Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?

BBC - Sep 24, 2026

News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

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Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?

Sep 24, 2026

Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?

News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

Sep 24, 2026

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

Sep 24, 2026

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Sep 24, 2026

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Sep 24, 2026

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

First they came for our straws…now it's our bottles! Water containers made from PAPER to go on sale in the UK

Sep 24, 2026

First they came for our straws…now it's our bottles! Water containers made from PAPER to go on sale in the UK

In a push to clean up the drinks industry, a partly government-funded British business is set to roll out a new line of paper bottles.

FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents

Sep 24, 2026

FBI investigating claim hackers have stolen details of all its agents

The hackers claim they have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address, phone numbers and spouse information.

Australia's Medicare AI hack: Its seriousness 'cannot be overstated'

Sep 24, 2026

Australia's Medicare AI hack: Its seriousness 'cannot be overstated'

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 24: The Spanish press express outrage after the forced eviction of an elderly woman from her Madrid residence. Unrest in the Tigray region sparks fears of a new war between rebels and Ethiopia's central government. Australian authorities reveal that the national health insurance system Medicare was hacked by an AI agent. Finally, we look at Britain's rudest-sounding street names!

Corp MDM Spyware Targets Logistics Firms, Steals New SMS and Redirects Calls

Sep 24, 2026

Corp MDM Spyware Targets Logistics Firms, Steals New SMS and Redirects Calls

The logistics sector has become the target of a new malicious cyber campaign that distributes an Android spyware codenamed Corp MDM. According to Have I Been Squatted, the campaign uses fake Google Play pages branded as CEVA and TKW Logistics to distribute an Android Package Kit (APK) file that's dressed up as a system service. The delivered app has the package name "com.corp.mdm" Corp MDM

Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find

Sep 24, 2026

Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find

African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

China tech faces fresh scrutiny as US blacklist bill introduced, Lenovo case emerges

Sep 24, 2026

China tech faces fresh scrutiny as US blacklist bill introduced, Lenovo case emerges

China’s technology sector is facing fresh pressure in the United States as lawmakers seek to broaden the range of products that can be placed on a trade blacklist, while Lenovo Group has been drawn into a patent dispute involving memory devices. The Communications and Technology Transparency Act, unveiled by the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, would expand the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List from “communications equipment or service” to the much...

Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?

Sep 24, 2026

Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?

Despite promises to make safe AI, examples of bots behaving badly are now coming at us thick and fast.

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