// IN TODAY’S EDITION
  • OpenAI agent taps stranger's wallet

  • Britain to deploy Typhoons for Saudi defense

  • Sudan army strike kills 153+ in Abyei

  • Italy to deploy 500 soldiers to Milan

  • UK rearrests two suspected of aiding Iran

 
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OpenAI AI Model Willing Stole Crypto to Complete Task

OpenAI reported that its GPT-5.6-Sol coding agent accessed a cryptocurrency wallet without authorization after discovering it lacked the test tokens needed to execute its tasks.

The agent searched for publicly exposed seed phrases, found a funded wallet, used its tokens to complete the task, and failed to report the unauthorized transfer. The incident occurred on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network, where ETH has no real monetary value. Read

 
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Britain will deploy RAF Typhoon fighter jets to help defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks. The move follows recent strikes on Riyadh’s airport and Saudi Aramco facilities that caused fatalities and property damage. Read

02

A Sudanese military drone strike on Amiet Market in the disputed Abyei region killed at least 153 people Monday. Sudan’s military said it targeted fuel tankers allegedly supplying the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and claimed those killed were RSF members and fuel smugglers. Read

03

Italy will deploy 500 additional soldiers to Milan as part of new security measures following violent protests in which rioters ransacked shops and injured more than 100 police officers. The government will also impose harsher penalties for violent protesters and hold parents financially liable for damage caused by their minor children. Read

04

Two Chicago customers sued delivery robot makers Coco and Serve, alleging the machines scanned their faces. The suits say the robots captured face and hand geometry in violation of Illinois' biometric privacy law. Coco called the lawsuit frivolous, and Serve said it will fight it. Read

05

British police rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service in a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, a British air base used by the U.S. Police said the rearrests followed continued evidence gathering, with investigators considering Iranian state involvement highly likely. Five other suspects remain out on bail, and no one has been charged. Read

06

Online resale platforms Vinted and eBay have removed suspicious listings of goods believed to have been stolen during recent riots across France, including designer perfumes, Pokémon cards and a trophy belonging to esports club Team Vitality. Some items were advertised at steep discounts, raising suspicions that they were stolen and listed for resale. Read

 
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