Lead Story · The Register
OpenAI claims 100-plus secret files followed ex-employee back to Apple
ChatGPT maker turns tables in Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, claiming confidential hardware plans made their way back to Cupertino
Oct 15, 2026
MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
How much more can nuclear power plants give?
In this age of rising electricity demand, people are trying to squeeze every last bit of power out of every power plant possible. Over the past few weeks, there’s been big news about nuclear power pla…
Oct 15, 2026
The Register
Japanese consortium bets on building bobbing bit barns
Four firms believe server farms on barges in ports will help solve the problem of finding suitable sites
Oct 15, 2026
The Register
UK keeps AI safeguards in the maybe pile for Cyber Security BIll
Officials say amendments remain under consideration despite minister's pledge to act
Oct 15, 2026
Semafor Technology
Meta data center credits draw congressional scrutiny
It’s the latest sign of Congress responding to widespread voter backlash to the AI buildout.
Oct 15, 2026
The Register
Jev and other decision models can still be tricked with prompt injection
Never making type errors does not mean never making errors
Oct 15, 2026
TechCrunch AI
TechCrunch AI
Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis
The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip des…
Oct 15, 2026
The Guardian Technology
Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit
US states sue ChatGPT maker and seek to force the company to change how its products work for young users Eight US states sued OpenAI Wednesday, alleging the ChatGPT maker is harming children en masse…
Oct 14, 2026
Ars Technica
Georgia man sues Flock, sheriff's office over alleged ALPR-fueled retaliation
Plaintiff claims cameras enabled warrantless tracking and monitoring after he previously sued over excessive force.
Oct 14, 2026
Wired
AI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of Science
AI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.
Oct 14, 2026
TechCrunch AI
TechCrunch AI
Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.
Oct 14, 2026
The Guardian Technology
Could AI ‘change the stakes’ in the development of bioweapons?
Experts say the technology could help terrorists and nation states with production but that significant hurdles remain In his annual speech on threats to the nation, Sir Ken McCallum, the head of the …
Oct 14, 2026
Ars Technica
Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins
AI design tools make proteins that break bonds that are stable for hundreds of years.
Oct 14, 2026
Semafor Technology
ASML CEO confident AI demand will outstrip supply for years to come
Christophe Fouquet’s comments have eased investors’ concerns of an AI spending bubble after ASML reported bumper profits.
Oct 14, 2026
Ars Technica
OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say
Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.
Oct 14, 2026
The Guardian Technology
Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research
Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risen The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to …
Oct 14, 2026
The Guardian Technology
Tool and target: US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorism and anti-tech extremism
From the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats In May 2025, a 25-year-old man det…
Oct 14, 2026
The Guardian Technology
AI overlords say they want to democratise their technology. Here’s how | Richard Wilson and Clara Long
A fight over a datacentre in Utah has been a testing ground for citizens’ assemblies, paving the way to oversight What’s your “(p)doom” – the percentage chance that rogue AI will create an existential…
Oct 14, 2026
The Register
The AI math isn't mathing as infrastructure spending forecast to outstrip expected revenue
Analyst predicts 80% of neoclouds will disappear as standalone businesses by 2030
Oct 14, 2026
The Register
UK government chases AI while aging IT leaves it exposed, PAC chair warns
Whitehall's digital staffing falls short of its own target as ministers leave the skills gap unresolved
Oct 14, 2026
The Guardian Technology
Use of AI in job interviews on the rise – but UK recruiters say they can spot the cheats
Body representing some of Britain’s biggest graduate employers reveals misconduct is at a record high It is obvious when someone is using AI to drum up answers in a job interview, according to Chris M…
Oct 13, 2026
TechCrunch AI
TechCrunch AI
Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks
Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.
Oct 13, 2026
Semafor Technology
Anthropic issues warning on self-replicating AI
The lab raised the possibility of so-called “botnets” that would be difficult to stamp out.
Oct 13, 2026
The Register
Anthropic reinvents source control as Claude floods the world with code
When continuous integration gits you down, there's always an AI-tuned monorepo
Oct 13, 2026
The Guardian Technology
AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices
Researchers say ‘AI worms’ could soon infiltrate internet-connected devices amid calls for increased guardrails Anthropic is warning that some of its artificial intelligence models could soon become “…
Oct 13, 2026
The Register
OpenAI's dot assistant burned 300K+ tokens in a day without a single prompt
Geordie's tests recorded 155 activity traces and multiple subagents after dot was given read-only permissions
Oct 13, 2026
404 Media
Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work
Character.ai enshittified its product but was still burning tons of cash, its bankruptcy documents say.
