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PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet: Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/php-ocalypse-how-two-critical-web-bugs-almost-broke-the-internet/
Anno 117: New Flood System in the Egypt DLC Explained: The developers of Anno 117 at Ubisoft Mainz have explained in a new developer diary what happens during ...
pcgameshardware.de/Anno-117-Pax-Romana-Spiel-74719/News/Neues-Hochwasser-System-Aegypten-DLC-legt-75-Prozent-der-Produktion-lahm-1557702/
This week could go down as the worst in the history of cybersecurity—and such crises may soon be the new norm, Matteo Wong reports ... Show more
The Safe Internet Is Shrinking
The Safe Internet Is Shrinking
Denmark to ban mink farming in government U-turn: Once the world's largest producer of mink pelts, the nation's industry has declined in recent years.
bbc.com/news/articles/c59vzjm118j1o
Volvo Cars to cut 2,500 jobs after loss in third quarter: Company cites stiff competition from Chinese carmakers and falling US sales
timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-23-volvo-cars-to-cut-2500-jobs-after-loss-in-third-quarter/
Commonwealth Fusion Systems gets $85M to build better fusion-ready semiconductors
techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/commonwealth-fusion-systems-gets-85m-to-build-better-fusion-ready-semiconductors/
Russia’s Missile Industry Takes a Double Hit as Ukraine Strikes Two Key Plants and Military Aircraft
united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russias-missile-industry-takes-a-double-hit-as-ukraine-strikes-two-key-plants-and-military-aircraft-23773
Inside the cyber flaw scramble that brought the AI threat to life: The man who set off the chain reaction that put 70% of the web at risk explains why he did it.
businessinsider.com/black-october-php-vulnerability-cybersecurity-ai-threat-2026-10
Supermarkets blindsided by ‘shambolic’ stockpiling warning: Supermarkets have been caught off guard by the government’s “shambolic” campaign to urge Brits to ...
cityam.com/supermarkets-blindsided-by-shambolic-stockpiling-warning/
400,000 trees illegally cut down for a Google data center: For two new data centers in Finland, Google cleared around 250,000 and 150,000 trees, respectively ...
pcgameshardware.de/Internet-Thema-34041/News/illegale-rodung-fuer-google-rechenzentrum-in-finnland-1557644/
Home distillers rejoice as US Supreme Court considers whether moonshine: The Supreme Court will consider in the new year whether the 1868 legislation forbidding ...
bbc.com/news/articles/cv98zn0ye4kpo
AI's 'Black October': Critical PHP flaws set off global security scramble: Governments and businesses around the globe are scrambling to contain the fallout ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/23/php-vulnerabilities-ai-cybersecurity.html
With the booze industry facing an uncertain future, old boundaries are being crossed. Grab a drink and discover how here Just a moment... Photo: Getty Images
Loblaw CEO apologizes to 2 million shoppers for personal data hack, offers free credit monitoring
cbc.ca/news/business/loblaw-data-breach-apology-9.7393626
Apple's first foldable phone hit stores on Friday. Lines wrapped around the front of the flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City as fans waited to ... Show more
Data Omnibus: EU Council of Ministers Wants to Relax Data Protection Rules for AI Training - Golem.de
golem.de/news/daten-omnibus-eu-ministerrat-will-datenschutz-fuer-ki-training-lockern-2610-214448.html
Data center spending to more than double to $2.1 trillion by 2028, BofA says: Global data center spending is expected to hit $1 trillion in 2026 and more than ...
reuters.com/business/data-center-spending-more-than-double-21-trillion-by-2028-2026-10-23/
Key FactsTwo Former FBI Officials Charged Over Alleged False Statements
19 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
- On October 23, Nikki Cole Floris, 46, and Bradley Benavides, 56, surrendered after a complaint accused them of false statements.
- FBI Director Kash Patel linked the allegations to an ongoing investigation into the now-dissolved Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF).
- The complaint alleges both knew about and participated in Hunter Biden investigations despite denying FITF involvement before Congress.
