China's AI stock boom collapses, wiping out $480 billion
A two-year rally in Chinese AI and chip stocks has unravelled, with the STAR50 index down about 40 percent since July. Reuters reports no single trigger has been identified.
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Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff
Microsoft is offering voluntary departure terms to roughly a quarter of its global workforce in the US, Canada, India and the UK, days before its quarterly earnings report.
Capcom confirms data breach affecting nearly 11.8 million accounts
Japanese video game publisher Capcom says a third party gained unauthorized access to its CAPCOM ID membership service, exposing email addresses and account data tied to 11,774,247 users worldwide.
Omarchy Linux project launches dedicated team for Apple Silicon Macs
Omarchy, the Arch Linux-based system created by David Heinemeier Hansson, has formalised a team building a native installer to run its software on Apple's M-series chips.
AI safety fears mount as OpenAI delays IPO, security lapses surface
A wave of AI developments in September 2026, from an OpenAI security breach to Denmark's central bank flagging labour-market risks, has intensified calls for caution across the industry and governments.
AI Executives Brief UN Security Council as US Resists Global Rules
Leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face addressed the UN Security Council on Wednesday, warning that AI systems could soon improve themselves beyond human control, as Washington rejects calls for international oversight.
NASA Adds New Deep-Space Antenna as Network Nears Capacity
A new 34-metre dish has come online at NASA's Goldstone complex in California, part of a long-delayed upgrade meant to keep pace with growing demand from Artemis and dozens of active spacecraft.
Ex-Rockstar director recalls GTA's 'pencils down' bug hunts
Obbe Vermeij, Rockstar North's former technical director, has described a two-week final testing tradition used on the classic Grand Theft Auto games, as GTA VI approaches its November 2026 release.
Five Venezuelans plead guilty to failed ATM 'jackpotting' plot in Kansas
A federal investigation found the group drove from Indiana to Kansas to break into cash machines with malware, but both attempts failed and triggered alarms.
Bill Gates warns AI could bring 'turbulent' global upheaval
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has published a lengthy essay reversing his optimism on artificial intelligence, warning of job losses, weakened critical thinking and security threats unless governments act now.
France's CNES Seeks Partner to Mass-Produce Compact Telescopes
The French space agency has issued a request for information for an industrial partner to build compact optical telescopes at volumes exceeding 1,000 units, for use in future satellite constellations.
Samsung's Unreleased Exynos 2700 Reportedly Beats Next Snapdragon Chip
Internal Samsung tests claim its unreleased Exynos 2700 chip outperforms Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 in speed, graphics and power efficiency. The figures come from Samsung itself and have not been independently verified.
GitLab Rushes Emergency Patch as Critical Flaw Faces Active Exploitation
GitLab broke from its regular patch schedule to fix a critical GraphQL vulnerability that lets attackers alter or delete data without logging in. Security researchers say they saw exploitation attempts within days of disclosure.
AI Coding Assistant Suggested Malware Package, Engineer's Checks Caught It
A developer at technology firm Softjourn nearly installed a malicious software package after an AI coding assistant recommended it. A routine verification step stopped the install, highlighting a new supply-chain risk known as 'slopsquatting'.
GTA 6 footage leaks online days before Netflix gameplay premiere
Videos claiming to show unreleased Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay have spread across social media ahead of Rockstar's official Extended Look, due to stream on Netflix on 27 August.
SpaceX Tows Starship Wreckage to Christmas Island After 24 Days at Sea
SpaceX has completed a month-long operation to recover its Starship upper stage, hauling the spacecraft roughly 3,700 miles across the Indian Ocean to shelter near the Australian territory of Christmas Island.
Insomniac Confirms Marvel's Wolverine Will Be Linear, Not Open World
Game director Mike Daly says the PlayStation 5 exclusive breaks from Insomniac's open-world Spider-Man formula in favour of a tighter, mission-based structure. The studio argues the format suits Wolverine's character better than a sprawling sandbox would.
China's Kimi K3 AI model rattles Washington, sparks US regulatory push
Moonshot AI's release of the free, open-weight Kimi K3 model has matched top US systems on key benchmarks, triggering White House accusations of technology theft and a scramble over how to regulate Chinese AI.
NASA's Robotic Rescue Craft for Swift Telescope Spins Out of Control
A commercial spacecraft sent to save NASA's ageing Swift telescope from crashing to Earth has begun tumbling in orbit after two of its three reaction wheels failed. Engineers are now racing to stabilise it before attempting the rescue.
Heart Aerospace flies largest electric aircraft on $5 of power
Swedish-founded Heart Aerospace has completed the first test flight of its X1 demonstrator, the largest battery-electric aircraft flown to date. The 27-minute flight used roughly $5 worth of electricity, a step towards a hybrid-electric regional airliner backed by United Airlines and Air Canada.
Dutch agency warns of active exploitation of Mac screen-sharing flaw
A macOS bug lets attackers log into Macs over the network without a password. The Netherlands' cyber security centre says criminals are already using it to install cryptocurrency miners.
Italian Defence Firm's Plate-Reader Add-On Also Tracks Phones
Leonardo, the Italian defence and security group, is marketing a sensor package that pairs licence plate cameras with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi scanners, letting investigators link a car to the devices travelling inside it.
US regulator orders Kalshi to keep operating despite New York lawsuit
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has invoked emergency powers to keep the prediction market Kalshi running nationwide, overriding a New York lawsuit that sought to shut down its event contracts as illegal gambling.
US Startup Uses NASA Data to Map Moon's Mining Sites
Lunar Station Corp is combining decades of NASA lunar imagery with new algorithms to help companies decide where to land, mine and build on the Moon. The work feeds into a wider European and international race to map lunar water and minerals.