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US must embrace, not resist, Global South’s ascent
 

US must embrace, not resist, Global South’s ascent

For decades, Western policymakers and analysts operated under the comfortable assumption that the international order would remain fundamentally unipolar, with

 

Frustrated consultant ‘went full Hulk’ and started smashing hardware

Four back-to-back weekends of work – and disastrously bad documentation – will do that do a techie Who, Me? Welcome

CCS launches procurement framework for transport tech
 

CCS launches procurement framework for transport tech

Agency says Transport Technology agreement will support local authorities in smart traffic management and building infrastructure for electric vehiclesUKAuthority.com –

Metropolitan Police runs drone programme
 

Metropolitan Police runs drone programme

Drones provide intelligence in real time to support response to incidentsUKAuthority.com – The leading independent publisher of public sector technology

Land Data plans next generation National Land Information Service
 

Land Data plans next generation National Land Information Service

Organisation wins almost £1 million from Regulatory Innovation Office to support developmentUKAuthority.com – The leading independent publisher of public sector

‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?
 

‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?

In an online landscape characterised by doom and division, the people’s encyclopedia stands out – a huge collective endeavour giving

Trump greeted with hypersonic missile threat at Seoul APEC
 

Trump greeted with hypersonic missile threat at Seoul APEC

North Korea’s latest hypersonic missile test has thrust the Korean Peninsula into a new era of strategic competition, as both

 

Automattic accuses rival WordPress outfit WP Engine of ‘false advertising, and deceptive business practices’

FOSS feud re-ignites with massive counter-claim The long battle between Automattic and WP Engine has flared again, this time with

MHRA plans three AI projects for patient safety and treatments
 

MHRA plans three AI projects for patient safety and treatments

Trio wins support from the Government’s AI Capability FundUKAuthority.com – The leading independent publisher of public sector technology news….Read More

 

UN Cybercrime Treaty wins dozens of signatories, to go with its many critics

Allows surveillance and cross-border evidence sharing, which worries human rights groups The United Nations on Saturday staged a signing ceremony

 

GlobalCVE — OpenSource Unified CVE Data from Around the World

Hey folks 👋 If you track vulnerabilities across multiple CVE databases, check out GlobalCVE. It aggregates CVE data from NVD,

 

I wore the Meta Ray-Bans’ successor for a month, and my buying verdict is two-fold

The second-generation smart glasses are better in every way, but so is its closest competitor.Latest newsRead More

Takaichi set to remove Japan’s defense export bans
 

Takaichi set to remove Japan’s defense export bans

A Japanese official told me in confidence that Japan was going to relax its rules on defense exports “soon.” That was in 1995.

 

Australia sues Microsoft for misleading Microsoft 365 users about Copilot subscription options

PLUS: China demotes tech self-sufficiency goal; Alibaba Cloud quietly quits VMware; India demands deepfake labels; and more! Asia In Brief

 

Shaq’s new ride gets jaq’ed in haq attaq

PLUS: Judge spanks NSO; Mozilla requires data use disclosures; TARmageddon meets Rust; And more! Infosec In Brief  Former basketball star

 

Everest Ransomware Says It Stole 1.5M Dublin Airport Passenger Records

Everest ransomware group claims to have stolen 1.5 million passenger records from Dublin Airport and personal data of 18,000 Air

Safepay ransomware group claims the hack of professional video surveillance provider Xortec
 

Safepay ransomware group claims the hack of professional video surveillance provider Xortec

Safepay group claims the hack of professional video surveillance provider Xortec and added the company to its data leak site.

