AI & RoboticsNews

Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law

September 25, 2026
An OpenAI model hacked into an Australian government website, the country’s prime minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, in the first publicly reported case of an AI model hacking into a government’s systems. Albanese said that there would “obviously be legal consequences” following the breach, and that OpenAI faces a government investigation into how its unreleased…
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Playful sea lion pups “chased, gently nipped, and twisted around the camera, fascinated by their reflections in its curved dome port,” explains winner of prestigious ocean photography award

September 25, 2026
Snapping a beautiful wildlife scene is rewarding, but when the animal actually interacts with you during the process, it’s an extra-special experience, and can lead to extra spectacular shots. That was the case for British underwater photographer, Jenny Stock, who was…
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Tesla’s 'hardcore lawyers' went a little too hardcore

September 25, 2026
Tesla’s racism trial in California opened Monday with a bad day for the company’s lawyers. The first witness testified that a senior Tesla in-house attorney had called him last week and let him believe he was working for the state, according to Law360 (paywall). That same morning, Tesla’s outside counsel told the judge the N-word is a “term of respect and endearment” in the Black…
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DefenseNews

Steam catapults? US Navy appears to be sticking with electromagnetics on carriers

September 25, 2026
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s nostalgia for old-fashioned steam catapults, the U.S. Navy appears to be sticking with electromagnetics for its newest class of aircraft carriers. The Navy recently awarded contracts for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS, which uses electrically generated magnetic fields to launch aircraft from Ford-class carriers. Kato Engineering…
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GamingNews

Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Might Be the Endgame I’ve Been Waiting For | IGN Preview

September 24, 2026
Key Preview Takeaways: Boost Drivers are a major new feature of this expansion. The new monsters present challenging battles, just as I’d wanted. Ascendance could be the endgame I’ve been wishing for after Wilds’s endgame was a bit too easy. I liked Monster Hunter Wilds quite a bit at launch. The big open areas, the great visuals on the newest generation of consoles, and the cast of…
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