Vibecoded clones of SolidWorks and AutoCAD released as open-source. 3dprintingindustry.com/news/…
A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device in a conference room to glean company details had been "mere days" away from absconding to Saudi Arabia before his arrest last week. yahoo.com/news/us/articles/e…
Threat actors have been abusing open source AI platform Cairn to automate malicious operations against hundreds of websites worldwide, AI security firm Norforge reports. securityweek.com/ai-platform…
Alibaba to embed AI throughout Taobao, Tmall merchant operations in 2027. The plans include Qwen Work-powered tools for merchants and AI-driven product discovery for consumers. scmp.com/tech/big-tech/artic…
A game developer has canceled the public demo of its upcoming title over fears that people could use AI to copy it before the full game is released. dexerto.com/entertainment/de…
The EU wants an AI revolution. But on whose terms? As the US and China race ahead, the European Union seeks to boost its economy with AI. Can it compete while protecting workers, safety and the climate? dw.com/en/the-eu-wants-an-ai…
Even LinkedIn is getting tired of your AI-written posts. LinkedIn previously offered AI tools to edit or rewrite posts, although it recently scaled the offerings back. But low-quality AI posts are a business problem for LinkedIn. edition.cnn.com/2026/10/18/t…
Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers — flagship GPU is missing from Nvidia's store and commands $8,500 on Amazon. archive.ph/ApGUe
PS6 Price Tag Facing $1,000+ Nightmare as AI Send Component Costs Soaring. It’s a nightmare scenario for the industry, because we’re now staring down the barrel of $1,000+ next-gen consoles, at a time when consumers are struggling to make ends meet. pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/…
Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings. Anthropic argues that its own workplace trends could be indicators of “how AI will shift work organization, hiring, and labor demand across the economy”. techcrunch.com/2026/10/17/an…
Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents. You may have consented to sharing with Muse, but all your friends sure didn’t. archive.ph/mXVla
Tesla ‘Cannot Guarantee’ Roadster Reservation Holders Will Ever Get a Car. The document customers must sign to reserve a Roadster says Tesla cannot guarantee when—or if—the car will be delivered. thedrive.com/news/tesla-cann…
Leaders of the "No Kings" coalition said its main Instagram account was suspended for roughly 90 minutes on Saturday as nearly 3,000 events were taking place across the country as part of the group's early-voting push ahead of the November midterms. newsweek.com/no-kings-protes…
MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood. You can see the locations of known outdoor surveillance cameras in the app. engadget.com/2288729/mapques…
PhantomBuffer: Effective EDR Evasion Through Stealth Injection. PhantomBuff is an EDR evasion technique that uses the SendMessage function with the WM_SETTEXT message to send a payload into a target process without using the WriteProcessMemory API. zerosalarium.com/2026/10/Pha…
UBC researchers uncover new cyber threat to water and energy networks. Hackers could identify and block vital communications to essential infrastructure without ever breaking its encryption, researchers warn. eurekalert.org/news-releases…
An AI research company is offering free plumbing, electrical, HVAC and other home services in exchange for permission to record skilled technicians while they work. HUMXN is launching the program in Minneapolis, Chicago and Miami. digitalcitizen.life/ai-lab-o…
US Air Force pilots used malware-laden USB drives to plan Afghanistan missions. In 2008, the US Department of Defense was infected by malware after somebody attached an infected USB flash drive to a laptop with access to US Central Command. theregister.com/security/202…
AI training platforms now recruit doctors, lawyers, and engineers at rates up to $400 per hour for specialized data annotation tasks. AI industry is reshaping data annotation work, transforming into a lucrative opportunity for credentialed professionals. emergent.sh/news/ai-training…
The Dutch industry association for the cloud and internet sector has expressed serious concerns about a server seized this week at a data center in Amsterdam-Oost. The seizure was reportedly carried out at the request of the U.S. authorities. nltimes.nl/2026/10/17/dutch-…
