanded training, new test-beds, and greater private investment to accelerate commercial development. Sweden has unveiled its first national quantum technology…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) Digital Watch Observatory US Treasury launches Quantum-Readiness Task Force A new initiative will coordinate government and industry efforts to transition financial infrastructure towards post-quantum cryptography. The US Department of the Treasury has launched a Quantum-Readiness Task Force to help the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (285+ words) Home | Updates | Pakistan explores sovereign cloud infrastructure for trade and AI Pakistan is exploring sovereign cloud infrastructure to support secure government data exchange, AI tools and digital trade services Pakistan is exploring a more integrated digital cloud infrastructure for government…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (180+ words) Home | Updates | Harare forum highlights China–Africa cooperation on digital technologies Technology transfer, digital skills, and local capacity-building featured prominently in discussions on China-Africa cooperation at the Harare Forum for Africa. On the sidelines of the Harare Forum for Africa,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (288+ words) Digital Watch Observatory US senators introduce Quantum-GUARD Act to protect electric grid from quantum threats The legislation aims to strengthen electric grid security before powerful quantum computers can potentially undermine existing encryption standards. Two US senators have introduced bipartisan legislation…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (144+ words) Home | Updates | White House revises US critical technology priorities for national security Post-quantum cryptography, high-entropy alloys, 2D materials, and hardened operating systems are among the technologies newly added to the US list. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy…...