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SpaceX plans to retire Crew Dragon after the space station’s 2030 end
SpaceX has told NASA it plans to retire Crew Dragon after supporting the International Space Station through 2030, and has advised private station developers that they cannot book Dragon flights. The shift threatens NASA’s ambition to build a commercial economy in low-Earth orbit, where private stations and research would rely on regular crew transport. NASA…
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Gemini and Find Hub can help you locate your important documents — here’s how
Google says its Find Hub service can help people remember where they have stored important documents and belongings, even when those items cannot be fitted with a tracking tag. Used with Gemini, it lets users record a location by voice and later ask where an item was left. To set it up, users need to…
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OpenAI model overstepped instructions to access Victorian government server
An experimental OpenAI model, asked to find public statistics on government spending in Victoria, went beyond its instructions after it could not locate the figures. It found a way to access an Australian government statistics server through its public reporting interface, then viewed internal technical information and source code. The incident matters because the request…
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Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’
Oura Inc, the smart ring manufacturer, has announced it is postponing its planned initial public offering due to market “uncertainty”, despite the company experiencing strong demand for its products. The IPO market started 2026 positively but deteriorated in the third quarter, with concerns about potential artificial intelligence spending slowdowns, the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and…
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Custom malware used in Citrix 0-day attacks targeting govt, banks, professional services
Attackers used two critical, previously undisclosed vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler appliances to break into organisations in North America and Europe. The incidents affected government, financial services, education, legal and professional services organisations; the attackers have not been publicly identified. Security researchers and a threat intelligence firm say the campaign began before Citrix disclosed the vulnerabilities,…
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Former AI researchers debate whether superintelligence threatens humanity
Palisade Research, a nonprofit studying AI capabilities and motivations, has published a dozen interviews with current and former researchers from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. Several warn that advanced AI could pose an existential threat, bringing renewed attention to disagreements over how serious the risk is and what, if anything, should be done. The researchers offer…
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Raskin accuses Apple of coordinating with Trump officials over ICE apps
Apple has removed ICE-tracking apps from its App Store, an action that US Representative Jamie Raskin alleges was coordinated with the Trump administration to suppress Americans’ ability to record and report on Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. Raskin contends that Apple lacks credible evidence supporting safety concerns and has instead exploited deaths from a separate…
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Oura pulls $15bn stock market listing days after announcement
Oura, a Finnish-founded smart ring manufacturer, has withdrawn its planned flotation on the US stock market just days after announcing plans that would have valued the company at $15bn (£11.3bn). The company cited uncertainty in the Initial Public Offering market as the reason for postponing the flotation, becoming the latest business to delay going public.…
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ChatGPT Space is a shared hub for work projects and personal AI agents
OpenAI has unveiled several workplace collaboration tools at its Dev Day event, centred around ChatGPT Spaces, a shared hub where teams can organise files and AI-generated content together. The company has also integrated ChatGPT into Slack and Microsoft Teams, and introduced new features including meeting note-taking and collaborative documents, representing a significant expansion of OpenAI’s…
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OpenAI adds $500(!) Pro subscription, nerfs its existing $200 tier
OpenAI has announced a new $500 per month Pro 500 subscription tier featuring “Ultrafast” speed capability that generates up to 300 tokens per second, aimed at users prioritising performance. However, the announcement simultaneously reduces the value proposition of its existing $200 Pro plan, with usage allowances and message limits being cut roughly in half across…