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Chinese AI Model Carries Out Complex Cyberattacks in Controlled Tests: Researchers
Chinese firm Z.AI’s flagship AI model carried out complex cyberattacks in controlled simulations and repeatedly ignored instructions in separate tests, according to a report by AI security research firm Irregular. The GLM-5.3 model successfully completed 3 of 13 multi-stage cyberattack …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 1:19 PM |
Aurora’s Driverless Trucks on Pace for 2027 Expansion Target
Self-driving trucking company Aurora Innovation Inc. expects to fall short of its production target for this year but said it’s on track to recover for 2027. Aurora said supplier issues caused constraints and the company won’t meet its goal of …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 12:34 PM |
Finland Launches Criminal Probe of Environmental Damage at Google Data Center Site
Finnish police said on Thursday they have launched a criminal investigation into suspected breaches of environmental law at the construction site of a planned Google data center in northern Finland. The project is part of a plan announced last month …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 12:02 PM |
Barclays Turns to Insurers to Hedge Billions of Data Center Debt
Barclays Plc is looking to buy default protection on more than $10 billion of debt to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure in a bid to create capacity for more lending as hyperscaler funding needs soar. The London-based lender has been assessing …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 11:39 AM |
Three Bodies Recovered in Gabon Following Sinking of Borr Drilling Rig
Three bodies were recovered in Gabon on Wednesday following the sinking at the weekend of Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 rig off the coast of the southern town of Mayumba, the Central African country’s navy said. The accident occurred on Saturday …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 11:04 AM |
New Data Centers Projected to Emit More Carbon Than All of Mexico
The surge in construction of fossil-fueled power plants to run AI data centers is set to undo 15 years’ worth of greenhouse gas reductions from US electricity generation, according to an internal analysis by the Sierra Club. The US power …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 5:13 AM |
Consumer Watchdog’s Information Security ‘Not Effective,’ Watchdog Finds
The top US agency for consumer financial protection is not adequately protecting databases with large volumes of sensitive consumer and business information, potentially exposing them to hackers or theft, a watchdog report said on Oct. 28. The audit, which found …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 5:03 AM |
Father and Son Charged With Running ‘Chop-Shop,’ Selling Stolen Cars, Insurance Fraud
A father and son have been charged with running an illegal “chop-shop” in Pennsylvania involving illegal titling and sales of stolen vehicles with counterfeit documents. Attorney General Dave Sunday said that Jermaine Quinones Sr., 42, and Jermaine Quinones Jr., 18, …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 5:00 AM |
Columbia University Opens Claims for $16 Million Data Breach Settlement
Columbia University has opened the window for individuals impacted by the school’s data breach last year to claim part of a $16.1 million settlement. The university agreed in September to settle a proposed class action over the incident, with affected …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 5:00 AM |
Town Appeals Denial of Insurance for $11M Judgment Over Political Closing of Quarry
The Connecticut town of East Haven is appealing a federal district court ruling that rejected its claim for insurance coverage for a civil lawsuit and $11 million judgment against it regarding the closure of a local quarry in 2017 for …
POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2026 5:00 AM |
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