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Technology

Disney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuits

Character.AI faces claims its bots encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield

All the evidence points to the debris being part of a Chinese Zhuque-2E rocket.

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

Inside the Underground Market for Know Your Client Services

Cybercriminals are selling forged identity documents, deepfake videos, and live verification services to help buyers bypass Know Your Client (KYC) checks. Flare examines how these underground services operate and the techniques used to create and maintain fraudulent verified…

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

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, including three critical-severity vulnerabilities that can let attackers execute code on vulnerable systems. [...]

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site

U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI have identified executives at two different ransomware negotiation firms who maintained unusually close relations with the extortion group, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.…

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

Review: Lanterns is a truly unique twist on the superhero genre

Gritty HBO series is a beacon for what's possible when one is allowed to get creative with the tropes.

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

Microsoft fixes classic Outlook bug that hid Copilot buttons

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that removed the Copilot Chat and Copilot buttons in the classic Outlook desktop mail client for some Windows users. [...]

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

21 Years of AmateurLogic.TV

AmateurLogic.TV Episode 221 is now available for download. In this episode we celebrate 21 years of AmateurLogic.TV. Bill Brown’s Huntsville Balloon Forum and launch. Emile talks about his GMRS station. Tommy explores mesh devices with very low power…

Oct 19, 2026Read Brief →
Technology

Anthropic gives outside AI watchdog “employee-like” access

The outside watchdog can publish its findings without Anthropic's approval.

Oct 18, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

WAG contest 2026

It was time for a relaxing weekend behind the radio and key. The annual running of the Worked All Germany (WAG) Contest was on the calendar for this weekend.Band conditions were not too bad, considering what the solar…

Oct 18, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity

Hackers exploit SiteGuard WAF flaw to run commands as admins

Attackers are targeting an OS command injection vulnerability in SiteGuard Server Edition that lets them execute commands as root or SYSTEM on affected servers. [...]

Oct 18, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

ICQPodcast Episode 495 – Antennas for QRP and POTA

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB)  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up…

Oct 17, 2026Read Brief →