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Tool and target: US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorism and anti-tech extremism

The Guardian Technology Oct 14, 2026, 1:00 PM (2 hours ago)

From the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats In May 2025, a 25-year-old man detonated a car bomb outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, killing himself and injuring four others.

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Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting $14 recording device in company office

An OpenAI engineer has been charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications and is facing up to five years in prison plus a $250,000 fine.

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Apple, OpenAI head to court over AI trade secrets, with the case on the line

A federal judge in San Jose hears two opposed motions on the same day, Apple’s request to stop OpenAI using anything taken from it and OpenAI’s request to throw the case out. Apple won part of its expedited discovery on Tuesday, and was refused part of it.

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US and European regulators question banks about AI agents and cyber risks

Banking regulators in the US and Europe are stepping up efforts to contain the risks AI poses to banks, Reuters reported, citing six people familiar with the matter. Some fear that cyberattacks or rogue AI agents could shake the financial system.

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Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days

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Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research

Pledge spanning five years from world’s most valuable firm comes as concerns about AI agents have risen The $5.5tn (£4.1tn) US chipmaker Nvidia is donating $250m worth of computing power to the UK to support AI safety research.

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‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams

Congress calls for Match Group and others to do more to help victims like Mary, who lost $100,000 to app scammer Mary met a man on the dating app Plenty of Fish in 2024.

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Bank of England and IMF bosses issue stark warning on cyber threat to trust

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OpenAI employee arrested after recording device found in office

Discovery of ‘sophisticated’ gadget adds to company’s list of privacy concerns after hackings by rogue agents OpenAI said it has found a hidden recording device in one of its offices and has referred the matter to the FBI. One of its employees has been arrested.

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Tool and target: US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorism and anti-tech extremism

Saudi OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting $14 recording device in company office

OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly using AI and toilet paper to record confidential meetings - FBI director Kash Patel jumps at the chance to say AI companies are ‘essential’ for national security

Apple, OpenAI head to court over AI trade secrets, with the case on the line

US and European regulators question banks about AI agents and cyber risks

Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days

Apple researchers turn idle Macs into a virtual GPU cloud with ‘Minions’

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Nvidia, worth $5.5tn, donates $250m to UK for AI safety research

‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams

Bank of England and IMF bosses issue stark warning on cyber threat to trust

OpenAI employee arrested after recording device found in office

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