When AI security startup HiddenLayer raised its $50 million Series A three years ago, one of the big questions in the space was whether the AI threats the startup was protecting against would manifest in enough quantity to make for a real market. As my former colleague Kyle Wiggers noted at the time, it was difficult to pin down real examples of attacks against AI at scale.
How quickly things have…
OpenAI faces 30 more lawsuits tied to Tumbler Ridge shooting
September 3, 2026
Edelson PC, the law firm that filed seven lawsuits against OpenAI in April on behalf of victims and families connected to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, is filing 30 additional complaints this week. The new plaintiffs include teachers, a principal, and students who were in…
Visa pour l'Image photography festival loses its founder: why Jean-François Leroy's passing is a huge loss to photojournalism
September 3, 2026
Perpignan is a southern French city near the Mediterranean coast and the border with Spain. With a population of around 120,000, it’s pretty slow-paced for most of the year. But all that changes for a couple of weeks in late summer, when it suddenly becomes the world…
Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five
September 3, 2026
A Tesla Model Y turning left at an intersection collided with a pickup truck in Batavia, Illinois, killing a passenger in the Tesla — Maggie Espinosa, 37, a teacher and mother of five. It was reported as an ordinary intersection crash.
But Electrek was able to confirm that Tesla’s own report to federal regulators says the car’s driver-assist system was engaged as it made that turn. This is…
In Sept, Tesla will re-launch 3 products it launched a decade ago, for a stock pump
September 3, 2026
Tesla has a packed September ahead of it, with two confirmed and one rumored product launches. For a company that has gone so long without new products, it would be a big month… if all three of those products hadn’t been launched years ago already.
It’s September…
Tesla reports its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” crashes to the federal government, as it’s required to — and then blacks out almost everything in those reports, so the public never learns what happened in those crashes. Tesla always end up blaming the…
US tech found in Russian ballistic missiles
September 3, 2026
KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of American- and European-made components are still being used to build Russia’s deadly ballistic missiles despite nearly 24,000 sanctions imposed on Russia-linked individuals and entities since 2022, Ukraine’s presidential commissioner for sanctions policy said last week.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk showed reporters on Aug. 25 foreign-made components recovered from Russian…
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s navy has introduced a new guided-missile frigate designed for coastal as well as open-sea attacks after 20 years in the making, according to Chinese state media.
Not quite a technological breakthrough, military analysts say.
But the 054A…
After 286 days at sea, USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand
September 3, 2026
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln arrived in port in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after 286 days at sea, including a lengthy deployment in the Middle East, amid reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating conditions on board.
The nuclear-powered Lincoln…
The Big Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest Interview: Release Date, Clan Roles, Combat, and More
September 2, 2026
Erin Hunter’s Warrior Cats franchise is finally getting an officially licensed video game coming to all major platforms this fall. We got to speak with one of the developers behind the turn-based title, who opened up about the team’s creative process and what it’s like bringing the Clans to life.
As a lifelong fan of the Warrior Cats world, I couldn’t believe it when I got the chance to…
