Data Published Online: AfD Confirms Hacking Attack on Email Accounts: Unidentified individuals have released hundreds of thousands of emails allegedly ...
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Key FactsAfD Reviews Publication of Allegedly Stolen Emails
2 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- The AfD said its hosting provider was attacked in September 2026, and the attack was quickly stopped.
- More than 421,000 emails were allegedly published online; the data’s authenticity remains unclear.
- The unidentified publishers claim the data came from ten accounts, including one bearing Alexander Gauland’s name.
- According to the AfD, current federal-association mailboxes were unaffected, and the publication is still under review.
In September 2026 there was a hacker attack on the hosting provider of our party, in which apparently parts of a few mailboxes – most of which had not been used for years – were unlawfully copied— AfD, statement on request
Key FactsMMX spacecraft launches toward Mars moon Phobos
11 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
- The Japan-led MMX mission has launched and could become the first to return a sample from Mars or its moons.
- After its scheduled arrival in August 2027, MMX will study Deimos before deploying a rover on Phobos.
- On Phobos, a robotic arm and two samplers will collect 10 grams of dust; the capsule is due in South Australia in 2031.
- Sample analysis could determine whether the moons formed from Martian material or are captured asteroids.
There hasn't yet been a successful mission to go to Phobos and bring a bit back to Earth.— Prof. Sara Russell, MMX mission deputy for sample analysis, Natural History Museum
Hacking attack on AfD: Hundreds of thousands of internal emails may have been leaked
sueddeutsche.de/politik/afd-hackerangriff-datenleck-cybersicherheit-rechtsextremismus-li.3566216

U.S. Threatens the EU with "Devastating" Retaliation Over Satellite Network: The U.S. ambassador in Brussels has warned of “devastating” sanctions should the ...
diepresse.com/41369441/was-haben-die-amerikaner-gegen-ein-europaeisches-satellitennetz

Key FactsRepublicans Seek Probe Into Ukraine’s Starlink Disruption
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
- On Sunday, Mike Turner and Kevin Cramer said Congress should determine the disruption’s cause and who was responsible.
- Marco Rubio denied a White House order; Volodymyr Zelensky said a U.S. government decision caused the restriction.
- The restriction cut data connections when terminals exceeded 160 kph, affecting Ukrainian drones and helicopters.
- Last week, nine bipartisan senators asked the Pentagon inspector general to examine possible contributions by the department or contractors.
People’s lives are at risk, and lives are lost over these things.— Mike Turner, Ohio Republican, House Armed Services Committee, said Sunday on CBS News’ Face the Nation
Key FactsVance Defends Data Centers Amid Michigan Noise Complaint
6 hours ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsweek.com
- A Michigan woman described constant buzzing and said she was a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit.
- Vance cited the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, saying facilities must act as good community members before entering communities.
- Vance cited Louisiana, saying data centers there would provide each teacher $50,000 bonuses and return electricity to the grid.
- According to Reuters, at least 13 data centers were in various planning stages across Michigan in July.
Russians locked out of bank accounts and apartments as Ukraine hits data centers
nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-ukraine-yandex-data-centers-attacks-trump-rcna602753

Key FactsUkrainian Strikes on Yandex Data Centers Disrupt Daily Life
21 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nbcnews.com
- Over several days in early October, the strikes disrupted payments, taxis, deliveries, files and digital house keys.
- Three people interviewed by NBC News said they could not access money through Yandex Pay for days.
- Yandex said October 9 that no employees were injured and that service restoration was underway.
- Data centers belonging to Sberbank and VK were also targeted recently, while Russian authorities examined protection measures.
Leave Ukrainians without the internet.— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a speech last week, said Moscow was trying to 'leave Ukrainians without the internet.'
Developers Are Using AI to Strip Ads and Tracking From Smart TVs: Smart TV ad removal tools like Dumbtv and Cleanyourtv use AI to strip ads, tracking ...
gadgetreview.com/developers-are-using-ai-to-strip-ads-and-tracking-from-smart-tvs

Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos: The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two ...
arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/japan-launches-mission-to-bring-home-a-piece-of-the-martian-moon-phobos/

