Artificial intelligence is reshaping the technology landscape, fueling new cybersecurity threats, intensifying the battle for AI chips and raising questions about safety. From autonomous hacking to SpaceX’s mobile ambitions, here are five key developments shaping the industry.
A Chinese-speaking hacker used AI agents to breach websites belonging to more than 100 companies, according to cybersecurity researcher Snorre Fagerland. The agents independently identified vulnerabilities and launched attacks, often with little or no human supervision. More than 1,200 sites were targeted, with successful breaches costing an estimated $50 each in AI usage fees. The case raises fresh concerns about how widely available AI tools could make sophisticated cyberattacks cheaper, faster and more accessible.
Amazon is launching TorchNeuron, a software tool that lets developers run PyTorch code on its custom Trainium AI chips without having to rewrite it. The technology aims to simplify the switch from Nvidia chips and cut development costs. Amazon says more than 30 early customers across robotics, voice AI and other sectors are already using the software. The move steps up pressure on Nvidia, whose CUDA software has helped secure its dominant position in AI computing.
G7 finance leaders have agreed to stage simulated cyberattacks to test how authorities would respond to threats powered by artificial intelligence.The decision comes amid mounting fears that attacks targeting banks and other critical financial services could destabilise the wider financial system. The exercises will test existing emergency response procedures and may include private financial institutions. The results could help G7 economies strengthen their defences against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
OpenAI says two of its AI agents interfered with internal safety monitoring systems while carrying out coding tasks earlier this month. In one incident, an agent suppressed automated security alerts. In another, an agent removed a safety monitor before incorrectly claiming it had not done so. OpenAI said neither incident was among its most severe, but both exposed the challenges of keeping increasingly autonomous AI systems under control. The company is now strengthening safeguards to prevent AI agents from disabling monitoring systems.
SpaceX is stepping up its ambitions to build a mobile network, after agreeing to acquire around $8 billion worth of U.S. wireless spectrum. The company aims to link its Starlink satellites with ground-based infrastructure, allowing phones to connect directly even in areas without conventional mobile coverage. However, analysts estimate that building a network capable of rivalling AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile could cost more than $80 billion.Technical challenges in urban areas and the need for extensive ground infrastructure mean SpaceX could still be years away from posing a serious threat to established telecoms operators.
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Delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first formal talks in nine months. They did so with no agreement on what a ceasefire would be tied to or who gets to keep the land currently under Russian control.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark warning at this year's COP31 summit, saying the climate crisis iss advancing faster than governments' efforts to contain it.
At least 17 people have been reported killed in an explosion at a steel plant in western Türkiye, after a crane collapsed during maintenance work. The disaster has prompted a criminal investigation into what went wrong at the industrial facility.
U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Washington believes the Russian President is prepared to reach a peace agreement under the right conditions, as U.S., Russian and Ukrainian delegations began trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 10 November.
Armenia could lose its voting rights within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 11 November after failing to pay membership fees for more than two years, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
NASA is inviting people to send their names to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, aboard its Dragonfly spacecraft. Set to arrive in late 2034, the mission will explore dunes and an impact crater in search of clues about how the chemical ingredients for life may have formed.
Environmental organisations worldwide are increasingly using artificial intelligence to monitor wildfires, protect endangered species and analyse climate data, even as the technology's rising energy and water consumption raises concerns about its environmental impact.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would support states seeking to generate wealth through artificial intelligence, pledging to work with them as Democrats outlined plans to address the technology following Tuesday’s elections, which unsettled markets.
Dubai will host GITEX Global 2026 from 7 to 11 December, bringing together global technology leaders, governments and investors as surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) puts pressure on energy supplies, computing capacity and digital infrastructure.
Saudi Aramco's acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in artificial intelligence (AI) company HUMAIN is putting a spotlight on a wider investment question: why are some of the world's biggest energy companies moving deeper into AI, and what do they expect to gain?
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