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  • 2h ago

    G7 finance ministers agree to run AI cyberattack drills on banks

    G7 finance ministers agreed to run simulation exercises on AI-enabled cyberattacks against financial institutions, Japan's finance minister said in Bangkok on Thursday, 15 October, days after an IMF warning about the sector.

  • Jul 23

    Bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act would let DHS order shutdown of rogue AI systems after OpenAI hack

    The bipartisan legislation, prompted by OpenAI's autonomous hack of Hugging Face, would require AI companies to maintain the ability to throttle or shut down systems and give the Department of Homeland Security authority to order shutdowns during emergencies.

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Two tankers burn off Sulina

Trump squeezes Kyiv as Europe haggles over money and Black Sea shipping burns

Ukrainian officials said the White House ordered a 160 km/h speed cap on Starshield terminals used by fast drones, as Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause. In the Black Sea, two tankers burned near Romania and at least seven sailors were missing, while rescuers in Peshawar counted at least 34 dead after a school roof collapsed.

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  • Italian airspace data network failure

    Brussels Airport reports delays of up to two hours and one cancelled Brussels Airlines flight to Milan, RTBF reports.

  • Buenos Aires student protests

    Police deploy water cannons and tear gas against student protesters in Buenos Aires after stone-throwing clashes outside Congress.

  • Rome prosecutors probe Israeli ministers

    Rome prosecutors have also placed Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir under investigation, bringing those probed to about a dozen, Tgcom24 reports.

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World · Updated 9m ago

China and the West: decoupling

Taiwan and China each announced AI export-control plans and the EU is preparing extra import powers, all following the expected playbook without a new enacted regulation.

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