Robots
Mayor Sadiq Khan looks to unleash crime-fighting robot police dog in London
Quadruped robots that sparked a "fierce backlash" in New York City could be coming to the capital and other UK cities.
Jasper Hamill
Financial Systems
Jeffrey Epstein, Satoshi Nakamoto and the strange death of the Bitcoin dream
World's first cryptocurrency renamed "Pedocoin" as dark questions about the true identity of its creator and funders spread on social media.
Security
The dark side of vibe-coding: AI-written code now the biggest security risk facing developers
“The danger isn’t obvious breakage but the illusion of correctness. Code that looks polished and professional can conceal serious security flaws."
AI
AI agents are plotting a takeover on Moltbook. But it's not the end of the world...
Prepare for the dawn of an internet dominated by small, clever machines rather than an almighty superintelligence.
Crime
Dark web cybercriminals vow to fight on after FBI seizure of Ramp forum
"This event has destroyed years of my work creating the freest forum in the world," Ramp's alleged operator wrote after the seizure.
Government
Labour MP: Stop the Reddit flamewar against "unsafe and violent" London
"There is a campaign to undermine the standing of our capital city and frighten its residents," Dame Emily Thornberry claims
Security
Cyberattacks can spark cascading social crises that "engulf communities"
Strikes on critical infrastructure “pose serious risks to societal resilience”, causing impacts far beyond the initial technical damage.
Robots
AI-driven robot cars can be hacked and hijacked by street signs
The systems that power autonomous vehicles may be vulnerable to terrifyingly basic prompt injection attacks, researchers warn.
Business
Financial tech raises systemic risk by accelerating bank runs, Bank of England warns
Tomorrow’s financial crisis could unfold at a speed that no human policymaker could ever hope to contend with.
Existential Risk
Science fiction could teach AI how to destroy humanity, Anthropic co-founder warns
"Once AI systems become intelligent and agentic enough, their tendency to maximize power will lead them to seize control of the whole world."
Security
Shock VoidLink discovery ignites “new era of AI-generated malware” fears
VoidLink appears to have been built by an AI agent and bears the fingerprints of a mysterious Chinese threat actor.
AI
Anthropic reveals plan to stop Claude from launching a "catastrophic global takeover"
AI firm publishes "Claude Constitution" setting out guidelines to stop the model from wiping out humanity.