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Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

 An amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will give the government powers to switch off AI systems or data centres in an emergency

When the intern has admin rights: GDPR in the agentic age

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

The Security Think Tank explores the intersection of GDPR and artificial intelligence, considering how data protection standards in the UK and Europe are changing in this new paradigm.

UK airport hackers leak stolen customer data

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

The cyber gang that attacked Manchester Airports Group has leaked data on 8.7 million travellers after its victim refused to pay a ransom.

Mythos helps bug bounty firm find critical hidden RCE

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

HackerOne used Anthropic's controversial Claude Mythos 5 model on its codebase and found a critical hidden flaw.

The road to digital tyranny: when AI acts autonomously

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

AI can operate autonomously but should do so only within human-defined limits. Capability is not equal to authority — AI may act independently, but humans must set boundaries

AWS S3 & AI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

We speak to AWS’ Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec about S3 growth, DuckDB and how AI is helping people understand their data

AWS sets 2026 opening date for Saudi cloud region

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

New cloud region, AI partnerships and skills programmes underscore AWS’s growing role in supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030

Microsoft sets November launch for Saudi cloud region

Published in Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch on 02.09.2026

Announcement at Leap 2026 highlights Saudi Arabia’s push to expand local cloud and AI infrastructure in support of Vision 2030