2026-08-04
Mistral’s Shieldstral Packs Policy-Adaptive Safety Screening Into 3B Parameters
Mistral AI released Shieldstral on August 4, 2026, a 3B-parameter open-weights safety classifier that judges text and images against moderation policies written in plain language at inference time, rather than a fixed set of harm categories baked in during training. The model is available on Hugging Face under the Apache 2.0 license, covers 12 languages, and runs on a single 16GB GPU. Mistral says [...]
2026-08-04
Cracken opens self-serve access to its AI-powered offensive cybersecurity platform
Cracken, a San Francisco-based applied AI lab focused on offensive cybersecurity, has launched a self-serve version of its proactive security platform. Enterprise security teams and individual practitioners can now create an account and start testing their own organisations against real attack paths without a procurement cycle or sales call. It is the first time the […]<br /> This story co [...]
2026-08-04
Waymo Drops the Dallas Waitlist as Freeway and Airport Testing Looms
Waymo opened its Dallas robotaxi service to the general public on August 4, 2026, ending the invitation-only phase that has governed ridership since the city's commercial launch in February. Anyone in Dallas can now download the Waymo app and hail a fully autonomous ride, with no waitlist or invitation required. The company says it welcomed nearly 150,000 riders through its interest list duri [...]
