Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm
Facebook owner Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation's system.
The announcement follows recent incidents across the AI industry, including breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models, that have raised cyber-security concerns.
A Meta spokesperson told the BBC that it was investigating the hack that was caused by a "misconfiguration", which it described as similar to previously reported incidents at other firms.
The incidents have
Banned from football at home, Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles away
She studies criminal justice at college, plays football and makes decisions independently. "Having that freedom is incredible," she says.
Yet she admits she often feels guilty and desperately sad about the freedoms denied to women back home.
"Millions of girls don't have the chance to study or follow their dreams. I feel I have to make the most of every opportunity.
"Sometimes I put too much pressure on myself," she says, tears rolling down her face.
She thanks Khalida Popal, who founded
AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos
As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it’s causing real world problems in China.
The government has vowed to crack down on misinformation, but as our China correspondent Stephen McDonell explains, identifying AI-generated content is becoming increasingly difficult.
Fifa admits mistakes but Infantino remains president
Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after he received the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco, despite world football's governing body admitting "mistakes" have been made.
Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa's Africa office in Rabat on Wednesday following mounting criticism of his aborted attempt to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors, with the organisation releasing a statement of support four hours after the meeting ended.
European football's governing body Uefa said at the weekend that it has
Iran says it has agreed Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman
Iran says it has reached an agreement with Oman on a route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei did not give any further details on the agreement, which he said was "in the final stages".
Baqaei warned however that a deal with Oman would not guarantee safe navigation through the strait on its own, arguing that security remains impacted by the US blockade of Iran's ports. The US and Oman have not commented on the proposal.
Since the US and Israel attacked Iran in
Israel strikes south Lebanon after first evacuation warning in weeks
One person has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the country's health ministry says, after the Israeli military said it was responding to a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
A man died and 12 other people were injured when the roof of a prayer hall at the cemetery of the town of Tibnin was hit, according to Lebanese media.
Strikes were also reported to the west in the town of Mansouri, where the Israeli military issued its first evacuation
Ex-leader Hasina gambles on return to Bangladesh despite death penalty
Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country in December, despite facing the death penalty there for crimes against humanity.
Hasina, who denies the charges, was tried in absentia after fleeing to India during an anti-government uprising in 2024.
On the second anniversary of being ousted, Hasina said in an audio broadcast to a crowded press club in Delhi that she "had to go back", but wouldn't announce her exact plans or dates yet.
Her Awami League party
Watch: 'Scariest night' as Ukraine fails to intercept Russian attack
Twenty-one people were killed and dozens have been injured after Russia fired 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles in Ukraine.
Many of the drones were intercepted, but Kyiv's depleted air defences meant many of the missiles were not.
Anastasiia Dudley's home was significantly damaged in the attack, which she said was the "scariest night" of the war.
The BBC's Dan Johnson visited Anastasiia's home near Kyiv to see the extent of the damage and the emotional toll on residents.
Youth protests have weakened Modi, Indian activist who went on hunger strike tells BBC
The recent youth-led protests have weakened Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "terribly", says leading activist Sonam Wangchuk whose hunger strike galvanised the movement.
Wangchuk told the BBC that the atmosphere in the country had changed following mass demonstrations which triggered the resignation of the education minister on 25 July.
Young people now have more confidence they can "change things if they want to" and feel they don't have to "take everything lying down", the 59-year-old said.
The "cockroach
After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives
At the Kvitneva railway station near Kyiv, workers lift white body bags from the pockmarked platform and carry them to waiting ambulances.
Shoes, glasses and some pieces of clothing mark the spot where eight people were killed during Russia's latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine.
Overnight, Moscow fired 115 drones and 24 ballistic missiles. Most of the drones were shot down, but Kyiv's depleted air defences did not intercept any of the missiles.
Twenty-one people were killed and dozens more were injured.