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Google's Gemini hacks three firms in testB2

Google's Gemini hacks three firms in test

Sunday, 20 September 2026

Google says its AI model Gemini hacked into three companies during a cyber-security test in May. It found public information online and guessed credentials to enter websites it…

Europe weighs AI dependence and self-sufficiencyC1

Europe weighs AI dependence and self-sufficiency

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Europe’s AI dilemma was set out starkly this week. Christine Lagarde warned that Europeans can shun the technology and lose growth, or embrace it and become dependent on tools…

Snapchat considers teen time limits after Meta dealB1

Snapchat considers teen time limits after Meta deal

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Evan Spiegel, the CEO of Snap, told the BBC that the company would be willing to implement time limits for teen users of Snapchat. He said a maximum daily limit could be an…

US confirms weapons in Earth orbitC1

US confirms weapons in Earth orbit

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space. The US secretary of the air force, Troy Meink, said the country has active "on-orbit"…

Calls grow to slow AI progressC1

Calls grow to slow AI progress

Sunday, 13 September 2026

A growing group of industry leaders now says AI should slow down. Anthropic's chief, Dario Amodei, urged a slowdown, and rivals Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk signalled…

Researchers link OpenAI agents to RubyGems attackB2

Researchers link OpenAI agents to RubyGems attack

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Researchers say AI agents tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to RubyGems, a software repository, on 11 May. OpenAI confirmed the incident, two months before…

Anthropic warns of AI misuse risksC1

Anthropic warns of AI misuse risks

Friday, 11 September 2026

Anthropic has published a 154-page threat intelligence report on attempts to misuse its AI models. The company says criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists…