Cyber Security
Trust Is Not What It Seems — And Fraudsters Are Counting on It
Threat actors don't need to rely on malware to breach organizations anymore. They're simply calling help desks and politely asking for access, with a little help from artificial intelligence.
BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations
Diplomatic organizations in Central Asia have been targeted by a sophisticated new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackX. The activity, which singled out diplomatic entities in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in early 2026, is suspected to be orchestrated by a…
Exposed Infrastructure Reveals How Ransomware Affiliates Used AI Agents to Execute Intrusions
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven intrusion ecosystem run by affiliates of the INC and The Gentlemen ransomware groups. Central to the operation is an "Autonomous Red Team Kill Chain Framework" referred to as Phantom. The threat actor is assessed to…
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
Computer Security Is About to Get a Lot Worse, Here’s What You Can Do
Two States Can Now Restrict Social Media Access—Here’s What To Do Next
Canadians Are Running Out Of Time To Oppose The Dangerous C-22 Surveillance Bill
Interoperability vs. Security: Why not both?
Enterprise Tech
Vercel moved to kill static credentials. Then developers spotted its own deployment token.
AI jobs are waiting while GPUs sit idle. Kubernetes has a new plan.
PHP2Shell was only the beginning: AI is accelerating the patch race
A few engineers asked IT for Linux. Then it spread to 200 machines.
Developers
CSIRO Uses Serverless Architecture to Query 100x More Genomic Variants on AWS
Cloudflare Brings On-Demand CPU and Memory Profiling to Production Workers
Article: Multi-Cloud FinOps: An Engineering Framework for Cross-Cloud Cost Optimization
Presentation: Move Fast, Don’t Break Trust: Shipping Constantly with Humans and Beyond
Policy & Regulation
After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft
Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company.
Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service
Markets & Economy
Will Anthropic pull off a November IPO? Time is running out to file key paperwork.
Investors piled a record sum into a leveraged semiconductor ETF last week. Things didn’t work out.
The U.S. economy is great by this measure, and the good times aren’t over. So why are Americans so sour?
I want to pay off $4,500 in credit-card debt in 2 months. Is this possible?
Tech Careers
CIOs unprepared for agentic workforce shift
Week in review: Where ADA and PTO meet
Ex-VP for NBA’s Brooklyn Nets claims he was fired for taking parental leave
AI is splitting HR into 2 archetypes, study shows
Gadgets
Apple exploring fix for Safari’s cramped layout on the iPhone Duo’s outer display
Gemini for Android rolls out side panel and settings redesign
Google Messages rolling out Enhanced Protection mode against spam and scams
Formula 1 gets Dolby Atmos support on Apple TV in the U.S. starting today
Technology
UK to invest £100m in ‘world first’ AI Biosecurity Lab
Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
World
Drinking water supplies dwindle in Yemeni city besieged by Houthi rebels
‘You need persistence’: the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won
COP17 puts Armenia’s environmental record in the spotlight
Ronaldinho’s comeback with Ravenna at 46 set for next month at Forli
Latest News in details
Drinking water supplies dwindle in Yemeni city besieged by Houthi rebels
Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation… Read More about Drinking water supplies dwindle in Yemeni city besieged by Houthi rebels
‘You need persistence’: the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won
Tim and Geli Harris have spent more than a decade fighting to protect Catfield Fen, a rare wetland in the Norfolk Broads Polluters and regulators who fail to stop pollution must quake in their… Read More about ‘You need persistence’: the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won
COP17 puts Armenia’s environmental record in the spotlight
As Yerevan hosts the global biodiversity summit, concerns over mining and environmental protection deserve scrutiny. Read More about COP17 puts Armenia’s environmental record in the spotlight
Ronaldinho’s comeback with Ravenna at 46 set for next month at Forli
Ex-Barcelona forward to make November return, having last played for Brazilian club Fluminense in 2015. Read More about Ronaldinho’s comeback with Ravenna at 46 set for next month at Forli
“Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck” – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking – podcast
Are we doomscrolling our way into a democratic crisis? That’s what the playwright James Graham fears may be happening, as he suggests that our algorithms have led us into ‘a massive crisis of the… Read More about “Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck” – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking – podcast
Keeping the world safe when no one is in charge
As AI creates new threats and power becomes fragmented, international cooperation is more vital than ever. Read More about Keeping the world safe when no one is in charge