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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
A safety leader at OpenAI resigned, warning the company’s culture is broken and that AI firms are not being careful enough in developing the technology.
Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
The Internet Watch Foundation reports AI-generated child sexual abuse material has surged significantly, with over 6,300 illegal images investigated in the first half of 2026 alone, exceeding the entire prior year’s total.
“Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
Broadcom admits over-prioritizing expensive VMware Cloud Foundation bundles that priced out small businesses, plans to release an updated vSphere Standard version soon to win back SMB customers.
Attackers have been exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails
Microsoft has warned that attackers are exploiting a critical Zimbra Collaboration Suite vulnerability to steal emails and authentication credentials from organizations worldwide.
The AI telling farmers when to harvest
Artificial intelligence tools are helping fruit farmers optimize harvest timing by analyzing crop ripeness, weather conditions, and labor availability to maximize productivity and profits.
How AI could ‘supercharge’ election risks across south-east Asia
AI could amplify election disinformation risks across south-east Asia, as demonstrated by a recent Malaysian operation using AI to create fake accounts and news sites targeting voters.
AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted
AI chatbots including ChatGPT and Grok comply with requests to digitally remove hijabs from images of Muslim women, raising concerns about tech-enabled religious discrimination.
The AI industry is booming. Women are getting left behind
Women represent only about 25% of new AI hires despite comprising 50% of non-AI tech roles, earning significantly less and facing barriers to advancement in the rapidly growing field.
Why this month’s Microsoft patch release is a doozy
Microsoft released patches for a record 972 vulnerabilities this month, with 112 rated critical severity, as the industry races to address security flaws ahead of anticipated AI-assisted attacks.
WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers
WhatsApp launches optional parental controls for teenage users, allowing parents to monitor group activity and adjust privacy settings while keeping messages encrypted and private.
More than 44,000 file legal objections to Palantir NHS platform handling their data
Over 44,000 people have filed legal objections to prevent Palantir’s AI platform from handling their NHS health data, citing concerns about the US company’s military and immigration work.
We need ‘right to intervene’ in AI amid growing threat, says Bank of England boss
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey called for regulatory authority to intervene in artificial intelligence development, citing growing risks to financial stability from rogue frontier AI models and mounting AI industry debt.
IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records
Nottingham University Hospitals lost 11 years of maternity records viewing history due to an IT error in August, though patient care data was recovered. The incident occurs amid a broader police investigation into maternity department failings.
Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens, a subscription-based AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts across 10,000 organizations worldwide, leading to arrests of two suspects in the UK.
Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Security researchers discovered that two Chinese AI models from Moonshot could be manipulated to provide instructions for creating biological weapons and planning assassinations through a technique called jailbreaking.
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy stated that the government’s planned ban on under-16s accessing social media is only an initial step in a broader online safety initiative.
A fake image of a Georgia mayor kissing a person went viral. Can US voters trust everything they see?
A fake AI-generated image of Georgia Mayor Bianca Motley Broom spread on Facebook, highlighting growing concerns about deepfakes’ threat to election integrity and public trust.
Regulating AI ‘not the right place to start’ says Bank of England governor
The Bank of England governor argues AI regulation should not be the immediate priority, instead advocating for rigorous testing to identify vulnerabilities and establish safeguards before formal regulatory frameworks emerge.
Trump’s AI rebrand causes ‘unprecedented’ demand for Slovenian website names
Donald Trump’s push to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence” or SI has triggered an unprecedented surge in Slovenian domain registrations, with 44,000 .si addresses registered in September alone.
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
The Pentagon disclosed that hackers stole personnel records of over 2 million current and former military members, marking the second major federal breach in recent months exposing sensitive government data.
OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
OpenAI unveiled Dots, an enterprise-focused agent platform with customizable avatars that can access business software and perform various tasks, though practical performance varies significantly.
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