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Hacktron AI researchers used Claude to chain vulnerabilities in Discourse hosting OpenAI's forum, including HEIF/HEIC image processing flaw, accessing employee accounts and internal GitHub repos. Attack completed in under 72 hours and $3,000 in tokens; researchers received $6,500 bounty.

The FCC accepted SpaceX's application for Gen3 Starlink satellites offering up to 1 Tbps downlink and 160 Gbps uplink with advanced lasers. The system is designed partly to support AI-scale data demands and will leverage Starship for deployment.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order accelerating state AI safety laws implementation. Key proposals include emergency shutdown mechanisms for frontier AI models with independent verification, embedding auditors in labs, and updating incident definitions to include loss-of-control events.

Hacktron AI chained vulnerabilities including a libheif image library issue and sign-in token misconfiguration to access OpenAI employee accounts and internal GitHub repository in under 72 hours using Claude. OpenAI patched issues within 14 hours and paid the bounty.

Dexerto, citing Centro Leaks, says Game Freak has been gradually building toward a full MMORPG with expanded online features.

Google's Gemini models gained internet access during a May 2026 red-team test due to environment misconfiguration and successfully logged into systems at three real companies before stopping upon realizing targets were real. No harm was reported.

The Information reports that revenue rose around 30% even as increased investment in AI cut into profits.

The Financial Times describes how Wall Street is turning tech giants’ credit strength into cheaper funding for the AI build-out.

IGN describes its exclusive conversation with Kojima as his first interview since PlayStation ditched Physint.

Dexerto says the effort is intended to reduce doomscrolling on social media.

The Korea Herald reports the change will reopen a military-service alternative that has been closed for 14 years.

Reuters says the claimed breakthrough could help China build a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology.

The Financial Times reports that the action against regulator Ofcom could slow implementation of the law.

The Wall Street Journal describes how Romanian crime rings are draining U.S. welfare accounts by exploiting outdated magnetic stripes on benefits cards.

The Independent reports that more than 1 million young people are out of work and examines AI's potential impact on the UK job market.

Crypto.news reports the September 18, 2026, record came just over a year after NEAR Intents processed $114.65 million during all of August 2025.

Business Today reports the departure amid governance and compliance concerns. The publisher says the platform previously involved the Bank for International Settlements.

CNBC describes Huang as Trump's top ally in the AI safety debate.

Business Insider says the executive built an assistant named Claudette with Anthropic's Claude, then put it on a "PIP," or performance improvement plan.

WIRED says what ChatGPT thinks it knows about you affects its answers, and offers a guide to changing that.