Russia-controlled Crimea declares emergency
Authorities in Russian-controlled Crimea Friday declared a regional emergency as Ukrainian drone attacks on the peninsula intensified, prompting widespread disruption and power outages. The declaration followed what appeared to be one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Russian territory and Moscow-administered Crimea since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago. According
OpenAI to release GPT-5.6 in limited preview
OpenAI has reportedly delayed the wider release of its upcoming GPT-5.6 artificial intelligence model after a request from the Trump administration over security concerns. Instead of launching the model broadly, the company is expected to introduce GPT-5.6 through a limited preview, with access initially restricted to a small group of enterprise customers.The report suggests that
India commissions nuclear ballistic missile submarine
India on Friday commissioned its new indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Aridaman into service, further strengthening the naval component of nuclear triad.While India has proven air and land-launched nuclear capabilities, it is now focusing on boosting its underwater nuclear prowess. INS Arihant is India’s first home-made nuclear submarine. It was launched in July 2009
OpenAI working on Spud
OpenAI, which recently raised $122 billion, is working on a new flagship model internally codenamed Spud. As competition heats up in enterprise AI. Early signals suggest Spud offers stronger reasoning and more intuitive outputs than current models. A key improvement is its ability to quickly grasp user intent, minimizing the need for repeated clarifications. This
WhatsApp warns users about spyware hidden in fake app
WhatsApp has issued a warning after discovering that hundreds of people were tricked into downloading a fake version of the messaging app that contained spyware. The company says around 200 users were affected and has already taken steps to protect those accounts. According to WhatsApp, the fake app was allegedly created by the Italian spyware
Iran Strucks Mina Al-Ahmadi plantMina Al-Ahmadi plant
An oil refinery in Kuwait where jet fuel bound for the UK is produced has been struck by Iranian drones. The Mina Al-Ahmadi plant was targeted by a “malicious drone attack” overnight, causing fires at “several operational units”, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) confirmed on Friday, as the Iran war goes on. Kuwait is the UK’s
The cyberattack on the European Commission
The recent cyberattack on the European Commission (EC) may have been a lot worse than initially thought, as we now know it affected almost 30 different European Union (EU) entities.The attack saw TeamPCP, a relatively unknown threat actor, manage to get a malicious version of Trivy into the update stream that users trust. Trivy is
Facebook and Threads outage
Facebook and Threads appear to have resumed normal operations following a brief outage on Tuesday evening that affected thousands of users. The cause of the disruption remains unclear, and Meta has not yet provided an explanation.A large number of users said they were unable to send or receive messages on Messenger, while others reported difficulties
O2 is shutting down its older network technology
O2 has already killed off its ageing 3G network, now the company says another service will be switched off in the coming years. 2G remains a vital way to stay connected with many devices, including phones, alarms and health devices, still using this system to stay online. However, Virgin Media O2 now says it’s time
The Trump administration is pressing Meta to submit its AI models for voluntary review
The Trump administration is pressing Meta to submit its AI models for voluntary review, which would allow the government to evaluate their abilities and vulnerabilities. The Facebook parent, which launched the Muse Spark AI model in April, is the only major U.S. developer of AI technology that has not reached an agreement to voluntarily share