- Defense lawyers criticized the 11-day timing; Judge Zia Faruqui rejected delay and ordered the parties back Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Lying to Congress by senior FBI officials strikes at the heart of our democratic system—but when senior FBI agents lie to Congress believing they are above the law, it’s time to bring the hammer of justice down on them.— said on Friday by U.S. Attorney Pirro
The AI sell-off is crushing stocks of companies leading the data center build-out
finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/the-ai-sell-off-is-crushing-stocks-of-companies-leading-the-data-center-build-out-175206076.html
OpinionChina Cannot Remain the World’s Factory. What Comes Next?: Over the next few decades, China needs to move from being the factory of the world to an exporter of ...
time.com/article/2026/10/23/china-manufacturing-technology-export-economic-strategy/
SK Hynix and Samsung likely to boost shareholder returns as demand stays strong: BofA
seekingalpha.com/news/4656657-sk-hynix-and-samsung-likely-to-boost-shareholder-returns-as-demand-stays-strong-bofa
Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million accounts: Japanese gaming giant Capcom has confirmed that hackers breached its membership service, CAPCOM ID ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/capcom-confirms-data-breach-affecting-117-million-accounts/
OpinionTech stocks sound an uncomfortable 2008 echo: The industry is now 40% of the S&P 500. A sharp sell-off on AI fears is a reminder that such lop-sidedness ...
reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/tech-stocks-sound-an-uncomfortable-2008-echo-2026-10-23/
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iOS 27.1 is here... if you own a brand-new iPhone Duo. It's an update for the system software that comes on Apple's initial foldable ... Show more
Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centres disrupt key services and derail AI research
ctvnews.ca/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/ukraines-strikes-on-russian-data-centres-disrupt-key-services-and-derail-ai-research/
Electricity Bills Are Rising Faster at Investor-Owned Utilities Than Public Ones: The stark difference reflects a growing national divide between investor-owned ...
bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-electricity-price-utility-gap/
Paid articlePaywallCrime Stoppers had 'potentially one of the most harmful data breaches' Canada has seen. What's next?
cbc.ca/news/investigates/crime-stoppers-data-breach-whats-next-9.7392709
Chery eyes Canada production as Chinese carmakers circle the U.S.: Chery Automobile Co. is considering establishing local manufacturing in Canada ...
financialpost.com/transportation/autos/chery-canada-production-chinese-carmakers-circle-us
Experts warn of more outages as AI uncovers software flaws: Security teams brace for nonstop 'fire drills' as adversaries exploit vulnerabilities at record speed
timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2026-10-23-experts-warn-of-more-outages-as-ai-uncovers-software-flaws/
China carmakers go back to design basics with buttons and knobs: Chinese carmakers are bringing back buttons and knobs as regulators push safer car design and ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-carmakers-go-back-to-design-basics-with-buttons-and-knobs
Websites shut down globally after AI finds cybersecurity flaw affecting 70% of the internet
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/websites-shut-down-globally-after-ai-finds-cybersecurity-flaw-affecting-70-of-the-internet/
Sony Continues Its March Towards An All-Digital Future As It Reportedly Kills Off Its Last 4K UHD Player
kotaku.com/sony-continues-its-march-towards-an-all-digital-future-as-it-reportedly-kills-off-its-last-4k-uhd-player-2000748873
Snowy 2.0 to cost 12 times more than initial budget with further delays: Australia's biggest renewable energy project, which has faced financial and ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-22/cost-of-snowy-hydro-expansion-doubles/107276162
Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales: Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/samsung-all-but-confirms-iphone-duo-is-goosing-galaxy-z8-sales/
Apple iPhone Duo Review: The Best Foldable You Can Buy, Bar None: The iPhone Duo overcomes Apple's late start by delivering the best hardware, performance ...
uk.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/168028/apple-iphone-duo
See how Big Tech is transforming Spain's landscape: A drought-stricken region of northeast Spain has become a focus for American companies searching for ...
npr.org/2026/10/22/nx-s1-5991641/ai-data-centers-spain-environmental-impact
Sequential diagnosis with language models: We explored the capabilities of frontier language models in sequential diagnosis, a diagnostic paradigm that captures ...
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh7930
Europe’s new industrial rules put billions in Turkish exports at risk as Ankara faces exclusion - Nordic Monitor
nordicmonitor.com/2026/10/europes-new-industrial-rules-put-billions-in-turkish-exports-at-risk-as-ankara-faces-exclusion/
Donald Trump said last year that a drop-off in international visitors was 'not a big deal' but in recent months he has moved to reassure the US ... Show more
Donald Trump’s tourism push fails to lure visitors
Donald Trump’s tourism push fails to lure visitors
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Modder ports macOS 27 to Snapdragon X2 laptop, now available for download: Qualcomm recently expanded Snapdragon support to Linux alongside Windows and ...
videocardz.com/newz/modder-ports-macos-27-to-snapdragon-x2-laptop-now-available-for-download
Delta 2.0 is finally here, and your iPhone just got a bigger retro gaming library
digitaltrends.com/phones/delta-2-0-sega-genesis-retro-gaming-update/
Mave raises $34 million to bring AI agents to cybersecurity operations: Mave promises to reinvent companies' security operations with AI agents as cyberattacks ...
businessinsider.com/mave-startup-cybersecurity-funding-ai-agents-pitch-deck-2026-10
Big Tech Has Become the 'Ubiquitous Villain' of the 2026 Midterms: "Trump and his anti-AI regulation posture is dragging the party to a politically suicidal ...
commondreams.org/news/election-2026-big-tech
Suspected Russian spy arrested in Brandenburg: Police in Brandenburg have arrested a suspected spy. He is alleged to have spied on arms companies on behalf of ...
tagesschau.de/inland/spionage-ruestungindustrie-festnahme-100.html
Key FactsSuspected Russian Spy Allegedly Targeted Bundeswehr Forces in Lithuania
2 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
- The Federal Criminal Police Office executed the warrant in Brandenburg after extensive investigations and secured potential evidence.
