Cyber Security
Ninja Forms plugin flaw exploited to hack WordPress sites
Hackers are exploiting stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in two unrelated WordPress plugins, Ninja Forms and WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce, to install backdoors and create rogue admin accounts. [...]
Critical Healthcare Systems Aren’t Quantum-Ready
A study of 2.5 million devices across 50 healthcare organization suggests the sector has a long way to go in getting ready for the post-quantum cryptography era.
Google’s PageBreak AI Agent Finds 500 Flaws in Its Web Apps
The situation illustrates a trend toward using AI and deterministic validation to identify flaws and exploitability, and provide a risk assessment.
AI & Automation
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…
Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Sonnet 5.5 model, details here
Anthropic on Monday launched Claude Sonnet 5.5, the latest version of its workhorse model and the second model in the The post Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5.5 with near-Opus performance at half the price appeared first on The New Stack .
Privacy & Identity
Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name
Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit
Ola Bini Ordered to Leave Ecuador Under Obscure Accusations
Enterprise Tech
The CNCF is graduating projects faster than ever. AI agents are helping with the due diligence.
Your phone’s vector index might be bigger than the AI model running it
SAP acquires TechWolf to feed more context into its HR agents
“There is just not a room for error”: SAP is putting its AI agents in the back office
Developers
Building Git infrastructure for agent-scale development
Tales from the 2026 Developer Survey results
The results of the 2026 Developer Survey are here!
OpenTelemetry Makes Kubernetes Attributes Processor Stable as Observability Schema Matures
Policy & Regulation
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Our Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.
How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water
Markets & Economy
The S&P 500 is back in record territory as the ‘Magnificent Seven’ ride to the rescue
Trump waives rules on red-dyed diesel, but local tax and other concerns remain
‘Trump accounts’ could force MAGA children to own New York Times stock
Marvell just impressed Wall Street with ‘good numbers plus a better story’
Tech Careers
SHRM service dog trial begins — with plaintiff’s dog by her side
The ADA’s interactive process: Key principles for HR professionals
Miami furniture store will pay $1.3M to settle charge it favored Hispanic applicants
The biggest predictor of L&D success? How much time managers can spare.
Gadgets
Acclaimed British comedy series ‘Small Prophets’ now available on Apple TV
Apple sets Q4 2026 earnings release for November 2
Loads of Prime Day Android app deals and freebies: This Seat Taken?, ISLANDERS, Druid, Kero Blaster, more
Tim Cook sold nearly $63.9 million in Apple shares this month
Science
Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology
Study highlights the European waters at greatest risk of harmful light pollution
OpenAI Releases Findings on 377 Math Problems, Further Roiling Field
‘Quiet firing’ linked to higher levels of ‘quiet quitting’ among employees
Latest News in details
Acclaimed British comedy series ‘Small Prophets’ now available on Apple TV
The first two episodes of “ Small Prophets ” are now available to stream on Apple TV, following a wave of glowing reviews for the British comedy series. Watch the trailer below. more… Read More about Acclaimed British comedy series ‘Small Prophets’ now available on Apple TV
What’s behind Israel’s growing shift to the right?
Three years after the October 7 attacks, the politics of Israeli society has shifted further right. Read More about What’s behind Israel’s growing shift to the right?
David Ellison denies he has ‘politicized’ Skydance despite close Trump links
Ellison admits ‘good relationship’ with administration in remarks to reporters about newly merged media company David Ellison, the chief executive of the newly formed media conglomerate Skydance, denied that he has “politicized” the company… Read More about David Ellison denies he has ‘politicized’ Skydance despite close Trump links
Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules
Australian adults again able to access the world’s most popular porn site after parent company introduces age checking via Apple devices Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian… Read More about Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules
Sudan’s al-Burhan rejects talks, vows to retake all territory from RSF
At least 10 civilians were killed in West Kordofan and 5,500 displaced in Blue Nile as clashes widened on Tuesday. Read More about Sudan’s al-Burhan rejects talks, vows to retake all territory from RSF
Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology
Allen Schnibben's interest in space started when he was a child. "I picked up some books about the solar system when I was in elementary school. In middle school, I got a telescope and… Read More about Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology