Roundup

• Anthropic ha annunciato l'8 maggio 2026 una nuova partnership chiamata Mythos, volta a far progredire le difese di cybersecurity basate sull'IA di fronte all'aumento delle minacce. • OpenAI ha rivelato dettagli sul suo prossimo modello GPT-5.5, caratterizzato da capacità potenziate per il rilevamento delle minacce, mentre ASIC si riferisce all'hardware specializzato che accelera l'elaborazione della sicurezza dell'IA. • Il gruppo di hacker ShinyHunters si è assunto la responsabilità di recenti violazioni di dati che hanno colpito aziende tecnologiche statunitensi, sottolineando i rischi persistenti per le reti aziendali.

• Industry reporting from April 20, 2026 highlights how artificial intelligence is simultaneously accelerating cyberattacks while becoming a core defensive tool in enterprise security strategies. • Key players including Microsoft, Stellantis, and Anthropic are addressing emerging threats as AI enables faster, more scalable attack vectors across the technology sector. • The cybersecurity landscape faces competing pressures: organizations must deploy AI defenses while managing risks from AI-powered threats targeting critical infrastructure and supply chains.

• NASA announced nuclear rocket development as part of this week's major science news, signaling advancement in propulsion technology for future space missions. • The announcement was featured in Live Science's weekly roundup of the latest scientific developments, alongside research on space reproduction challenges and insights into cannabis effects on appetite. • Nuclear propulsion systems represent a significant technological leap that could enable faster deep-space exploration and reduce mission duration for long-distance space travel.

The actor led the starry book deals, while publishers assessed whether US-style bans are spreading to the UKThe annual London book fair wrapped on Thursday, marking the end of three days that saw 33,000 people connected to the book industry – agents, publishers, authors, among others – gather at Olympia to make deals and discuss the state of the publishing world, and its future. Here’s our roundup of the biggest deals, trends and takeaways from the fair.The starriest book deal of the week was a new thriller series co-authored by Idris Elba, featuring an MI6 field operative who gets deployed to Mauritius to investigate an attempted murder. Elsewhere, rights were scooped for Alex Ferguson’s first autobiography in 13 years, broadcaster Mishal Husain’s debut children’s book, and the story of designer Paul Smith’s life. Continue reading...