Cyber Security
Philippine Migrant Worker Data Likely Leaked in 69GB Government Breach
An unknown operator appears to have exfiltrated SQL Server backups from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in under a half hour.
Hackers hijack cPGuard autoupdate to deploy backdoor, steal data
Attackers have compromised the update infrastructure for the cPGuard web security suite to distribute a backdoor and a data-stealing script. [...]
Fresh European Fridge Attacks Put Cold-Chain Security in Focus
Beyond food storage, the same combination of Internet connectivity, remote access, and inadequate security practices can put temperature-controlled infrastructure across other critical sectors at risk.
AI & Automation
An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble
An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.
Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models
Elizabeth Dias, our national religion correspondent, and Cade Metz, one of our technology reporters, discuss Anthropic’s approach for instilling morality into Claude — which has involved consultations with religious leaders, including ones at the Vatican — and why it’s raising questions.
Postman adds security controls for AI agents, APIs, and MCP servers
Postman has announced the general availability of Fabric Gateway, a protocol-agnostic control plane for governing how AI agents, LLMs, and MCP servers discover and interact with APIs, tools, and other agents. With Fabric Gateway, organizations can securely connect AI agents to their APIs while…
Privacy & Identity
Postal Service Surveilled Protest Activities Online With Little Rules, Oversight
Privacy’s Defenders Podcast: The Secret Room
Independent Digital Media Is Not a Privilege Governments Can Revoke: The Fight to Save Egypt’s Mada Masr
Rewriting Copyright Law for Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone
Enterprise Tech
He opened Postman. Then two AI coding agents changed without his permission.
Can agent standards keep up with the companies building them?
Goldman Sachs restricted Claude Code for bankers — but made one surprising exception
Anthropic speeds up Claude Code with message threads. But your token bill stays the same.
Developers
Google Launches LiteRT Tensor API for Building, Customizing, and Optimizing ML Models for On-Device
Vitest 5: Prioritises Performance with a Shared Vite Server, Trace View, and Stricter Test Defaults
Arnis turns any place on Earth into a Minecraft world
LinkedIn Uses OpenTelemetry to Trace the Member Journey from Tap to Backend
Policy & Regulation
I Was There to Document the Aftermath of Deadly Flooding. Then, It Started Raining.
After ProPublica Investigation, House Democrats Demand Answers on U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents
“Chaos” in the Air: Five Ways Voting Could Be Disrupted on Election Day
Tribal Leaders Warned Border Wall Construction Would Disturb Native American Remains. They Were Right.
Markets & Economy
Here’s why AMD’s stock is rising — and sending a confident message about the AI trade
S&P 500 is looking over the edge of a technical cliff — what happens if it falls off?
Depressing, but true: If you want to get ahead at work, embrace virtue signaling
Super Micro’s stock pops as earnings show booming demand for AI servers
Tech Careers
Employee engagement falls to lowest level in 15 years, Gallup finds
HR employee’s bias claims against NYC cathedral fall flat, judge rules
Supreme Court leans toward LGBTQ exclusion for publicly funded Catholic preschools
EEOC signals rollback of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations
Technology
AMD rides data center riches to ‘largest and most profitable’ quarter in history
The biggest modding site in PC gaming is taking a stance on AI
Your phone’s apps could have more permissions than they need – here’s how to check
Graduates are managing AI – but are they learning much else?
World
Missouri voters turn down a Republican-backed congressional map
Former Trump aide says Republicans should’ve focused more on issues voters care about
Nervous Republicans await results at Paxton’s Texas election party
Deb Haaland wins in New Mexico and will become first female Native American govenor
Science
Who killed British archaeologist James Starkey? Archival records shed light on an 88-year-old mystery
Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos
Researchers develop sensors for continuous corn growth monitoring
How anxiety over climate change affects college students
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Nervous Republicans await results at Paxton’s Texas election party
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Deb Haaland wins in New Mexico and will become first female Native American govenor
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5 DSA candidates are elected to the House in a historic night for their movement
The candidates tapped into voter frustration with the political status quo and will now look to translate their success into policy wins that push Democrats further to the left. Read More about 5 DSA candidates are elected to the House in a historic night for their movement
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