Intelligence for the Accelerationhttps://cyberpunk.gg/https://www.accessnow.org/event/unga81-ai-governancehttps://www.accessnow.org/event/unga81-ai-governanceHybrid Side Event during UNGA81 High-Level WeekMon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/15/a-latam-telecom-operator-is-putting-part-of-its-finances-on-avalanchehttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/15/a-latam-telecom-operator-is-putting-part-of-its-finances-on-avalancheFounded by former IBM Blockchain partner Jules Miller, Iris is helping Bolivia's VIVA use stablecoins for settlement, dollar reserves and new financial services without replacing its existing telecom systems.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/16/blockchain-finance-platform-theo-launches-tokenized-silver-backed-by-usd40-million-in-active-leaseshttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/16/blockchain-finance-platform-theo-launches-tokenized-silver-backed-by-usd40-million-in-active-leasesThe onchain finance platform said thSLVR allows investors to retain exposure to silver while earning income from lending the metal to institutional borrowers.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/09/review-a-vision-of-a-future-where-machines-fight-wars.htmlhttps://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/09/review-a-vision-of-a-future-where-machines-fight-wars.htmlFormer Defense official Frank Kendall envisions wars where vehicles and weapons operate largely on their own.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:55:56 GMThttps://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/you-don't-have-to-sell-it-to-be-bound-by-it--gpai-and-the-eu-ai-acthttps://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/you-don't-have-to-sell-it-to-be-bound-by-it--gpai-and-the-eu-ai-actModels never released publicly may still fall under the EU AI Act. Companies cannot assume that what stays in-house stays out of scope.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:42:23 GMThttps://therecord.media/dc-police-union-opposes-flock-camera-use-probing-officershttps://therecord.media/dc-police-union-opposes-flock-camera-use-probing-officersWashington, D.C.'s police department has used information from Flock cameras for misconduct investigations, prompting a formal complaint from its officers' union.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:41:00 GMThttps://www.justsecurity.org/157417/international-lawyers-answer-ai-leaders-wakeup-call#038;utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-lawyers-answer-ai-leaders-wakeup-callhttps://www.justsecurity.org/157417/international-lawyers-answer-ai-leaders-wakeup-call#038;utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-lawyers-answer-ai-leaders-wakeup-callTech company leaders' warnings about the dangers of AI demand urgent international legal efforts to regulate artificial intelligence.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:40:06 GMThttps://www.securityweek.com/aiuc-raises-40-million-to-certify-enterprise-ai-agentshttps://www.securityweek.com/aiuc-raises-40-million-to-certify-enterprise-ai-agentsThe company provides a standard for AI systems, testing them against risks such as jailbreaks, prompt injections, and unauthorized actions.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:38:36 GMThttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/international-identity-day-shifts-focus-beyond-coverage-to-trusthttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/international-identity-day-shifts-focus-beyond-coverage-to-trustThe ninth annual International Identity Day is being observed today under the theme “My Identity, My Shadow. Never Apart.” This year’s campaign emphasizes the need for identity that remains useful, secure, and trusted throughout a person’s life, beyond registration and credential issuance…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:29:27 GMThttps://techpolicy.press/the-like-button-helped-social-media-put-profit-over-people-we-cant-let-ai-do-the-samehttps://techpolicy.press/the-like-button-helped-social-media-put-profit-over-people-we-cant-let-ai-do-the-sameWed, 16 Sep 2026 13:29:26 GMThttps://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/09/16/fda-plans-to-speed-approvals-experimental-drugs-in-montanahttps://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/09/16/fda-plans-to-speed-approvals-experimental-drugs-in-montanaThe FDA is opening applications for a pilot program designed to shorten the time it takes for drugmakers to begin testing their products in humansWed, 16 Sep 2026 13:29:12 GMThttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/lindner-brings-ingo-construction-credentials-to-germanys-d-you-wallethttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/lindner-brings-ingo-construction-credentials-to-germanys-d-you-walletSubcontractor management platform inGo will connect with Germany’s d-you digital identity wallet as part of launch partner Lindner Group’s participation in the program. The platform is already used on hundreds of construction sites and is being prepared for d-you’s January 2, 2027 launch. As a…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:14:05 GMThttps://therecord.media/eu-chief-wants-joint-response-to-cyberattackshttps://therecord.media/eu-chief-wants-joint-response-to-cyberattacksDelivering her annual State of the Union address in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen said threats were “mounting on our soil,” pointing to recent incidents in Denmark, Lithuania and Poland and an attempted drone attack in Leipzig.