Oct 13, 2026
Wired
OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us
AI leaders joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a sweeping parliamentary session, while a few hundred meters away Britain’s spy chief warned AI could be used to create new bioweapons.
Oct 13, 2026
The Register
Apple unleashes a swarm of Mac Minions to share GPU resources for large AI tasks
The company unites resources from disparate macOS devices
Oct 13, 2026
TechCrunch AI
TechCrunch AI
Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in …
Oct 13, 2026
TechCrunch AI
TechCrunch AI
Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache
The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways. And that fact is steadily seeding fears that companies now have new, gaping security h…
Oct 13, 2026
The Register
Anthropic conjures another threat that doesn't exist yet to stoke fears of AI apocalypse
Self-replicating AI botnets could become feasible on IoT hardware within months, claims the Claude maker, if smaller models get smarter
Oct 13, 2026
The Register
Cheap Chinese and open source LLMs could trigger trillion-dollar AI infrastructure 'reset'
Jefferies wonders if LLMs will ever be profitable during the 'ongoing collapse in token pricing'
Oct 13, 2026
Ars Technica
Gemini 4 Argon begins rolling out in Gemini app and Antigravity, but only if you pay
Developers will get 50 percent discounted API rates through November.
Oct 13, 2026
The Guardian Technology
Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back
Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work Employers around the globe are grappling with the fallout from rushing to adopt fast-changing artificial intelligence …
Oct 13, 2026
The Guardian Technology
Employees all over the world find themselves monitored by AI at work
The latest example of workers under surveillance comes from Co-op, a British consumer cooperative that runs thousands of businesses This was originally published in TechScape, a newsletter about how t…
Oct 13, 2026
Semafor Technology
Key watchdogs signal they will step up AI regulation
Banking regulators on both sides of the Atlantic were increasingly asking questions of institutions’ use of AI models.
Oct 13, 2026
The Register
European datacenter boom threatens higher energy bills unless governments intervene
Moody's forecasts server farms could consume 17% of Dutch electricity and 30% of Ireland's by 2035
Oct 13, 2026
MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks?
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Late last…
Oct 13, 2026
Politico Technology
Kupor: ‘Super Intelligence’ task force will press companies on AI safety
The new White House task force will coordinate with law enforcement, assess AI risks and press companies to meet their safety commitments, the group’s vice chair said.
Oct 13, 2026
Semafor Technology
Trump AI directive sparks questions
An Anthropic incident in which a testing model submitted visa applications, according to a State Department spokesman, spurred the task force’s first “action.”
Oct 13, 2026
MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models
When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since turned the firm…
Oct 13, 2026
The Register
Home Office asylum AI flunks one in five accuracy checks
Ministers promised faster decisions, but campaigners say the technology is making mistakes while asylum processing times are getting worse
Oct 13, 2026
Semafor Technology
New report shows US chip industry's reliance on China
More than 5% of equipment and materials supplied to US chipmakers originate in China, which also possesses some 90% of the rare earths required to manufacture semiconductors.
Oct 12, 2026
Ars Technica
Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model
"No more hand-written code" or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.
Oct 12, 2026
Ars Technica
Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police
“I may have information regarding this case," Claude AI told Philly police.
Oct 12, 2026
IEEE Spectrum AI
Meet the Anthropic Engineer Keeping Its AI Agent Trustworthy
If you’ve ever wondered how Claude and similar AI agents can answer complex questions in seconds and where they get the information, you’re not alone. Gurmeet Saran works to find that answer every day…
Oct 12, 2026
TechCrunch AI
TechCrunch AI
Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder
Where Muse Spark aimed to be a lightweight model that could perform at low latency, the Wonder models are larger and said to be more capable, with higher benchmark scores and better results on complex…
Oct 12, 2026
Ars Technica
Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine
Russian bloggers warn Russia’s hyper-centralized digital economy is vulnerable.
Oct 12, 2026
Wired
Muse Wonder Puts Meta Back at the AI Frontier
Meta’s biggest model rivals the world’s best—and includes new features to keep agents from going off the rails.
Oct 12, 2026