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
Canada a step closer to joining Europe
It’s now official that Canada is one step closer to becoming quasi-European. And, as U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada’s flirtations with Europe over possible associate membership are “laughable,” Prime Minister Mark Carney was laughing it up with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at an FA Cup soccer game in England.With something that would always
Scientists turn fish scales into biodegradable plastic
Scientists have turned discarded fish scales into a plastic-like material that can break down naturally in soil, Cyclo. Plas 2, the material is made from collagen fish scales and chitosan, creating a thin, flexible, translucent film. In tests, the material began breaking down after two weeks and biodegraded by the end of eight weeks. It
Meta is giving parents more power to monitor teens on Threads in India
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is rolling out parental supervision feature on Threads in Asia Pacific, including India, that will give parents new tools to manage how their teenage children use the social media platform. The development comes at a time when online child safety has become a major concern in the country. Recently, the US-based social
iPhone prices may rise again in 2027
Apple launched the iPhone 18 Pro series with a massive price hike globally, with India facing the biggest jump in prices among major markets. Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models, Apple also hiked the prices for older-generation models, including the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 16. Now,Apple has signed a deal with Samsung for
UN and Google build an AI-ready layer for global statistics
The United Nations is now working with Google to address that gap through the UN System Data Commons, a new platform that brings statistics from multiple UN agencies into a common, machine-readable environment. Launched on September 17, 2026, the platform is built on Google’s open-source Data Commons and supports natural-language search as well as the