A TCS report found humanoids and quadrupeds see only 2% and 4% adoption in manufacturing, with 77% of manufacturers expecting physical AI to significantly impact warehouse operations and 75% anticipating the same across assembly and manufacturing. The Tata Consultancy Services report, Future-Ready Manufacturing: TCS Physical AI Readiness Report 2026, surveyed 300 manufacturing c-suite executives and vice presidents across North America and Europe and was published with the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, where TCS exhibited physical AI. No surveyed organisation plans to reduce investments, and 26% plan to increase spending. OpenAI released details of its Astra model, claiming it resolved or made progress on 10 open problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science, covering areas including high-dimensional geometry, coding theory, and quantum complexity. Red Hat formed an open-source community project called asago (AI Safety and Governance Orchestration) to automate translating AI governance policies into deployable safety controls, bringing together organisations including Brave Software, IBM, Microsoft, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Alan Turing Institute. Apple filed a legal challenge against the UK Government over a demand for access to encrypted customer data, centring on Apple’s Advanced Data Protection System. The UK Government issued a technical capability notice, stating law enforcement must access communications when necessary, while Apple referenced its withdrawal of the feature in February 2025.