US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
 

US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says

Scott Bessent said plan was part of framework for trade deal but did not share details on transferring app’s ownershipMurdoch,

You need to listen to the brutally oppressive I’ve Seen All I Need to See
 

You need to listen to the brutally oppressive I’ve Seen All I Need to See

There are only a handful of albums that I think qualify as genuinely scary. You Won’t Get What You Want

 

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 68

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware

Best Apple Deals of the Week: AirTag 4-Pack Hits $64.99 All-Time Low Price Alongside Sales on AirPods and iPad
 

Best Apple Deals of the Week: AirTag 4-Pack Hits $64.99 All-Time Low Price Alongside Sales on AirPods and iPad

This week Apple’s AirTag 4-Pack hit an all-time low price at $34 off, and we’re still tracking this great deal

Labor rules out giving tech giants free rein to mine copyright content to train AI
 

Labor rules out giving tech giants free rein to mine copyright content to train AI

Attorney general Michelle Rowland shuts down contentious proposal to grant copyright exemption for AI modelsGet our breaking news email, free

How Guitar Hero made everybody a rock star
 

How Guitar Hero made everybody a rock star

“Sharp Dressed Man,” by ZZ Top. Hard on a good day, Medium when my friends were over, Expert once and

 

Using EDR-Redir To Break EDR Via Bind Link and Cloud Filter

EDR-Redir uses a Bind Filter (mini filter bindflt.sys) and the Windows Cloud Filter API (cldflt.sys) to redirect the Endpoint Detection

Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together
 

Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together

Behind every meme and message is creaking, decades-old infrastructure. Internet experts can think of scenarios that could bring it all

 

New no nonsense platform for practice security learning

Recently discovered, this platform called vantagepoint. Its pretty clean and no nonsense, there are events you can register to and

Adobe’s Project Indigo camera finally adds iPhone 17 support
 

Adobe’s Project Indigo camera finally adds iPhone 17 support

Adobe’s computational photography app, Project Indigo, had a bit of trouble adapting to the new square-format selfie sensor in the

M6 iPad Pro Likely to Feature Vapor Chamber Cooling
 

M6 iPad Pro Likely to Feature Vapor Chamber Cooling

Apple is planning to bring an iPhone 17 Pro-style vapor chamber to the iPad Pro, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App
 

Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead With Ads in Maps App

Apple Maps could feature integrated ads as soon as next year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. In his latest “Power On”

Apple Hosts Special Vision Pro Event for Developers
 

Apple Hosts Special Vision Pro Event for Developers

Apple used the launch week of the M5 Vision Pro this week to run a two-day “Meet with Apple” program

Developers Can Now Make Android Apps With Apple’s Swift
 

Developers Can Now Make Android Apps With Apple’s Swift

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps

My favorite e-reader just got a big update
 

My favorite e-reader just got a big update

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 103, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re

 

Hacking the World Poker Tour: Inside ClubWPT Gold’s Back Office

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The next legal frontier is your face and AI
 

The next legal frontier is your face and AI

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the

 

Black Friday 2025: Here’s how to save like a shopping editor this holiday season

Black Friday is a month away. Here’s everything you need to know to shop for the best deals, including all

Cal State Invited Tech Companies to Remake Learning With A.I.
 

Cal State Invited Tech Companies to Remake Learning With A.I.

Spurred by titans like Amazon and OpenAI, California State wants to become the nation’s “largest A.I.-empowered” university.NYT > TechnologyRead More

 

This Samsung smart monitor effectively replaced my OLED TV for a week – but there’s more to it

The Samsung M90SF is the company’s latest OLED smart monitor, and it’s got several tricks up its sleeves.Latest newsRead More

 

Security Affairs newsletter Round 547 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs

 

The best 8 gizmos to gift the person who has everything, according to a gadget expert

There’s a good chance that there’s something on this list for the person who has everything.Latest newsRead More

Biggest-ever PLA purge: Do anti-Xi coup plots or fears explain it?
 

Biggest-ever PLA purge: Do anti-Xi coup plots or fears explain it?

The most notable development from this week’s Party Plenum is the large-scale purge of the People’s Liberation Army. Here’s a

Apple’s 11-Inch M5 iPad Pro Hits New Low Price of $949 on Amazon
 

Apple’s 11-Inch M5 iPad Pro Hits New Low Price of $949 on Amazon

Yesterday we started tracking notable discounts on Apple’s new M5 iPad Pro, with deals mostly focused on 13-inch models. Today,

 

Russian Rosselkhoznadzor hit by DDoS attack, food shipments across Russia delayed

A DDoS attack on Russia’s food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor disrupted food shipments by crippling its VetIS and Saturn tracking systems.

