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Technology

Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC says

"I can always find a couple of biotech stocks to smoke," Shkreli said in a livestream.

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Cybersecurity

OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting spy device in office

A Saudi OpenAI engineer has been arrested for allegedly planting a hidden recording device in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco offices to secretly record sensitive conversations. [...]

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Technology

ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers

But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards.

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Technology

Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware

Topgolf and VMware "ran deep" before the migration.

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Cybersecurity

Ghostscript flaw lets hackers hijack servers via PDF uploads

A critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-39919) in the Ghostscript interpreter and rendering engine could allow remote code execution through specially crafted PDF files. [...]

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Cybersecurity

Anthropic warns self-replicating AI could spread to your smart devices

Anthropic is warning that small AI models could soon be able to self-replicate across consumer IoT devices, from Android TV boxes to smart ovens, creating distributed botnets capable of running AI workloads without relying on data centers. [...]

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Cybersecurity

Microsoft October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 1,411 flaws, 3 zero-days

Today is Microsoft's October 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates addressing a record-breaking 1,411 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]

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Technology

Trump commercial railing against his enemies kept airing after court blocked it

US attorney apologized to court, said government has stopped running Trump ads.

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Firearms

California Medical Association’s Moral Failure on Suppressors

A physician challenges the California Medical Association for stalling his suppressor hearing-protection resolution. Hearing specialists support these devices, but California’s gun owners remain denied access under the state’s ban.

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Firearms

77-Year-Old Florida Woman Shoots Attacker Outside Veterinary Hospital

A 77-year-old woman volunteering to feed community cats shot a man who attacked her outside a Macclenny veterinary hospital. Deputies say preliminary findings indicate self-defense—a reminder of why armed protection matters at every age.

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Firearms

DOJ Opposes Broader NFA Court Protection After ATF’s Guidance

DOJ says ATF’s nationwide NFA nonenforcement makes further clarification unnecessary, while opposing court protection for everyone within the plaintiff states. The filing underscores why lasting protection and repeal remain unfinished work.

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Amateur Radio

LHS Episode #634: The Weekender CXLIV

Hello and welcome back everyone!  You're joining us for episode 634, our 144th Weekender, of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet!  This week we're sharing news about what has been…

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