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Week 39 · 2026

September 21 – September 27

150 events

Importance: monitoring Regulation and law 1 source

New Zealand does not join UN initiative for oversight of advanced AI

At the UN General Assembly, 20 countries (including Australia and Canada) called for increased oversight of advanced AI systems. New Zealand, the US, and China did not join; New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon favors opportunities and regulation without new laws.

Importance: monitoring Business and investment 1 source

Enveda raises $311 million to develop AI-discovered drugs

Biotech company Enveda raised $311 million in a Series E round at a $2 billion valuation. The round was led by Catalio Capital Management, with participation from Iconiq. The company is testing drugs derived from plants and microorganisms in clinical trials.

Importance: important OpenAI New models update ✓ 3

OpenAI opens the Pro plan to new users, but halves API credits and moves toward payment for actual usage

From 29. 9. 2026, OpenAI is reopening the Pro plan at $200/month to new users and removing the 5-hour usage limit, but at the same time halving API credits per dollar. The company is thus moving from subsidized subscriptions toward payment based on actual usage. This follows the price reduction for the GPT-6 Sol and Luna models on 22. 9.

New: API credits per dollar halved; Pro plan at $200/month reopened to new users; 5-hour window for the weekly allotment removed; Strategic shift from subsidized subscription models to pay-per-use pricing; Microsoft is making similar changes with Copilot

Importance: monitoring OpenAI AI agents 1 source

OpenAI adds voice-controlled agentic features to the ChatGPT mobile app

OpenAI is adding voice-controlled agentic features to the ChatGPT mobile app — Plus and Pro users can use voice in the Work tab to create documents, write emails, or summarize Slack messages, with continuity between mobile and desktop.

Importance: monitoring Tools and apps 1 source

YouTube launches an AI storytelling assistant in Creator Studio

YouTube is adding an AI tool to Creator Studio that analyzes scripts and rough cuts based on the channel's historical performance and suggests adjustments to the video's pacing and structure. Creators can also A/B test up to three edit versions at the same time.

Part of an overview of multiple AI topics; only this event has been covered.

Importance: important Regulation and law update ✓ 2

US bill against superintelligence newly also envisages a freeze on AI development and a new federal agency

Sanders and Casar clarified the bill against superintelligence: besides the ban and a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, it also envisages an immediate freeze on the development of advanced AI until a new federal agency is created, and the possible forced dissolution of violating companies.

New: Immediate freeze on the development of advanced AI systems until a federal agency is created; Creation of a new cabinet-level federal AI agency; Specific date of the proposal: 23 September 2026; Dissolution of the company as an additional penalty for violating the law; Call for international agreements preventing the development of superintelligence

Importance: monitoring Google Tools and apps 1 source

Google DeepMind describes encrypted server-side memory for Private AI Compute

Google DeepMind has described a new encrypted server-side memory architecture for the Private AI Compute platform. Data is stored in encrypted storage in the cloud, but the decryption keys remain exclusively on the user's devices, so not even Google has access to the content.

Importance: monitoring Google Productivity ✓ official

Google's Gemini product expands Connected Apps with 14 new partner apps

Google has launched an expansion of Connected Apps in the Gemini product with 14 new partner apps (Airtable, Linear, Adobe, Webflow, Peloton, among others) for productivity, creativity, and lifestyle, controllable via @ mention in chat.

Importance: monitoring GitHub Tools and apps ✓ official

GitHub Copilot app adds local sandboxing in public preview

The GitHub Copilot app offers optional local sandboxing in public preview, which restricts the agent's access to files, network, and credentials. It is disabled by default and configured per project.

Importance: monitoring Business and investment 1 source

Nscale left its largest customer Bytedance out of its IPO documentation

The company Nscale does not mention its largest customer, the company Bytedance, which accounted for 73 percent of its revenue in 2025, in its documentation for its IPO in the US. Bytedance accessed AI computing via its subsidiary Spring and Nvidia B200 chips in Norway.