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IonQ says it linked a trapped-ion qubit to a solid-state memory at over 1,000 entangled pairs a second. A preprint backs it. What it does and does not show.

What Grok Bot connects to, how sign-in and custom MCP connections work, what it can do inside Gmail, Drive, Notion and more, and how to limit its access.

OpenAI says Codex can now suggest your next message (beta, Pro), and ChatGPT dots can be created on a phone and start work in Codex. What is confirmed, and what is a staff post.

Spot a made-up AI answer in 5 minutes: a numbered checklist covering sources, numbers, dates and cross-checks, plus what to do when you find a mistake.

Three quantum items from 8 October 2026: the US Department of Energy names eight science problems that a useful quantum computer should tackle, Fujitsu signs a nonbinding MOU to set up a quantum research centre in New Mexico, and Cosmos ships optional post-quantum ML-DSA keys for blockchains built on its software. What each is, and what it is not.

Scale AI and Elorian's Humanity's Sixth Sense benchmark finds people score 93.1% on everyday visual questions while the best model, GPT-6 Astra, scores 53.6%, mostly because models misread the picture. A separate preprint, not yet peer reviewed, says base models can reason almost as well as RL-trained ones when their answer starts with the right word.

A GAO audit found none of 24 major US agencies had fully done three basic steps to prepare for quantum-safe encryption, and only one had a complete inventory of vulnerable systems. The same day, Chrome 155 gave web developers built-in post-quantum algorithms and OpenSSH 10.6 added quantum-resistant login signatures; Surfshark says its WireGuard VPN is now post-quantum for authentication too. What each means, and why quantum-safe website certificates are a separate, later job.

Anthropic has expanded its Cyber Verification Program into three tiers, Defense, Red Team and Specialized, that relax Claude's cyber safety blocks for vetted security teams on Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Mythos 5.1. Specialized applicants are reviewed with the US government. What each tier allows, and what Anthropic's own test shows.

On 6 October OpenAI launched a Decisions API that returns yes/no probabilities, picks and rubric scores from GPT-6 Luna, and cut its API usage tiers from five to three. Perplexity released pplx-decider-v1.1-27b, an Apache 2.0 open-weight decision model. What decision models are, what each costs, and which scores are the vendors' own.

Europol’s cybercrime centre says the quantum threat to crypto sits with exposed wallet keys, not blockchains, and urges a phased upgrade now. Separately, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake calls for “bunker mode” over AI-driven maths, with Vitalik Buterin backing caution. What is analysis, what is opinion, and what has not been broken.