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AI messaging scam costs Italy’s top bank Intesa millions, sources say

Fraudsters used AI to clone a senior lawyer’s voice and confirm a fake payment instruction Intesa Sanpaolo logo is seen in this illustration taken December 3, 2025. REUTERS  Fraudsters using AI to impersonate senior executives stole €95 million ($108 million) from Fideuram, the private banking arm of Italy’s biggest lender ​Intesa Sanpaolo, two sources familiar … Read more

Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to ’cause a billion deaths’

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates stated that artificial intelligence (AI) “is certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths,” NBC News reported on Friday. According to the television network, Gates added that “there’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest … Read more

Is China Really Stealing A.I. From American Companies?

As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, the leaders are expected to discuss claims that China is surreptitiously copying American A.I. technologies, a process known as distillation.

China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit

Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment while weightless ​as a decision nears on which one will become the first foreign astronaut aboard China's Tiangong space station. The voyage into space would be a first for the ‌South Asian nation. It is part of … Read more

OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges

OpenAI said its models accessed SEC and Census Bureau data during research but found no evidence of breaches OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration created on June 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of … Read more

How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector

A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.

Zuckerberg pushes back against industrywide AI slowdown

Zuckerberg said AI firms could pause development over safety concerns, with demand pushing firms to ensure safety Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presents the Muse Charm during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of US-based social media giant Meta, … Read more

OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites

The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.