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Suspected Chinese spies spoofed an Anthropic exec and ex-White House official in an AI-policy phishing op, while MI5 warned UK academics their research may have aided Chinese intelligence. Microsoft caught hackers exploiting a Zimbra flaw before disclosure. Exchange Web Services begins its final phaseout, and the UK privacy watchdog relaunches as the Information Commission with a new board and Manchester HQ.
Huawei claims its homegrown AI chips now outsell Nvidia in China, though boss Eric Xu admits they’re less advanced. A 16-year-old researcher found a Microsoft flaw granting admin access to databases with 17.3 trillion rows. Ex-NCA officer Paul Chowles must repay £1.8M for stealing 50 Bitcoin seized in the Silk Road 2.0 probe. Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ is out, and Trump decreed a ‘Super Intelligence’ era.
San Francisco kept license-plate surveillance despite privacy fears, lacking warrant and deletion rules. U.S. postal inspectors seized LabelsBank.com, charging Faheem Akram over 5.1M counterfeit USPS labels and $126M in losses. McDonald’s AI pricing risks backlash and antitrust scrutiny. RAM and SSD prices soar, with 32GB DDR5 kits up 363%. Bain says AI needs $6T annual revenue by 2031 to justify data-center spending.
Alex Karp, Palantir’s CEO, bought 15,000 hectares of Swedish forest for $22M, surprising locals after hunting leases were canceled. World Labs, Fei-Fei Li’s spatial-intelligence startup, is joining AMD. California grape growers are ripping out vineyards as wine demand falls over 20% in five years. SB 923 now lets Californians demand deletion of third-party data. An analysis says frontier AI labs’ safety rhetoric hasn’t slowed development.
Hackers breached Arizona’s court system, stealing personal data from many Arizonans, including protective-order holders. In Italy, fraudsters used an AI-cloned voice to trick Fideuram bank out of €95 million; about €36 million is still missing. In Quebec’s election campaign, alleged U.S. interference prompted CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette to seek meetings with PM Carney and CSIS ahead of the Oct. 5 vote.
A jury found Meta deceived Facebook users over privacy, while UpGuard said about 16,000 Supabase databases exposed sensitive data. Google warned ShinyHunters is exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day; Kiteworks urged customers worldwide to shut all systems for six hours Saturday over an imminent attack. The UK launched a space squadron to guard satellites via electronic warfare.