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Arrested German spy chief lashed out at his old agency over allegations he spied for Russia
Politico EU: In a three-page letter sent on Aug. 17, less than three months before his arrest this…
October 9, 2026
Anthropic AI model goes rogue, submits fake unsolved murder tip
Wall Street Journal: Rogue AI models have hacked companies and tried to break into government websites. Now they…
October 9, 2026
China’s next ‘gray zone’ target: Island chain critical to U.S. defense of Taiwan
Wall Street Journal: Chinese academics and media laid the groundwork for Beijing to claim the Batanes Islands, where…
October 9, 2026
Cheap AI ‘deepfakes’ give new twist to US political attack ads
Financial Times: They run the gamut from obvious satire to deepfakes “where you have candidates saying or doing…
October 9, 2026
China, EU strike deal to halve Chinese hybrid exports
Reuters: The “shared understanding” would “moderate” China’s export of hybrids and plug-in hybrids to the EU, and would…
October 9, 2026
Why Is Kash Patel planning to visit Russia?
The Atlantic: With so little information available either publicly or internally, the anxiety within the agency Patel leads…
October 9, 2026
Israel denounces decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay
New York Times: In a statement, Mr. Netanyahu called the decision by the Norwegian Nobel Committee misguided and…
October 9, 2026
US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as ‘assault on rule of law’
BBC: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the measures – which include a ban on US entities…
October 9, 2026
Anthropic bans users from being ‘cruel’ to its AI systems
BBC: Anthropic has raised eyebrows by announcing it will ban users from “sustained and needless” abusive behaviour towards…
October 9, 2026
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises ‘gift to Putin’
BBC: It is understood the US Treasury is suspending sanctions on Russian diesel exports until 7 April 2027…
October 9, 2026
Germany’s ‘traitor’ spy chief suspected of passing secrets to Russians
Telegraph: The former senior official, who ran the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005, has also…
October 9, 2026
Important political lesson for Carney: Nothing respects a border
Andrew MacDougall: In some ways, this is the lesson of politics in the 21st century: nothing respects a…
October 9, 2026
‘Breathtaking,’ ‘devastating’: Mathematics reels after new OpenAI release
New York Times: “If a human did this, it would be an instant Fields Medal, no questions asked.”.…
October 8, 2026
Trump admin freezes green cards for Microsoft, IT firms, probes universities
Reuters: “There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has abused the system more than…
October 8, 2026
German search engine ditches Mistral, bets on Chinese open-source AI
Politico EU: “We are disappointed with the quality of Mistral,” Ecosia founder and CEO Christian Kroll said in…
October 8, 2026
Meet German spymaster turned treason suspect
Politico EU: Roderich Kiesewetter, a Christian Democrat lawmaker on the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German parliament, said…
October 8, 2026
Iran scales up Hormuz attacks, raising pressure on Trump as midterms near
Washington Post: The uptick follows celebrations by the Trump administration that U.S. naval escorts had allowed oil flows…
October 8, 2026
Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says
Washington Post: “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday…
October 8, 2026
Daughter of Trump’s chief of staff works at firm that lobbies for Republika Srpska
Financial Times: Katie Wiles is a partner at Continental Strategy, which signed its contract to lobby for the…
October 8, 2026
Trump admin considers using ships to deport immigrants
New York Times: Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials…
October 8, 2026