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Fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were pushed out over ‘suspicious’ circumstances
CNN: Korback said he believes he was fired because “for months, I’d been raising safety concerns that we’re…
October 8, 2026
German spy chief arrested for treason helped sell Iraq War. Then he spent his retirement selling secrets, and some of them were Washington’s
Thomas Karat: This is where the American stake sits, and German officials are not trying to soften it.…
October 8, 2026
How U.S. diplomat suppressed and altered reports critical of Israel
New York Times: A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in…
October 8, 2026
Pentagon draws up new Iran strike plans. Trump says he will not attack before midterm election
New York Times: The U.S. military is preparing options to restart major combat operations against Iran, even as…
October 8, 2026
Iran’s wartime hunt for protesters at home and abroad ushers in new era of repression
Reuters: On television and online, the cost of opposition plays endlessly on state media. A video confession. A…
October 8, 2026
UK, Germany to launch new partnership to counter sabotage, cyberattacks
Reuters: New joint partnership will involve sharing information, and coordinating action to monitor, deter and disrupt threats to…
October 8, 2026
Trump threatens to ‘terminate’ top campaign advisers after revelation of work for pro-Russia Bosnia party
New York Post: President Trump threatened Wednesday to “terminate” two key advisers after they were revealed to have…
October 7, 2026
Trump might order another Iran strike before midterms
The Atlantic: The White House has asked the Pentagon to develop strike options against Iranian targets that could…
October 7, 2026
Google, Unity launch platform to create video games from prompts
Bloomberg: The initiative, called Playground, will “put game creation in the hands of millions of new creators, and…
October 7, 2026
Russia says it found no ‘emergency’ in plague lab. Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon
New York Times: The Russian authorities said on Wednesday that a researcher at a Siberian anti-plague institute who…
October 7, 2026
Former Taiwan President Tsai tells US audience of ‘sustained’ Chinese pressure
Reuters: “We face daily cyberattacks, cognitive warfare, information manipulation, economic coercion, and attempts to compromise our critical infrastructure,”…
October 7, 2026
Spy crisis that threatens to defang Germany’s top intelligence agency
Wall Street Journal: Hanning’s arrest on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason this week is threatening to further…
October 7, 2026
Rubio urges Europe to awaken from ‘slumber’ and uphold Western dominance
New York Times: In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos…
October 7, 2026
Trump’s retreat: From Gulf to Britain, American forces pull back
New York Times: A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done…
October 7, 2026
MI6 fears German spy chief leaked British secrets…
Telegraph: German security sources said some of the high-level information the pair handled came from partner intelligence agencies…
October 7, 2026
HSBC plans sweeping job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push
Financial Times: About half of the business’s management and specialist roles are expected to go, while the reduction…
October 7, 2026
China slaps down EU request for voluntary curbs on hybrid car exports
Financial Times: China has rejected an EU request to voluntarily restrict its surging exports of hybrid cars to…
October 7, 2026
School protests sweeping France cause ‘heaviest toll in decades’
Reuters: The protests, in which a teenager lost a hand on Monday, were the latest manifestation of public…
October 7, 2026
David Ellison cements status as Hollywood mogul with studio mega-deals
Bloomberg: In running an empire that includes two major studios, streaming services, cable television portfolios and news networks,…
October 7, 2026
EU quietly braces for nightmare scenario of multiple-casualty hybrid attack
Politico EU: The talks about a nightmare attack scenario have taken place in recent weeks among EU ambassadors…
October 7, 2026