CCC Intelligent Solutions Agrees to $6.1B Take-Private Deal with GTCR, Elliott October 16, 2026 By Milana Vinn CCC Intelligent Solutions said on Thursday it agreed to be acquired by a consortium of private investment firms led by...
Romania Blames Russia for Escalating Black Sea Ship Strikes October 16, 2026 By Andra Timu and Irina Vilcu Romania blamed Russia for increased drone strikes against commercial vessels in the Black Sea after a second cargo caught fire...
Insurers: French Supermarkets’ Cyber Insurance Unlikely to Cover Food Losses October 15, 2026 By George Abbott and Elizabeth Howcroft French supermarkets are facing millions of euros in losses after a cyberattack forced them to throw away food, in a...
California Fire Danger Has Utilities Set for Broad Shutoffs October 15, 2026 By Julia Amann More than 345,000 homes and businesses across California are facing potential power cuts this week during what’s expected to be...
Container Ship Sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Ramp Up October 15, 2026 By Will Kubzansky A cargo ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz after a strike that sparked a fire and the evacuation of...
AI Models May Soon Self-Replicate Across Smart-Home Devices, Anthropic Warns October 14, 2026 By Raphael Satter Anthropic said small AI models could be months away from self-replicating across internet-connected devices, raising the possibility of AI botnets...
Eastern States’ Grocers Shut Online Systems After Cyberattack October 14, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Popular grocery stores owned by Ahold Delhaize in New England, MidAtlantic and Southeastern states are open but online orders and...
Harbor Emerges From Stealth with $10M Funding to Handle AI-Agent Risk October 13, 2026 New company Harbor said it has emerged from stealth to help with the risks of deploying AI agents. San Francisco-based...
Hackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges, Sparking Fires and Spoiling Food October 13, 2026 By Leo Marchandon and Gabriel Stargardter Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius...
Contractor Faces $255K Fine for 20-Year-Old Worker’s Death in Trench Collapse October 13, 2026 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Pennsylvania excavation contractor for safety violations after a 20-year-old...