UK commits £400m (€460m) to hypersonic and stealth missiles
Defense Secretary John Healey unveils massive investment in joint European "Deep Strike" programs as NATO braces for "new era of rising threats". Editorial credit: repic / Shutterstock As the war in Ukraine continues to rewrite the rules of modern warfare, the British government has announced a massive funding surge for its next generation of long-range weaponry. On February 13, 2026, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) confirmed it will invest more than £400 million (€460 million)
xAI hit by second lawsuit as Memphis residents allege "toxic smog" from Grok’s massive data center
AI-4 Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, is facing a mounting legal and environmental crisis. On February 14, 2026, a coalition of Memphis community groups and residents filed a second major lawsuit against the company, alleging that the "Colossus" supercomputer facility is pumping dangerous levels of toxic pollutants into the surrounding neighborhoods. The lawsuit comes as xAI races to double the size of the facility to power the next generation of its Grok AI
Louis Vuitton, Dior and Tiffany fined $25 million for South Korean data breaches
Regulators LVMH brands for "Convenience over Security" in SaaS Management; over 5.5 million customers exposed. Editorial credit: Toshio Chan / Shutterstock The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has handed down a record-setting $25 million (36 billion won) in combined fines to the local units of Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Tiffany & Co. The ruling, announced on February 12, 2026, follows a massive investigation into security failures that al
OpenAI raises concerns over Deepseek’s AI training practices - alleges IP theft
Formal complaint to Congress alleges Chinese startup "Free-Rides" on American R&D. Editorial credit: miss.cabul / Shutterstock The AI "Cold War" has reached a boiling point. Last week, OpenAI sent a high-stakes memorandum to the House Select Committee on China, formally accusing the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of systematic intellectual property theft. The charge? Using a technique called "distillation" to siphon the intelligence of American frontier models, including GPT-4 a
Netherlands’ largest leak? Telcom provider Odido breach exposes 6.2 million customers
Hackers infiltrate CRM system of T-Mobile successor; sensitive id data and bank details stolen in massive weekend raid. In what is being described as one of the largest private data leaks in Dutch history, the telecommunications giant Odido (formerly T-Mobile Netherlands) confirmed on February 12, 2026, that hackers compromised its systems. The breach exposed the personal information of approximately 6.2 million customers, nearly 90% of its entire user base. The intrusion tar