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:14:00 GMThttps://www.securityweek.com/pixel-modem-zero-day-exploited-in-targeted-attackshttps://www.securityweek.com/pixel-modem-zero-day-exploited-in-targeted-attacksGoogle announced patches for the exploited privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-58704) on September 15.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:10:54 GMThttps://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/09/16/a-stolen-coin-can-be-returned-a-leaked-identity-cannothttps://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/09/16/a-stolen-coin-can-be-returned-a-leaked-identity-cannotWe keep building the honeypots, and we are about to hand the same architecture to billions of AI agents, writes Evin McMullen, CEO and co-founder of Billions.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://roadtovr.com/meta-smart-glasses-without-cameras-reporthttps://roadtovr.com/meta-smart-glasses-without-cameras-reportMeta is reportedly preparing a new slate of smart glasses that are ditching those pesky cameras. The News Zuckerberg previously teased a pair of smart glasses in May alongside the official announcement of Connect’s September dates. Now, according to a report from The Information, those may be a new…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:49:39 GMThttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/24-4m-filipinos-use-national-id-to-open-gcash-accounts-psahttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202609/24-4m-filipinos-use-national-id-to-open-gcash-accounts-psaThe Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says more than 24 million Filipinos have successfully verified their identities and opened e-wallet accounts through GCash, using their national ID. As of May, 61 percent of onboarded GCash users relied on their national ID in card, paper or digital ID form…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:48:51 GMThttps://cleantechnica.com/2026/09/16/curbside-ev-charging-new-york-city-newshttps://cleantechnica.com/2026/09/16/curbside-ev-charging-new-york-city-newsCurbside EV charging is expanding in New York City, with the aim of adding 600 new Level 2 stations to the city's existing roster of just 88 Level 2 curbside stations.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:48:21 GMThttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/16/1144014/building-the-materials-foundation-for-aihttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/16/1144014/building-the-materials-foundation-for-aiThe AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms running on it. Semiconductors and data centers are approaching physical limits around performance, thermal management…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:47:34 GMThttps://therecord.media/ukraine-call-center-scam-crackdownhttps://therecord.media/ukraine-call-center-scam-crackdownUkraine’s parliament has approved tougher criminal penalties for involvement in fraudulent call centers and the theft of personal data, following a corruption scandal in which prosecutors were accused of taking bribes to protect scam operations.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:45:00 GMThttps://techpolicy.press/making-sense-of-ai-dread-dont-get-distracted-by-doomer-ceos-or-the-china-canardhttps://techpolicy.press/making-sense-of-ai-dread-dont-get-distracted-by-doomer-ceos-or-the-china-canardWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:41:49 GMThttps://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/16/bernie-sanders-tries-to-help-fix-ai-by-complaining-with-steve-bannon-banning-superintelligencehttps://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/16/bernie-sanders-tries-to-help-fix-ai-by-complaining-with-steve-bannon-banning-superintelligenceIn an ideal world it’s certainly possible that the U.S. federal government could implement meaningful guardrails for AI development that protect innovation, national security, consumer privacy, public safety, and labor/creatives, while preventing market monopolization by the sector’s biggest…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:32:21 GMThttps://dronelife.com/2026/09/16/flytrex-rooftop-drone-docks-dallashttps://dronelife.com/2026/09/16/flytrex-rooftop-drone-docks-dallasThe company says prepositioning drones at restaurants can cut delivery costs by 60% and reduce delivery times by half. Flytrex has introduced a rooftop docking system and AI-based fleet positioning for drone delivery. The company says the combined system cuts delivery costs by 60% and customer…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:25:38 GMThttps://roadtovr.com/meta-project-phoenix-connect-unveiling-codec-avatarhttps://roadtovr.com/meta-project-phoenix-connect-unveiling-codec-avatarMeta isn’t only rumored to unveil its next-gen mixed reality headset next week, but also a photorealistic “hologram-like” call function using its latest avatars. Images of Meta’s upcoming Project Phoenix headset have already leaked ahead of Meta’s Connect developer conference next week, which…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:20:56 GMThttps://newatlas.com/marine/csl-mv-yampu-self-unloading-diesel-electric-cargo-shiphttps://newatlas.com/marine/csl-mv-yampu-self-unloading-diesel-electric-cargo-shipThe maritime industry is under pressure to clean up its act, giving rise to everything from high-tech rigid wing sails to pioneering zero-emission designs like the Yara Birkeland all-electric autonomous cargo vessel.