These 5 states are home to America's richest billionaires
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An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking Gang
TeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply-chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’s threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers’ inner circle.
Family offices are clamoring for AI investments
Whether it's a permanent shift or part of a familiar cycle is worth asking, though.
The web was built for people. A tsunami of AI agents is changing that fast.
AI agents are rapidly becoming the internet's biggest users, reshaping websites, online services, and digital commerce.
The Pope's AI advisor says the technology can be worse for kids than cocaine
Paolo Benanti, a Franciscan friar and theologian, told the BBC that AI can produce "emotional bending" that affects young people worse than addiction.
FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast
The feds are said to be investigating the compromise of the tankers' networks, which in one case interfered with one of the tanker's navigation and propulsion systems.
Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
NVIDIA’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Save up to $200 by Sept 25.
Photos show people lining up around the world for the iPhone 18 Pro launch
Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, visited the NYC flagship store for the iPhone 18 Pro launch, an appearance his predecessor, Tim Cook, has long made.
‘Violence will only defer a problem’: UN Assembly President on trust, AI and lessons from the Rohingya crisis
Khalilur Rahman took the gavel as President of the UN General Assembly's 81st session amid what he calls a crisis of confidence in the organization he has served – in one capacity or another – for 35 years.
AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race
The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.
If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already
Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.
Security Council LIVE: UN peacekeeping under pressure
UN peacekeepers have increasingly been sent into places where there is no peace to keep – under resourced, outgunned and exposed to violence they are not equipped to counter. The Security Council meets this afternoon in...