🇺🇸 United States · International, IT & software
7 storiesRubio, in Iceland, calls island central to North Atlantic security
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Icelandic officials in Reykjavik, saying Iceland's location plays a critical role in the defense of Europe and the U.S. homeland and that Washington is open to talks on closer cooperation. The stop op…
South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said there were signs that AI models were used in cyberattacks on several commercial banks and called for an investigation. Data from about 25,000 Shinhan Bank customers leaked, while Hana Bank and KB Ko…
ASOS Probes Unauthorised Push Notification Claiming Its Systems Were Hacked
ASOS customers received a push notification titled “ASOS HACKED” at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, claiming the retailer's systems had been compromised and threatening to leak data. ASOS said it is investigating unauthorised activity involving …
Germany and France push EU for new trade tool aimed at China
Germany and France are urging the EU to adopt new powers that could cut China or other countries off from its single market, Bloomberg reported. Ahead of an EU leaders’ summit next week, the two countries recommended lowering the bar for bl…
Arizona opens Taiwan office in Phoenix despite Chinese pressure
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Taiwanese leaders, including Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung, on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, to open a Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Phoenix, Taiwan's 14th in the United States. Taiwan's authorities said th…
US envoy Massad Boulos meets Sudan's Gen. Burhan in Egypt in push to end war
US senior adviser Massad Boulos met Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan on Saturday at a luncheon hosted by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, on the sidelines of the African Union mid-year coordination meeting. Boulos said on X the ef…
Apple to tighten macOS Full Disk Access controls over AI agent risks
Apple said it will add new controls to the “Full Disk Access” permission on macOS, saying AI agents have increased the risk of granting apps wide access to files, mail, messages and browsing history. The company gave no date and no details …