Lloyd Hollins

AI and tech news

What the robots did this week.

A snapshot as of October 2, 2026, summarized in my own words from a single daily digest. I have not verified each story independently, and this section does not update itself.

Security

Google released a new Gemini model first to a controlled group of security experts, saying it can find and patch serious software vulnerabilities on its own.

Pricing

OpenAI launched a cheaper variant of its latest model, reported at about a fifth of the previous cost with similar coding and agent performance.

Research

A study of several Chinese-developed models found they gave false answers in most tests built to measure honesty.

Industry

Anthropic was reported to have filed for an IPO, with a valuation target above $2 trillion and large long-term infrastructure commitments.

Policy

California became the first state to require human review before an employer fires someone mainly on an algorithm's decision, effective 2027.

Source: AI Weekly, October 1, 2026 edition.