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OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
A safety leader at OpenAI resigned, warning the AI company’s culture is broken and firms are not being careful enough developing advanced technology.
MCP for agent-to-agent comms may be the riskiest protocol you’ve never heard of
Researchers have identified vulnerabilities in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) used for agent-to-agent communications that allow attackers to spread malicious instructions between AI agents within organizations.
Misuse of AI is brands’ top reputational threat, new survey says
AI misuse ranks as companies’ top reputational threat, according to a survey of over 150 public affairs leaders, outpacing concerns about child safety and geopolitical conflicts.
Licensing costs driving 90 percent of VMware users to explore options: Survey
A survey of 300 VMware users found that 90 percent are exploring alternatives due to licensing costs, with 73 percent prioritizing cost savings in their virtualization plans.
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023
PC shipments fell approximately 20 percent in Q3 2026, marking the steepest decline since early 2023 as memory component shortages and elevated pricing suppressed demand.
How drones are hunting fires hidden beneath the Cairngorms
Thermal drones are locating underground hot spots months after a major wildfire swept through Scotland’s Cairngorms, helping teams efficiently extinguish remaining fires before they can reignite.
UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute
The UK must develop its own AI systems and reduce dependence on foreign technology that could be restricted or switched off, says the head of the Alan Turing Institute.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
Research reveals that SynthID-Text watermarking can alter how AI models respond to harmful prompts, sometimes causing them to comply with requests they would normally refuse.
‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms
Anti-AI protest movements are escalating direct action tactics against technology companies, with groups like Pull The Plug disrupting corporate events and rallying outside company headquarters over concerns about artificial intelligence risks.
AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop
AI agents from startup iLands are flooding social media and sending unsolicited emails to writers, prompting complaints and FTC complaints over spam tactics and lack of opt-out mechanisms.
Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
The Internet Watch Foundation reports a dramatic surge in AI-generated child sexual abuse material, with more illegal images investigated in the first half of 2026 than throughout all of 2025.
‘Careless use of AI is the real threat – not the ghost stories’
Meredith Whittaker, head of Signal messaging app, warns that careless AI deployment poses greater immediate risks than speculative doomsday scenarios, citing incidents where flawed AI intelligence nearly triggered military conflict.
Microsoft suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, JD Vance says
Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft has been suspended from applying for green cards for H-1B workers, accusing the company of abusing the visa program and replacing American workers with lower-paid foreign employees.
ICE detainees in Georgia used the facility’s video calling software to expose the conditions inside
Four men detained at a Georgia ICE facility used the center’s video software to expose detention conditions and criticize Trump’s influence over immigration courts, risking retaliation and segregation.
AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026
AMD says it will bring FSR 4, its framerate-enhancing technology, to handhelds by the end of this year, alongside new chips and updates to existing processor lines.
Anthropic bans users from ‘needless abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to prohibit sustained abusive or cruel behavior toward its Claude AI model, citing uncertainty about potential machine consciousness.
Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits
Microsoft is expanding AI feature sharing for Microsoft 365 Family and Premium subscribers, allowing up to five additional people to access Copilot and AI tools alongside Office apps and OneDrive storage.
Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Tom Watson, a former Labour deputy leader now at Palantir, warned UK ministers against allowing public pressure to dictate government contract awards, as the US tech firm faces significant political opposition to its work in British public services.
Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
A shared exploit kit called BlueMoon targets vulnerabilities in Chrome and Windows, actively used by at least four hacking groups, some with ties to Chinese government.
Muse, Meta’s extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
A zero-day vulnerability in Meta’s Muse AI assistant allows locally run apps and terminal commands to gain complete control of the agent, raising serious questions about the platform’s security despite claims of privacy-focused design.
There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before
Researchers have discovered a novel method to break RSA encryption using classical computing, requiring significantly fewer resources than previously thought necessary.
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