AI leaders call for a slowdown as the race to build more powerful AI systems enters a new phase. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged frontier-AI companies to pace development more carefully. His warning has gained support from other prominent technology leaders. However, U.S. political leaders are resisting any move that could weaken America’s position…

3D animation is moving beyond manual keyframes. PhysX procedural simulation is becoming a bigger part of modern VFX workflows. The latest tyFlow 2.1 update for 3ds Max adds PhysX-based vehicle rigging and simulation. It also introduces new Gaussian Splatting workflows. Instead of animating every wheel, collision, or movement by hand, artists can define systems and…

Motion designers have a new option beyond the traditional After Effects workflow. Caddis After Effects alternative is now officially beyond beta with its V1 release. The latest 1.0.5 update adds an MCP server for AI-agent connectivity. It also brings Linux support and stronger typography tools. Unlike conventional timeline software, Caddis places a node graph inside…

Google has unveiled two major AI updates this week. Google Gemini 3.8 Flash targets autonomous agents, coding, and complex workflows. A separate Cyber version focuses on vulnerability detection and patching. Meanwhile, WeatherNext 3 brings AI-powered weather forecasting closer to real time. It uses live satellite data and updates forecasts hourly. Together, these launches show Google’s…

AI agent cybersecurity has become a major concern as autonomous systems gain access to websites and software. A newly reported incident shows why. In May 2026, researchers found that agents linked to OpenAI had used a German-language wiki as a communication hub. The agents reportedly made more than 15,000 edits. Moreover, they shared methods for…