Tech left teens fighting over scraps, and now it wants those too
 

Tech left teens fighting over scraps, and now it wants those too

Right now, there are robots stocking convenience store shelves in Japan. We haven’t embraced that tech here in America yet,

 

New CoPhish attack steals OAuth tokens via Copilot Studio agents

A new phishing technique dubbed ‘CoPhish’ weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to deliver fraudulent OAuth consent requests via legitimate and

What does nearly $6,000 of gaming laptop get you?
 

What does nearly $6,000 of gaming laptop get you?

It’s easy to get into the weeds on a hobby, especially if you’re into PC gaming and dreaming of the

It’s time to form a Japan-South Korea military alliance
 

It’s time to form a Japan-South Korea military alliance

Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, warned in her first policy address that “the military movements of China, North Korea,

AirTags and cheap gaming laptops headline our favorite deals this week
 

AirTags and cheap gaming laptops headline our favorite deals this week

Apple’s AirTags have become one of my essentials while traveling, namely because they let me check whether my luggage is

ICE is building a social media panopticon
 

ICE is building a social media panopticon

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement carries out raids across the country, the agency is working rapidly to expand an online

In Abe’s shadow: Takaichi’s policy speech as Trump visit nears
 

In Abe’s shadow: Takaichi’s policy speech as Trump visit nears

Speaking in what was at times a loud and raucous Diet chamber on Friday, 24 October, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered

Ball x Pit is a deep, delightful rabbit hole
 

Ball x Pit is a deep, delightful rabbit hole

It took me a while to get into Ball x Pit. The new roguelike blends elements from games like Breakout,

Top Stories: iPhone Air Flops?, New Liquid Glass Toggle, and More
 

Top Stories: iPhone Air Flops?, New Liquid Glass Toggle, and More

Roughly a month after the release of the latest flagship iPhone models, it’s looking the new iPhone Air isn’t selling

 

Pwn2Own Ireland 2025: The Hacks, The Winners, and The Big Payouts

Hackers earned over $1 million at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 in Cork, breaching printers, routers, NAS devices, and more as Summoning

Is Waymo ready for winter?
 

Is Waymo ready for winter?

During a recent all-hands meeting, Waymo’s chief winter weather expert laid it out for all the company’s engineers and product

The rise of “catch a cheater” apps exploits our worst human tendencies
 

The rise of “catch a cheater” apps exploits our worst human tendencies

When people sign up for a dating site like Tinder, they don’t expect their profiles and personal information to be

Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
 

Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilitiesAmazon strategised about keeping

Apple Preparing to Make More AirPods in India
 

Apple Preparing to Make More AirPods in India

Foxconn’s facility in Hyderabad, India is preparing to double monthly AirPods output and more than double its workforce as Apple

 

CVE-2025-59287: Microsoft fixes critical WSUS flaw under active attack

Microsoft released urgent updates to address the critical WSUS RCE vulnerability CVE-2025-59287, which is under active attack.. Microsoft released an

 

The best Apple Watch Ultra bands of 2025: Expert tested

We’ve researched and tested the top Apple Watch Ultra straps available from Nike, Apple, Nomad, and WithIt. Read on to

 

5 ways ambitious IT pros can future-proof their tech careers in an age of AI

Mid-career IT professionals who climb the corporate ladder successfully have a number of things in common. Here’s how to smash

 

ChatGPT Atlas’ Omnibox Is Vulnerable to Jailbreaks

Researchers have discovered that a prompt can be disguised as an url, and accepted by Atlas as an url in

 

$1M WhatsApp Hack Flops: Only Low-Risk Bugs Disclosed to Meta After Pwn2Own Withdrawal

