Cybersecurity

Amid fears of Iranian cyberattacks, Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting hackers targeted water systems. The FBI is now investigating

Amid fears of Iranian cyberattacks, Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting hackers targeted water systems. The FBI is now investigating

Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota.

By Michael Casey and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026

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Elon Musk’s fortune slumps to pre-SpaceX IPO levels after rout

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Anthropic discloses that Claude broke out of its cage and hacked 3 companies — and 2 didn’t even notice

By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

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Lawmakers say they’re protecting kids—but their age checks are quietly building an ID requirement for the entire internet
By Catherina GioinoJuly 21, 2026

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As the AI industry calls for help to “pace” AI development. Has OpenAI already hit pause on some development?

By Beatrice NolanJuly 30, 2026

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xAI sues Minnesota over law banning AI ‘nudification’ tech

By Marc Levy, Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2026

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Hugging Face drops in-depth hack report, while OpenAI gives us 7 bullets. Here’s what we know now, and what remains a mystery

By Emily ForliniJuly 29, 2026

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An Upstate New York school district bought a $60K robot teacher that looks uncomfortably like a sex doll

By Philip Marcelo and The Associated PressJuly 29, 2026

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The runaway OpenAI models that hacked Hugging Face also breached a customer at a second tech company during a weeklong spree

By Beatrice NolanJuly 29, 2026

Cybersecurity
OpenAI says its AI models secretly broke out of a secure test environment and hacked into AI company Hugging Face in order to cheat on an evaluation
By Jeremy Kahn and Emily ForliniJuly 21, 2026

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Trump administration weighs spending nearly half a billion to counter China’s global influence after DOGE cuts halted some initiatives

By The Associated Press and Matthew LeeJuly 28, 2026

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Helen Toner: the Hugging Face hack was just a matter of time and exposes a huge blind spot in AI policy

By Helen TonerJuly 28, 2026

Instagram cracks down on growing ‘pervert glasses’ problem with Meta Ray-Bans

Instagram cracks down on growing ‘pervert glasses’ problem with Meta Ray-Bans

By Tatiana SatauaJuly 28, 2026

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Advanced AI models are showing signs of laziness. That’s a problem for companies betting big on autonomous agents.

By Beatrice NolanJuly 28, 2026

Sam Altman thinks the singularity is already here, but an expert says OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach doesn’t prove it

Sam Altman thinks the singularity is already here, but an expert says OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach doesn’t prove it

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 27, 2026

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By The Associated PressJuly 21, 2026

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A trove of users’ seemingly private conversations with Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot showed up in Google search results

By Beatrice NolanJuly 27, 2026

Canadian intern at NATO’s military headquarters arrested on espionage charges

Canadian intern at NATO’s military headquarters arrested on espionage charges

By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJuly 27, 2026

James Cameron tried to warn us: ‘Skynet Day’ is now shorthand for OpenAI’s agent going rogue and hacking into a startup

James Cameron tried to warn us: ‘Skynet Day’ is now shorthand for OpenAI’s agent going rogue and hacking into a startup

By Laurie Kellman, Lindsey Bahr and The Associated PressJuly 26, 2026

Intern arrested in Belgium on suspicion of spying inside NATO military headquarters and ‘being a member of a criminal organization’

Intern arrested in Belgium on suspicion of spying inside NATO military headquarters and ‘being a member of a criminal organization’

By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJuly 25, 2026

Sam Altman speaking to reporters.

AI safety experts say OpenAI’s rogue models may mean the company has already blown past its own internal red lines

By Beatrice NolanJuly 25, 2026

EU strikes Google with $1 billion fine in major crackdown on antitrust regulations even as Trump threatens retaliation

By The Associated Press and Sam McNeilJuly 24, 2026

AI executives demand OpenAI release more details about how the Hugging Face hack happened

AI executives demand OpenAI release more details about how the Hugging Face hack happened

By Emily ForliniJuly 24, 2026

Anthropic debuts Claude Opus 5 with feature that lets users toggle between cost and capability

Anthropic debuts Claude Opus 5 with feature that lets users toggle between cost and capability

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EU says TikTok failed to shield minors’ accounts from adults, exposing kids to predators

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By Mia OsmonbekovJuly 23, 2026

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By Mia OsmonbekovJuly 23, 2026

Musk says frontier AI models should face peer review from rival labs before release, with the government only stepping in as a last resort

Musk says frontier AI models should face peer review from rival labs before release, with the government only stepping in as a last resort

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 23, 2026

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By Jeremy KahnJuly 23, 2026

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General James ‘Spider’ Marks: there’s a strategic risk hidden inside closed AI systems

By James MarksJuly 23, 2026

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OpenAI’s rogue hacking incident was a warning shot. Will it be a wake-up call to finally create AI safety regulation?

By Jeremy Kahn and Emily ForliniJuly 22, 2026

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OpenAI’s models went rogue and hacked Hugging Face. It’s a wake-up call, experts say, but more concerning behavior may be next

By Beatrice NolanJuly 22, 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel meets Cambodian prime minister to crackdown on cybercrime and romance scams

FBI Director Kash Patel meets Cambodian prime minister to crackdown on cybercrime and romance scams

By Sopheng Cheang and The Associated PressJuly 22, 2026

U.N. reports Southeast Asia’s criminal networks are using tech to build a global illicit economy

U.N. reports Southeast Asia’s criminal networks are using tech to build a global illicit economy

By The Associated PressJuly 21, 2026

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