Technology
Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation
"This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating."
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
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Firearms
Ruby Ridge to Adamiak: ATF’s Troubled History With Criminal Informants
ATF’s use of criminal informants has drawn scrutiny for decades. AmmoLand examines Gregory Pruess’s role in Tate Adamiak’s prosecution, conflicting accounts of his cooperation, and documented failures involving informant disclosure and oversight.
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Firearms
NRA Exposes Talarico’s Gun-Ban Agenda in New Texas Senate Ad
James Talarico said “Absolutely” to banning commonly owned firearms. Now the NRA is putting his gun-ban agenda before Texas voters in a new Senate campaign ad.
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Firearms
Corporate Gun Control Gets a Reality Check in New Gallup Poll
A new Gallup poll finds most Americans oppose businesses taking public positions on current events. NSSF points to Dick’s Sporting Goods and financial institutions’ reversals as reminders that corporate gun control can alienate customers and cost business.
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity
FBI raids DPRK IT worker laptop farms in Texas, US nationals arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has disrupted the Famous Chollima threat group's operations by arresting two suspects, charging 14 individuals, and seizing nearly 187 laptops used in North Korean remote IT worker schemes. [...]
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Amateur Radio
The 2026 ARRL Online Auction Is Now Open
The 21st annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by GigaParts, is open now through October 22. Browse more than 200 items and place your bids!This year’s selection includes gear from QST “Product Review” articles, vintage books, pre-owned equipment, signed original sketches…
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio
Preview the 2026 ARRL Online Auction
The 21st annual ARRL Online Auction opens October 16, and you can preview more than 200 items now.This year’s selection includes gear from QST “Product Review” articles, vintage books, pre-owned equipment, signed original sketches by Salty Walt Hudson, K4OGO, from Salty…
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity
Ledger asks sellers across Asia to halt sales after supply-chain attack
Ledger has asked resellers and distributors of its wallets in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Hong Kong to suspend device sales and remove products from shelves while it investigates device tampering. [...]
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Firearms
Armed Shopper Stops Attack on Mother and Daughter, Faces No Charges
A Georgia shopper drew his firearm to stop a man beating a mother and her teenage daughter, then fired when the attacker turned on him. Police say the armed citizen will face no charges.
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity
Cisco patches new Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks
Cisco has patched another actively exploited zero-day flaw in its Secure Email Gateway (SEG) that lets remote unauthenticated attackers execute commands with root privileges. [...]
Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Cybersecurity
U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering
The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a chameleonic cryptocurrency platform that experts say serves as a major conduit for payments related to ransomware, narcotics, darknet markets, fraud and cybercrime services that are helping Russia circumvent…
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Cybersecurity
Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws
Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today's epic patch batch dwarfs September's record of nearly 1,000 fixes, which was already about ten times the normal…
Oct 13, 2026Read Brief →