Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 13 October 2026 with the top five science and technology news happening around the world.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has travelled 28.1 miles (45.2 kilometres) across Mars since landing in 2021, surpassing the previous record held by the Opportunity rover. The six-wheeled robot is exploring Jezero Crater, searching for evidence of ancient microbial life and studying the planet’s geological history. NASA says the rover remains in excellent condition, with its autonomous navigation system handling about 90 per cent of its drives without human intervention.
Anthropic said its experiments suggest small AI models could become capable of autonomously replicating across vulnerable internet-connected devices within months. The tests found that models with fewer than 30 billion parametres could complete individual steps required for replication but struggled to execute the entire process independently. The company warned that self-replicating AI could be difficult to contain because it might identify and exploit unfamiliar devices without human assistance.
China-linked hackers accessed a regional organisation’s network in Suva, Fiji, for several days between July and August 2026, the U.S. Embassy in Fiji said. The embassy notified the Fijian government and the affected organisation, providing technical recommendations to strengthen network security, but did not identify the organisation. The incident follows other reported cyber activities attributed to Chinese-linked groups, including attacks on critical infrastructure and attempts to steal passwords from experts and professionals. Fiji’s government had not immediately commented on the reported breach.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to transfer three senior officials from the Centre for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) to the White House, according to reports by The Information. The move reportedly aims to improve coordination between the Commerce Department and the White House on AI policy and decision-making. CAISSI evaluates advanced AI models for safety and capabilities before their deployment. The report comes as the administration steps up efforts to coordinate federal AI policy and maintain U.S. leadership in the technology.
Britain’s AI Security Institute has gained access to the latest advanced AI models and is working with the U.S. government and major developers, including Google, to evaluate their safety, AI Minister Kanishka Narayan said. The institute aims to identify potential risks, test safeguards and help establish international AI safety standards before new models are released. The announcement follows concerns over access restrictions reportedly imposed on British testers by the White House and growing scrutiny of unexpected behaviour by advanced AI systems.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles laun...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling t...
Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 13 October 2026 with the top five science and technology news happening around the world. ...
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a fresh attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
AnewZ’s recent reporting from Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates brings audiences closer to the technologies, and the decisions, shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
Anthropic has announced that it is updating its usage policy to allow its AI agents to end conversations involving repeated abuse or cruel behaviour towards them, citing previous incidents.
Türkiye has banned children under 15 from using social media under new regulations published on Saturday. The new regulations prohibit firms from providing services to children “who have not reached the age of 15.”
Microsoft has introduced new tools to stop AI agents from accessing data without permission, alongside a Nvidia-powered Surface laptop that can run advanced AI directly on the device.
Picture three scenarios: a hospital that can spot a disease before the patient feels sick, a power grid that feeds thousands of data centres and a government network that is attacked daily. All three depend on artificial intelligence, and one question matters most: who is really in charge?
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