US judge orders engineer held without bail in OpenAI recording device case: A former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device at the company's San ...
khaleejtimes.com/world/americas/us-judge-orders-engineer-held-without-bail-openai-case

Japan launches mission to Martian moons: The Martian moon Phobos is the focus of the latest space mission: The launch vehicle has now lifted off from the ...
tagesschau.de/wissen/weltraum/start-mission-mars-mond-100.html

Key FactsJapan plans Mars-moon sample mission
1 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
- According to JAXA, the H3 rocket is scheduled to launch from Tanegashima Space Center at 4:41 a.m. October 20.
- MMX is expected to reach Mars in August 2027, orbit Phobos, land and collect at least 10 grams during three years of operations.
- The IDEFIX rover will inspect the surface before landing; Deimos will be observed, but no landing is planned there.
- JAXA is also assessing Phobos as a possible natural space station for future crewed Mars missions.
If Phobos and Deimos are indeed remnants of these early delivery systems, they may hold clues to the origins of life itself, or, to be more correct, to the transport of the materials that were key to the emergence of life on rocky planets,— Patrick Michel, a French astrophysicist working on IDEFIX, told AFP.
Making the internet better for AI agents might make it worse for everyone else: Millions of AI agents are descending on a web built for humans ...
technologyreview.com/2026/10/19/1147186/making-the-internet-better-for-ai-agents-might-make-it-worse-for-everyone-else/

Big Tech will not broadcast your dissent: Silicon Valley can't help influencing protests and elections—with AI regulation on the line.
motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/meta-x-no-kings-elections-protests-midterms-free-speech-us-brazil/

Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment worth $470,000 goes missing in Brazilian airport — two pallets disappear, distributor seeks explanations but met with zero answers
tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5090-shipment-worth-usd470-000-goes-missing-in-brazilian-airport-two-pallets-disappear-distributor-seeks-explanations-but-met-with-zero-answers

Mehr RAM, weniger Fps: Warum vier DDR5-Riegel bremsen: Der zusätzliche Arbeitsspeicher wird erkannt, der PC läuft problemlos. Doch plötzlich liefern Spiele ...
pcgameshardware.de/RAM-Hardware-154108/News/Vollbestueckung-vier-Riegel-Fps-Leistung-1557188/

Zelensky Tells US Lawmakers Washington Has Yet to Explain Starlink Limits, Missed Missile Warnings
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Many data centers are located where water resources are limited
acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2026/october/many-data-centers-are-located-where-water-resources-are-limited.html
Microsoft pulls out of Nscale's Essex AI data centre: Tech firm Nscale says it is still committed to building the site in Essex.
bbc.com/news/articles/c9m26kl5y7epo

Not long to wait now, there's only one month left until Grand Theft Auto 6 releases on November 19!
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Satellite Mobile Communications: Telekom Takes on Starlink: European providers plan to build their own satellite communications network through a new consortium ...
spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/satelliten-mobilfunk-telekom-fordert-starlink-heraus-a-acb37ec7-6e1d-43b8-a351-8d4c1e5aaada

Spotify is cracking down on Family plans again, and the penalty can lock you out for a year
digitaltrends.com/home-theater/spotify-is-cracking-down-on-family-plans-again-and-the-penalty-can-lock-you-out-for-a-year/

Protests against Donald Trump: Meta suspended the “No Kings” account on Instagram
spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/donald-trump-meta-entschuldigt-sich-fuer-sperrung-von-no-kings-instagram-account-a-c8078aa0-5e96-460d-81b7-58e85c9e1437

Behold, Intel plans a 480GB GPU, a video card with more memory than the average laptop SSD has storage — but of course it's for AI, and curiously ...
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Drones Pierced the Roof of the VKontakte Data Center Near St. Petersburg: Ukrainian drones pierced the roof and damaged the walls of the VKontakte data center ...
militarnyi.com/en/news/uav-hit-vkontakte-data-center-st-petersburg/

"Invest in Germany" summit in Berlin: Federal Government agrees AI deal with Nvidia
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/nvidia-bundesregierung-und-konzernchef-huang-besiegeln-ki-kooperation-a-292aff8c-c1b9-414e-96f2-14c1d29b7f72