WhatsApp told SecurityWeek that the two low-impact vulnerabilities cannot be used for arbitrary code execution.  The post $1M WhatsApp Hack

iPhone 18 Rumored to Feature 50% More RAM
 

iPhone 18 Rumored to Feature 50% More RAM

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 could feature 50% more memory than its predecessor, according to Korea’s The Bell. With its latest

‘You just have to laugh’: five teachers on dealing with ‘six-seven’ in the classroom
 

‘You just have to laugh’: five teachers on dealing with ‘six-seven’ in the classroom

Children across the UK have been shouting out ‘six-seven’ during lessons. How are teachers reacting?Across the UK, school pupils have

Amazon Explains How Its AWS Outage Took Down the Web
 

Amazon Explains How Its AWS Outage Took Down the Web

Plus: The Jaguar Land Rover hack sets an expensive new record, OpenAI’s new Atlas browser raises security fears, Starlink cuts

Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales
 

Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales

The Windows 10 end-of-support deadline is driving the largest coordinated PC replacement cycle in years across the industry, and Apple

 

Y2K Kids Were the Last to Really Rage With No One Watching

The angst of nu metal is being discovered by Gen Z, but with digital eyes always looming, the ephemeral catharsis

M4 MacBook Air vs. M5 MacBook Pro Buyer’s Guide
 

M4 MacBook Air vs. M5 MacBook Pro Buyer’s Guide

Apple has refreshed both tiers of its MacBook lineup in 2025, first updating the MacBook Air with the M4 chip

‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage
 

‘He’s one of the few politicians who likes crypto’: my day with the UK tech bros hosting Nigel Farage

The Reform UK leader is courting the crypto community in the hope it could become a campaign funding baseIt is

AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say
 

AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say

Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdownWhen

 

Account takeover exploit write-up for Magento SessionReaper

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MPs urge government to stop Britain’s phone theft wave through tech

Committee says Apple, Google, and Samsung could render stolen handsets worthless if compelled to act The UK’s Home Secretary should

What Trump needs to understand about ASEAN
 

What Trump needs to understand about ASEAN

United States President Donald Trump returns to Southeast Asia this weekend for the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve
 

ASEAN’s rare earths promise needs unity and resolve

In the dense circuitry of global supply chains, a decisive competition is underway over the control of rare earth elements

 

Trump swings pendulum from peace talks to pressure

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Lula, Prabowo invest big in new era of South-South solidarity
 

Lula, Prabowo invest big in new era of South-South solidarity

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made headlines in Jakarta on October 22-23 with a visit that combined commerce,

Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
 

Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse

It’s dusk, and bugs are chirping all around me. I’m wandering through the middle of a big, virtual swamp toward

Sam Altman’s next startup eyes using sound waves to read your brain
 

Sam Altman’s next startup eyes using sound waves to read your brain

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for

 

Berkeley boffins build better load balancing algo with AI

One way AI can improve on human work Computer scientists at UC Berkeley say that AI models show promise as

 

I let Edge’s Copilot Mode buy me a new space heater – here’s how the AI browser did

Microsoft Edge has morphed into a full-fledged AI browser that can even shop for you. So, I put it to

 

Everybody’s warning about critical Windows Server WSUS bug exploits … but Microsoft’s mum

Critical 9.8-rated vulnerability affects Windows Server 2012 – 2025 Governments and private security sleuths warned that attackers are already exploiting

DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
 

DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks

US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4×4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and

Apple says Jon Prosser ‘has not indicated’ when he may respond to lawsuit
 

Apple says Jon Prosser ‘has not indicated’ when he may respond to lawsuit

Earlier this week, Jon Prosser, who is being sued by Apple for allegedly stealing trade secrets, told The Verge that

Russia’s no democracy, so Trump’s sanctions won’t stop the war
 

Russia’s no democracy, so Trump’s sanctions won’t stop the war

Donald Trump has finally decided to hit Russia with sanctions – the first package he has imposed since he came

 

