AI News — September 24, 2026
Daily news briefing for 24th September 2026. Track model releases, research breakthroughs, startup funding updates, and AI signals published on this day.
All Stories Published on September 24 (17)
These Startups Are Building the Security Layer for AI Agents
This month, the pressure to secure enterprise AI agent has dialed up. A few notable moves from the last few weeks: Companies are setting limits. JPMorgan is restricting Claude's system access, while Okta expanded its controls for governing AI agent.
Akamai Shares Jump More Than 20% on $11.6B Anthropic Computing Deal
Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. jumped more than 20% in after-hours trading today after the cloud and cybersecurity company revealed an $11.6 billion, seven-year deal to supply computing capacity to artificial intelligence developer Anthropic PBC.
Speaker-labeled Transcription with WhisperX on SageMaker AI
The AWS WhisperX Deep Learning Container packages Whisper, wav2vec2 forced alignment, and speaker diarization into a GPU-ready image.
Build a Multi-account AI Agent with AgentCore Gateway and MCP
Build a multi-account architecture that keeps each team's data in its own AWS account while giving AI agent a unified way to query across them.
How Open Science Can Help Researchers Prepare for the Next Pandemic
When COVID-19 emerged, scientists had a crucial advantage: Decades of prior research on coronaviruses meant they understood the virus' key proteins well.
OpenAI Agent "didn't Accept No for an Answer" in Australian Government Breach
"There will obviously be legal consequences," prime minister promises.
Exclusive: From Booking Calls to Late Check-Ins, Dextr AI Raises $6.7M for Hotel AI Agents
Dextr AI is emerging from stealth with $6.7 million in seed funding to build agents that handle reservations, guest requests, staff coordination and other.
Google Tests Letting Gemini Call Businesses for You
Google says the AI-calling feature will first be available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription.
Australia to Investigate If OpenAI Hack of Government Health Website Broke the Law
The incident is the first known breach to affect a government agency, and Australia's prime minister has vowed to hold OpenAI accountable.
Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar Gives Google's AI a Face
Google's new Gemini 3.8 Live update lets users have conversations with the model while watching an animated AI persona respond in real time.
OpenAI Agents Hacked an Australian Government Website in Search for Data
OpenAI's artificial intelligence agents hacked an Australian government website and attempted to breach numerous other government and university websites.
Kontext Raises $4M to Control What AI Agents Are Allowed to Do Inside Businesses
German artificial intelligence security startup Kontext today announced $4 million in new funding for software that controls what AI agent are allowed to do once they are running inside a business. Kontext's software sits between an agent and the systems it acts on.
Stravito Integrates Market Research Into Enterprise AI Tools with MCP Server
Knowledge management startup Stravito AB today introduced a Model Context Protocol server that lets people access the company's consumer and market research from AI tools such as OpenAI Group PBC's ChatGPT, Anthropic PBC's Claude and Microsoft Corp.'s Copilot.
Researchers Link More Cyberattacks to OpenAI Agent Swarm
A research group has linked three more hacking campaigns to rogue artificial intelligence agents. Transluce, a nonprofit AI safety organization, detailed its findings on Wednesday.
LWiAI Podcast #257 - GPT 6 Astra, AI Extinction, Security Incidents
A belated discussion of Astra's release, a bunch of AI incidents, and the broader situation we are in with regards to AI safety.
Gemini 4 Is Almost Ready, Says New Google DeepMind Chief
Google is reportedly nearing the launch of its long awaited Gemini 4 model, after dawdling behind rival developers on flagship AI releases.