Systemic Risk
French fridge hacks expose cold truth about a growing systemic risk to global supply chains
Threat actors remotely raise refrigerator temperatures so high that fires break out inside supermarkets.
Business
Critical Infrastructure
Ancient UK water systems face a modern security threat that's worrying business leaders
A perfect storm of decaying physical infrastructure and vulnerable operational technology is putting supply resilience at risk.
Business
"Very few businesses are planning for superintelligence": Preparing for post-human work
If businesses can't control the AI available today, how can they hope to lock down a machine smarter than our species?
Critical Infrastructure
TalkTalk collapse could pose a "genuine risk to life", Westminster warns
UK government invokes rarely used intervention powers after warning that broadband provider's failure could disrupt critical infrastructure.
AI
Is Google about to unleash autonomous Gemini agents on Apple Macs?
Google is reportedly experimenting with permissions that would let Gemini reach much deeper into a user’s Mac, potentially allowing the AI to work across local data, software and online services with less frequent human approval. TestingCatalog alleged it uncovered experimental controls inside the Gemini desktop app, including references to
AI
Shadow AI is becoming a major systemic risk. Even intelligence agencies are getting worried
The most skilled staff could be contributing to the growing risk posed by unauthorized AI usage.
AI
OpenAI prepares for recursive self-improvement. Frontier lab boss says: "Ignore the hype."
Zuzanna Stamirowska explores the technical challenges of building AI capable of RSI in a guest article for Machine.
Robots
Will America’s humanoid robot crackdown help Chinese machines conquer Europe?
New FCC rules could reshape global robotics competition as Chinese manufacturers look for markets outside the United States.
Security
"Confidence that turns out to be a big lie": The perils of AI pentesting
"Hallucinated exploits and fabricated vulnerabilities erode confidence, forcing practitioners to verify even legitimate results."
AI
“Unmonitored agents at scale invite systemic disaster": New approaches to AI governance
"Industrial-era controls were never designed for software that operates at machine speed."
Critical Systems
The EU has “kill switches” in its critical systems. Can digital sovereignty fix them?
“Treating infrastructure dependency as background noise is no longer tenable,” warns Swiss privacy champion Proton.
Security
Vulnerabilities in refrigeration systems highlight the chilling fragility of food supply chains
Researchers warn that multiple flaws can "combine to create powerful attack chains against internet-accessible cyber-physical systems.”