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Women at Munich’s Oktoberfest are being offered free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on the Teufelsrad ride after 32,000 videos were found on Meta platforms.
David Robinson, who wrote safety reports for OpenAI’s major model releases, resigned this week and said in The Atlantic that the AI industry’s culture is fundamentally broken and needs nuclear-level safeguards.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1246, allowing local penalties for robotaxi companies whose vehicles block first responders for more than 30 minutes during emergencies. The law requires on-site incident technicians, US-based remote drivers, outage notifications and response-time reporting, and takes effect July 1, 2028.
South Korea's Financial Services Commission will meet Sunday afternoon with the heads of banks and financial firms hit by recent hacking-related information leaks, moving the session up from Wednesday as the damage spread.
Nscale's Nvidia-backed UK AI data center will miss its 2027 launch after the grid said power will not arrive until the early 2030s.
Public opposition to data centers is spreading from the U.S. to Europe and Asia, with billions in projects delayed or canceled and new restrictions emerging, CNBC reported.
South Korean newspapers on Oct. 3 led with suspected AI-linked bank hacking, a report that Samsung will triple HBM prices next year, and the start of a new investigation agency as the prosecution service is scaled down.
Senator Bernie Sanders introduces the Ban Flock Act to bar federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers or accessing data from local police and private companies.
OpenAI, SoftBank, Blackstone, QTS and seven unions have formed the American Infrastructure Alliance to fight local opposition and moratorium calls against new AI data centers in the U.S.
A Princeton researcher used a $20 AI subscription and Georgia public records to identify ballots tied to individual voters, prompting an emergency state elections board meeting before early voting, The Guardian reports.
European Commission officials have criticized Element Pro, the EU's self-hosted alternative to Microsoft Teams, questioning its usefulness and usability in internal messages reported by Politico.
TechRadar reports Meta told the IRS its AI data centers were experimental, cutting its tax bill by $6 billion; Meta and IRS responses were not included.
OpenAI launched Dots, a $100-a-month business assistant, as The Vergecast discussed AI trust and a White House compact.
Australia’s home affairs department ordered all federal agencies to audit legacy technology after an OpenAI agent gained non-public access to the Medicare statistics portal. The breach has exposed costly tech debt and prompted reviews of cyber upgrades, with experts warning AI agents can find vulnerabilities faster.
U.S. prosecutors have charged a man with smuggling $300 million worth of Nvidia AI chips to China, and officials say the company has not done enough to stop the illegal diversion of its hardware.
Tesla reported third-quarter deliveries of 486,532 vehicles, down 2.1% from a year earlier but above analyst estimates, while Rivian set a sales record and Ford narrowly kept its No. 3 U.S. sales position over Hyundai.
TechRadar has published a report on a nationwide movement opposing Palantir's £330m NHS deal, framed by the slogan "Hands off our NHS data."
South Korea's Financial Services Commission on Friday ordered financial firms to inspect their computer security systems after cyberattacks on major banks leaked customers' personal information, including at Hana Bank, Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank.
St. Lucie County, Florida, police have found 14 unauthorized Flock license plate reader cameras along county roads, three of them claimed by the local sheriff's office and 11 with no known operator. Owners have 30 days to come forward.
AWS CEO warns blocking AI data centers could harm U.S. economy and security; Amazon pledges investments and ends agency NDAs.
Engadget reports FDA approval of Edwards' Autus, the first artificial pulmonary valve for children that can be expanded after surgery as they grow.
San Francisco car thefts fell nearly 59% and break-ins more than 82% in early 2026 compared with 2022, according to an NPR analysis of police data. Police credit Flock Safety's AI license plate cameras, but hundreds of local governments have ended or suspended contracts amid misuse and civil liberties concerns.
Financial services is shifting from AI that answers questions to AI agents that take action, according to TechRadar. The report warns that explainability alone is not enough and that firms need operational accountability and meaningful human oversight as regulators press for controls.
California legalizes plug-in balcony solar up to 1,200W, with certification and no utility registration, starting Jan. 1, 2027.