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
The major reason Microsoft’s stock is heading higher after earnings
Why Alphabet’s stock could see its worst drop in years after the latest results
Fortinet’s stock is taking a dive after earnings. Here’s why.
Chipotle expects modestly higher sales this year as drive-thru ‘Chipotlanes’ come to more stores
Tech Careers
PwC confirms learning records breached in attack on vendor site
Too much disruption can affect workplace culture
Rising wages still fall short of higher cost of living, analysis shows
AI at work: Employees, employers may not be on the same page
Gadgets
Honor X8e 4G quietly launches with a 108MP camera and a 7,700mAh battery
Russia now requires Apple to store user communications and hand them over if requested
Apple fined $15.5 million as South Korea orders changes to App Store rules
Ternus addresses Apple breaking touchscreen Mac taboo: ‘Who knew?’
Science
End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates
Optimistic climate futures for local communities in the UK imagined in a new report
The phantom lighthouse: New research explains one of Australia’s strangest illusions
Ultrathin metal layer boosts spin-related signals, opening a door to ultralow-power electronics
Latest News in details
End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates
A new study has found that in U.S. counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up. The findings from the study in the American Journal… Read More about End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates
A Ukrainian City in the Kill Zone Relishes a Moment of Peace
A rare localized peace deal announced by the first lady, Melania Trump, offered a brief respite for Kherson, where Russian drones and artillery have long terrorized civilians. Read More about A Ukrainian City in the Kill Zone Relishes a Moment of Peace
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Who Helped End One-Party Rule in Mexico, Dies at 92
Mr. Cárdenas, the only son of a Mexican president, never won the office but became a leading figure in the country’s democratic transformation. Read More about Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Who Helped End One-Party Rule in Mexico, Dies at 92
Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank
Footage shows men, some armed, beating a US journalist and an Israeli-Russian activist in Umm al-Khair. Read More about Activists accuse Israeli settlers of assault in occupied West Bank
30-year sentence in Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash
Government says Salim Said hit the jackpot in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More about 30-year sentence in Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash
Strikes on Darfur market in Sudan kill more than 100, rights group says
Women and children killed as witnesses say attack struck civilian shopkeepers, RSF fighters. Read More about Strikes on Darfur market in Sudan kill more than 100, rights group says