September 14: Perplexity Deploys GPT-6 Astra as Pennsylvania Reports Third Measles Death

AI deployment Perplexity says it is letting GPT-6 Astra handle end-to-end operational work, including writing communications, changing software and monitoring production systems, with human check-ins far less frequent than with earlier models. The company describes this as a step beyond AI as assistant and toward AI as operator. President Trump rejected calls from technology executives to slow AI development, arguing that the United States must stay ahead of China. The race to deploy is moving faster than the debate over who is accountable when deployment goes wrong. Cybersecurity A new joint government alert says North Korea is increasingly using people in third countries as interview proxies to help its remote IT workers evade U.S. hiring checks and get jobs at companies abroad. The scheme can provide revenue, access and a foothold inside corporate systems. The National Security Agency is beginning its largest internal restructuring in more than a decade. Senior leaders were presented with the new organizational design last week, though details have not been made public. Nuclear forces Britain says it remains committed to building up to 12 next-generation SSN-A nuclear-powered attack submarines under AUKUS, but will not settle the final number until the design phase concludes in 2028. The Defence Ministry says production capacity should reach one boat every 18 months by the mid-2030s. New footage has shown China’s H-6N bomber carrying the nuclear-capable JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile. The aircraft gives China another potential nuclear delivery option alongside its land-based missiles and submarine force, though public information on the system remains limited. Public health A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, according to the county coroner. It is the state’s third measles-related death this year, and state health officials are working with the coroner’s office. Medical treatment claims In the UK, Becky Jones is among more than 40 people pursuing legal action against a hospital trust over allegations that they received cancer treatment for illnesses they did not have. Jones says she underwent chemotherapy for 11 years. The claims are at the center of the legal action against the trust.