Britain's MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert warning that a Chinese organization was funding academic research on behalf of Beijing's state security services. Over 100 UK academics have been working on projects secretly funded by Chinese intelligence.
China's state television affiliate warned that Anthropic's privacy policy revisions increase risks to user data by allowing information sharing with US intelligence agencies when the company deems it necessary, without requiring legal process.
China implemented new border control rules barring citizens deemed threats to national or industrial security from leaving the country, particularly targeting those involved in technology export violations. The restrictions took effect immediately.
China's top intelligence official delivered one of Beijing's most detailed warnings about AI, saying rapid advances could threaten political stability and critical infrastructure. The warning comes as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for slowing AI development.
Chinese-founded AI startup Manus announced it has formally resumed independent operations more than four months after Beijing blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition deal. The regulatory intervention reflects China's tightened controls on technology exports and cross-border transactions.
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed that government agencies were targeted by AI-driven cyberattacks from overseas in early July, with suspected Chinese operators using autonomous AI hacking tools over a four-day period. Taiwanese authorities stated the affected agencies successfully handled the incident.
AT&T and other major corporations are increasingly adopting open-weight AI models over proprietary alternatives to reduce costs, with AT&T processing 45 billion AI tokens daily. The shift comes as American tech firms respond to competition from cheaper Chinese open AI models that rival offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI.
AnchorWatch CEO Rob Hamilton and his volunteer Bitcoin Red Team were restricted by OpenAI from conducting AI-powered security audits on Bitcoin repositories, forcing the researchers to turn to open-source Chinese AI models to continue their work.
China has successfully recovered the first stage of its Long March 10B rocket during an orbital launch test from Hainan, marking the country's first achievement in reusable rocket technology as it competes with SpaceX and other U.S. commercial space companies.
The Department of Justice shut down websites allegedly linked to China that masqueraded as consulting firms, offering lucrative work while seeking access to government expertise and sensitive information from current and former federal employees.
Federal authorities seized over a dozen internet domains tied to fake consulting firms that were allegedly used by suspected Chinese intelligence operatives to recruit current and former US government and military employees with security clearances.
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance—comprising the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—issued an unprecedented joint security bulletin warning that Chinese intelligence operatives are using professional networking sites like LinkedIn and job platforms to target government and military personnel with fake recruitment offers to obtain classified information.
