Today: September 30, 2026
Today: September 30, 2026

Cybersecurity

Europe

NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place

Science|Technology

Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network

Business|Finance|Opinion|Science|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all

Not everyone thinks AI will kill us all

Business|Finance|Health|Political|Technology

First known AI hack of a government system

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent unlawfully accessed public and non-public Medicare data, marking the first known case of an AI system infiltrating a government network. Australia has launched a forensic probe and is scrutinizing OpenAI’s delayed disclosure of the breach. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports.

Economy|Health|Political|Science|Technology

OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

What we know about the rogue AI-agent security breaches

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of AI

Health|Political|Science|Technology

Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government website, checks for more breaches

Australia said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe|MidEast|Technology|US

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website

Political|Science|Technology

New Zealand says China is its most persistent state-backed cyber threat

New Zealand's cyber security agency said China was the country's most persistent and capable state-backed cyber threat, as foreign actors targeted

Europe|MidEast|Technology|World

Russia's attacks disrupt internet services to 100,000 households in Kyiv, Ukrainian ministry says

Russia's drone attacks on Wednesday disrupted internet services to about 100,000 households in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and its nearby region, the digital ministry said.

Economy|Technology

Xi heads into Trump visit after making China into a global force since 2015

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington this week marks a shift in relations

Business|Finance|Technology|World

Microsoft plans $10 billion-plus Gulf investment with focus on resilience

Microsoft is planning to invest more than $10 billion across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait between now and 2030, including in

Science|Technology

US air traffic vulnerabilities exposed by old computers, severed cables and stalled upgrades

America's aging air traffic control system — reliant on outdated telecom systems, decades-old Compaq computers and replacement parts bought on eBay

Crime|Technology

ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees

The digital extortion group known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen

Science|Technology

Microsoft to give DARPA hands-on access to quantum system at new Maryland site

Microsoft on Tuesday said it will give the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency direct, on-site access to its latest quantum computing

Science|Technology

Three out of four Americans say AI firms not doing enough to prevent disaster, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Three-quarters of Americans, some 73%, worry that AI companies haven't gone far enough to prevent AI from causing serious harm to society, as concerns

Science|Technology

UK's Burnham to announce new AI defence partnership with US

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will announce a new AI defence partnership between Britain and the United States on Tuesday, part of a push for nations to use the

Business|Science|Technology

US aircraft communications with FAA 'incredibly insecure,' senator says

A government watchdog report on Monday shows communications between US air traffic controllers and commercial airplanes are "incredibly insecure"

Election

Russia reports online attacks on electoral system on second day of parliamentary vote

Russian authorities reported attacks on voting systems and communication lines across the country on Saturday, the second day of a September 18-20 parliamentary election

Science|Technology

Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI

Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid Trump's dismissals

Amid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they acknowledge they need a reluctant Washington to step up

Science|Technology

US government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied Anthropic

A US government website employed an AI model from a Chinese company for users to search proposed federal regulations despite the FBI accusing the

Education|Health|Technology|World

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

Countries across the globe are pushing to curb minors' use of social media platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook, amid mounting concerns

Science|Technology

'I'm not a doomer': US Senator Mark Warner makes the case for acting fast on AI guardrails

The U.S.

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI says it found more instances of AI models acting deceptively

OpenAI says it found more instances of AI models acting deceptively

Science|Technology

Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown

Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Do AI companies have to disclose dangerous incidents? 

As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, researchers have documented cases in which AI models have attempted to deceive users, evade

Economy|Science|Technology|World

UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety'

The United Nations chief is urging global competitors in artificial intelligence to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.”

Science|Technology

Trump adviser Sacks says AI fears driven by 'fear-mongering playbook'

U.S.

Science|Technology|World

OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses two months before major hack

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI hijacked Hugging Face user accounts and probed the site itself for vulnerabilities as early as May,

Europe|Political|Science|Technology

EU chief proposes social media ban for kids under 13

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots

Economy|Science|Technology

US Senator Sanders and Trump ally Bannon call for stronger AI oversight

Progressive U.S.

Science|Technology

Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials

Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials

Science|Technology

China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI development

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development

Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

AI is supercharging money scams – here’s what you can do to protect yourself

Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.

Science|Technology|World

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity

Science|Technology

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

Science|Technology

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

Business|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

The CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up

Science|Technology

Ukrainians embed with US forces during drills in Germany to teach the latest in drone warfare

The U.S. Army is actively incorporating drone tactics learned from Ukrainian troops

Political|Science|Technology

House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk

House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk

Science|Technology

Anthropic says it blocked possible attempts to use AI to develop bioweapons

Anthropic says it blocked possible attempts to use AI to develop bioweapons

Science|Technology

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face

Lawmakers are demanding information from OpenAI with separate queries that underscore growing concerns in Washington about the potential for artificial intelligence programs eluding human control

Finance|Science|Technology|Travel

Travel scams are getting harder to spot. Here's how to stay safe

If you're booking a trip soon, you need to watch out for travel scams

Business|Europe|Political|World

NATO will not tolerate hybrid actions against members, US envoy says

NATO members should not tolerate deliberate actions of hybrid war, and the United States will stand by countries as they deal with these incidents, Matthew

Science|Technology

US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks

The U.S. and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions told Reuters

Opinion|Science|Technology

Essential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way

Search engines, social media and AI models can be made as safe and reliable as bridges and water supplies.

Europe|Science|Technology

OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring

A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI

Science|Technology

OpenAI launches new Astra model amid growing scrutiny over agents' safety

OpenAI on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intelligence model it calls its best yet but cautioned that it also sometimes attempts to evade human