Horizon Lens — 11 October 2026
Nadella calls for controls outside the model Following the recent debate over agent control, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has proposed a clearer separation...
Horizon Lens — 10 October 2026
Anthropic cuts live internet access for internal evaluations Anthropic says it has turned off live internet access for all its internal evaluations after...
Horizon Lens — 9 October 2026
Anthropic offers free security scans, with validation left unresolved Anthropic has introduced OSS Scanner, an opt-in service offering periodic security...
Horizon Lens — 8 October 2026
Microsoft puts agent isolation alongside its local-AI hardware push Microsoft’s Windows and Surface announcements combine hardware for local AI with controls...
Horizon Lens — 7 October 2026
Falcon-Emirati makes dialect a target, not an assumed capability The Technology Innovation Institute’s 6 October article presents Falcon-Emirati-7B, a model...
Horizon Lens — 6 October 2026
Agent handoffs can carry malicious instructions across trust boundaries Ars Technica reports on 5 October that researcher Syed Anas Mohiuddin found...
Horizon Lens — 5 October 2026
Google’s open-source bounty pause exposes the cost of invalid reports Google paused its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program on 1 October,...
Horizon Lens — 4 October 2026
ThinkingBox asks whether an agent leaves the right result behind A joint Microsoft and Hugging Face article on 3 October introduces ThinkingBox’s approach to...
Horizon Lens — 3 October 2026
Apple puts broad agent permissions under scrutiny Apple says it is changing macOS privacy settings to address developers’ misuse of Full Disk Access, Ars...
Horizon Lens — 2 October 2026
Guided Vision adds practical visual assistance, with clear limits Google’s Guided Vision began launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices on 1...
Horizon Lens — 1 October 2026
Gemini Argon launches through a restricted security programme Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, with an initial rollout limited to selected cybersecurity...
Horizon Lens — 30 September 2026
GPT-6.1 Sol makes a lower-cost pitch for agent work OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol on 29 September, positioning it closer to Astra for coding, computer use...
Horizon Lens — 29 September 2026
Holo4 aims to use the interface the job actually needs H Company has introduced Holo4, models intended to work across screens, code, MCP tools and APIs. Its...
Horizon Lens — 28 September 2026
Scam checking moves beyond the caller-ID app Truecaller has launched Scam Checker, a web and Android service for checking suspicious numbers, links and...
Horizon Lens — 27 September 2026
The useful AI demo starts with a real customer problem Context from 25 September: OpenAI’s Proaction case study offers a concrete example of AI helping a...
Horizon Lens — When AI helps science: separating a useful tool from a discovery
Ask what the AI contributed A headline announces that AI has made a scientific discovery. That could describe several contributions: finding promising...
Horizon Lens — Buying technology you can keep using: repair and support
Buy the working life, not just the first day Imagine buying a document scanner for a home office. The demonstration is quick, the app looks pleasant and the...
Horizon Lens — How to judge an image or video before sharing it
First identify the claim A striking video arrives in a group chat. Its caption says a familiar local bridge has collapsed, and someone asks you to warn...
Horizon Lens — From a space launch to a working mission: what success means
Start with the mission’s intended result A launch is dramatic, but its meaning depends on what the spacecraft is supposed to do afterwards. This guide offers...
Horizon Lens — Reading the AI economy: investment announcements versus useful work
First identify what the number actually measures AI business headlines often put the largest number first. Our practical editorial framework starts somewhere...