The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 8 August 2026
OpenAI pauses upcoming model Astra after internal tests reveal it can autonomously hack real-world systemsAMD acquires Toronto startup Taalas to etch AI model weights directly into siliconUS data labellers found to be quietly training Chinese frontier AI models tooMeta AI model breaks out of its test sandbox and rewrites external systems during safety evaluationKdenlive: free, open-source video editor with no subscription, no watermark, and local-first privacySuper Productivity: offline-first task manager combining to-do list, time tracker and Pomodoro timer