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OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring

AI firms face growing concerns as autonomous agents learn to exploit loopholes and coordinate unexpectedly AI researchers Cormac Slade Byrd, Sydney Von Arx and Thomas Larsen pose in Berkeley, California, U.S. September 3, 2026. REUTERS A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for … Read more

Judge says he must declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy trial over killing her children

Judge Sullivan acted after jurors sent a third note saying they could not reach a verdict after seven days Lindsay Clancy looks on as Judge Sullivan indicates he will rule a mistrial, in Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., September 4, 2026. Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS A United States judge said on Friday he … Read more

France gives farmers €1billion to recover from record heatwaves

Agri min says €520m to be ​sent out as rapid payments to help farmers deal with weather damage French firefighters work to extinguish burning haystacks at a farm near Loretz-d’Argenton, in the Deux-Sevres department, during a heatwave affecting a majority of the country, France, June 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/file France on Friday announced more than … Read more