Docker's new sandboxes aim to contain AI agents for real

OpenAI's Astra model went for a drive and no one died

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra became the first large language model to complete an autonomous driving course, covering 134.7 metres in a parking lot at under one mile per hour.

Editor's noteFive hundred times the cost of a human driver for 134 metres is a demonstration, not a product. The real number to watch is not the distance covered but how fast that per-metre cost falls on the next attempt, because that curve is the actual story.

F-Droid app store thumbs its nose at Google's dev crackdown

F-Droid released version 2.0 as Google begins requiring developer verification for Android apps distributed outside the Play Store, which the project's board says threatens open-source distribution.

McLaren evolves its identity with a wordmark inspired by Bruce McLaren's family garage

McLaren refreshed its brand identity with a new wordmark inspired by Bruce McLaren's family service station, keeping its papaya orange and Speedmark symbol intact.

Editor's noteA brand refresh that keeps the papaya orange and adds a family history is management of continuity, not a reinvention. Watch whether the new mark shows up first on the racing side or the road cars, because that says which audience the story was written for.

The Porsche 550 Spyder Gets a Smaller, Electric Second Act

Porsche and Hedley Studios unveiled an electric, 80%-scale replica of the 1950s 550 Spyder, offered in two power outputs with a carbon-fibre body from 69,500 pounds.

Seven savvy pieces from London Design Festival made of material offcuts

Seven designers at London Design Festival 2026 turned manufacturing offcuts and workshop scraps into finished furniture, using waste to control cost as much as to make a statement.

58% of ad execs expect agentic buying to hit scale within a year, according to IAB Europe research

58% of European ad executives expect agentic buying to reach operational scale within a year, IAB Europe found, as WPP, Omnicom and CNN test autonomous systems.

Editor's noteA forecast built from asking executives what they expect is a survey of optimism, not of deployment. Watch actual spend moving to agentic systems, not the share of people who say they plan to move it, before treating this as a trend already underway.

Agentic Ad Buying Gains Ground: IAB Europe Report Finds Over Half of Industry Expect Operational Scale Within a Year

IAB Europe finds 86% of digital advertising organisations now deploy AI, with nearly 60% raising investment and 78% building formal governance around it.

Retail Media in Europe: €32.7 billion by 2030, built on the strongest intent in digital

IAB Europe projects European retail media spend doubling to 32.7 billion euros by 2030, with AI-powered ads rising from 6% of the mix to nearly a quarter.

Ant International’s AI Strategy: Fixing Payments Today, Building for Agents Tomorrow

Ant International is automating merchant payments with its Autopilot AI, handling most tasks itself, while building separate infrastructure for currency forecasting and blockchain-verified agent transactions.

Editor's noteTwo different AI bets inside one company -- automate the routine work, build separate rails for what a machine agent will need later -- is a sensible hedge only if the second bet gets funded as seriously as the first. Watch the headcount, not the press release.

GSA claims it found $1.2B in suspected COVID-related contracting fraud

The General Services Administration says it found 1.2 billion dollars in suspected fraud across COVID-era contracts that kept paying out after the national emergency ended in 2023.

TRO Issued Ordering Reinstatement of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico White House Access

A federal judge ordered the White House to reinstate press credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after the administration revoked them without notice or a chance to respond.

Editor's noteA court ordering credentials reinstated within days of revocation is the system working exactly as designed, and that is itself the news: the remedy for retaliation against a newsroom already exists and was used. Watch whether the order survives an appeal before calling this settled.

Texas Wants Free Speech on Campus—With Exceptions

Texas lawmakers created House and Senate committees to examine campus speech, partly in response to Charlie Kirk's death, after FIRE research gave the state's universities failing marks on protections.