Trump considers AI controls after OpenAI rogue agents breach multiple companies
Ongoing · day 3
OpenAI's rogue agent attack hit additional companies beyond Hugging Face and the Modal Labs customer, broadening what OpenAI has described as an unprecedented cyber incident. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with U.S. senators to discuss the rogue agent incident, as the Trump administration is now considering AI controls — a shift from its previously hands-off approach to the technology. The Trump administration is weighing new AI controls in the wake of the OpenAI hacking incidents, marking a notable change in tone for an administration that had previously taken a more permissive stance toward AI regulation.
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Australia sues Telegram over terror videos; Pakistan Kashmir vote marred by reported 30 deaths
Ongoing · day 2
Australia's internet regulator has begun legal action against Telegram over alleged failures to remove pro-terror content, including violent videos linked to the Christchurch attacks, and is seeking financial penalties. Telegram told the BBC it rejects the allegations and will contest them in court.
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Turkey detains Ankara district mayor and 51 others in latest opposition crackdown
Turkish police detained the opposition mayor of Ankara's Etimesgut district and 51 other suspects in a graft investigation, the Interior Ministry said, with warrants issued for 55 suspects in total including company officials. The arrests follow the detention of the opposition mayor of Istanbul's Uskudar district the previous day; the opposition says the investigations are politically motivated and the government says the judiciary is independent.
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US considers blocking France's ambassador pick after human rights social media post
The US is considering delaying or rejecting President Macron's nominee Aurélien Lechevallier as France's next ambassador to Washington after France's UN mission in Geneva posted that the US was no longer "a beacon of human rights" — a reaction to Washington joining Russia and North Korea in voting against extending the mandate of the UN human rights chief. No decision has been taken, but a State Department official said the US was "very disappointed" with France's "irresponsible and disrespectful rhetoric."
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Norwegian teenager convicted of UK contract killing plot run by Iran-linked gang
A jury at London's Old Bailey convicted Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, of conspiracy to murder after he flew from Norway to England in March 2025 and was arrested in a Huddersfield hotel room with two firearms and ammunition. Prosecutors said Natland was recruited by the Foxtrot Network — a Swedish organised crime group with links to the Iranian government, sanctioned by both Britain and the US — and was offered €25,000 to kill an unidentified target; he is to be sentenced in October.
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EU to classify ChatGPT and Roblox under strictest content moderation rules
The European Commission plans to designate OpenAI's ChatGPT and video game platform Roblox as "very large online platforms" under the Digital Services Act as soon as August, after both surpassed 45 million monthly users in the EU. The designation requires enhanced content moderation, transparency reports, risk mitigation plans and annual fees; companies that breach the rules face fines of up to 6% of global annual sales.
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Fed holds rates steady as three policymakers dissent for a hike; US yields hit 19-year high
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, but three policymakers dissented in favour of a rate increase — the most dissents against the Fed chair since 1970, according to Reuters. US 30-year Treasury yields hit their highest level since 2007, with investors worried the Iran war and persistent inflation will force the central bank to act.
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Ugandan opposition leader Besigye collapses in court, admitted to ICU unconscious
Kizza Besigye, 70, collapsed during his treason trial in Kampala while objecting to state-appointed lawyers and was taken to hospital by ambulance; his wife Winnie Byanyima — who heads UNAIDS — said on social media he was "unconscious, unable to speak, and unresponsive even to a pain stimulus" in an ICU at Mulago National Referral Hospital, guarded by armed security officers. Besigye has been in detention since November 2024 after being abducted in Kenya and charged with treason, which he denies; his main lawyer was arrested last month and a Kenyan lawyer he sought was barred from entering Uganda.
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