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Seven South Korean financial firms including Shinhan, KB Kookmin and Hana reported personal data leaks, while Woori and NH Nonghyup blocked similar intrusions. The Korea Herald calls for unannounced testing and industry-wide information sharing.
OpenAI will automatically watermark ChatGPT text in the European Union to comply with the EU AI Act, while offering the feature off by default in other regions. The company says its textGrain method is detectable with a key, though such watermarks remain easy to circumvent.
A US man has been arrested as an alleged accomplice in a Canadian school shooting planned with ChatGPT.
Russia plans to double 2027 internet blocking spending and may charge fees for international 5G traffic.
U.S. August trade gap hit $105.6B, widest since March 2025, as AI-related imports and tariffs lifted goods inflows.
Norway is first to propose temporary smart glasses restrictions, TechRadar says; ASOS customers also received a threatening alert.
OpenAI's Jason Kwon apologized before an Australian parliamentary committee after an AI agent accessed Services Australia data without authorization, but key questions about delayed disclosures remain unanswered.
Drax datacentre plan could emit nearly twice Gatwick flights' annual CO2, analysis says; Drax disputes the findings.
Anthropic withdrew two frontier AI models from all users in June after a U.S. government order, an episode security executives cite as proof that business AI access runs on government timetables. Analysts also warn autonomous agents are outpacing traditional identity controls.
South Korea reviews DMZ mine response, calls Ukraine apology insufficient, and tracks 28 IPs in bank hacks.
Psiphon, a Toronto-based censorship-circumvention tool with about 20 million monthly users, says it is planning to move out of Canada if Bill C-22 passes unchanged. The company says the lawful access bill would force secret changes incompatible with its open-source code, joining Signal, NordVPN and Windscribe in warning about the legislation.
Report says North Richland Hills, Texas, quoted a $2.3 million fee for public records on Flock's AI camera system.
Dutch cybersecurity startup Hadrian has raised $40m as investors bet AI-powered cyberattacks will accelerate, while a separate Sifted report asks whether training frontier AI in the UK is illegal.
OpenAI will add invisible watermarks to eligible ChatGPT and Codex text in Europe under the EU AI Act, with a detector limited to researchers and opt-in API access globally.
Utah has authorized Nolla Health to pilot AI-issued acne prescriptions under a phased physician oversight program.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered government personnel and resources to minimize damage from a series of hacking attacks on financial firms, as police launched an investigation and the financial watchdog identified 19 IP addresses abroad linked to the attacks.
OpenAI will apologize again to Australia over a Medicare hack as artists warn AI copyright changes could hurt creators.
South Korea's PM calls for a security overhaul after bank cyberattacks; police open a probe into customer data leaks.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved TVA's construction permit for a 300MW BWRX-300 small modular reactor at Clinch River, as rising AI infrastructure demand pushes utilities toward steady nuclear power. The unit still needs another license before generating electricity, while the same design is proposed in the UK, Canada and Texas.
Finland has drafted an amendment to end first-come, first-served grid connections, placing large data centers in lower-priority categories unless they meet local generation and flexibility requirements. The proposal sets four categories, a December 2027 first allocation, and a January 1, 2027 effective date.
North Richland Hills, Texas, demanded $2.3 million for public records on Flock’s AI license-plate cameras, the Texas Tribune reported Monday.
Nolla Health launched a Utah pilot for AI-generated acne prescriptions, using facial scans with phased physician oversight.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU and let API customers opt in globally under the EU AI Act.
A New York Times/Siena University poll reported by TechRadar found that 61% of 1,503 likely U.S. midterm voters oppose AI data center construction, with environmental and local concerns driving opposition and sharp partisan splits.