Huang on AI rules, the Acronis flaw, Iranian spyware - September 16, 2026
Nvidia's chief executive tells the industry to police itself, an exploited backup flaw hits web hosts, and three intelligence agencies name an Iranian spyware campaign aimed at journalists.
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI needs no new rules
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/we-dont-need-ai-regulation-leave-safety-to-us-nvidias-jensen-huang-says/Acronis backup plugin flaw exploited in targeted attacks
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/16/acronis-backup-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-cve-2026-87886/Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK malware against dissidents and journalists
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/16/iranian-hackers-chosen-brick-malware-dissidents-journalists/US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/us-data-centers-could-consume-more-natural-gas-than-germany-and-japan-combined-by-2035/One runaway AI agent racked up a $50,000 cloud bill
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/16/google-mandiant-enterprise-ai-security-risks-report/US military confirms it launched space weapons into Earth's orbit
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/us-military-confirms-it-launched-space-weapons-into-earths-orbit/Apache Airflow Keycloak provider: any realm client's credentials mint an Airflow session
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/791Nitter and XCancel are dead again after X's latest legal actions
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/nitter-and-xcancel-are-dead-again-after-xs-latest-legal-actions/Gemini Live audio
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/15/gemini-live/CenterPoint Energy confirms data breach following claims on hacking forum
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/16/centerpoint-energy-data-breach-hacker-claims/Sign-off