Cyber Security
JSCeal Malware Can Bypass Google Authentication Using Stolen Session Cookies
Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked JSCeal, a sophisticated compiled V8 JavaScript (JSC) malware with credential harvesting, surveillance, and traffic-interception capabilities. "The payloads are protected with javascript-obfuscator, using multiple techniques including RC4-protected strings,…
N-able patches max severity N-central flaw amid ongoing attacks
N-able has released an emergency hotfix for a maximum-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting its N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. [...]
ToolHive: The open-source way to run any MCP server securely
ToolHive is an open-source platform that runs Model Context Protocol servers inside containers. An MCP server is the connector that lets an AI client like Cursor or Claude Code reach an outside tool, and Stacklok ships ToolHive under Apache 2.0, so the runtime, the Kubernetes operator, and the…
Developers
CERN Renounces RHEL in Favor of Debian for Its Accelerator Controls Infrastructure
vlt 1.0 Ships as a Drop-in npm Replacement with Phased Installs, Graph Queries, and Malware-Blocking
Java News Roundup: TornadoVM 6, JReleaser, LangChain4j, Java Operator SDK, JHipster, Yupiik Fusion
Google Mantis: An Agentic Vulnerability Scanning Harness for Reducing False Positives
Policy & Regulation
‘We are winning elections’: Bernie Sanders on Democrats’ progressive wing
Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year.
Markets & Economy
Oil prices hit near seven-week highs, before edging lower, as Iran plans to increase control of Hormuz
American Airlines (AAL) Leans on its Smallest Long-Haul Jet to Chase Higher-Margin Routes
Workday (WDAY)’s AI Push is Easing Investor Fears, but its Own Guidance Tells a More Cautious Story
Solstice (SOLS) and Element Solutions (ESI) Call Off Their $14.5 Billion Combination
Tech Careers
Amtrak’s ‘relaxed’ COVID-era FMLA policy didn’t cover plaintiff’s unexplained absences, judge rules
Race bias claims tied to drug test can go to jury, 11th Circuit says
Another ‘whiplash’ month for the labor market as August beats expectations
Finance is ‘leaning in’ to manage healthcare costs, WTW exec says
Technology
Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say
Is it safe to buy a refurbished iPhone from Walmart?
When are portable Apple CarPlay screens actually worth it?
10 Smart Gadgets That Could Instantly Upgrade Your Backyard
World
Labour’s new powers for water customers are a ‘stitch-up’, say campaigners
UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund
Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Minister condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right, anti-migrant protesters in Portsmouth – UK politics live
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Oil prices hit near seven-week highs, before edging lower, as Iran plans to increase control of Hormuz
The West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude contracts for October and November delivery, respectively, are steady after rising earlier in the session. Read More about Oil prices hit near seven-week highs, before edging lower, as Iran plans to increase control of Hormuz
Labour’s new powers for water customers are a ‘stitch-up’, say campaigners
Exclusive: Documents reveal water firms have been allowed to advise on how they wish to be held to account Labour’s new powers for customers to hold water companies to account are a “stitch-up”, campaigners… Read More about Labour’s new powers for water customers are a ‘stitch-up’, say campaigners
UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund
Toscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHS Business live – latest updates Britain’s biggest private hospital operator has agreed to a £1bn takeover… Read More about UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund
Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Torrential rain causes widespread damage; while north-west South Africa hit by thunderstorms and central-southern US faces oppressive heat Typhoon Saudel brought days of torrential rain to the Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces in… Read More about Weather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east China
Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India
When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital, Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI. Read More about Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India