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:16:07 GMThttps://techpolicy.press/detecting-ai-agent-failures-is-not-enough-to-govern-themhttps://techpolicy.press/detecting-ai-agent-failures-is-not-enough-to-govern-themWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:14:47 GMThttps://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/09/16/aws-says-wartime-damage-means-some-middle-east-cloud-resources-are-gone-for-good/5296830https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/09/16/aws-says-wartime-damage-means-some-middle-east-cloud-resources-are-gone-for-good/5296830Iranian strikes overwhelmed regional redundancy in Bahrain and left one UAE Availability Zone inaccessibleWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:11:56 GMThttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/16/1144205/the-download-ai-trillion-dollar-build-openai-biological-datahttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/16/1144205/the-download-ai-trillion-dollar-build-openai-biological-dataThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:10:00 GMThttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/they-often-dont-make-it-in-the-door-wardogs-studio-bulkhead-check-for-anti-crunch-messaging-on-prospective-hires-social-media-ceo-sayshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/they-often-dont-make-it-in-the-door-wardogs-studio-bulkhead-check-for-anti-crunch-messaging-on-prospective-hires-social-media-ceo-saysBulkhead CEO Joe Brammer has revealed that the studio behind recent FPS hit Wardogs check the social media accounts of prospective hires for public criticism of crunch practices, and deliberately prefer to avoid bringing such folks on board. In the exec's view, devs working extra or long hours to…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:07:05 GMThttps://interestingengineering.com/military/us-researchers-target-compact-quantum-sensing-for-contested-environmentshttps://interestingengineering.com/military/us-researchers-target-compact-quantum-sensing-for-contested-environmentsNitride Global, a US developer of advanced thermal-management, dielectric, and semiconductor materials, will study a...Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:06:32 GMThttps://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/16/bitcoin-core-32-enters-final-testing-with-faster-validation-fee-changes-and-security-fixeshttps://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/16/bitcoin-core-32-enters-final-testing-with-faster-validation-fee-changes-and-security-fixesThe October update changes how nodes estimate transaction fees and process blocks, while fixing a wallet flaw that could let an authenticated user run commands on a node.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:41 GMThttps://www.securityweek.com/us-uk-dutch-agencies-expose-iranian-chosen-brick-surveillance-malwarehttps://www.securityweek.com/us-uk-dutch-agencies-expose-iranian-chosen-brick-surveillance-malwareUS, UK, and Dutch government agencies published a report detailing the malware, and the FBI described the abuse of Telegram for C&C.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:14 GMThttps://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/09/16/data-brokers-have-detailed-files-on-you-heres-whats-in-them-and-how-it-impacts-youhttps://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/09/16/data-brokers-have-detailed-files-on-you-heres-whats-in-them-and-how-it-impacts-youData brokers collect thousands of details about your finances, health and habits. See what’s in your profile, who buys it and how companies use it.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/09/16/whos-buying-your-personal-data-disney-gm-your-insurer-and-bank-heres-what-they-gethttps://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/09/16/whos-buying-your-personal-data-disney-gm-your-insurer-and-bank-heres-what-they-getConsumers asked a major data broker for their files. What they got back shows interest in how fat they are, how much they drink, and how likely they are to get a mammogram, among many other characteristics.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.theverge.com/policy/995534/a-brief-history-of-ai-executives-calling-for-regulationhttps://www.theverge.com/policy/995534/a-brief-history-of-ai-executives-calling-for-regulationOver the past few days, a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money from AI all publicly agreed that it's time to make everyone slow down before we lose control - including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/16/spain-gets-its-first-taste-of-ai-aided-cyber-attack/5296844https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/16/spain-gets-its-first-taste-of-ai-aided-cyber-attack/5296844Data protection chiefs call for 'immediate review' of data protection modelsWed, 16 Sep 2026 11:56:55 GMThttps://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/axelera-ai-launches-europa-chip-makes-hardware-available-in-dell-and-supermicro-servershttps://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/axelera-ai-launches-europa-chip-makes-hardware-available-in-dell-and-supermicro-serversNow