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Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'
BBC - 19 Oct 2026 02:41
The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.
China's growth accelerates as AI export boom outweighs domestic weakness
BBC - 19 Oct 2026 02:22
Exports have helped offset weak spending at home, but trade tensions and AI doubts cloud its outlook.
OnlyFans Copyright Takedowns Expose Compromised Websites
Dark Reading - 19 Oct 2026 14:28
Copyright takedown requests tied to OnlyFans and other adult content creators are revealing how attackers exploit vulnerable university and government websites to manipulate search results. UpGuard's Greg Pollock exp...
Error-correction record pushes quantum computers closer to usefulness
New Scientist - 19 Oct 2026 12:00
Useful quantum computers will have to use many logical qubits as their computational building blocks, and researchers just broke the record for how reliable they can be
Nvidia-Backed Startup doubleAI Launches Model to Pare Cost of Compute
Wall Street Journal - 19 Oct 2026 12:00TikTok restores Musk documentary account, says why it was suspended
Mashable - 19 Oct 2026 11:58
TikTok has reinstated the "Musk" documentary ad account two days after suspending it.
One Compromised Login Exposed Millions of California Students Records
SecurityWeek - 19 Oct 2026 11:55
Intruders used compromised credentials to access an ETS SFTP server, copying records of California students back to 2006. The post One Compromised Login Exposed Millions of California Students Records appeared first on S...
OpenCode Console Breach May Have Exposed OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google API Keys
The Hacker News - 19 Oct 2026 11:37
An intruder reached a legacy system at OpenCode on the night of October 16 and may have exposed the third-party AI provider keys that users had saved in OpenCode Console, the company said. Console is OpenCode's optio...
Microsoft Pulls out of Nscale U.K. Data-Center Deal Over Power-Supply Issues
Wall Street Journal - 19 Oct 2026 11:29Fake Web3 Accelerator Uses npm Packages to Spread Malware and Hijack AI Agent Traffic
The Hacker News - 19 Oct 2026 15:36
A fake Web3 accelerator has been observed pushing information stealers and backdoors to Windows and macOS systems using malicious npm packages under the pretext of offering free artificial intelligence (AI) credits for A...
Taika Waititis Star Wars Film On Ice, but Hes Still With the Franchise
Gizmodo - 19 Oct 2026 15:00
Another announced project gets put on the shelf, but maybe don't count Waititi outta 'Star Wars' just yet.
Elizabeth Holmes Doc 'You Can See Everything' Shocks With Massive Opening
Slashdot - 19 Oct 2026 15:00
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" earned more than $15 million in its limited opening weekend, making it one of the biggest documentary launches in dec...
Admin: 'I spent all weekend on my servers' after Microsoft breaks Exchange Server with October updates
The Register - 19 Oct 2026 15:00Check your Windows Secure Boot status now. Later could be too late
PC World - 19 Oct 2026 14:30
Modern PCs support the Windows Secure Boot feature via their UEFI firmware. This ensures that the computer blocks malware, such as rootkits, even before the operating system starts. The Secure Boot function uses keys, ce...
Check your iPhone Duo shipment date, it may have moved up
AppleInsider - 19 Oct 2026 14:26
As it typically goes, iPhone Duo buyers who had orders after release day may get their order earlier than expected. But, in one country, that may not be the case.iPhone DuoJust like other popular Apple products, preorder...
Finally, 'Skyrim V: The Elder Scrolls' can run on Mac
AppleInsider - 19 Oct 2026 14:17Microsoft abandons UK AI supercomputer as grid struggles to keep up
The Register - 19 Oct 2026 14:15New Clayface Trailer Goes Heavy on the Eyeball Horror
Gizmodo - 19 Oct 2026 14:15
Plus, Peter Jackson promises to direct 'Adventures of Tintin' sequel.
The Story of Rick Bakers Terrifying Alien Prototype That Evolved Into E.T. [Exclusive]
Gizmodo - 19 Oct 2026 14:00
Read an excerpt from Max Evry's new film history book, 'Stranded on Earth: How Night Skies Became E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.'
The Evolving Cybersecurity Lexicon: Vulnerability Discovery to Resilience
Dark Reading - 19 Oct 2026 14:00
An industry-wide laser focus on vulnerabilities has left cybersecurity teams without enough room to strategize for resilience.
U.A.E.-Based AI and Data Startup Expands Into Silicon Valley
Wall Street Journal - 19 Oct 2026 14:00Euclid discovers new comet
ESA - 19 Oct 2026 14:00
The European Space Agencys Euclid space telescope has discovered its first previously unknown comet, in images taken between 16 and 24 September 2026.