AI for the Financial Sector: How Strategy Consulting Helps You Navigate Risk

The financial industry is transforming as artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral tool for managing operations, improving…Hackread – Cybersecurity

China reportedly caught reverse-engineering ASML’s DUV lithography
 

China reportedly caught reverse-engineering ASML’s DUV lithography

A Chinese firm reportedly has sought technical support from ASML, the world’s largest chipmaking equipment supplier, after it failed to

A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions
 

A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions

A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon’s sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.Biz & IT – Ars

 

Check Your Mac Security Update Status with SilentKnight

Basically every Mac user is familiar with the process of updating MacOS system software to install updates for their operating

Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem
 

Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem

In new research, AI models show a troubling tendency to agree with whatever the user says.AI – Ars TechnicaRead More

 

Get your news from AI? Watch out – it’s wrong almost half the time

New research from the European Broadcasting Union and the BBC has found that four leading chatbots routinely generate flawed summaries

Wordle has achievements now
 

Wordle has achievements now

Want to flex your Wordle habit beyond just keeping your streak? The New York Times has added badges to recognize

 

High-stakes poker scam used rigged card shufflers, X-ray tables, and special glasses

31 alleged poker schemers nabbed alongside arrest of separate sports betting ring The feds on Thursday charged alleged mafia associates

iOS 26.1 Beta Liquid Glass Battery Drain Test: Tinted vs Clear Mode
 

iOS 26.1 Beta Liquid Glass Battery Drain Test: Tinted vs Clear Mode

In the fourth iOS 26.1 beta, Apple added a “Tinted” option that reduces the translucency of Liquid Glass for those

 

Shop the 20+ best early Best Buy deals for Black Friday 2025

Black Friday is a month away, but Best Buy already has plenty of savings ready.Latest newsRead More

 

Look At This Photograph – Passively Downloading Malware Payloads Via Image Caching

Detailing an improved Cache Smuggling technique to turn 3rd party software into passive malware downloader.MalwareTechRead More

 

OpenAI’s latest acquisition could mean more agentic experiences for your Mac

The company just bought the maker of Sky app. MacOS 26 Shortcuts and AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet may have

 

Here’s where to get an iPad Pro M4 256GB for the lowest price right now

We found the 11-inch iPad Pro M4 256GB for $100 off at this retailer, less than at Amazon or Walmart

DJI’s excellent Osmo Pocket 3 is over $200 off in its first sale since tariffs
 

DJI’s excellent Osmo Pocket 3 is over $200 off in its first sale since tariffs

I use a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 every single week to help film Today I’m Toying With, and I love

 

Walmart is selling the Nintendo Switch with gray Joy-Con for under $300 right now

Walmart is now selling the infamous Nintendo Switch with gray Joy-Con for under $300. Grab a brand-new Switch this fall

Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026
 

Halo: Campaign Evolved is a gorgeous remake that debuts on PS5 and Xbox in 2026

Halo Studios has created something special for the 25th anniversary of Halo next year. Halo: Campaign Evolved is a full

 

Pentesting Next.js Server Actions

Next.js server actions present an interesting challenge during penetration tests. These server-side functions appear in proxy tools as POST requests

Chipolo Loop and Card Review: Rechargeable AirTag Alternatives With Find My Integration
 

Chipolo Loop and Card Review: Rechargeable AirTag Alternatives With Find My Integration

It’s been over four years since Apple launched its Find My network accessory program, and unlike the AirTag, Find My-compatible

 

With Halo: Campaign Evolved, Microsoft Brings Prized Xbox Game to PlayStation

As part of a strategic shift away from exclusivity, Microsoft is bringing Halo to Sony’s competing console for the first

Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation
 

Smishing Triad Linked to 194,000 Malicious Domains in Global Phishing Operation

The threat actors behind a large-scale, ongoing smishing campaign have been attributed to more than 194,000 malicious domains since January

 

Best early Black Friday iPad deals 2025: 9 sales out already

Looking to find a deal on an iPad this holiday season? There are plenty of early Black Friday deals on