US Restores UK Access to Frontier AI Models After 17-Day Pause
Monday, October 12, 2026 · 9 min
Britain's AI Security Institute is testing pre-release OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind models again after Washington reversed a 17-day block. CoreWeave is also planning a 240MW campus in India, a16z is leading TypeSafe's $870M round, and California and New York are tightening their AI rules.
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Britain's AI Security Institute is testing pre-release OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind models again after Washington reversed a 17-day block. CoreWeave is also planning a 240MW campus in India, a16z is leading TypeSafe's $870M round, and California and New York are tightening their AI rules.
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