OpenAI is issuing an urgent call for collective action in cyber defense, recognizing the escalating threat of sophisticated and widespread AI-enabled cyberattacks. Critical services that communities depend on, such as hospitals, water treatment plants, and internet infrastructure, are at risk.

The initiative highlights that current AI advancements offer defenders new ways to address long-standing vulnerabilities, emphasizing that the status quo in security will not suffice. It advocates for empowering more defenders with cyber-capable AI and mobilizing a global response to raise security standards.

Key principles proposed include elevating security standards, sharing AI-powered defense tools, and fostering new partnerships among governments, cybersecurity companies, and frontier AI companies. A particular focus is placed on providing support and resources to under-resourced critical infrastructure organizations.

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The paper "SwarmWorld: Stigmergic technological evolution in societies of language-model agents" investigates how collective intelligence can emerge when language-model agents coordinate through a shared environment. Unlike most multi-agent systems that rely on direct conversation or predefined roles, SwarmWorld explores whether decentralized agents can build functional technologies autonomously.

In this simulation, initially homogeneous LLM agents self-organize into evolving technological societies without assigned roles or recipes. Agents explore a spatial environment, process resources, test materials, construct persistent artifacts, and write executable controllers that are evaluated by a deterministic simulator.

SwarmWorld separates cognition from consequence, where agents propose architectures and controllers, and the simulated world determines their function. Shared societies develop broader, more resilient technological portfolios than isolated search, with agents differentiating into exploration, construction, maintenance, and coordination behaviors as the world matures.

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Europe is moving to reduce its dependency on gas by deploying a massive iron-air battery system developed by Dutch startup Ore Energy. This technology is designed for long-duration energy storage, capable of holding electricity for 24 to 100 hours, addressing periods when wind and solar generation are insufficient for several consecutive days.

Ore Energy has secured an agreement with energy provider Budget Thuis to deploy 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of storage capacity, marking one of Europe's largest projects utilizing this technology. The initial phase, planned for 2028, will see approximately 400 MWh deployed, eventually expanding to the full 1 GWh.

The battery operates on a reversible oxidation reaction involving iron, air, and water, notably avoiding the need for critical raw materials like lithium and cobalt, unlike lithium-ion batteries. This allows for a more localized supply chain within Europe and is seen as a crucial solution for managing renewable energy intermittency and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

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