ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is now Asia's richest person on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, surpassing Gautam Adani.

Both around $105 billion but Zhang ranks higher.

His wealth jumped $12 billion this month after Bloomberg updated ByteDance's private valuation using BlackRock/Fidelity filings and cut its risk discount from 25% to 10% following TikTok's US resolution (Oracle/Silver Lake JV).

ByteDance's AI products (Doubao chatbot, Seedance video model) also boosted investor interest.

Zhang's fortune has grown 8x since 2019.

ISRAEL has taken over iPhone.

New iPhones will have an Israeli chip inside of them, the CX1 and all of your wireless data will pass through them.

C1X = cellular modem (Sub-6GHz 5G, no mmWave). N1 = Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread. Both are Apple-designed.

Design: Developed with Apple's R&D center in Israel (Herzliya/Haifa).

The Apple-Israel chip connection, by model:

· iPhone 17e / iPad Air → C1X modem + N1 wireless chip. Both developed "in close cooperation with engineers from Apple's development center in Israel".
· iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max / Duo → C2 modem + N1 chip. Apple's Israeli R&D teams (Herzliya, Haifa) contributed to the C-series modem platform.

U.S. seizes two NightmareStresser domains tied to hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks and attempts.

The DDoS-for-hire service was assessed to have been used worldwide since 2022.

Attackers are exploiting a critical Issabel Framework flaw.

CVE-2026-89026 uses a hard-coded JWT signing key, letting unauthenticated remote attackers forge tokens and execute OS commands as the Asterisk user. A fix is available.

From compromised VPN credentials to MQTT and Matrix C2, three threat groups are targeting Russian enterprises.

NightEagle uses GhostContainer, Toy Ghouls now fields a custom backdoor, and Kaspersky links Hacking Cat to Gorilla RAT and destructive malware.

Azerbaijan hosts cybersecurity meeting for NGOs — Experts shared practical advice on data protection, phishing, social engineering, suspicious files, and regular backups.

From “APT smartification” to “smart APT” — An analysis argues cyber defense must move beyond tools to AI-driven governance, risk management, monitoring, and automated response.

FTC chair doubts antitrust exemption for AI companies — Andrew Ferguson questioned AI firms seeking both new rules and antitrust relief after Anthropic’s request for limited immunity.

Google confirms limited exploitation of Pixel modem vulnerability — CVE-2026-58704, rated 8/10, allowed privilege escalation without user interaction; September’s update fixed 110 flaws.

China launches Cybersecurity Week 2026 — The event in Jinan, Shandong, runs from September 14–20 with tech demonstrations, public training, and expert sessions.

Ukraine appoints head of national cyber security coordination center — Zelensky named Ihor Klymenko to lead the NCCC, which coordinates government cyber threat monitoring and response.

Springfield schools confirm data theft after cyberattack — The Massachusetts district says employee and student data may be affected after an attack that closed schools for four days.

US moves to strengthen cybersecurity for healthcare centers — A House subcommittee reviewed hospital threats and proposed bills on rural hospital support and HIPAA/CISA coordination.

Pakistan arrests six suspects in cyber harassment and extortion cases — The NCCIA detained suspects in Lahore, Faisalabad, and Multan and seized phones and WhatsApp accounts.

Nvidia CEO to attend Trump dinner for China’s president — Jensen Huang’s expected presence highlights Nvidia’s central role in AI chip geopolitics between the US and China.

Musk companies settle antitrust lawsuit against Apple — X Corp and SpaceXAI resolved their case over Apple-OpenAI ChatGPT integration, while claims against OpenAI continue.

European Commission president backs slowing advanced AI development — Ursula von der Leyen cited cyber abuse and hacking risks and called for model evaluations, verification, and stronger security.

UN calls for urgent oversight of artificial intelligence — Human rights chief Volker Türk urged countries and AI developers to align advanced AI with human rights obligations.