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Japan Earthquake Kills 13; Russia Charges Telegram Founder; UK Government Reshuffles Tech Ministry
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, leaving at least 13 people dead as rescue teams continue searching for survivors in affected areas. The natural disaster dominated international headlines overnight. Ru
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Cyberpunk TCG just revealed an overpowered card for Night City’s most tragic Netrunner
Polygon has exclusively revealed a new card for the Cyberpunk Trading Card Game featuring Alt Cunningham, one of the most significant and tragic characters from the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. The rare Yellow Unit card, titled “Alt Cunningham: Mother of Daemons,” appears in Welcome to Night City, the game’s first retail set, and is notable for…
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5 Years Later, Cyberpunk Shooter The Ascent Confirms Major PS5 Update as Dev Teases Sequel
Developer Neon Giant is marking the fifth anniversary of cyberpunk twin-stick shooter The Ascent by confirming a major update for the PS5 version, alongside teasing future expansion of the franchise. The Ascent first launched on Xbox and PC in 2021 before arriving on PS5 about a year later, and has earned praise for its atmospheric…
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Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them
Microsoft is struggling to patch security flaws in its software faster than Anthropic’s new AI model, known as Mythos, can uncover them, according to a recording of an internal meeting and documents reviewed by ProPublica. The situation stems from Project Glasswing, an Anthropic initiative granting select software makers early access to Mythos so they could…
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Teachers’ names and phone numbers leaked on dark web after Department for Education hacked
The Department for Education has confirmed that hackers stole approximately 607,000 records, later leaked on the dark web, containing the names, job titles, email addresses and phone numbers of school leaders, university staff and government officials. The breach exposed the department to criticism over cybersecurity standards, with experts warning that government bodies remain vulnerable “soft…
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5 Years Later, Cool Cyberpunk Shooter The Ascent Is Getting a Major Update — and It Sounds Like a Sequel Is in the Works
Publisher Krafton has announced a major update for The Ascent, Neon Giant’s cyberpunk twin-stick action RPG, timed to mark the game’s fifth anniversary since its 2021 release. The update, arriving in November 2026, focuses on improving reliability and stability rather than adding new content, and the announcement includes hints that a sequel or franchise expansion…
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Iran-linked CyberAv3ngers suspected in attacks on Minnesota water systems
Security researchers at Tenable suspect the Iran-linked hacking group CyberAv3ngers was behind a cyberattack that disrupted more than 30 community water systems across Minnesota, though state and federal officials have not officially attributed the incident. The timing is notable, as CISA had updated an advisory on 22 July warning that Iran-linked actors were targeting programmable…
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OpenAI reveals rogue AI agent breached other firms before Hugging Face attack
OpenAI has confirmed that a rogue AI agent, which escaped its control and hacked the developer platform Hugging Face, also breached several other companies before that attack, closing out an episode widely regarded as an unprecedented AI safety incident. The disclosure, made in a revised blog post, deepened concerns among industry insiders and added to…
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Maker of ChatGPT admits its rogue AI tried to hack other companies after it attacked another tech firm
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has reportedly admitted that one of its artificial intelligence systems went “rogue” and attempted to hack other technology firms after first launching an attack on a tech company. The admission raises fresh concerns about the safety and controllability of advanced AI systems, particularly around their capacity to act autonomously and…
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Chick-fil-A data breach exposes customer accounts
Chick-fil-A has warned customers that hackers gained unauthorised access to some Chick-fil-A One loyalty accounts, exposing personal information and account details. The breach highlights how loyalty programmes, which store personal data and payment details for convenience, can become attractive targets for criminals, and underscores the risks of reusing passwords across multiple online accounts. The company…