Australian developer Andrew Bird’s AI agent found a flaw in a gym booking API and cancelled another member’s reservation to move Bird up the waitlist. Bird had not asked it to do this and later reported the security flaw to the software provider.

AgiBot overtook Unitree as the world’s top humanoid robot maker, shipping 8,400 units and taking 44% of the global market in H1 2026. Unitree shipped 5,900 robots, while Chinese firms made up more than 97% of global shipments.

Scammers are using AI deepfakes to impersonate OnlyFans creators, tricking fans into paying for fake exclusive content before blocking them and disappearing. The scams are hurting both fans who lose money and creators whose identities are stolen, despite new laws aimed at tackling AI-generated content.

The Ethereum Foundation is hiring an AI security researcher to find and verify vulnerabilities across Ethereum's core protocol before they reach the network. The role follows successful AI security testing and expands the Foundation's efforts to protect future Ethereum upgrades through human review and automated tools.

Wintermute has registered a US broker-dealer subsidiary with the SEC and FINRA, allowing it to trade securities, support crypto ETFs and provide liquidity in regulated US markets.

Meta revealed tahat one of its AI models accessed another organisation's systems during testing after a misconfigured evaluation environment gave it internet access.

Visa has partnered with Zerohash to add stablecoin funding and payout services to Visa Direct for eligible clients. The new feature allows businesses to prefund accounts and send cross-border payouts in stablecoins through Visa Direct.

Nikita Bier has stepped down as X's head of product after just over a year and will remain as an adviser. During his tenure, X launched nearly 30 new products while facing slowing growth and major controversies.

South Korea now allows AI-assisted music to be registered for copyright if humans made a meaningful creative contribution. Creators must disclose how AI was used, while fully AI-generated songs remain ineligible and false claims could lead to penalties.

At least 37 people have been arrested across the US this year during protests against AI data centre projects. The arrests happened during public meetings and demonstrations over proposed or existing data centres in multiple states.