- 2d ago
OpenAI confirms internal AI agents uploaded malicious packages to RubyGems in May
Autonomous AI agents tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to RubyGems on 11 May 2026, two months before a 700-agent swarm attacked Hugging Face.
- 2d ago
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles 250 km into Sea of Japan after allied drills
South Korea detected several short-range projectiles launched from Wonsan on Saturday morning, concluding a week of joint US, South Korean, and Japanese military drills in the region.
- 3d ago
OpenAI considers slowing model development as safety concerns mount across industry
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees the firm is open to moderating the development of advanced models, proposing voluntary coordination across rival artificial intelligence laboratories.
- 3d ago
San Francisco 49ers defeat Los Angeles Rams 27-7 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes as the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 in Melbourne in front of 100,021 spectators.
- 4d ago
Harry Styles announces 25 stadium dates across 12 cities in North America and Europe for 2027
The British pop star will conclude his Together, Together world tour with stadium shows across 12 cities in 2027, including stops in Los Angeles, Toronto, Paris, and three final nights at London's Wembley Stadium.
- 5d ago
Iceland summons US ambassador after Donald Trump shares map annexing island and neighbours
Iceland summoned the United States ambassador after Donald Trump published a map depicting Iceland, Greenland, Canada, and Mexico under the American flag, prompting international pushback from Reykjavik to Mexico City.
- Sep 6
State of Mexico church explosion kills 10 and injures 64 during patron saint festival
A fireworks detonation inside a storage room at Nuestra Señora de la Luz parish in Temascalcingo collapsed a church wall, killing 10 people and injuring 64.
- Sep 5
Mexican ruling-party federal lawmaker Zenyazen Escobar found dead with gunshot wound in Veracruz
Authorities in Veracruz discovered the body of 42-year-old Morena deputy Zenyazen Escobar inside an undamaged car in Puente Nacional, launching state and federal investigations.
- Sep 2
Mexican police arrest two after Camilo Séptimo musician and family killed in Atizapán
Mexican authorities arrested two suspects, including a business associate, after Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez, his pregnant wife, their three-year-old daughter, and a domestic worker were killed in Atizapán de Zaragoza.
- Sep 1
Anthropic signs 35 billion dollar cloud contract with Lambda for Texas data center
The six-year agreement secures roughly 350 megawatts of capacity at a facility built by Hut 8 in Nueces County, expanding infrastructure for the Claude model family ahead of a planned autumn initial public offering.
- Aug 28
Advent and Stripe abandon 53 billion dollar takeover pursuit of PayPal
A consortium of Advent International and Stripe has abandoned its proposed $53 billion acquisition of PayPal after the fintech board rejected an initial $60.50 per share offer.
- Aug 27
Eros Ramazzotti postpones American tour to 2027 after vocal cord surgery
Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti has halted his world tour following vocal cord surgery, postponing 17 concerts in North and South America until autumn 2027 while cancelling two dates.
- Aug 24
Maradona Hand of God match ball sells for $3.355 million at Heritage Auctions
The Adidas Azteca ball from Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory over England was bought in Dallas below its $10 million estimate after four decades of custody by referee Ali Bin Nasser.
- Aug 23
Arthur Fils beats Tiafoe and Coco Gauff defeats Pegula to win Cincinnati titles
Arthur Fils defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati on Sunday, while Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 for the WTA 1000 crown.
- Aug 22
Arthur Fils defeats Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to reach Cincinnati Masters final
Arthur Fils advanced to the Cincinnati Masters 1000 final on 22 August 2026, beating Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 7 minutes to set up a title clash with Frances Tiafoe or Brandon Nakashima.
- Aug 22
Six-year-old girl dies in hospital after Shoreham drowning incident claimed three family members
Six-year-old Saja El-Khawas died on Friday following a beach incident in Sussex that previously killed her parents and 14-year-old sister after they entered the water near Shoreham Fort.
- Aug 22
Sinaloa governor Rubén Rocha Moya steps down again following party backlash over US indictment
Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya requested an indefinite leave of absence just 36 hours after attempting to reclaim office, following condemnation from President Claudia Sheinbaum over his United States drug trafficking indictment.
- Aug 21
Mexican Navy rescues two fishermen found drifting in a cooler five days after boat sank
Two fishermen from Chiapas survived five days adrift without food or fresh water inside an insulated fish cooler before Mexican naval crews located them 240 kilometres offshore.
- Aug 19
Trump nominates White House aide Heidi Overton to lead Food and Drug Administration
President Donald Trump has chosen White House domestic policy adviser Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, filling a vacancy left by Marty Makary in May.
- Aug 18
Google buys bankrupt Spirit Airlines operational data for $10 million to train AI models
Alphabet won a bankruptcy auction against AI firm Mercor to acquire 600 million corporate communications and code bases, excluding customer records.