shipping in Dell XE5 and Supermicro 111AD serversWed, 16 Sep 2026 11:53:50 GMThttps://thequantuminsider.com/2026/09/16/better-together-ibm-researchers-cut-sampling-demands-63-fold-by-combining-quantum-error-detection-and-mitigationhttps://thequantuminsider.com/2026/09/16/better-together-ibm-researchers-cut-sampling-demands-63-fold-by-combining-quantum-error-detection-and-mitigationInsider Brief Quantum error correction may not simply replace error mitigation as quantum computers improve. In fact, the two methods could instead work together to make reliable computations possible with fewer resources, according to an IBM study. IBM researchers combined an error-detection…Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:37:00 GMThttps://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/we-cant-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming-hes-not-a-doomer-while-still-calling-for-more-government-ai-regulationhttps://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/we-cant-stuff-ai-back-in-a-box-says-former-us-president-barack-obama-confirming-hes-not-a-doomer-while-still-calling-for-more-government-ai-regulation'But we can collectively determine how it's developed and how it’s used.'Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:34:37 GMThttps://www.securityweek.com/unauthenticated-rce-flaws-could-expose-200000-wordpress-sites-to-takeoverhttps://www.securityweek.com/unauthenticated-rce-flaws-could-expose-200000-wordpress-sites-to-takeoverVulnerabilities in The Events Calendar can provide attackers with remote code execution capabilities.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:32:53 GMThttps://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/fake-captcha-scams.htmlhttps://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/fake-captcha-scams.htmlNew variant of an old scam: Use the framing of a CAPTCHA to get an unsuspecting user to download and run a malicious program.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:25:26 GMThttps://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/looks-like-sk-hynix-wants-to-make-memory-chips-on-us-soil-and-it-could-work-with-intel-to-do-ithttps://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/looks-like-sk-hynix-wants-to-make-memory-chips-on-us-soil-and-it-could-work-with-intel-to-do-itOr so the rumour mill says.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:14:14 GMThttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/15/two-prime-makes-onchain-finance-push-with-usd10-million-backed-bitcoin-yield-vaulthttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/15/two-prime-makes-onchain-finance-push-with-usd10-million-backed-bitcoin-yield-vaultTwo Prime expands into onchain finance with a bitcoin lending vault built on Pareto for institutional investors.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/serverfarm-expands-north-american-data-center-development-fund-to-389-billionhttps://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/serverfarm-expands-north-american-data-center-development-fund-to-389-billionCloses an additional $895 millionWed, 16 Sep 2026 10:51:44 GMThttps://www.securityweek.com/280000-impacted-by-premier-medical-group-data-breachhttps://www.securityweek.com/280000-impacted-by-premier-medical-group-data-breachIn June 2026, hackers accessed files containing patients’ names, contact information, diagnosis details, and health insurance information.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:47:18 GMThttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/16/ministry-of-justice-apologizes-after-court-staff-accessed-southport-victims-files/5296808https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/16/ministry-of-justice-apologizes-after-court-staff-accessed-southport-victims-files/5296808Sensitive personal data was involved, but there is no evidence it was shared with third partiesWed, 16 Sep 2026 10:42:28 GMThttps://www.404media.co/hackers-stole-flocks-camera-software-revealing-how-the-company-tracks-cars-and-people-2https://www.404media.co/hackers-stole-flocks-camera-software-revealing-how-the-company-tracks-cars-and-people-2While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:30:35 GMThttps://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-workshttps://www.wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-worksA hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMThttps://www.wired.com/story/the-eu-bans-social-media-for-under-13shttps://www.wired.com/story/the-eu-bans-social-media-for-under-13sThe bloc wants to curb Big Tech’s grip on children with its new EU KIDS ACTS, but age checks, parental oversight, and privacy concerns could make its plan difficult to implement.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:19:46 GMThttps://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/09/16/salesforce-staggers-back-to-feet-after-global-outage/5296800https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/09/16/salesforce-staggers-back-to-feet-after-global-outage/5296800As thousands attend annual conference in San Francisco, customers get 'severe delays, intermittent errors, and inability to access services'Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:06:00 GMT