French prosecutors raid X offices as Grok investigation widens

French authorities raided X’s Paris offices on Tuesday as part of a criminal investigation tied to the behaviour of the company’s Grok artificial intelligence system. They also summoned Elon Musk and former chief executive Linda Yaccarino for voluntary questioning. The search, carried out with assistance from Europol, marks a significant escalation in a probe launched […]

TELUS, L-SPARK partner to give startups access to domestic AI compute   

TELUS is opening Canada’s first fully sovereign AI factory to startups and small businesses. The telecom giant said Wednesday that it has partnered with L-SPARK to give Canadian startups, scaleups and research teams access to the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory, described as the country’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer. The facility allows companies to train, […]

Researcher uncovers large-scale malware campaign hidden in AI bot marketplace

A security researcher at Koi named Oren Yomtov has uncovered a widespread malware operation embedded inside an AI bot skill marketplace. He revealed how attackers are exploiting trust in emerging agent ecosystems to steal credentials and gain full system access. The findings come after concerns were raised about the safety of third-party “skills” distributed through […]