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The Guardian view on AI safety: the push for global regulation must advance | Editorial

The current US administration is an obstacle, but public demand for protection will ultimately prevailOrganisations around the world scrambled on T...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 5:30 pm

The race to fix huge PHP code flaw at the heart of the internet - The Latest

Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fear...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 5:12 pm

Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PHP code flaw

Problem in language that underpins 70% of sites has led governments and companies to pull sites offline to patch faultTell us: have you been affect...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 4:42 pm

What is PHP and how serious is the computer language flaw causing website shutdowns?

An estimated 70% of websites use the open-source language. What is the identified vulnerability in it?Website owners faced millions of attempts to ...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 4:42 pm

PHP: Pretty Huge Problem with the internet – The Latest

Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fear...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 4:39 pm

Tell us: have you been affected by the PHP code flaw?

We’d like to hear from small businesses that have been affected by the PHP code flaw. Did you have to take you website offline? Did you manage to p...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 2:17 pm

The internet has broken – again. Shouldn’t the tech firms that make billions from it pay to fix it? | Chris Stokel-Walker

I’ve been banging the drum about these vulnerabilities for years. It will take more than a handful of exhausted developers to keep us safeParts of ...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 1:46 pm

Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world

Precautionary takedowns come as experts say bad actors could exploit vulnerability in language used by 70% of sitesWebsites around the globe have g...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 12:39 am

Serbian prosecutor who investigated Belgrade Trump tower project ‘targeted with spyware’

Apparent attempt to hack Rade Bajić’s iPhone comes amid efforts to undermine landmark criminal caseA Serbian prosecutor who investigated the author...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 9:00 am

What are self-replicating ‘AI worms’, and why is Anthropic worried about them?

The tech company says successful AI worms need more capability on less powerful devices, but current trends make that feasible by the end of the ye...
Posted on 18 October 2026 | 1:30 pm

Why Britain should reject the lure of cheap – and scary – Chinese AI

In the west the technology comes with at least some effort to provide security and a benign intent – not so from ChinaThere is much to fear from ar...
Posted on 17 October 2026 | 3:00 pm

The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’

Westminster appears to be waking up to warnings over AI safety, with concerns over its use by extremist groups and bad actors“I have this sense tha...
Posted on 17 October 2026 | 11:33 am

Not cool: who hacked France’s supermarket fridges?

Whether it was youngsters proving their skills or state sabotage, Europe’s most hacked country was left with a mountain of waste after food began c...
Posted on 17 October 2026 | 4:00 am

Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister

Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agentUK politics live ...
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 1:52 pm

‘You have a meeting’: the calendar phishing scam growing exponentially

Appointment or renewal reminder appears in victims’ calendar to lure them into logging in to fake Google, Microsoft or PayPal pageYou’re preparing ...
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 6:00 am

OpenAI came to Australia to apologise. It will leave without answering these key questions | Toby Walsh

We don’t accept drugs killing a few people because they cure most patients. Or a few planes crashing because most land safely. AI should be no diff...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 1:00 am

Asos warns customer data may be compromised after ‘unauthorised’ app access

Shares in fashion company fall nearly 10% after its app systems are accessed by ‘unidentified third party’Asos is investigating unauthorised access...
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 5:44 pm

OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’

David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technologyA safety leader at OpenAI has quit the c...
Posted on 4 October 2026 | 7:48 am

As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you | Chris Stokel-Walker

The need for independent regulation grows more obvious by the day. We must keep this tech in check before it’s too lateOpenAI scraps release of new...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 5:00 am

Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity

Former deputy PM now involved in tech industry says many within sector are ‘winding themselves up into a lather’Nick Clegg has dismissed fears over...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 9:19 am