Today: October 21, 2026
Today: October 21, 2026

Cybersecurity

Science|Technology

Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language

The FBI’s cyber division warned Wednesday about the discovery of two “critical vulnerabilities” in PHP, a widely used programming language that powers many websites and web applications

Europe|Science|Technology

Websites taken offline over PHP risks

Several government, school and hospital websites in Europe were taken offline on Wednesday as organizations rushed to protect themselves from two critical security flaws in PHP, a

Science|Technology

Government websites go dark as software flaw sparks security scramble

Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

PHP programming language developers issue new version fixing critical vulnerabilities

Developers of the PHP programming language said a new version fixing two critical vulnerabilities was now live and strongly encouraged users to update immediately.

Arts|Crime|Science|Technology

An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble

An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.

Technology

Poland says social media firms are 'silent ally' of Russia, threatens fines

Social media platforms are a "silent ally" of Russia in a "digital war" and are doing nothing to curb disinformation, Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski

Europe|Technology

Europe weighs giving utilities, infrastructure companies more powers to bring down drones

At a former flight-test base south of Paris, drones swoop over fields and woodland as teams on the ground test

Political|Science|Technology|World

Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine's military, WSJ reports

Elon Musk last week ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite service that Ukraine relies on, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday,

Business|Europe|Finance|Science|Technology

Google Cloud outage in UK eases after impacting digital banks, public sector websites

Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday its cloud services in the UK were back up after an hours-long outage that disrupted several financial firms and public-sector

Business|Science|Technology

How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites

Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies

Science|Technology

Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service

Election|Political|Technology

US tells election officials to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of midterms

The FBI and the US cyber defense agency CISA are urging election officials -- and the American public -- to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of next month's

Science|Technology

US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC

A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told

Science|Technology

What happens if AI agents start speaking their own language?

What happens if AI agents start speaking their own language?

Arts|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI

The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for urgent guardrails to manage risks from the AI boom, comparing it to a Formula 1 car that could go off track

Europe

Bulgaria seeks NATO anti-drone systems, says defence minister

Bulgaria has formally asked NATO to deploy combat aircraft and anti-drone systems to bolster its defences after a series of drone attacks on commercial shipping in the Black

Political|Science|Technology

US intel officials postpone classified threat briefing for election officials after technical difficulties

US intel officials postpone classified threat briefing for election officials after technical difficulties

Economy|Finance|Technology

BoE warns banks to prepare for AI-enabled cyber breaches

The Bank of England is working with banks on deep cyber-recovery options, its deputy governor Sarah Breeden said on Thursday, arguing

Political|Science|Technology|World

Putin convenes top Russian officials to discuss cybersecurity

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss cybersecurity with top officials on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, describing it as an increasingly pressing issue but denying

Science|Technology

Google Deepmind's Hassabis calls AI hacks 'early warning shots'

Recent hacking incidents perpetrated by AI agents are "early warning shots", and the world could soon face major incidents if systems are

Business|Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

Business|Political|Science|Technology

Anthropic seeks rehearing of case over Pentagon's security risk branding

Anthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon's decision to label the AI company as a national security supply chain risk over a

Arts|Technology

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of placing recording device in company conference room

An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology

Arts|Technology

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over covert recording device, DOJ says

US federal agents arrested a Saudi national who was an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference