Cyber Security
Barracuda Flaws Could Be Chained to Bypass Authorization and Gain Root Access
Barracuda has disclosed details of two vulnerabilities affecting its products that, if chained together, could allow an attacker to bypass authorization controls and gain root access to a susceptible device. The vulnerabilities, a pre-authentication authorization bypass vulnerability and a command…
Google Warns LLMjacking Attacks Are Costing Some Enterprises Up to $1 Million in Cloud Charges
Google on Monday warned that threat actors are hijacking enterprise access to Large Language Models (LLMs) to fraudulently leverage expensive computing resources and AI services. The tactic is called LLMjacking, a form of resource hijacking adapted for the LLM era, where an attacker obtains an API…
9 Cyber Awareness Tips That Actually Match Today’s Maze of Threats
Practical guidance on safer search, stronger login security, better executive protection, and other habits that help reduce enterprise 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
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
Why VPNs Are Worth Defending
Enterprise Tech
Anthropic speeds up Claude Code with message threads. But your token bill stays the same.
OpenAI built itself a new Git backend, too
Open-source security in the AI exploit era: Patch without changing a thing
A step-by-step guide for how to kill the line-by-line code review
Developers
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
Presentation: Beyond the Harness: Canvas for AI Agents
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
U.S. jobs market perks up, but it’s still not a great time to get hired
U.S. clears path for first regulated equity perpetual futures
The Texas governor’s race might be a make-or-break contest for a wobbling AI trade
5 questions to ask if your boss offers you a buyout, as Microsoft did with 60,000 employees
Technology
Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker is already on sale for 20 percent off
Tech Giants Try to Curb A.I.-Generated Misinformation About the Midterm Elections
Netflix will show you themed recommendations through a new ‘AI Discover’ tab
CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
World
Panel rules out further inquiry into sexual harassment claims against Lib Dem peer Chris Rennard
US man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials before midterms
Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
Pardoned January 6 participant charged over alleged threats to kill federal judges
Latest News in details
Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker is already on sale for 20 percent off
If you’re looking for a good smart speaker, the Google Home Speaker is down to around $79 ($20 off) in all four colors at Best Buy, Walmart, and Target. That’s the best price we’ve… Read More about Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker is already on sale for 20 percent off
Panel rules out further inquiry into sexual harassment claims against Lib Dem peer Chris Rennard
Party leader Ed Davey ‘disappointed and upset’ at decision by independent panel after claims original investigation was flawed The Liberal Democrat peer Chris Rennard has been told there will be no further investigation into… Read More about Panel rules out further inquiry into sexual harassment claims against Lib Dem peer Chris Rennard
Tech Giants Try to Curb A.I.-Generated Misinformation About the Midterm Elections
OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech companies have vowed to protect Tuesday’s elections from efforts to undermine democracy. Read More about Tech Giants Try to Curb A.I.-Generated Misinformation About the Midterm Elections
Netflix will show you themed recommendations through a new ‘AI Discover’ tab
Netflix's TV app is getting a new "AI Discover" tab where the company will show experimental, AI-powered features to help you find new shows and movies to watch. The first of these experiments surfaces… Read More about Netflix will show you themed recommendations through a new ‘AI Discover’ tab
CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing. Read More about CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
US man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials before midterms
Oklahoma man accused of sending letters with white nonhazardous powder before 2024 and 2026 elections Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials… Read More about US man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials before midterms