Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry
The call to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry follows a separate government review of an AI-related cyber incident affecting public systems.
Edition · Sun · September 27, 2026
September 27, 2026
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AI: Australian scrutiny (thin day; one independently sourced story passed review).
Bio: A mouse study and a genome-model preprint (thin day; two stories passed independent-source review).
Differential effects of the anti-obesity drug tirzepatide on adipose tissues: Brown fat as a key target
A mouse study found that tirzepatide activated brown fat through effects not explained by reduced food intake alone.
Coevolutionary mining of prokaryotic non-coding elements with a genome language model
A preprint describes Minerva, a genome-language-model framework for mapping sequence interactions; the reported viral repeat patterns still lack confirmed function.
Geopolitics: Hormuz, Serbia and South Africa (thin day; three developments passed independent-source review).
Iranian minister says only negotiation can end conflict after Trump rejects Hormuz deal
Iran's public position on negotiations coincides with reporting on efforts to move trade north as the Strait of Hormuz remains impaired.
At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Police reported two separate attacks near Johannesburg and Cape Town; investigations were continuing with no arrests reported.
Embattled Serbian president resigns, paving way for early elections
BBC and Al Jazeera reported Aleksandar Vučić’s resignation amid prolonged protests, with early elections now in prospect.
Markets: Fed stablecoin rules (thin day; one independently sourced policy development passed review).
Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
The proposals cover reserve backing, capital and risk controls for supervised issuers, plus an application process for banks seeking to issue payment stablecoins.