Tag: dual-use technology

OpenAI announced the release of GPT-5.4-Cyber, a defensive‑focused AI model with lowered refusal limits and binary reverse‑engineering capabilities. The company also scaled its Trusted Access for Cyber programme, moving from a pilot to thousands of vetted individual security professionals and hundreds of enterprise teams. The move counters Anthropic’s recent restriction of its Mythos model to a handful of large organisations, highlighting a split in how leading AI firms handle the dual‑use risks of cybersecurity tools. Leggi di più

Paris‑Milan venture firm 360 Capital has raised €85 million for a new deep‑tech vehicle supported by at least one major European defence prime. The fund, which adds to the firm’s €500 million‑plus asset base, targets dual‑use technologies at the intersection of software, hardware and national security. Backed by defence contractors seeking faster access to innovative startups, the vehicle aims to bridge Europe’s slow, fragmented procurement processes and provide portfolio companies with strategic procurement pathways. The move reflects a broader shift toward defence‑linked deep‑tech investing across the continent. Leggi di più