- The Ukrainian citizen is urgently suspected of systematically collecting information on military structures along NATO’s eastern flank.
- According to Der Spiegel, the 53-year-old sought sensitive details about troop movements and Bundeswehr units’ organization in the Baltic states.
- The detainee will be brought before an investigating judge to decide on pretrial detention.
Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/polling-fabricated-data-social-experiment
WIRED Oct 22
Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched: Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four ...
wired.com/story/hackers-exploited-the-php-vulnerabilities-days-before-they-were-patched/
The internet is having a very bad cybersecurity day: From AI-discovered PHP vulnerabilities to flaws in Node.js and popular AI tool LiteLLM ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/the-internet-is-having-a-very-bad-cybersecurity-day/
Europe car sales rise 10% in September as EV surge offsets combustion slump: Chery and BYD post explosive gains as traditional automakers lose ground
timeslive.co.za/motoring/2026-10-22-europe-car-sales-rise-10-in-september-as-ev-surge-offsets-combustion-slump/
Qatar, Türkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia sign Defence Industry Pact: The Qatari Defence Ministry said the agreement aims to “foster cooperation in the field of ...
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/919100-qatar-turkiye-pakistan-indonesia-sign-defence-industry-pact.html
Flagship startup slides into bankruptcy—now hopes rest on China: Carbonauten wanted to combine climate protection with industry. Now they’re insolvent ...
schwaebische.de/regional/ostalb/heidenheim/vorzeige-start-up-rutscht-in-insolvenz-jetzt-ruht-die-hoffnung-auf-china-4949534
Key FactsGovernment approves Jackdaw gas production
3 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
- The government says Jackdaw could begin supplying British homes and businesses with gas as early as the end of October.
- Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh expects no lower energy bills this winter but points to energy security.
- Operator Adura cites 27 direct full-time jobs, but nearly 300 jobs associated with the Shearwater hub.
- The Green Party opposes new oil and gas licences and supports a 2025 court ruling declaring Jackdaw unlawful.
This decision will support the country’s energy security with homegrown gas this winter and help minimise the UK’s use of imported higher emission fuels as we continue our transition to renewables and nuclear.— Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh said this in announcing Jackdaw’s approval, describing it as supporting the country’s energy security with homegrown gas this winter and reducing reliance on higher-emission imported fuels as the UK transitions to renewables and nuclear.
Key FactsNew Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion
2 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: businessinsider.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: businessinsider.com
- The case concerned Meta’s handling of user records used by Cambridge Analytica for campaign purposes during the 2016 election.
- New Mexico alleged Facebook misrepresented how much control users had over their data in the app.
- A jury found last month that Meta committed nearly 50 million violations; each can carry a penalty of up to $5,000.
- Meta’s chief legal officer C.J. Mahoney expressed confidence that Meta would win an appeal, while its next step remained unclear.
"Facebook's wrongdoing—over the course of years and systematically broadcast to the public—goes to the heart of Facebook's core business practices."— Judge Francis J. Mathew, in the ruling
Santaco welcomes temporary fuel levy relief: Taxi council hails R10bn in relief but urges long-term solutions
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-22-santaco-welcomes-temporary-fuel-levy-relief/
Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds “suspicious” traffic.: OS operators throwing out that data is "unlikely," research author tells Ars.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/does-opting-out-of-smart-tv-tracking-work-research-finds-suspicious-traffic/
AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/22/ai-firms-say-uk-has-a-year-to-head-off-datacentre-protests-before-construction-is-threatened
GM is betting compute and AI will help it compete with Chinese automakers: To compete with Tesla, Rivian, and a host of Chinese automakers, GM’s fourth-gen EV ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/gm-is-betting-compute-and-ai-will-help-it-compete-with-chinese-automakers/
SpaceX offers employees extra pay to help build its data centers: Elon Musk's rocket company is offering employees a 20% pay bump if they volunteer to move ...
businessinsider.com/spacex-offers-employees-extra-pay-build-memphis-data-centers-move-2026-10