Yearly Archives: 2026 - Page 106

Three newly disclosed incidents: Ginkgo Bioworks says an outsider accessed data from cloud environments tied to its former biosecurity business; Turkey's data regulator says a ransomware attack on Yıldız Technical University may affect about 140,000 students and 4,500 staff; and Green Clinic in Ruston, Louisiana, is rebuilding after ransomware locked its records. What each organisation has confirmed.

Three crypto policy moves from 8 October 2026: an ESMA opinion telling MiCA-authorised firms to stop services in non-compliant stablecoins, Senator Blumenthal's letter asking Cantor Fitzgerald about its Tether ties, and a Greek draft bill proposing a 10% crypto capital-gains tax. What each one does, and what it doesn't.

GlobalFoundries has signed a multi-year $2 billion agreement to make silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS advanced packaging at its New York plant, with volume production expected to ramp in the first half of 2028. TSMC also reported September revenue of about NT$511.86 billion. What an interposer is and what the numbers say.

Four tokenisation moves from 8 October 2026: Securitize's 1:1-backed tokenised US shares on Solana, Standard Chartered's plan for digital-asset custody in Singapore, NUVA's offshore token tied to US home-equity loans, and Crédit Agricole Assurances' first tokenised investment. What each is, and what it is not.

Anthropic has published a new Usage Policy, taking effect on 12 November, with a section on deceptive campaigns, tighter wording on weapons and surveillance, and a ban on extreme abuse of its models. The UK's ICO says ten AI developers have made or committed to data protection changes, and has opened a call for evidence on AI agents. What changes, and for whom.

Three quantum items from 8 October 2026: the US Department of Energy names eight science problems that a useful quantum computer should tackle, Fujitsu signs a nonbinding MOU to set up a quantum research centre in New Mexico, and Cosmos ships optional post-quantum ML-DSA keys for blockchains built on its software. What each is, and what it is not.

OpenAI says it banned two influence operations, one from Russia running a fake Latin American think tank and one from Iran pitching articles under seven fake bylines. It rates the Russian one the first "Category 5" operation it has disrupted. What happened, what AI did and didn't do, and what remains unproven.

Three big data-centre plans from 8 October 2026: Sesterce's planned "over €10 billion" AI campus at a former paper mill in Jämsä, Finland; a 7 trillion won, 360 MW memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Sejong, South Korea (reported); and ReNew's MOU with the government of Maharashtra for a proposed ₹70,000 crore, 750 MW green data-centre park (reported). All three are plans, not finished deals. Here is what each says and what it leaves open.

Three robotics items from 8 October 2026: a FAIR at Meta and Mila preprint on how robot "world models" scale, a reported Series A for Beijing's Livsyn Robotics, and CP AI Robotics' C1 store humanoid, which the company plans to roll out in Japanese convenience stores "as early as 2027". What each shows, and what it doesn't.

On 8 October 2026 the US Justice Department and FBI seized web domains behind two hacking tools allegedly run by China-based Integrity Technology Group, linked to "Flax Typhoon". Eleven agencies from seven countries issued a joint advisory, and CISA added five old flaws to its exploited-vulnerabilities list. What was done, what is alleged, and what defenders are told.