Cyber Security
Chrome puts insecure sites behind a permission prompt
Google has rolled out a change to Chrome that asks users for permission before making an insecure HTTP connection. The protection is now enabled by default for all users, following its introduction earlier this year for users of Safe Browsing’s Enhanced Protection mode. The vast majority of…
Japan’s Onamae Desktop Cloud hacked, up to 27,000 servers affected
Hackers compromised the infrastructure of Onamae Desktop Cloud, a popular provider of VPS services in Japan, and installed malware on up to 26,739 customers' servers. [...]
TiDB Breach Exposes Flawed Cloud Security Assumptions
Cloud providers may be storing sensitive customer data, without either party knowing it. But when a provider is breached, the data comes home to roost.
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
Interoperability vs. Security: Why not both?
EFF to Brazil’s ANPD: Data Privacy and Free Expression Must Underpin Platform Regulations
EFF Launches Guide to Help Parents and Youth Protect Privacy Online
Victory! Court Rules OPM’s Disclosure of Personal Records to DOGE is Unlawful
Markets & Economy
My father-in-law, 81, sold his $75,000 home and paid off his daughter’s $50,000 debt. What happens to him now?
Meta’s stock rises as investors glimpse an opportunity that could dwarf the ad business
Oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf like before the Iran war. Why prices may still not come down anytime soon.
Trump says data centers should generate their own electricity — but experts say only states can mandate that
Tech Careers
California rule would clarify protections for postpartum depression, telework accommodations
Pennsylvania county becomes first in nation to pass paid parental leave
Nearly a quarter of fathers don’t return to work after parental leave, study shows
Nearly $82M government grant targets rural job training
Gadgets
Another nubia A76 4G debuts quietly with a larger display, faster charging battery
INMO GO3 smart glasses pack a display and Gemini integration with clever camera privacy
Apple and DOJ notify court of impasse over document cutoff in antitrust lawsuit
Anthropic takes on ChatGPT Dots and Meta Muse with Claude Duet
Technology
Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year
Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year — will it happen?
Trump’s green card curbs test Indian tech workers’ American dream
Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
World
Austrian, Swiss women kidnapped in Niger are freed — report
Man fined after 700 frozen and taxidermied animals found on Victorian property
Man arrested for allegedly making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office while armed with nunchucks
What is the FDLR, and why does its anti-Tutsi ideology endure?
Science
Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters—a satellite system could help change that
More young people are being recruited as ‘money mules’ by organized crime groups, new analysis reveals
Horror films exploit how human vision works to deliver movies’ best scares
How 39 young people experience climate education in a rapidly changing world
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My father-in-law, 81, sold his $75,000 home and paid off his daughter’s $50,000 debt. What happens to him now?
“Nothing has been set aside for his needs.” Read More about My father-in-law, 81, sold his $75,000 home and paid off his daughter’s $50,000 debt. What happens to him now?
Austrian, Swiss women kidnapped in Niger are freed — report
An Austrian woman and a Swiss woman kidnapped in Niger have been freed after 18 months in captivity, local reports say. Read More about Austrian, Swiss women kidnapped in Niger are freed — report
First Look: United’s Largest-Ever Club Is Coming to Houston
United is opening a 54,000-square-foot lounge in Houston, one of its key hubs. The carrier says it is the largest airline lounge in the Americas. Read More about First Look: United’s Largest-Ever Club Is Coming to Houston
Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters—a satellite system could help change that
A patrol boat off the coast of Gabon intercepted three trawlers in July 2026, inside the Grand Sud Reserve. This is one of West and Central Africa's largest marine reserves, where industrial trawling is… Read More about Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters—a satellite system could help change that
Man fined after 700 frozen and taxidermied animals found on Victorian property
Antiques store owner, 74, pleads guilty to 13 charges after regulator uncovers hundreds of animals at his home and shop The white-walled room packed with magpies, galahs and sulphur-crested cockatoos, foxes and possums is… Read More about Man fined after 700 frozen and taxidermied animals found on Victorian property
More young people are being recruited as ‘money mules’ by organized crime groups, new analysis reveals
More than 8,900 people aged under 30 were arrested for money laundering offenses in England and Wales between 2020 and 2025. That's more than six in 10 of all money laundering arrests recorded during… Read More about More young people are being recruited as ‘money mules’ by organized crime groups, new analysis reveals