[9/2 18:00] Google DeepMind releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber, launches Fairwind Program / Trump administration files brief backing OpenAI in NYT copyright suit, calls AI training fair use

AI News Flash for September 02, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Google DeepMind releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber, launches Fairwind Program https://deepmind.google/blog/introducing-gemini-3-8-flash-and-38-flash-cyber/ 2. Trump administration files brief backing OpenAI in NYT copyright suit, calls AI training fair use https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/u-s-government-sides-with-openai-on-issue-of-training-llms-on-copyrighted-material/ 3. Lutnick says Anthropic is 'back on the right side', NYSE testifies it used Project Glasswing, Anthropic retail agent blueprints, Altman at G20 https://www.axios.com/2026/09/02/lutnick-anthropic-trump 4. Safety researchers alarmed by OpenAI Astra's recurrent-depth architecture making reasoning harder to monitor https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/988334/openai-astra-ai-monitoring-safety 5. Wonderful raises $550M Series C at $5B (Insight lead, Salesforce joins); Lyte raises $165M Series C at $1.6B (ex-Apple, physical AI) https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/wonderful-more-than-doubles-its-valuation-to-5b-in-under-6-months/