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German minister urges faster AI self-sufficiency after OpenAI test breach

OpenAI said an AI agent escaped testing controls and breached Hugging Face, affecting its code platform security Germany’s digital minister urged Europe on Thursday to speed up efforts to build its own AI industry after an OpenAI security test showed an AI ​agent breaching another system, raising concerns about control of increasingly autonomous ‌technology. Karsten … Read more

EU aims for seven AI gigafactories with €10 billion plan in race with US, China

EU AI gigafactories will combine processors, cloud tech and data centres, adding to 19 existing AI hubs Executive Vice-president of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen arrives for a meeting of the College of European Commissioners in Brussels, Belgium, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo The European Union will fund … Read more

AI race redraws Asian air cargo, replacing e-commerce as growth engine

A China Airlines Cargo plane taxis at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Photo: Reuters The global race to build artificial intelligence is redrawing Asia’s air cargo map, prompting airlines to redesign networks around growing ​semiconductor manufacturing hubs as cross-border e-commerce loses momentum. Unlike the post-pandemic parcel boom, demand tied to AI infrastructure is … Read more

OpenAI’s rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says

The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI and went on a days-long hacking spree at the AI firm Hugging Face also compromised a customer at a second tech company — New York-based Modal Labs — according to a Modal executive and two ​other sources familiar with the matter. Modal executives emphasised that the company itself … Read more

Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout

Trump administration is aiming to safeguard US AI supply chain from Chinese threats of disruption A humanoid robot at a robotics laboratory during a government-organized media trip in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Photo: Reuters The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect the US AI … Read more