Asus confirms eShop data breach exposed customer order records and contact details

Asus eShop hit by data breach — customer contact details and order information revealed

New Jersey hits Microsoft-linked AI data center with record fine for 62 unpermitted power generators, issues 45-day shutdown deadline

The DataOne data center is facing a record fine of $1.07 million for operating portable turbine generators without permission. Residents say that the penalty is a drop in the bucket for these big tech companies.

Google’s orbital AI data center test packs four TPUs and 1,000W of solar power
Google’s orbital AI data center test packs four TPUs and 1,000W of solar power

Google will launch an experimental satellite into orbit on October 1, taking four tensor processing units with it.

OpenAI agent got into Australia’s Medicare stats portal with 84-day notification delay

Australia says an OpenAI agent got past blocks on a Medicare statistics portal in June. OpenAI’s notification arrived in September.

Nvidia CEO says ‘we have to shut the labs down’ if AI experiments are unsafe
Nvidia CEO says ‘we have to shut the labs down’ if AI experiments are unsafe

In a recent interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that if frontier labs have unsafe models, they should shut the labs down, calling the current calls for regulation a “distraction.”

Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for AI scanning and destruction

Investigators reckon Japan’s used bookstore boom is likely due to the written-word harvesting of foreign AI giants.

Leading semiconductor analyst says AMD should be investigated for ‘treason’ over availability of restricted chips in China

Top semiconductor analysis firm accuses AMD of treason, AMD says it could have been ‘diversion’ of an export-controlled adaptable radio platform.

ASML says it sold ‘absolutely nothing’ in Europe in 2026
ASML says it sold ‘absolutely nothing’ in Europe in 2026

ASML calls EU authorities to help create demand for European chips as Europe’s share in its revenue drops to 0% in 2026.

China swiped classified F-35 stealth fighter parts that were diverted through Hong Kong

Components from the one of the free world’s most advanced fighter jets are now in the possession of the Chinese, say reports.

British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for ‘aiding and abetting’ school shooter
British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for ‘aiding and abetting’ school shooter

B.C. is demanding compensation after it says OpenAI’s reviewers wanted to call police about the Tumbler Ridge shooter before the attack.