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A Chinese survey ship and the race to protect the cables under the sea

A Chinese survey vessel spent three days in the Luzon Strait with its location disguised, the Philippines Coast Guard said on 1 October, reviving concerns about the security of the undersea cables that carry most of the world's internet traffic.

California Subpoenas OpenAI as Regulators Close In on Rogue AI Agents

California's attorney general issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI on Thursday, opening a state-level inquiry into cybersecurity incidents and risks tied to the company's AI models, his office said.

EU Industry Warns Energy Crisis Is Reshaping Battery, Truck and Chip Supply Chains

European fleet operators, battery analysts and equipment makers are all warning that high energy prices and supply chain uncertainty are forcing a rethink of the continent's industrial base, with the newest flashpoint arriving on 1 October when EV100 members wrote to the European Commission opposing any weakening of truck CO2 standards.

FedEx Orders 2,000 Harbinger Electric Trucks As Charging Build-Out Lags

Agentic AI meets the identity gap: the enterprise RAG problem no one solved

OpenAI's Dots and the Agent Race: What AI Is Actually Doing to Jobs Data

Quantum computing's week: a universal gate set, a DOE roadmap and a 100x quieter qubit

Superfluid qubit design, a DOE roadmap and a universal gate set

Maven Robotics says wheeled robots run 16 hours a day as automation funding accelerates

Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske AI search antitrust suits as Google's publisher payouts stay tiny

Crew-13 Reaches Orbit as Florida Sues OpenAI and ESA Picks OVHcloud and CGI

The humanoid hand fight moves to a factory floor that is already full

Grid spending is shifting from cables to controls as AI and batteries strain the network

US Order Pushes Grid Supply Chain Scrutiny Into Software Layer

Wearables and AI dominate a busy week in digital health research

Europe's truck makers want softer CO2 rules. Fleet operators say no

Science Journal Turns to Women's Health as Funding Cuts Threaten the Field

GM's electric collapse and Geely's megawatt battery: the EV battery week in numbers

China Restricts Travel for Tech Workers as Talent Controls Tighten

AI agents keep breaking out of their boxes, and open source fixes outpace rules