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G7 countries plan “tabletop exercises” simulating AI cyberattacks on banks.

The drills were confirmed by Japan’s finance minister on Thursday. States and organizations have grown increasingly worried about AI’s ability to supercharge hacking, particularly after months of impressive releases and rogue agent attacks. Experts, including the heads of the Bank of England and International Monetary Fund, have stressed the need to guard financial institutions.

Alibaba.com's Kuo Zhang on The Future of Agentic Commerce

Alibaba.com President Kuo Zhang explains how AI is moving beyond basic Q&A to real-world execution, steering global trade into the era of agentic commerce

Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates

BANGKOK — Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday he won’t prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings in October and December.

Stocks rebound after tech sell-off and Indonesia shares sink on market downgrade warning

HONG KONG — Asian shares mostly advanced on Friday, a day after a tech sell-off dragged stocks lower, while Indonesia’s stock market plunged following a downgrade warning.

Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style

The new car used thrusters to leap over a Cybercab, Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, Model Y, and Model 3 at a demo in Texas.

When it came to Cal AI's viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems

Intero Biosystems beat out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home the $100,000 grand prize at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Brazil's Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias

SAO PAULO — A judge of Brazil’s top electoral court ruled on Thursday that Meta must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.

ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now

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Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch

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OpenAI's Dots head says AI means workers now have a choice between doing less or more

Alexander Embiricos, who leads OpenAI's enterprise product and Dots agent tool, said the AI era gives workers a choice: work more, or work less.