Cyber Security
Court strikes down West Virginia law barring disclosure of public officials’ personal data
A federal appellate court panel said West Virginia's version of Daniel's Law — meant to shield the personal data of police and other officials — is unconstitutional.
Police seize Virtualine bulletproof service tied to ransowmare, cybercrime
U.S. law enforcement has seized the primary domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting service advertised on cybercrime forums for facilitating illegal activities. [...]
Japan Airlines warns of data breach as country grapples with multiple cyber incidents
Hackers stole passport numbers, frequent flyer numbers, email addresses and phone numbers for about 2,000 customers.
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
Court Should Curb Abuse of Grand Jury Subpoenas Targeting Social Media Users
💾 Fighting DOGE’s Data Grab | EFFector 38.19
Social Media When Elections Are Close: Doing the Impossible Better
New Records Obtained by EFF Expose More Problems with Medicare’s AI Experiment
Enterprise Tech
GitHub debuts Copilot Fusion, a new model selection & orchestration system that beats Claude Code for half the API cost
GitHub saw 7.4B commits in September, adding 4M CPU cores and 160 PB of storage to keep up
Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model
What happens when the agent is long gone, but its access key lives on?
Developers
GitHub Universe 2026: Evolving every layer of the stack
Octoverse: Commits, pushes, reach new highs in 2026 as developers build with agents
Delivering controlled and concentrated context
Airbnb Cuts Recommendation Staleness from 2 Days to Seconds with Chronon
Policy & Regulation
Meet ProPublica’s 2026 Class of Emerging Reporters
How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement
This Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It.
Congress is freeing Trump of the limited legal requirements left on him by the Supreme Court
Markets & Economy
Chipotle expects modestly higher sales this year as drive-thru ‘Chipotlanes’ come to more stores
ServiceNow’s stock slides as earnings miss clouds a raised AI outlook
U.S. oil-refinery stocks are up roughly 150% this year. How long could this historic run last?
The cost of money itself is on the ballot as voters struggle with pricey car loans, mortgages and credit-card debt
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Molecular architecture determines tomato plant resistance to its main pest
An international study investigating why wild tomatoes are more resistant to the tomato leafminer (Phthorimaea absoluta) than cultivated varieties revealed that the secret lies in the spatial structure of a plant defense molecule. The… Read More about Molecular architecture determines tomato plant resistance to its main pest
Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack
A group called the Department of Peace released information on more than 41,000 DHS staff. Read More about Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack
Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park
The eight-year-old was in an enclosure with other children and a staff member when she was attacked. Read More about Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park
Australian SAS officers knew about unlawful ‘throwdowns’ on dead Afghans, report says
Nothing done to stop planting weapons on dead Afghans, ADF inspector says, as ‘breakdown of command’ allowed ‘egregious behaviour’ Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Some Australian SAS… Read More about Australian SAS officers knew about unlawful ‘throwdowns’ on dead Afghans, report says
Explaining the difference between brittle and ductile behavior in polymer glasses
Glasses are (mostly) brittle, metals can be ductile (plastic), and liquids flow easily. Polymers are interesting because they exhibit all three types of behavior, depending on their chemical nature, temperature, and deformation rate. If… Read More about Explaining the difference between brittle and ductile behavior in polymer glasses
A hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee records
A hacker stole a trove of personal information from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The breach exposes the names, job titles, phone numbers, email addresses, and office locations of more than 41,000 employees,… Read More about A hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee records