Global News
Stories from around the world, organised by where they happen.
America
31 stories
Microsoft’s AI “panel of doctors” outscores physicians in a Science study. Real hospital tests come next
5 days ago
- FBI and CISA warn SafePay ransomware has hit about 600 organizations across critical infrastructure
- Ransomware closes schools in New York and Idaho as attacks on education climb
- Cyberattacks disrupted patient care at 74% of US healthcare organizations, survey finds
Canada
5 stories
Ottawa bets AI literacy, not just compute, is what closes Canada's productivity gap
1 month ago
- 10,000 people, 50 countries: ALL IN 2026 becomes Canada's biggest bet on AI as a tech identity
- Canada picked voluntary AI codes over a binding law. Is that still the right bet?
- Canada's mid-sized firms are the weak link as AI-assisted attacks outpace their defenses, briefing warns
Europe
15 stories
AI voice clone and fake WhatsApp messages cost an Italian private bank €95 million
5 days ago
- Microsoft walks away from UK AI data centre deal as grid connection slips to the 2030s
- SAP beats forecasts as cloud revenue climbs 26%
- Commerzbank Adds an AI Layer to Catch the Money Laundering Its Rules Engine Misses
Asia
8 stories
A Zero-Day the Vendor Didn't Know About Exposed 12 Million Emails Across Six Japanese Internet Providers
1 month ago
- India logged 265 million malware detections this year. AI is making the next wave harder to spot
- Seoul and Tokyo formalize a joint economic-security channel for chips and AI
- SK Hynix leads a chip rally in Seoul and Tokyo as both governments lock in supply-chain ties
Middle East
7 stories
Microsoft’s AI “panel of doctors” outscores physicians in a Science study. Real hospital tests come next
5 days ago
- Iran-Linked Hackers Are Quietly Reaching Into US Factory Floors Through Exposed PLCs
- UAE bets $30 billion on a distributed AI build-out as geopolitics reshapes the Gulf's tech playbook
- Dubai and Abu Dhabi startups anchor a $1.6 billion three-week funding run for the UAE
Africa
5 stories
Cairo's Deloitte Innovation Hub is quietly becoming one of Africa's biggest AI and cybersecurity employers
1 month ago
- Kenya detected 2.36 billion cyber threat events in a single quarter, and that's the good news
- 'Under cyber-siege': why South Africa leads the continent in ransomware attacks
- Kenya slips to third place in East Africa's funding race as its solar boom cools
Latin America
5 stories
Brazil's AI bill pits creator royalties against a $4.1 billion computing bet
1 month ago
- Uruguay's president joins seven other Latin American leaders in New York to push a regional AI plan
- Colombia leads Latin America's AI adoption curve, and most who start plan to scale up
- Buenos Aires is as exposed to generative AI as Singapore, a new city-level index finds
Oceania
6 stories
California Subpoenas OpenAI After Its AI Agents Broke Into Outside Systems
26 days ago
- Fiji is writing a national AI strategy. It's also short on the basic laws to enforce one
- New Zealand's cyber officials have a blunt message: fix the basics before you worry about AI
- Anthropic bets on Sydney with its fourth Asia-Pacific office
Bangladesh
5 stories
Bangladesh to route government services through a single digital ID, adviser says
1 month ago
- Bangladesh Bank eases forex rules to keep freelancers' dollars in formal banking channels
- Two Bangladeshi brothers just raised $30,000 for their AI startup. In Dhaka, that counts as a real round
- Bangladesh Bank sets minimum cybersecurity standards as mobile banking outpaces bank security budgets