Cyber Security
Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016
After a three-month lull, Prince of Persia hid a Tornado C&C server on US shared hosting, its first US-based server since 2016. The post Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016 appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Drone program compliance: What a CTO says most agencies get wrong
In this interview with Help Net Security, Nick Donarski, CTO at RotorLab, explains what councils, records clerks, insurers, and auditors expect from a public safety drone program, and where most programs fall short. He covers chain of custody for flight logs and video, how to publish drone…
New infosec products of the week: October 23, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from AppGate, IDENTOS, Sweet Security, and ThreatModeler. Sweet Security adds one-click protection for vulnerable cloud workloads Sweet Security has announced the release of Virtual Patching, a new capability…
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
Canadians Are Running Out Of Time To Oppose The Dangerous C-22 Surveillance Bill
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
Enterprise Tech
Five AI agent harnesses took the same memory test. The results weren’t even close.
OpenAI donates Open Responses, its spec for a common LLM API, to the Agentic AI Foundation
Google and AWS open new paths for PyTorch beyond Nvidia
Who on-calls an AI? This is the unresolved crisis of agent ownership
Developers
The Regression Tests Nobody Writes: Capturing How Software Actually Behaves
How bug bounty sharpens one researcher’s security skills
Study Finds AI-generated Code Fails to Boost Productivity Due to Downstream Bottlenecks
Presentation: Actors for Agents: Patterns for Production AI
Policy & Regulation
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
Trump’s Education Department Scaled Back Investigations Into Discrimination and Sexual Assault on Campus, New Data Shows
Colorado Marijuana Regulators Failed to Protect Consumers From Potential Contamination, Audit Finds
Markets & Economy
CoreWeave set off a wave of anxiety — but Wall Street’s dire prognosis is premature
The U.S. stock market is fracturing into two camps, and it’s leaving investors with a brutal case of whiplash
Treasury yields see extreme plunge. Why investors are ducking for cover.
Americans are having fewer babies — and pampering them with luxury diapers
Tech Careers
AI is splitting HR into 2 archetypes, study shows
Southwest flight attendant sues for failure to accommodate pet allergies
CEOs say they’re not yet seeing transformational change from AI
Should companies pay employees to quit?
Gadgets
Apple is finally catching up with Siri, but the goalposts are moving again
Apple wins again in copyright infringement battle over Apple TV thriller series
Strava revamps route discovery with smarter search, offline improvements, more
MacBook Neo helps Apple soften the blow of global PC market downturn, per report
Science
A mineral from the inside of planets reveals a surprising lesson: How you push matters
Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhar
‘Shock’ of first England farmer hit by bird flu this season
Blue Planet III: Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrong
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A mineral from the inside of planets reveals a surprising lesson: How you push matters
In the deepest region of the Earth's mantle, just above the core, much of the material consists of crystals of magnesium oxide. In larger rocky exoplanets called super-Earths, the higher pressures in the lower… Read More about A mineral from the inside of planets reveals a surprising lesson: How you push matters
Retail sales in Great Britain fall as struggling households cut back
Latest negative economic update comes as John Healey is due to announce budget next week Business live – latest updates Retail sales in Great Britain fell more steeply than expected last month, the latest… Read More about Retail sales in Great Britain fall as struggling households cut back
Europe needs a war economy
With US support increasingly uncertain, Europe must mobilise its financial and industrial power to defend itself. Read More about Europe needs a war economy
Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhar
Take a selfie to see how healthy you are: the idea is enticing and this new research is promising. But so many factors have been ignored The idea that a single selfie could predict… Read More about Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhar
Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016
After a three-month lull, Prince of Persia hid a Tornado C&C server on US shared hosting, its first US-based server since 2016. The post Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for… Read More about Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016
How the midterms could change Trump’s presidency
Donald Trump isn't on the ballot this November, but the midterms could change the final two years of his presidency. Read More about How the midterms could change Trump’s presidency