FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated

Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate because authorities feared an explosion.

By The Associated Press

OpenAI says China-based actors stoking opposition to AI data centres

AI company says ChatGPT accounts sought to 'exploit and amplify existing public concerns' about energy prices.

The Chinese AI police tech aimed at physical, psychological and emotional states

Chinese AI-enabled equipment can help police assess the physical health, mental state, and even risk level of suspects, according to demonstrations at a law enforcement equipment exhibition in Beijing last week. Chinese firms presenting their latest biometric devices at the international police and anti-terrorism technology expo said they could reduce manpower requirements for a police force and improve efficiency amid a shortage of frontline officers. The three-day exhibit which ended on...

By Albee Zhang

OpenAI says a suspected China-linked influence operation tried to sway the debate about US data centers

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images OpenAI said it discovered a suspected Chinese-based influence operation to generate ill will toward US data centers. The suspected operation was identified because the users relied in part on ChatGPT. OpenAI said the suspect campaign didn't gain meaningful traction online. OpenAI said it banned likely China-based users after they used ChatGPT to try to fuel a suspected influence operation aimed at undermining support for US data cent...

FBI shuts 13 websites that operated as consulting companies offering fake jobs: Full list

US authorities have dismantled a sophisticated operation by China's intelligence services, which used 13 fake consulting websites to lure Americans with security clearances into revealing sensitive government information. Employing AI-generated profiles and deceptive job offers, the scheme aimed to exploit individuals for foreign intelligence interests. The FBI and DOJ have seized these domains, issuing a stern warning against such tactics.

By TOI TECH DESK

FBI Seizes 13 Websites Used By China To Target US Workers With Sensitive Information

The 13 websites purported to be affiliated with consulting companies that advertised job openings for current and former holders of security clearances.

China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to help create fake Facebook personas, avoid detection: OpenAI

The chatbot was also asked to assist in conceptualising an AI tool to monitor online opinion and collect "harmful" content from "key persons", according to OpenAI's latest threat report.

OpenAI says Chinese propaganda is being deployed to foment dissent over tariffs, data centers

The company said its efforts, dating to late 2025 and early 2026, appeared to have had little or no effect, but it is another indication of how central generative AI is becoming in digital influence campaigns

By Reuters

US seizes 13 website domains suspected of Chinese spying

US authorities on Wednesday seized 13 internet domains they suspect were used by Chinese agents to obtain classified information from Americans with security clearances. Last week, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance — composed of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand — issued a rare warning that Chinese military intelligence services […]

By AFP