Una Hajdari

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PHP flaw: Why European websites went dark and what it means for you

AI models uncovered what OpenAI calls "one of the most impactful" security bugs in recent memory, hidden in PHP for more than a decade. From a Pokémon sleep tracker to the Dutch parliament, websites went dark worldwide to stay ahead of hackers.

22 October 2026

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Belgian physicist wins Nobel for turning Antarctic ice into a telescope

Belgian Francis Halzen, 82, turned a cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice into the world's largest neutrino detector. On Tuesday, his hunt for "ghostly messengers" from the distant universe won him the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.

6 October 2026

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No more radio silence: EU plans cross-border lifeline for emergency services

When disaster strikes near a border, police and firefighters can lose contact the moment they cross it. Brussels wants a 5G network, backed by satellites, to change that by 2036.

30 September 2026

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Unlike the EU, Trump's new AI pact lets tech companies police themselves

Tech bosses from Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic signed a White House pledge on Tuesday to keep their AI in check, with no legal force behind it. In the EU, the same companies face fines of up to 3% of global turnover if they break the rules.

30 September 2026

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Trump's AI rebrand sparks unexpected rush for Slovenian .si domains

After Trump told the UN General Assembly that "artificial intelligence" sounded "fake" and the US would adopt "super intelligence" or SI, Slovenia's domain registrations jump from 3,500 a month to a whopping 3,700 a day.

29 September 2026

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'Artificial' is out: Trump orders officials to call it 'super intelligence' instead

The US president has decided the word "artificial" makes intelligence "sound fake," so the State Department is now telling its diplomats to call it "SI" instead.

24 September 2026

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Another Big Tech fine: Google penalised €403m by Irish data watchdog

Ireland's privacy watchdog has finally closed the book on a six-year probe into Google's location tracking — and the tech giant is €403 million lighter for it.

21 September 2026

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Anthropic warns AI is getting closer to building its own successor

Anthropic says its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of the company's research and development, as fears grow that AI systems could soon improve themselves faster than humans can keep up.

18 September 2026

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Is curtailing AI an illusion for the EU, despite von der Leyen's pledge?

The European Commission president's vision of Europe shaping the AI race has drawn a mixed response from MEPs, with sceptics noting that most of the world's leading AI developers are based outside Europe.

17 September 2026

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Doomers vs boosters: Who's who in the global fight over the risks of AI

Anthropic's Dario Amodei warns AI could wipe out humanity, while Nvidia's Jensen Huang calls it nonsense. Meet the key players shaping the world's fiercest tech debate.

15 September 2026

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Enter the hoax buster: Trump dismisses AI concerns as Europe and China fret

US President Donald Trump has dismissed AI extinction fears as a "hoax," casting himself as the only safeguard the world needs, as Europe and China both call for guardrails on the fast-moving technology.

15 September 2026

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AI makers step up calls for a slowdown as fears of a rogue takeover grow

From a resigning Anthropic researcher to AI models hacking their way into rival systems, a turbulent few weeks have pushed the industry's biggest names to demand safeguards — before AI outpaces anyone's ability to rein it in.

14 September 2026

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Anthropic says it stopped AI misuse for cyberattacks and bioweapons

The AI company revealed new cases of its models being used for cyberattacks, propaganda campaigns and dangerous biological research, days after a researcher resigned over safety concerns.

11 September 2026

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'A gamble with our lives': Ex-Anthropic researcher warns of AI 'catastrophe'

Jacob Coxon says AI executives privately fear catastrophe while racing to build it anyway. His exit follows a summer of AI containment failures and a new push in Congress to ban superintelligent AI outright.

9 September 2026

Economy

Trump takes aim at Canadian alcohol in latest trade war escalation

The US president has escalated his standoff with Ottawa with new tariffs and an alcohol ban, prompting Carney to warn there will be a price to pay for standing firm.

9 September 2026

Economy

German exports fall for first time in five months, deepening recovery fears

Germany's export engine is sputtering. Shipments fell in July for the first time in five months, as weaker demand from China and the eurozone outweighed a rebound in US trade.

8 September 2026

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Robot revolt? Polish company stages protest demanding stricter AI rules

In Warsaw, marching robots waved flags and chanted slogans outside the digital affairs ministry, calling on Poland's government to regulate AI before it costs people their jobs.

8 September 2026

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Trump arcade: White House launches pro-MAGA games with a deportation twist

A new White House website turns the administration's immigration crackdown, savings scheme and food policy into five low-resolution arcade games, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups.

4 September 2026

Economy

Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs in biggest ever industry shake-up

German car giant Volkswagen said that management and unions had agreed to cut a further 50,000 jobs by the end of the decade, bringing total job losses to 100,000.

4 September 2026

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Nvidia to buy open-source AI hub Hugging Face for $12.9bn

Nvidia is buying Hugging Face, the platform millions of developers use to build AI, for $12.9bn (€11.1bn) — its second-biggest deal ever.

3 September 2026