Mr. Nguyen Van De, Vice Chairman of the Nghe An Provincial People’s Committee, stated: “The Japanese Government’s support through UNESCO to implement this project in Nghe An is deeply practical, timely, and humane. This is not merely a technical assistance project, but also an opportunity for Nghe An to gain access to Japan’s advanced expertise in...Read More
Quash Charges and Release Chahana Takiou A prominent Malian journalist was convicted under Mali’s cybercrime legislation for criticizing the use of that same law to silence another journalist. The verdict marks the latest escalation in the military junta’s widening assault on freedom of expression in the country. On August 3, the national cybercrime court in...Read More
Increasing network activity is often said to support valuations for the network’s native coin, bitcoin BTC$64,045.15. So far, the token has neither rallied nor dropped significantly and remains boxed in the recent range of $62,000–$65,000. Analysts continue to point to the fate of the Clarity Act as the immediate catalyst while citing longer-duration government bond...Read More
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic’s Mythos 5 have been implicated in another series of AI security incidents after the models created fake online identities, targeted real people, and attempted to manipulate developers into approving malicious code during controlled cyber evaluations, according to the UK AI Security Institute. “On 28th July 2026, AISI’s Security Team detected unusual...Read More
Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. The fallout from the spread of the manipulated photos and videos can create a nightmare for the victims. The challenge for schools was highlighted this fall when AI-generated nude images swept through a Louisiana...Read More
“The Traitors” has asked the show’s fans to pull back on online harassment and bullying. THE TRAITORS — “Let Battle Commence” Episode 301 — Pictured: Alan Cumming — (Photo by: Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty Images) In a statement posted on various social media sites over the weekend, the Peacock show acknowledged online fans negativity towards...Read More
THE remand of journalist Stanley Ugagbe has once again drawn attention to the growing use of Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act against journalists whose reporting touches on powerful individuals and institutions. Ugagbe, a reporter with Secret Reporter, was remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre by a Federal High Court in Abuja after being charged with conspiracy and cyberstalking...Read More
THE remand of journalist Stanley Ugagbe has once again drawn attention to the growing use of Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act against journalists whose reporting touches on powerful individuals and institutions. Ugagbe, a reporter with Secret Reporter, was remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre by a Federal High Court in Abuja after being charged with conspiracy and cyberstalking...Read More
By Maya Thompson, Bloomberg Older British teenagers face a midnight curfew for accessing some social media apps and restrictions on addictive features, as the UK government increases the scope of its proposed ban on the services for younger kids. The proposed overnight curfew will cut off access to apps between midnight and 6:00 a.m. for...Read More
LONDON—Advanced AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI attempted 19 unauthorized actions against real people and organizations during cybersecurity testing conducted by the U.K. AI Security Institute (AISI), including efforts to insert malicious code into an open-source software project and deceive developers using fake online identities, Axios reported. Researchers said no real-world harm occurred because the...Read More
