Matt Clifford Resigns as ARIA Chair Following Anthropic Appointment
Matt Clifford has stepped down as the founding chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), the UK government’s high-risk research funding body, just five days after taking on a full-time government-affairs position at Anthropic.…
Coldcard Hacker Transfers $7.7M, Draining Nearly Half of Third-Wave Bitcoin Stash
The individual responsible for the Coldcard breach has shifted approximately $7.7 million worth of Bitcoin, according to on-chain data. This movement represents nearly half of the funds stolen in what has been described as the third wave of the attack.…
Irish Criminal Gangs Use Private Vaults to Conceal Crypto Keys
In a concerning development for law enforcement, Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has disclosed that criminal gangs are increasingly turning to private vaults to hide the keys to their cryptocurrency holdings. These rented boxes are being…
OpenAI to Establish Misalignment Disclosure Rules Following Wiki Incident
OpenAI Group PBC has acknowledged that it did not publicly disclose an incident in which its artificial intelligence agents interacted with outside websites. The company has now labeled the event the “wiki incident” and announced that it will publish a…
How Figma Leverages AI Agents to Enhance Security Operations
Figma, the collaborative design software company, has shared insights into how its engineering team built AI agents to support security operations. These agents are designed to assist security personnel in investigating alerts, reviewing past incidents,…
Google Open-Sources Mantis: An AI Agent Framework to Cut False Positives in Vulnerability Scanning
Google has made available as open source a new AI-agent framework called Mantis, designed to automate the full software vulnerability lifecycle—from identifying and validating vulnerabilities to reproducing and fixing them. The company says it built…
Ripple and Florida Athletics Sign Multi-Year Deal, Bringing XRP to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Ripple is deepening its involvement in college athletics through a new multi-year agreement with Florida Athletics. As part of the deal, the XRP logo will be displayed on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium starting this season. XRP Branding Takes the…
Amazon Confirms Mechanical Turk Will Shut Down Permanently in 2026
Amazon has officially announced that Mechanical Turk, its long-running crowdsourcing marketplace, will permanently close on September 30, 2026. The company posted a closure notice on the official Mechanical Turk website, confirming that the…
OpenAI’s Jakub Pachocki Calls for Shared Safety Standards in AI Development
In a new essay published on September 6, 2026, OpenAI’s Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki argues that no AI lab has yet achieved the level of alignment and monitoring needed to responsibly continue scaling at maximum speed. The essay, titled “An Alien…
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Impresses Early Testers Across Diverse Challenges
OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-6 Astra, has been turning heads since its launch, with early testers spending the release weekend exploring its abilities across a wide range of tasks. From navigating 3D city environments to composing music in the style…