Key FactsBerlin: German government and Nvidia agree closer AI cooperation
13 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
- The cooperation is intended to accelerate industrial AI applications, especially among small and medium-sized companies, and strengthen Germany’s technological sovereignty.
- Handelsblatt reported the previous week that the government was prepared to invest a sum in the hundreds of millions; Nvidia planned to assign engineers.
- Merz urged companies to open industrial data for AI applications to keep manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and automotive industries competitive.
- Huang warned against giving away German knowledge and cultural values; AI should complement and scale engineers’ expertise, not replace it.
Germany is open to investments, Germany is open for business – and Germany is ready to grow faster.— Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, on the sidelines of the first 'Invest in Germany' summit in Berlin
Anthropic sued by major Canadian news publishers for copyright claims in Ontario court
cbc.ca/news/business/anthropic-postmedia-torstar-globe-canadian-press-copyright-lawsuit-9.7387205

Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet with new TorchNeuron dev tool: Amazon wants to break Nvidia’s hold on PyTorch, the free toolkit used to build ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/amazon-is-taking-its-biggest-shot-at-nvidia-yet-with-new-torchneuron-dev-tool/

Consumer concerns grow as retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools: Terms like “dynamic pricing” and “surveillance pricing” are stirring up anger and anxiety on ...
pbs.org/newshour/economy/consumer-concerns-grow-as-retailers-adopt-ai-assisted-pricing-tools
Berlin: “So far behind,” says the Nvidia CEO about Germany - | “Nothing hurts me more”
welt.de/wirtschaft/article6ad5b2b5199dc15f1abd8df5/berlin-so-weit-abgehaengt-sagt-der-nvidia-chef-ueber-deutschland-nichts-schmerzt-mich-mehr.html
JustEat apologises over AI menu pictures including bacon and eggs floating in cola
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/just-eat-ai-menus-takeaway-apology-b3069088.html

fal launches FLUX 3 Max, claiming 22× faster AI video generation than Seedance 2.5
venturebeat.com/technology/fal-launches-flux-3-max-claiming-22-faster-ai-video-generation-than-seedance-2-5

Recently fixed Plex Media vulnerabilities are being exploited to install malware: A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes ...
arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/recently-fixed-plex-media-vulnerabilities-are-being-exploited-to-install-malware/

Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life: AI companion app Tolan has raised another $30 million after attracting more than 250 ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tolan-snags-30m-for-its-ai-companion-that-helps-users-navigate-life/

ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support: ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/reactos-reaches-major-milestone-with-ntfs-install-support/

Hyperscalers are already locking in HDD supply for 2028, yet still expect a shortage.
HDD lead times remain at 50 weeks vs. 16 weeks in a balanced market ... Show more
Anthropic, Musk outline duelling approaches to AI-era philanthropy: Anthropic and Elon Musk outline contrasting philanthropy plans for AI wealth ...
straitstimes.com/world/united-states/anthropic-musk-outline-duelling-approaches-to-ai-era-philanthropy
We’re about to get touchy folks. 💻🍎
Another day, another Apple Event is happening October 28th at 10am PT where wecould see new Macs and iPads ... Show more

AI Bubble in the USA: Doubts Grow About the Ten Trillion US Dollar AI Expansion - | Golem.de
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How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites: Reuters exclusive
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/how-one-hacker-used-ai-agents-and-a-few-thousand-dollars-to-break-into-scores-of-sites-reuters-exclusive/

Emergency brake for AI models: Anthropic wants to stop only after $1 billion in damages or 50 victims
computerbase.de/news/netzpolitik/notbremse-fuer-ki-modelle-anthropic-will-stopp-erst-bei-1-mrd-dollar-schaeden-oder-50-opfern.99886/

Data centers have become war targets. The attacks signal a new front in global conflict.
nbcnews.com/tech/security/data-center-attacks-reveal-new-front-modern-warfare-rcna603002

A group of Texans believe they’ve discovered evidence that the state’s environmental regulatory agency has continued to issue permits to data centers despite ... Show more

Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs : Nvidia is leaning hard into the trend of enterprise companies wanting to run their ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/nvidia-launches-new-open-models-to-run-agents-in-the-enterprise-and-on-pcs/

Tenstorrent hits $6.2B valuation to scale open-weight AI chips: After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1 ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tenstorrent-hits-6-2b-valuation-to-scale-open-weight-ai-chips/

Apple’s SVP of Marketing Greg Joswiak, known in the tech industry as “Joz”, posted a cryptic tweet on X stating he can’t wait to “pro and tell next week ... Show more
Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts: OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular ...
techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/hackers-hit-ai-coding-tool-opencode-running-up-charges-on-users-ai-accounts/

Key FactsAnthropic and Musk announce share giveaways
21 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Anthropic is planning an IPO potentially valuing it at up to $1 trillion; five percent would equal $50 billion.
- The fund’s use remains undecided; political lobbying is excluded, while donations or direct distributions are being considered.
- Musk announced one SpaceX share for every child in the US in 2027; he did not explicitly describe it as responding to Anthropic.
- At publication, each SpaceX share was worth $146; with roughly 72 million children, the estimated value would exceed $10 billion.
Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first of many.— Elon Musk said this in a post on X, his social platform, referring to distributing SpaceX shares to every child in America.
Meta Censors Over 1,080 Pro-Lula Accounts During Brazilian Presidential Election: Evidence shows the social media giant clearly interfered in the Brazilian ...
paydayreport.com/meta-censors-over-1-080-pro-lula-accounts-during-brazilian-presidential-election/

AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work: Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ai-game-clones-are-making-indie-developers-afraid-to-show-their-work/

Big tech is rushing to build hundreds of data centers across the planet to keep up with the computing demand of artificial intelligence ... Show more

DLSS 5: Modders measure up to 90 percent more performance in The Witcher 3: Nvidia's latest AI technology is once again causing a stir in the PC gaming scene ...
pcgameshardware.de/Deep-Learning-Super-Sampling-Software-277618/News/The-Witcher-3-mit-DLSS-5-Modder-melden-bis-zu-90-Prozent-Leistungsplus-nach-Update-1557086/

Man Sold Everything He Owned and Traveled 2,000 KM to Meet His Dream Woman - She Was AI - Gadget Review
gadgetreview.com/man-sold-everything-he-owned-and-traveled-2000-km-to-meet-his-dream-woman-she-was-ai

Meta Faces Brazil Election Scrutiny Over Instagram Restrictions on Lula - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)
benzinga.com/news/politics/26/10/62428960/meta-instagram-lula-bolsonaro-brazil-election

OpinionWith open-source MS Office and similar software, AI manufacturers are getting a dose of their own poison.
derstandard.at/story/3000000344637/mit-quelloffenem-ms-office-und-co-bekommen-ki-hersteller-eine-dosis-ihres-eigenen-gifts

Godot 4.8 Beta1 Released: The Wait for Godot is almost over... Godot 4.8 that is. Godot 4.8 beta is here, jam packed with new features and improvements
gamefromscratch.com/godot-4-8-beta1-released/

PwnEscape: Critical vulnerability in Linux kernel allows VM escape: The flaw lies in the networking aspect of Linux and, according to the discoverers ...
heise.de/news/PwnEscape-Kritische-Luecke-in-Linux-Kernel-erlaubt-VM-Ausbruch-11492131.html

F5 releases out-of-band patches for critical NGINX vulnerabilities: F5 has released out-of-band security patches to address multiple NGINX web server flaws ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/f5-releases-out-of-band-patches-for-critical-nginx-vulnerabilities/

Driverless Drama? Electric Car Rolls Back On Its Own, CCTV Captures Shocking Moment In UP

Microsoft: October Windows Server updates break Exchange sign-in, mail flow: Microsoft has confirmed that this month's Windows Server security updates are ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-october-windows-server-updates-cause-exchange-issues/

Broadcom Wi-Fi bug turns sweet 16, still lets strangers hijack your router: Chip giant knew about the flaw in 2018, researcher claims, but millions of devices ...
theregister.com/networks/2026/10/19/broadcom-wi-fi-bug-turns-sweet-16-still-lets-strangers-hijack-your-router/5303771

