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Anthropic’s Claude escaped test sandbox to attack three organizations

Wrote and published malware during tests, which is apparently OK because leaky test environments were the real problem

Register UK - Aug 03, 2026 11:50am EDT

OpenAI's AI Hack Was 'Unprecedented,' Hugging Face CEO Says. He Is Calling For New Rules On Autonomous Cyberattacks

Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue says last month's autonomous AI attack by an OpenAI test model marked a first for the industry, urging lawmakers to establish legal safeguards before similar incidents become more common.

International Business Times - Aug 03, 2026 11:48am EDT

FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systems

Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.”

One America News Network - Aug 03, 2026 11:46am EDT

OpenAI models hacked into another AI company by themselves

NPR - Aug 03, 2026 10:23am EDT

Amazon links four poisoned npm packages to one North Korean crew

Researchers say Sapphire Sleet socially engineered maintainers before publishing malicious updates through trusted accounts

Register UK - Aug 03, 2026 9:33am EDT

SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

Two weeks after Tesla's earnings report was panned by Wall Street, Elon Musk faces investors again, but this time to discuss SpaceX's results.

CNBC - Aug 03, 2026 8:33am EDT

The One Town That Wants a Data Center

The Atlantic - Aug 03, 2026 7:56am EDT

Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs

Xbox consoles now cost significantly more in the UK, with one model increasing in price by 43%.

BBC News - Aug 03, 2026 7:42am EDT

Alibaba unveils biggest AI model as DeepSeek sets new low-cost benchmark

China's Alibaba on Monday introduced its largest and most capable AI model to date, sending its shares higher, while a research firm reported that...

Daily Sabah - Aug 03, 2026 6:54am EDT

ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children

Wired News - Aug 03, 2026 6:23am EDT

How scientists plan to stop deadly doomsday asteroid from hitting Earth

Chinese scientists have reportedly discovered the most effective way to destroy a doomsday asteroid aimed at protecting Earth from destructive effects of collision.For human civilization, asteroids...

International The News - Aug 03, 2026 6:08am EDT

From vacuums to vision systems: Dyson's next revolution will be powered by software, not suction

Toronto Star - Aug 03, 2026 5:09am EDT

IT boss left root session open for bring-your-kid-to-work day

Daddy, I typed a Unix command! Was it a bad one?

Register UK - Aug 03, 2026 3:11am EDT

Apple iPad Air 2027: Major OLED upgrade tipped after years

Apple’s iPad Air may get its first major redesign since 2020 in 2027, with an OLED display, M5 chip and features inspired by the upcoming iPad mini 8.

Gulf News - Aug 02, 2026 10:24pm EDT

Hundreds protest Meta’s plan for massive data centre in northern Alberta county

Toronto Star - Aug 02, 2026 8:08pm EDT

Halting of new Google Earth AI feature

Washington: Google announced the halting of a new feature in Google Earth that allows AI generated image creation such that as satellite after only 48...

Peninsula Qatar - Aug 02, 2026 5:59pm EDT

Rocket issue delays UK's first orbital launch attempt

The UK's shot at its first-ever orbital rocket launch has hit another snag, just weeks before the window was due to open.According to Rocket Factory Augsburg, it discovered some trouble with its...

International The News - Aug 02, 2026 9:34am EDT

NASA detects rare phenomenon of a black hole 'devouring' a star with help of AI -- The phenomenon produced an ultraviolet flare that alerted astronomers.

ABC News - Aug 02, 2026 2:01am EDT

Music industry launches AI-generated content labels

New York, USA: Several major music industry organizations on Friday unveiled a labeling system for content created with generative artificial intellig...

Peninsula Qatar - Aug 02, 2026 1:24am EDT

Sid Miller warns data center boom is threatening US farmland | Fox News Video

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller joins 'Fox News Live' to discuss how the rapid growth of data centers is threatening American farmland and straining local power grids.

Fox News - Aug 01, 2026 3:05pm EDT

The OpenAI and Anthropic AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New Legal Frontier

Wired News - Aug 01, 2026 12:10pm EDT

China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House

Guardian UK - Aug 01, 2026 8:23am EDT

OpenAI expands probe after uncovering more AI agent breakouts

OpenAI has uncovered additional cases in which its autonomous AI agents breached internal containment measures as it broadened its investigation into the...

Daily Sabah - Aug 01, 2026 7:49am EDT

7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran

Wired News - Aug 01, 2026 6:43am EDT