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AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity. Who has the advantage?

Ilene — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:46:12 +0000

The $6.3 billion Binance cryptocurrency heist shows how AI is transforming cybersecurity, raising the stakes for hackers and defenders alike. Late …

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How Hackers Stole $6.3 Billion From Binance in Minutes

Ilene — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:44:24 +0000

Blockchain observers say North Korea was behind the record-breaking theft, while an Ethereum upgrade helped one attacker-controlled contract drain …

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The State Department Is in Disarray (shared)

Ilene — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:26:03 +0000

It hasn’t received as much scrutiny as some parts of the Trump administration, but its personnel decisions reflect both disturbing ideas and general incompetence. Many a heavy-handed metaphor has been constructed on the claim that Washington, D.C., is built on a swamp. This hoary cliché is also, for …

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Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, report says

Ilene — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:25:19 +0000

Anthropic is expected to receive a high “junk” rating from credit rating agencies following its initial public offering, according to a report from the Financial Times. The FT says the investment giant Blackstone, the anchor investor in a recent $63 billion deal to finance Anthropic’s chips, told …

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Fascism mixed into cringey online content is easy to mock – but no less dangerous

Ilene — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:25:03 +0000

Against the backdrop of an unpopular war in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on July 15, 2026, that the Pentagon would begin testing …

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Elon Musk Made Off With $16 Billion of Taxpayer Money

Ilene — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:21:36 +0000

In theory, contractors are legally barred from political giving because that smacks of bribery. In practice, Musk gets a 2,200 percent return on his …

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Trump Has Tried to Exert More Control Over Elections. Here Are the Key Findings From Our Reporting.

Ilene — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:17:09 +0000

Ahead of next week’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump has systematically demolished institutional guardrails that prevented him from …

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Doctors Say a Rare Kind of Measles Is on the Rise

Ilene — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:05:42 +0000

Babies are catching measles in utero for the first time in decades. Each October, after the last of the tobacco has been harvested and the apple jam canned, Amish communities begin celebrating the months-long “wedding season.” Twice a week, hundreds of celebrants pack into a home to watch a young …

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PHP is in the foundation of 70% of websites – here’s what it is and why a flaw in the software is a major hacking threat

Ilene — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:11:31 +0000

Governments and organizations around the world began scrambling on Oct. 21, 2026, to fix a vulnerability in software that runs their websites, a bug …

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We studied 1,584 data centers – and found the buildings full of machines are tied to modest local job growth

Ilene — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:10:00 +0000

Data centers require enormous investments: land, buildings, computer equipment and power infrastructure. Yet, once they’re up and running, they tend …

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