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Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company, which offers audits and safety certifications for AI agents, raised a $40M Series A, bringing total raised to $55M (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company raised $40M in Series A funding to expand its AI agent safety audit and certification services, amid heightened public concern about existential AI risk following a high-profile researcher resignation.
Sep 15, 2026
Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
Texas has paused approvals for new data centers amid concerns over grid reliability and power demand spikes driven by AI infrastructure growth.
Aug 4, 2026
Anyone else doing DD on payment-focused L1s/L2s right now? trying to figure out what green flags to actually look for before diving deeper into tokenomics.
A Reddit user solicits community input on due diligence criteria for evaluating payment-focused Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains, seeking practical, non-speculative metrics to assess technical robustness, token utility, and real-world adoption.
Published Jul 29, 2026 · Analyzed Aug 2, 2026
AI, audits and OSINT featured in House intel bill
A House Intelligence Committee bill proposes creating a Chief AI Officer for the Intelligence Community, increasing transparency around open-source intelligence (OSINT) funding, and expanding oversight authority for the IC Inspector General.
Jul 23, 2026
Sharp rise in AI adoption for cyber defense exposes major governance gap
A SANS Institute survey found that over 50% of cybersecurity practitioners report no established frameworks for auditing AI systems used in cyber defense, revealing a critical gap between rapid AI adoption and governance infrastructure.
Jul 17, 2026
Ethereum Foundation Highlights AI’s Role in Bug Detection While Emphasizing Human Oversight in Security Audits
The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Security team reported experimental use of AI agents to detect bugs in Ethereum protocol code, emphasizing human oversight remains essential in security audits.
Jul 11, 2026
Auditing the Audit: Five Failure Modes in Benchmark-Validity Audits
Researchers identify five failure modes in AI safety benchmark audits, showing how implementation details can silently distort audit conclusions — revealing a critical gap between claimed audit validity and actual evidentiary rigor.
Jul 8, 2026
Illinois becomes first state to require third-party audit of AI models
Illinois became the first U.S. state to enact legislation requiring third-party audits of AI safety plans for the largest AI labs, positioning itself as a regulatory pioneer amid growing national concern over AI risks.
Published Jul 6, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 9, 2026
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs SB 315, a bill requiring annual third-party safety audits of leading AI companies; OpenAI and Anthropic backed the bill (Adam Harrington/CBS News)
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 315, a state law mandating annual third-party safety audits for leading AI companies — the first such law in the U.S., backed by OpenAI and Anthropic.
Jul 8, 2026