Japan steps up cyber warnings as data leaks hit millions of customers
Japan steps up cyber warnings as data leaks hit millions of customers

Japan’s government has told ministries, local authorities and companies to step up their cyber defences. A wave of attacks has exposed the data of millions of customers. The National Cybersecurity Office sent the instructions on Friday, the Associated …

China agrees to curb hybrid car exports to the EU after Beijing talks
China agrees to curb hybrid car exports to the EU after Beijing talks

China has agreed to moderate its exports of hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars to the EU, which EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said could cut them by more than half. He announced it on Friday in press remarks in Beijing, after the second round of EU-…

Satya Nadella says companies should treat AI models as insider risks
Satya Nadella says companies should treat AI models as insider risks

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella says companies should assume any advanced AI model they deploy could be compromised, and contain it from the start. He set out the case in a long article on X on Saturday. “Think of it like an emergency brake. An…

US probes Foxconn, Luxshare and 18 others over AI server power patents
US probes Foxconn, Luxshare and 18 others over AI server power patents

AUS trade body has opened a patent case against 20 companies over the power systems inside AI servers. Foxconn, Luxshare and Quanta are among them.The US International Trade Commission acted after a complaint by power-chip maker Vicor, it said on Frida…

AI won’t fix America’s debt, Guardian analysis argues
AI won’t fix America’s debt, Guardian analysis argues

The White House hopes AI will help the US grow its way out of debt. That is a new take on the Reagan-era promise that tax cuts pay for themselves, Eduardo Porter argued in an analysis for The Guardian. “Even if AI supercharged the economy, its impact o…

Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November
Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts on 1 November

Turkey will bar social media platforms from serving children under 15 from 1 November, under rules published in the country’s Official Gazette, Inci Ozbek reported for Bloomberg. Platforms must check users’ ages when they sign up, using a token from Tu…

Trump’s AI liability push leaves rogue-agent blame unclear, Bloomberg says
Trump’s AI liability push leaves rogue-agent blame unclear, Bloomberg says

The Trump administration is betting that the threat of lawsuits will keep AI companies honest. But it is far from clear who would pay when an AI agent goes rogue, Maggie Eastland reported for Bloomberg. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and former White…

UK can’t rely on AI that could be switched off, Turing chief tells Guardian
UK can’t rely on AI that could be switched off, Turing chief tells Guardian

The UK must not depend on foreign AI that could be cut off at short notice, the new head of the Alan Turing Institute has said. George Williamson made the comments in an interview with Dan Milmo for The Guardian. “We shouldn’t depend solely on systems …

EIF’s incoming chief says Europe’s Tech Champions funds hold 15 unicorns
EIF’s incoming chief says Europe’s Tech Champions funds hold 15 unicorns

Europe must give its startups the capital to grow without leaving the continent, Jean-Christophe Laloux said. The incoming chief executive of the European Investment Fund spoke at Wave by Vento in Turin on Friday. “It’s not enough to innovate in Europe…

Vittorio Colao defends copyright rules and the DSA in Europe’s AI debate
Vittorio Colao defends copyright rules and the DSA in Europe’s AI debate

Regulation is holding back AI in Europe, but not every rule in the same way, Vittorio Colao said. The former Vodafone chief executive, now vice chairman for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at General Atlantic, spoke on stage at Wave by Vento in Turi…