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Monday, 12 October 2026
Technology
Japan's mobile Suica and PASMO payment apps hit by simultaneous outages103dUS lifts export controls on Anthropic's advanced AI models Fable and Mythos103dUK financial regulator unveils comprehensive crypto rules set to take effect in October 2026104dAustralia to double fines for social media platforms that fail to protect children104dSouth Korea announces $518 billion semiconductor and AI investment drive[Updated]104dAustralia moves to tighten children's social media ban amid signs of widespread circumvention[Updated]106dAI-powered drone rescues lost hikers in Australian national park in under five hours107dSouth Korea to train 500,000 soldiers as drone warriors in sweeping military overhaul107dChina's overseas EV factory boom proves more talk than action, data shows108dApple and Microsoft raise prices as AI-driven chip shortage squeezes consumer electronics108dGermany's entire rail network halted by routine IT maintenance gone wrong109dAnthropic accuses Alibaba of illicitly extracting Claude AI capabilities in largest known attack of its kind109dPhilippines bans GoreBox gaming app in response to Tacloban school shooting109dUN chief urges AI companies to disclose environmental footprint110dForty mayors across four continents sign pact to set conditions on AI data centre growth110dYouTube settles lawsuit over social media harm to children as broader industry trials loom110dAnthropic's Mythos AI found vulnerabilities in classified US systems within hours, report says110dAlibaba sues US Pentagon over defence blacklist designation, citing lack of due process110dSouth Korea deepens defense ties with US and Philippines in dual-front diplomacy push110dChina's LineShine supercomputer claims world's fastest title, displacing US machines110d