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Super El Niño could cut off your internet! Experts warn wet and stormy conditions may trigger broadband blackouts this winter
Oct 9, 2026

Super El Niño could cut off your internet! Experts warn wet and stormy conditions may trigger broadband blackouts this winter

An 'unprecedented' El Niño will trigger severe storms and power cuts that could leave millions offline this winter, experts have warned....

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FBI Arrests Another ShinyHunters Suspect Reportedly Involved in Its Jobs Portal Hack
Oct 9, 2026

FBI Arrests Another ShinyHunters Suspect Reportedly Involved in Its Jobs Portal Hack

The FBI has arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, FBI Director Kash Patel said on October 9 in a post on X. ShinyHunters is the extortion group that said in September it had brea...

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Could a newly engineered microbe help humanity survive on Mars?
Oct 9, 2026

Could a newly engineered microbe help humanity survive on Mars?

Could a newly engineered microbe help humanity survive on Mars?According to a biotechnology startup, a new genetically modified microbe may one day serve humanity and help settle Mars.Primarily, human...

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Isaias becomes major category three storm before landfall
Oct 9, 2026

Isaias becomes major category three storm before landfall

Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season has been continuing to strengthen and is now a category three 'major' hurricane....

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The first-date diet: Scientist reveals garlic could boost your sex appeal while fizzy drinks and sweeteners may ruin your chances
Oct 9, 2026

The first-date diet: Scientist reveals garlic could boost your sex appeal while fizzy drinks and sweeteners may ruin your chances

The days of worrying about what to wear on a first date may be over - as what you've eaten beforehand could be just as important, according to a nutritionist....

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P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands
Oct 9, 2026

P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unseen variant of the DarkSword iOS exploit kit called P7 DarkSword. "Compared with the variants we usually observe, P7 reduces its on...

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Mysterious NASA Mars photo fuels wild claim of a lost civilization on the Red Planet
Oct 9, 2026

Mysterious NASA Mars photo fuels wild claim of a lost civilization on the Red Planet

An image of Mars taken by NASA has sparked theories that the agency captured ruins of a lost civilization on the Red Planet....

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Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules
Oct 9, 2026

Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules

The camera-maker says it is now re-evaluating the rules and procedures of its Small World in Motion contest....

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Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules
Oct 9, 2026

Prize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rules

The camera-maker says it is now re-evaluating the rules and procedures of its Small World in Motion contest....

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System-wide outage hits Southwest Airlines as departures reportedly halted across US
Oct 9, 2026

System-wide outage hits Southwest Airlines as departures reportedly halted across US

A systems outage has disrupted series on Southwest flights, reportedly leaving travelers stuck at airports throughout the US....

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads towards land
Oct 9, 2026

Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads towards land

Isaias will bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge with landfall expected late Friday....

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Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
Oct 9, 2026

Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code

The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative....

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Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
Oct 9, 2026

Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code

The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative....

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Anthropic claims Chinese AI firms secretly use Claude. Is it true?
Oct 9, 2026

Anthropic claims Chinese AI firms secretly use Claude. Is it true?

Did Chinese AI companies secretly tap US models to close the technology gap? That is the central question hanging over China’s tech sector following a wave of allegations from Washington and American ...

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Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.
Oct 9, 2026

Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.

Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider....

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TP-Link Sued by Four More U.S. States Over Router Security and China Ties
Oct 9, 2026

TP-Link Sued by Four More U.S. States Over Router Security and China Ties

Four more U.S. states sued router maker TP-Link Systems on October 6, bringing the total to five, with  Texas filing a suit in February. Florida, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska allege the California compa...

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'Tropical jungle' of wallabies, porcupines and parrots must move after neighbours complain
Oct 9, 2026

'Tropical jungle' of wallabies, porcupines and parrots must move after neighbours complain

James Wale moved to the site two years ago and keeps animals including wallabies and rare birds....

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What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply
Oct 9, 2026

What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply

Much of the fish meal and fish oil that support farmed salmon and imported seafood consumed in Canada come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurit...

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Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access
Oct 9, 2026

Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access

Security researchers have published a full working exploit for a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk Linux that gives attackers root access before anyone approves the connection. ...

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens to a major category three storm
Oct 9, 2026

Hurricane Isaias strengthens to a major category three storm

El Niño has led to a quiet season so far but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year is set to make landfall later on Friday into Saturday across the US Gulf Coast....

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Anthropic Launches Free AI Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Projects
Oct 9, 2026

Anthropic Launches Free AI Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Projects

Anthropic on Thursday unveiled OSS Scanner as an opt-in vulnerability scanner to help secure the open-source ecosystem using artificial intelligence (AI). "It's an opt-in service informed by our expe...

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Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge
Oct 9, 2026

Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge

Threat actors have been observed exploiting two recently disclosed flaws in the AhsayCBS backup utility to seize control of affected devices and deploy web shells and XMRig cryptocurrency miners. Det...

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The AI 'mathpocalypse': Artificial intelligence systems crack hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking fears that mathematicians could become obsolete
Oct 9, 2026

The AI 'mathpocalypse': Artificial intelligence systems crack hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking fears that mathematicians could become obsolete

OpenAI announced that an unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) has cracked hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking a crisis in the mathematics world....

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How to stay in Vogue: Study reveals Madonna's voice has barely aged despite decades in the spotlight
Oct 9, 2026

How to stay in Vogue: Study reveals Madonna's voice has barely aged despite decades in the spotlight

She's the pop icon who famously refuses to act her age. And according to a new study, Madonna may have applied that philosophy to her voice, too....

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Flesh-eating bacteria pose threat to millions in path of Hurricane Isaias as it explodes into Category 2 storm
Oct 9, 2026

Flesh-eating bacteria pose threat to millions in path of Hurricane Isaias as it explodes into Category 2 storm

Hurricane Isaias is set to unleash life-threatening floods and winds on the US, but doctors are now warning millions in its path about flesh-eating bacteria....

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Anthropic bans users from being 'cruel' to its AI systems
Oct 9, 2026

Anthropic bans users from being 'cruel' to its AI systems

The firm said users can no longer engage in "sustained and needless" abusive behaviour towards the tech....

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Flax Typhoon Exploits Five Flaws as CISA Sets October 11 Deadline for Federal Agencies
Oct 9, 2026

Flax Typhoon Exploits Five Flaws as CISA Sets October 11 Deadline for Federal Agencies

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following their abuse by a China-linked thr...

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What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?
Oct 9, 2026

What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?

OpenAI’s trove of new math results doesn’t fully solve any of these highly prestigious open questions, but it seems to make progress on some....

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Soaring component costs force laptop makers to rethink shift away from China: report
Oct 9, 2026

Soaring component costs force laptop makers to rethink shift away from China: report

Notebook manufacturers are being forced to rethink their shift out of China and consider moving production back to the manufacturing hub, as skyrocketing component costs squeeze profit margins, accord...

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The AI Velocity Paradox: Why Security Is Decades Behind AI Ambition
Oct 9, 2026

The AI Velocity Paradox: Why Security Is Decades Behind AI Ambition

As enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents to accelerate business, a new report reveals they are tethered to security architectures built for a different era. The "Horizons of Identity Securit...

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