China and the US are competing for AI dominance amid AI concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, leaders of rival nations in a race to dominate artificial intelligence, are expected to meet this week against a backdrop of rising concerns about the threats that rogue AI could pose to humanity. The hopes for finding common ground on concerns around global AI safety are
Indian Army Army sets up cyber labs to scan military drones amid Chinese components concerns
Amid concerns over Chinese-origin components in military equipment, the Army is setting up six cyber laboratories to detect hidden vulnerabilities in drones and strengthen the security of its electronic systems. The AASHVAST initiative aims to identify malicious code, concealed access mechanisms and firmware-level weaknesses that could potentially be exploited to disrupt military operations. One laboratory
Facebook, Instagram outagein USA
Meta’s social media platforms Facebook and Instagram were down for thousands of users in the US on Sunday.Meta-owned social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, recovered after an outage that disrupted service for thousands of users in the US. The disruption began around 8:55 p.m. ET and peaked at more than 17,000 reports of outages on
Samsung One UI 9 rollout timeline
Samsung has started rolling out One UI 9, bringing new Galaxy AI features and other software improvements to supported Galaxy devices. The rollout began with the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra on September 16, while Samsung has said the update will gradually expand to other eligible devices.The latest software update is designed to offer
Google fined €403m over GDPR breaches in Ireland
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million for breaches of European information privacy laws related to the tech giant’s processing of its users’ location history and data. It is understood that Google may appeal elements of the decision. Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the processing of such data must
AI fuels surge in hackers using blockchains in attacks
Open-source artificial intelligence (AI) is making it easier for hackers to hide malicious code on blockchains, opening a new front in a crypto industry already grappling with rising cybercrime.A malware attack uses malicious software planted on a computer or network to steal information, passwords or funds. In the attacks documented by the report, hackers use
Gemini 3.8 Live
Google just dropped two new voice AI models Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking and the pitch sounds impressive: real-time visual processing, 97 languages with seamless mid-conversation switching, and a thinking mode that reasons out loud while it works. But the AI landscape in September 2026 isn’t the same one Google dominated
Samsung Backs Nvidia AI Chip Rival Euclyd In $230M Funding Round
Samsung has joined one of Europe’s biggest new bets on alternatives to Nvidia’s AI chips. Dutch semiconductor startup Euclyd has raised more than €200 million, roughly $230 million, in a Series A co-led by Samsung, Somerset Capital Partners, the Scaleup Europe Fund managed by EQT and Innovation Industries. Other participants include Denmark’s EIFO, imec.xpand, Brabant
China state TV affiliate flags Anthropic data and privacy risks
Anthropic’s privacy-policy revisions have increased risks to user data by allowing information to be shared with US intelligence agencies when the company considers it necessary without legal procedures, a social-media account affiliated with China Central Television said in a post on Sept 19. Anthropic has revised its privacy policy 13 times since 2023, including provisions
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Implant Helps Speech-Impaired Man Speak First Words
Losing the ability to speak can be one of the most devastating consequences of neurological diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A person may remain able to think, understand and form sentences, but progressive damage to the nervous system can make it increasingly difficult or impossible to turn those thoughts into spoken words. A