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September 2026

405 events 26 days with news

Importance: monitoring Security 1 source

WISeR program for AI authorization of Medicare care is failing, GAO finds procedural violation

The government pilot program WISeR, which has used AI to approve or deny care in US Medicare since January 2026, has been plagued by technical problems, delayed decisions, and disputed denials. The GAO found a procedural violation in the program's implementation, yet it continues and an expansion is being prepared.

Importance: monitoring Security 1 source

Czech Bar Association warns of risks of using AI for legal advice

Attorney Barbora Vlachová of the Czech Bar Association warns that AI results cannot be taken as the sole truth, and cautions against uploading contracts with personal and factual data into AI tools.

Importance: monitoring Tools and apps ✓ official

OpenAI fixed a bug in image encoding in the GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models

OpenAI has fixed a bug in image encoding in the GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models that was degrading visual input understanding in both the API and the Codex product. The company recommends re-verifying affected workflows.

Importance: monitoring AI agents 1 source

Simon Willison: coding agents make software engineering harder, not easier

Independent commentator Simon Willison claims that the more he works with coding agents, the more convinced he is that they make software engineering harder. According to him, their full potential is unlocked only by exceptional discipline and knowledge.

Importance: monitoring AI agents 1 source

Agentic AI as a tool for more resilient supply chains in procurement in New Zealand

An analysis on The Conversation describes how agentic AI could speed up the detection of supply chain problems from weeks to hours. Procurement in New Zealand remains largely manual, while abroad companies are already piloting or deploying agents.

Importance: monitoring Google Tools and apps 1 source

Google Photos launches AI virtual wardrobe on iOS and Android

Google Photos has launched the virtual wardrobe feature on both iOS and Android in the US, Brazil, and India: AI sorts photos of clothing into collections that can be filtered and combined into outfits, without sharing data with third parties.

Importance: monitoring Business and investment 1 source

ElevenLabs valued by investors at $22 billion at $600 million ARR

ElevenLabs is valued by investors at $22 billion, with revenue of $600 million ARR, of which over 55% comes from the enterprise segment. CEO Mati Staniszewski told TechCrunch that he is willing to lower margins in favor of growing market share.

Importance: monitoring Google Hardware update ✓ 2

Google has confirmed the launch date of the first Suncatcher project test satellite: 1 October 2026

On 1 October 2026, Google is launching a test satellite called MVP with four TPU chips from Vandenberg aboard a Falcon 9 rocket — the first step of the Suncatcher project toward solar-powered orbital AI data centers.

New: The satellite is being launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California; Google VP James Manyika claims the satellite has enough power for basic AI queries from orbit; Estimate: approximately 10 000 satellites would be needed to match the output of a single gigawatt-scale ground-based data center; Technical obstacles: lack of cooling air in orbit, chip damage from cosmic radiation, high launch costs

Importance: major Google Productivity update ✓ 4

Google launches Call for Me: the Gemini assistant calls businesses for users on Pixel 11

Google has launched the experimental Call for Me feature, in which the Gemini model calls businesses on behalf of the user – handling reservations as well as availability inquiries. It builds on the earlier Google Duplex; similar calls are also offered by Meta's AI agents Muse and Instinct.

New: The feature builds on the earlier Google Duplex experiment; Meta offers similar capabilities with its AI agents Muse and Instinct; Google is deliberately starting small because of the nuances of real conversations; the primary source of the news is TechCrunch.

Importance: monitoring Regulation and law 1 source

The debate over US policy on open-weight AI models: ban, or leadership in safety

A commentary on Tech Policy Press calls on the US to pursue a leading role in the safe development of open-weight AI models instead of the considered ban, since the market is dominated by Chinese models such as GLM, Kimi, DeepSeek and Qwen.

Importance: monitoring Business and investment 1 source

MyFitnessPal acquires AI diet-tracking app Cal AI

Cal AI, the AI-powered diet-tracking app co-founded at age 17 by Zach Yadegari, has reached 15+ million downloads and $30 million in annual revenue. In December 2025 it was acquired by MyFitnessPal; the app remains standalone with the same team.

Importance: monitoring Regulation and law 1 source

US Senate hears witnesses on security and data access for the Flock ALPR system

A US Senate subcommittee addressed the security of and access to data from Flock's network of license-plate-reading (ALPR) cameras. Flock's CEO declined to attend the hearing, and testimony covered both weak data security and the case of a woman who spent 13 days in custody due to a misidentification.