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Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered.

On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event for subscribers that asked the question everyone’s asking right now: Could AI really kill us all? But attendees had so many more questions than we had time to answer in the 30 minute session. So we asked our senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and…

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The specter of AI-enabled bioweapons is a wake-up call for biotech

In recent weeks, leaders of some of the biggest AI companies have warned that the very tech they are developing is dangerous. Last weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued that AI carries serious risk and that progress should be slowed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded on X: “I agree with Dario that we need to pace the…

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The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable

While large language models present real risks to society, experts say they can be tested and largely controlled using well-worn cybersecurity and policy choices. The post The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable appeared first on CyberScoop.

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Akira Ransomware Lists Manders in Leak: 70GB Claimed [2026]

Akira, one of the ransomware world’s most prolific extortion crews, added a new name to its dark web leak site on September 16, 2026: Manders, a family-owned contractor based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The listing, first spotted by the threat-tracking service ransomware.live and documented separately by RedPacket Security, claims the group extracted roughly…

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Panzer Ransomware Hits 16 Firms as August Sets 997-Attack Record [2026]

A ransomware crew that did not exist on August 4, 2026 had hit 16 companies across 11 countries by early September. Panzer, the group’s self-chosen name, launched a leak site on August 5 and, within roughly a month, built an affiliate network offering cross-platform encryptors for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and VMware ESXi. Researchers who track…

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Bungie Denies Marathon-Destiny Merger Amid 91% Drop [2026]

Bungie has shot down a leak claiming the studio planned to fold Destiny into Marathon, calling the rumor “fake” through Marathon creative director Julia Nardin. The denial, first reported by Eurogamer on September 17, 2026, and corroborated the same week by GamesRadar+, Insider Gaming, The Game Post, and GameRant, arrives as both Bungie franchises face…

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