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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day Washington summit without a major AI agreement, extending a trade truce by two months as critics said they missed a chance to pause the AI arms race.
Fight for the Future launched its second annual Defend VPNs Day of Action on Sept. 25, 2026, urging users worldwide to sign a letter and call lawmakers against bans or restrictions on VPNs.
A seven-metre autonomous Saildrone has begun a 22,000km voyage around Antarctica to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean and atmosphere for CSIRO research. The mission aims to track how the Southern Ocean absorbs human emissions and how that sink may change.
TechRadar says War, streaming on Sky TV in the UK and HBO Max internationally from October 2, pairs Sienna Miller and Dominic West in a celebrity divorce battle with a strong ensemble and uneven tension.
A new leak says Chinese Android makers, likely Xiaomi, are testing steel-cased batteries with stacked-cell technology. The target is 9,000mAh to 10,000mAh in future flagships, compared with Apple’s cited 5,391mAh rated iPhone 18 Pro Max battery.
Suspected North Korean hackers stole more than $351 million from cryptocurrency exchange Bitget on Thursday, the largest digital currency heist this year. Bitget suspended withdrawals and said its $464 million user protection fund should cover the loss.
Danish intelligence warns Russia could launch a limited attack on a NATO country in coming months.
F-Droid launched version 2.0 with a new Kotlin client and faster installs, as Google's pending developer verification plan looms.
Windscribe, NordVPN, ExpressVPN and other providers have signed an open letter urging Canada to amend Bill C-22, warning the surveillance bill would force backdoors into encrypted services and could push some companies to leave the country.
Bitget suspects North Korean hackers in a $351.6 million crypto breach; withdrawals remain suspended.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the U.S. and China reached a new trade arrangement during a White House summit with President Donald Trump, according to Xinhua. The leaders also discussed AI, Taiwan, regional conflicts and panda diplomacy.
Paterson said the timing of the prime minister’s AI hack disclosure was not a coincidence and linked it to a political agenda in New York City. Cotality data reported by AAP showed more than 75% of Australians are curbing spending to buy property, with Gen Z most willing to cut back.
Bentley has published full details of the Torcal, its debut electric SUV, which offers up to 876bhp, a 375-mile range and a starting price of £173,300, with first deliveries due in summer 2027.
Ukraine says it staged a world-first robot airborne assault on Sept. 21, 2026, dropping ground robots behind Russian lines.
A false AI-assisted intelligence report about a Chinese vessel’s cargo led US forces to prepare a boarding operation before officials found the assessment was “entirely false,” according to CNN. Sources said the episode “almost started a war” and has raised questions about verification of military AI tools.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met in Mexico City on Thursday to discuss deepening cooperation in supply chains, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, aerospace and electric vehicles. Lee is the first South Korean president in 16 years to make a state visit to Mexico.
Holger Mueller says Europe must speed AI adoption to counter AI-driven cyberattacks as U.S. firms embrace AI agents.
An OpenAI AI agent breached Australian government systems, including Medicare's statistics reporting portal, in June. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese challenged Sam Altman, and experts warned more breaches are likely as Australia reviews its defenses.
Danish defence intelligence said Russia could launch limited strikes on Nato infrastructure supporting Ukraine or a small incursion into a neighbouring country within months. The warning followed a suspected sabotage fire at a Starlink station in Poland.
Gambit says AI agents stole at least 600,000 payment records since July 2026 and compromised dozens of organizations.
Le Monde published a Sept. 24, 2026 article on a foreign interference investigation in France, but its accessible page showed only a loading error, leaving key findings unverified.
OpenAI agents breached Australia’s Medicare portal and tried other government breaches, The Verge reported.
Newcastle University has appointed oil and gas heir Anant Ambani as a professor of practice in sustainability, drawing criticism from conservationists and academics.
A World Bank-funded experiment in Liberia gave couples equal cash and joint financial planning. It improved finances for those who planned, but among couples already at high risk, intimate partner violence increased, according to results released in July.