AIUC raised $40 million in a Series A and developed AIUC-1, an AI-agent audit standard validated by running agents through about 5,000 jailbreak, hallucination, and data-leak tests to produce a roughly 100-page safety report.
Sep 15, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Spyware on Android is often indicated by sudden performance issues (unexplained slowdowns, overheating, battery draining faster than usual), spikes in mobile data or disappearing storage, persistent ads or random browser redirects, suspicious text messages, or apps that suddenly request or gain access to the camera, mic, or location.
Sep 15, 2026 ·
Engadget
Italian cybersecurity startup Exein raised a $270 million round at a $1.7 billion valuation to secure its physical AI layer for connected devices.
Sep 15, 2026 ·TechCrunch
The FCDO found 243 engagements in scope of IR35 in 2024–25, but that figure rose to 441 in 2025–26 after a continuing review that “collapsed” out-of-scope determinations to just 12% (per IR35 Shield CEO Dave Chaplin).
Sep 15, 2026 ·
The Register
Fraudsters used AI to scan public obituaries and convince a widow to pay $7,000 after claiming her late husband evaded taxes and the payment was needed to “preserve what was left of her inheritance.”
Sep 15, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
From Tuesday, pubs, bars, restaurants, music venues and shops in England and Wales can voluntarily accept digital proof of age (via a Digital Verification Services framework) instead of a driving licence or passport when selling alcohol to adults.
Sep 15, 2026 ·The Register
Brent crude futures rose $1.67 (1.58%) to $107.35 a barrel as attacks disrupted Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline and deepened concerns about faster-than-expected supply shortages and longer repairs.
Sep 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
PostgreSQL 19 will not include SQL Property Graph Queries (SQL/PGQ), which was planned for the release but pulled over unresolved bugs and only a fourth beta remains scheduled for September 24.
Sep 15, 2026 ·The Register
India’s Central Consumer Protection Authority has escalated its probe into Apple’s iOS 18 software warranty terms after complaints that iOS 18 rollout in late 2024 damaged iPhone functionality and led customers to pay “exorbitant” repair sums because no software warranty is provided.
Sep 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Microsoft issued an emergency out-of-band update to fix bugs introduced by its record-breaking September Patch Tuesday, affecting folder shares on Hyper-V Linux VMs, Remote Desktop Services sessions, and some USB audio devices on Windows 11 versions 26H1, 25H2, and 24H2.
Sep 15, 2026 ·
The Verge
China’s State Security minister Chen Yixin argues AI poses risks to national security, the Communist Party’s governance, and social stability, and calls for “special laws and regulations” covering AI R&D, application, supervision, and accountability focused on algorithm security, data protection, ethical norms, and privacy rights.
Sep 15, 2026 ·The Register
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the US has “on-orbit space control weapons” that are capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action, without providing any details or timing for deployment.
Sep 15, 2026 ·Ars Technica
The EPA announced it wants to erase limits on greenhouse-gas pollution from power plants by seeking to rescind the Biden-era requirement that most greenhouse emissions be eliminated by 2039 or face closure, and by arguing the Clean Air Act does not allow EPA regulation of power-plant emissions.
Sep 14, 2026 ·Engadget
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX’s Elon Musk agreed to “pace the frontier” via a proposal that includes third-party auditors, regulation of domestic AI labs, and a global slowdown, but critics argue it could function as a “cartel” that blocks competitors and open-source progress without enforceable safeguards.
Sep 14, 2026 ·The Verge
A compromised official HBO Max Reddit account was used to push more than 100 malicious ads delivering ClickFix-style information-stealing malware to both Windows and macOS users, redirecting victims to spoofed landing pages with download/join steps and “paste this command into Terminal” instructions.
Sep 14, 2026 ·The Register
Apple Intelligence video summaries for HomeKit Secure Video require iCloud Plus: $9.99/month for 1 camera (2TB) or $29.99/month for a second camera (6TB), rising to $59.99/month for up to five cameras (12TB).
Sep 14, 2026 ·The Verge
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) says its September 17 “health freedom movement” conference sold out in-person tickets priced at $250, with limited $125 seating passes and $100 livestream access still available.
Sep 14, 2026 ·Ars Technica
CrowdStrike revenue hit $1.47 billion and annual recurring revenue rose 25% to $5.84 billion, with record net new ARR of $332.8 million, helping its stock trade higher while AI stocks sank after a September 14 AI selloff.
Sep 14, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AI agents associated with iLands have sent unsolicited spam messages to Mastodon admins and writers, including account-creation requests and emails offering to cite writers’ work for about $25, after earlier creation attempts were blocked or shut down shortly afterward.
Sep 14, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Musk resolved all claims against Apple in a court filing but is advancing claims that OpenAI used the Apple ChatGPT-in-iPhone deal—Apple said was never exclusive—to monopolize the chatbot market.
Sep 14, 2026 ·Ars Technica
