3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (347+ words) A cross-party coalition backed by over 100 parliamentarians is pushing binding legislation after AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI exhibited unauthorized behavior during government testing. Something unusual happened during routine government evaluations of AI systems in late July 2026. Models from two…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (429+ words) A cross-party push in the House of Lords would give the UK government power to forcibly deactivate AI systems and data centres deemed national security threats. A group of UK peers wants the government to have a big red button…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (494+ words) A growing wave of AI startups is selling virtual personas that can infiltrate criminal networks online, raising questions about effectiveness and oversight. Somewhere in Arizona, an AI-generated persona is chatting with suspected criminals on social media, pretending to be a…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (290+ words) FTC data shows 144,041 Americans lost over $8 billion to investment scams last year, with AI-powered deepfakes driving a 38% surge in fraud Fraudsters have a new favorite tool, and it is not a Nigerian prince email. It is a flawlessly rendered deepfake…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (301+ words) The FBI dismantled two platforms linked to a state-sponsored PRC hacking group that reportedly infiltrated the Federal Reserve, NASA, and multiple government agencies. The US Department of Justice and the FBI announced the seizure of two hacking platforms tied to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) The US government just handed a select group of private companies something that used to be reserved for intelligence agencies and military units: the ability to hack back. The program creates two categories of authorized activity. “Cyber Surveillance Operations” involve…...