The weekly brief

The week in AI, as we covered it — every story from the week's posted editions, with the original sources. One edition a week, no drip-feed.

The week in AI: Aug 24–30, 2026

Two threads carry the week: Perplexity shipped a computer rather than another app, and Debian settled its policy on AI-generated code by vote rather than

15 stories

The week in AI: Aug 17–23, 2026

Two threads dominate this week: OpenAI pulling its own systems offline and shipping the parental controls it has been asked for since launch, and a

22 stories

The week in AI: Aug 10–16, 2026

Two threads carry the week. OpenAI's cyber-capable models moved to a new home, which matters most to security teams tracking who controls that tooling

23 stories