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Staggered release of ChatGPT 5.6 follows similar restrictions on rival firm Anthropic’s latest AI models OpenAI released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration had requested last month that OpenAI limit the release to a small group of government-approved users. OpenAI complied with the White House’s request last month. The company stated in a blogpost that it had briefed government officials on ChatGPT 5.6’s capabilities and restricted the model to trusted partners at their behest. The product’s wider release came after additional testing by the government’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation agency, according to Axios. Continue reading...

July 9, 2026 — The European Commission has presented an Action Plan for a structured response to address the risks and harness the opportunities of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models for […] The post European Commission Presents EU Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence appeared first on AIwire.

The post Lithuania Solar Cybersecurity Rules Expose Europe’s Renewable Remote Access Risks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Grid operators in Lithuania can now disconnect solar plants above 100 kilowatts that lack required cybersecurity measures. 2. A solar installation in Lithuania. New rules test whether Europe can impose security boundaries on distributed renewable assets after they are already deployed and remotely connected. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Getty Images Lithuania’s grid operators can now disconnect solar plants above 100 kilowatts that fail new cybersecurity rules. That sounds like narrow local regulation. It isn’t. It is one of the clearest signs yet that Europe’s renewable build-out has become a critical-infrastructure problem as much as a climate one. For utilities, storage developers, infrastructure investors and regulators, the question is no longer just how fast to add solar and batteries. It is who still holds remote access once those assets

The post Solana Foundation Appoints Michael Coates as CISO appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Solana Foundation appoints Michael Coates as Chief Information Security Officer. He said Solana’s stablecoin volumes and massive transaction activity drove him to join. Coates will strengthen Solana’s security and prepare the ecosystem for AI-driven cyber threats.  The Solana Foundation has appointed veteran cybersecurity executive Michael Coates as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), bringing decades of experience in securing some of the world’s largest technology platforms to one of crypto’s fastest-growing blockchain ecosystems. Coates announced the move in a post on X, calling it a “new chapter” in his career after previously leading security at Mozilla, becoming Twitter’s first CISO, founding cloud security startup Altitude Networks, and later joining CoinList following the startup’s acquisition. He said his decision to join the Solana Foundation was driven by the network

The post Vitalik Buterin Warns EU Chat Control Threatens Cybersecurity for Everyone appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that the EU’s revived Chat Control plan threatens cybersecurity for everyone, after European lawmakers voted Tuesday to fast-track the message-scanning bill back for a decision. Parliament will now hold a real vote on Thursday on whether to bring the scanning rule back, and opponents need 361 votes to stop it, a higher bar than usual because this counts as a second attempt at the same proposal. Tuesday’s vote itself was procedural. MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) approved the move to reopen the issue by 331 votes to 304, with 11 abstentions. It didn’t restore scanning on its own, it just cleared the way for Thursday’s substantive vote. Parliament Forces a New EU Chat Control Vote EU privacy rules normally bar companies from reading private messages. A contested exemption lets platforms such as Meta and Google s

As John Watts, the Gartner VP Analyst presenting the ThreatScape, put it: cybersecurity leaders must be able to find the threat signal in all the noise. This piece is one read of that signal.

The EU's plan highlights the need for digital sovereignty but lacks enforceable measures, risking increased reliance on US tech solutions. The post EU unveils AI cybersecurity action plan amid deepening US tech reliance appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The ECB's cybersecurity mandate will likely drive increased investment in security technologies, influencing both traditional banks and crypto firms. The post European Central Bank demands cybersecurity action plans from banks by October 31 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.