Cyber Security
Open-source file sync tool rsync 3.5.2 fixes a CPU exhaustion flaw
The rsync project released version 3.5.2, and it closes a flaw that let a connecting client tie up a server’s CPU with checksum math that leads nowhere. The new version also lets you push a transfer to the back of the queue for CPU and disk, so a big sync stops elbowing everything else on the…
What AI-generated malware looks like under the microscope
In this Help Net Security interview, Lindsay Kaye, VP of Threat Intelligence at HUMAN Security, talks about what AI-generated malware looks like on the bench. She points to tidy comments, uniform logging messages, and emojis as signs a script came from a model, and notes that decompiled code…
Ghostunnel: Open-source TLS proxy with mutual authentication
Ghostunnel is an open-source proxy that handles TLS for programs that cannot handle it themselves. It works in two directions. In server mode it sits in front of a backend, accepts TLS connections, checks the client’s certificate, then passes traffic to the service behind it over TCP or a UNIX…
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
Docker Urges Isolation and Governance for AI Agent Security
Article: The App Is Just the Tip: What It Takes to Build Mobile Infrastructure at Scale
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
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
HR employee’s bias claims against NYC cathedral fall flat, judge rules
Employee engagement falls to lowest level in 15 years, Gallup finds
Supreme Court leans toward LGBTQ exclusion for publicly funded Catholic preschools
EEOC signals rollback of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations
Gadgets
New Motorola One’s design revealed as it gets Qi certified, Geekbench reveals key specs
vivo X500 FE and V80 FE pick up more certifications
WhatsApp starts suggesting your latest photos and videos right in your chats
Redmi Turbo 6 Max screen details leak, this could turn into the Poco X9 Pro Max
Technology
SteelSeries Coupon Codes: 15% Off in November 2026
India’s EloElo nabs $80M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market
Democrats Sweep Republicans in Nearly Every Race That Matters
AMD rides data center riches to ‘largest and most profitable’ quarter in history
World
‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
EU to lead talks on support for Ukraine with US, Nato, partners – Europe live
Countries Weigh, and Worry About, What Trump Will Do After Midterm Defeat
M&S takes more than a year to recover from cyber-attack as profits bounce back to £355m
Science
Delhi air quality worsens ahead of Diwali
Tiktoker ‘super excited’ to co-host BBC nature show
Why pharma firms are going to Earth’s orbit in search of new cancer drugs
The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
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‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in On the second floor of a Sydney pub, the mood shifts from nervous, browser-refreshing… Read More about ‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
EU to lead talks on support for Ukraine with US, Nato, partners – Europe live
European Commission will hold talks with the US, France, Germany, Britain, Nato, and the World Bank With most eyes still on the US this morning, Brussels is quietly getting on with the task of… Read More about EU to lead talks on support for Ukraine with US, Nato, partners – Europe live
New Motorola One’s design revealed as it gets Qi certified, Geekbench reveals key specs
Motorola has launched multiple smartphones under the One lineup before, and we now know it's preparing to launch a new smartphone under the One series, as it has been Qi-certified by the Wireless Power… Read More about New Motorola One’s design revealed as it gets Qi certified, Geekbench reveals key specs
Docker Urges Isolation and Governance for AI Agent Security
Docker has published a guide to five security risks that arise when AI agents are allowed to browse, run code and call tools with limited human oversight. They argue that the autonomy that makes… Read More about Docker Urges Isolation and Governance for AI Agent Security
Article: The App Is Just the Tip: What It Takes to Build Mobile Infrastructure at Scale
What determines whether your app feels fast, ships often, and stays stable at scale is not the app itself. It is what sits behind it. This article is about that layer: what it does,… Read More about Article: The App Is Just the Tip: What It Takes to Build Mobile Infrastructure at Scale
Countries Weigh, and Worry About, What Trump Will Do After Midterm Defeat
Commentators abroad wondered what the president’s electoral losses might mean for oil prices, the war on Iran and the end of the Trump era. Read More about Countries Weigh, and Worry About, What Trump Will Do After Midterm Defeat