European governments are broadening trade defence measures beyond electric vehicles to address Chinese overcapacity in wind components and solar panels.
Year: 2026
Venezuela Government Blames Media Blackout for Slowing International Awareness of Earthquake Damage
UN officials noted more than 200 websites are blocked in Venezuela including local and international news sources and censorship circumvention tools.
US Cybersecurity Experts Sign Letter Urging Government to Reverse Claude Mythos and Fable Restrictions
More than 100 security researchers argued that restricting frontier AI models harms defenders more than attackers and urged the administration to reverse its order.
GPT-5.6 Declared Dual-Use Technology Subject to Export Controls Creating Uncertainty for Open Source Community
The US government classified OpenAI’s latest frontier model as a dual-use national security asset ending an era of permissionless deployment for frontier systems.
Global AI and Smart Construction Conference 2026 Concludes in Hong Kong with 12000 Participants
The conference at Hong Kong Science Park marked the city’s Year of AI for construction showcasing AI-driven drones building inspections and spatial digital twins.
White House Signs Most Sweeping AI Executive Order of 2026 on National Security and Cyber Defence
The executive order directs federal agencies to prioritise AI-based cyber defence forms an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse and targets federal grant funding at AI vulnerability detection.
General Rudd Tells Senate That Anthropic’s Mythos Model Broke Into Classified US Systems in Hours
The NSA and Cyber Command head testified that the AI model identified vulnerabilities across classified government systems at unprecedented speed.
Ukraine Gains 100 Square Miles in Zaporizhzhia and Kupyansk in Fastest Advance Since 2023
Ukrainian forces reported the most significant territorial gains in almost three years as they pushed Russian lines back across two eastern front sectors.
Brazil Two Citizens Killed Spain Loses Five Nationals and China Two in Venezuela Earthquakes
Foreign governments confirmed their nationals among the dead as Venezuela’s international airport remained closed due to structural damage to the terminal.
Venezuela Seeks Quake Survivors as Death Toll Nears 1000 With Tens of Thousands Still Missing
Search and rescue operations focused on apartment blocks in Caracas and La Guaira as official figures showed the crisis was far larger than initially reported.