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Dispatches from outside our own hull: digital rights, security, AI and the wider tide.
Live headlines from sources we read and trust. Updated automatically.
Digital Rights
- Access Now at CIPESA’s 2026 FIFAfrica October 1, 2026
- From surveillance to governance: recentering human rights in the UN AI agenda September 21, 2026
- Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar September 17, 2026
- The EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22 September 14, 2026
- Open letter from European civil society organisations on encryption and privacy threats in Canada’s Bill C-22 September 14, 2026
Security
- ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests October 7, 2026
- Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation September 28, 2026
- U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions September 25, 2026
- Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight September 16, 2026
- Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes September 8, 2026
AI and Society
- AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon October 8, 2026
- Building a safer path to autonomous industrial AI October 8, 2026
- Connecting AI agents to enterprise knowledge October 5, 2026
- Bringing predictive analytics to the agentic AI era October 5, 2026
- People really hate AI, so why can’t they get enough? October 5, 2026
Europe and Your Data
- EDRi-gram, 8 October 2026 October 8, 2026
- The Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) represents everything that’s wrong with Europe’s approach to digital sovereignty October 8, 2026
- No human required: Austria’s plan for AI-only government decisions October 8, 2026
- Your data, their decision: the hidden surveillance infrastructure behind Europe’s digital borders October 8, 2026
- D3 brings class actions on addictive design against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube October 8, 2026
Tech Beyond the West
- Conflict in the Red Sea is forcing cloud giants to find a new route for the internet October 7, 2026
- Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance October 6, 2026
- The AI boom is making the world’s cheapest smartphones disappear October 5, 2026
- Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say October 2, 2026
- Awkward: Saudi Arabia’s new EV brand takes on the U.S. rival it already controls October 1, 2026
Cyber News
- Lawmakers warn Google could expose Spirit Airlines data in $10 million AI training deal October 8, 2026
- International coalition seizes tools used by cyber firm behind Flax Typhoon October 8, 2026
- DOJ charges ransomware recovery CEO for secretly paying hackers October 8, 2026
- ASOS: Hackers tricked way into employee account before sending rogue push notification October 8, 2026
- Crypto thief who splurged on gold grills sentenced in London October 8, 2026