Google announced Gemini 3.6 Flash, replacing 3.5 Flash with efficiency and coding improvements. It also released 3.5 Flash Lite and a cybersecurity-focused 3.5 Flash Cyber for limited partners. Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed, and Gemini 4 pre-training has begun.
Alphabet is releasing three new Gemini models, including Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber for government cybersecurity, to address competition and delays. The new models, which also include Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite, focus on efficiency and lower costs ahead of Alphabet's earnings.
Anthropic has invited the EU's cybersecurity agency ENISA to access its AI hacking tool Mythos, which can exploit cybersecurity weaknesses. The move follows concerns from European officials about the tool's potential misuse by adversaries.
OpenAI has granted nine major UK banks access to its cybersecurity AI tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber, while rival Anthropic has blocked them from testing its similar tool, Claude Mythos. Concerns exist about AI's potential impact on financial system security.
OpenAI announced plans to provide its new cybersecurity-focused generative AI model, "GPT5.5 Cyber," to the Japanese government and companies. Executives met with Japanese officials to discuss AI-driven security measures for critical infrastructure.
