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Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
Oct 14, 2026

Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer

Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI....

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'A time capsule at the bottom of the sea': World's oldest shipwreck that sank 4,700 YEARS ago discovered off the coast of Turkey
Oct 14, 2026

'A time capsule at the bottom of the sea': World's oldest shipwreck that sank 4,700 YEARS ago discovered off the coast of Turkey

Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be the world's oldest known shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, dating back 4,700 years....

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Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with Researchers
Oct 14, 2026

Rogue A.I. Agents from China Chatted with Researchers

Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was invited to join the discussion....

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Senators Question Meta’s Data Center Tax Strategy
Oct 14, 2026

Senators Question Meta’s Data Center Tax Strategy

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, questioning the company’s $6.6 billion in tax breaks....

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Amit Forlit, the Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal
Oct 14, 2026

Amit Forlit, the Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal

He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists....

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Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'
Oct 14, 2026

Burnham - Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged the prime minister to stop "faffing about" with the North Sea oil and gas fields....

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Astonishing proof the Bible is true etched into a gold coin and an ancient wall in Rome
Oct 14, 2026

Astonishing proof the Bible is true etched into a gold coin and an ancient wall in Rome

For some, the Bible is a collection of parables: a series of deeply resonant stories, designed to guide you throughout your life. Yet for others it is a historical document....

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ASML’s chip equipment sales to China soar 109% despite US export curb push
Oct 14, 2026

ASML’s chip equipment sales to China soar 109% despite US export curb push

Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects China to account for about 20 per cent of its total sales this year, after seeing shipments to the market more than double during the previous quarter ...

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AI risks could repeat China shock that cost jobs, former US commerce chief Raimondo warns
Oct 14, 2026

AI risks could repeat China shock that cost jobs, former US commerce chief Raimondo warns

The rapid and unbridled development of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to disrupt the US economy in a way that is comparable to the “China shock” that displaced American workers, former...

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'Time capsule beneath the sea': World's oldest shipwreck holds secrets from Great Pyramid era
Oct 14, 2026

'Time capsule beneath the sea': World's oldest shipwreck holds secrets from Great Pyramid era

‘Time capsule beneath the sea’: World’s oldest shipwreck holds secrets from Great Pyramid eraArchaeologists in a recent breakthrough have discovered the world’s oldest shipwreck off the coast of Kekov...

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Britain's single hotspots, revealed: Interactive map shows where you're most likely to be partnered up…or still looking for love
Oct 14, 2026

Britain's single hotspots, revealed: Interactive map shows where you're most likely to be partnered up…or still looking for love

Whether you're happily coupled up or endlessly swiping through dating apps, your postcode could have more influence on your love life than you think....

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CISA Urges Immediate Ivanti Connect Secure Updates as Honeypots Log 105 Exploit Attempts
Oct 14, 2026

CISA Urges Immediate Ivanti Connect Secure Updates as Honeypots Log 105 Exploit Attempts

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday urged organizations to take steps to immediately update their Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances and deployments to the ...

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curl Patches HTTP/2 Upload Flaw After PoC Demonstrates Client-Side Code Execution
Oct 14, 2026

curl Patches HTTP/2 Upload Flaw After PoC Demonstrates Client-Side Code Execution

A flaw in how curl handles HTTP/2 uploads lets a malicious server receiving an upload corrupt the client's memory, and the researcher who reported it turned that into code execution on the uploading m...

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Apple HomeView hands-on: SHIVALI BEST is one of the first people to test the £299 home device - so, should you buy one for your family?
Oct 14, 2026

Apple HomeView hands-on: SHIVALI BEST is one of the first people to test the £299 home device - so, should you buy one for your family?

Unveiled at an event in New York, the gadget won't go on sale until November 13. However, the Daily Mail's Science & Technology Editor, Shivali Best, was among the first to get her hands on it....

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How to Run a Deepfake Readiness Drill Before a Cloned Voice Calls Your Team
Oct 14, 2026

How to Run a Deepfake Readiness Drill Before a Cloned Voice Calls Your Team

Cloned voices and synthetic video calls now show up in payment fraud, help desk resets, and access requests. A structured drill shows security teams exactly where verification breaks down, while nothi...

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Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days
Oct 14, 2026

Researchers Used a Public OpenAI Model to Build a $250,000 Chrome Full-Chain Exploit in Six Days

A team at security firm XBOW chained three then-unknown Google Chrome bugs into a single attack that runs code on a Windows computer when the user only loads a web page, the company said. Its researc...

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Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks
Oct 14, 2026

Hirudo Android Trojan Uses Patched Banking Apps to Bypass Their Built-In Security Checks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called Hirudo that works by replacing legitimate banking apps with purpose-built patched versions designed to bypass se...

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China approves Alibaba AI models for use in iPhone Duo and other Apple handsets
Oct 14, 2026

China approves Alibaba AI models for use in iPhone Duo and other Apple handsets

China has granted approval for Alibaba Group Holding’s artificial intelligence models to be integrated into several Apple handsets, including the new iPhone Duo, in the Chinese market, clearing a key ...

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NASA spots mysterious V-shaped scar stretching 700 light-years across space
Oct 14, 2026

NASA spots mysterious V-shaped scar stretching 700 light-years across space

NASA spots mysterious V-shaped scar stretching 700 light-years across spacePicture a scar roughly 700 light-years long, carved into the X-ray sky by something nobody can identify. NASA's Chandra X-ray...

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Chinese memory giant YMTC to grow revenue 6 times faster than peers as IPO nears: report
Oct 14, 2026

Chinese memory giant YMTC to grow revenue 6 times faster than peers as IPO nears: report

Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC), China’s leading flash-memory maker, is set to grow revenue six times faster than its industry peers this year as it expands into server-related business...

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An AI Agent Found a Critical OTP Bypass in Production. The Attack Was the Easy Part.
Oct 14, 2026

An AI Agent Found a Critical OTP Bypass in Production. The Attack Was the Easy Part.

The bug was simple: the login let you choose where your sign-in code went. Proving it on a live website was the hard part. TL;DR During an authorized assessment, an AI pentesting agent found a cr...

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ASUS ExpertBook laptops get up to  ₹21,000 off during Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2026
Oct 14, 2026

ASUS ExpertBook laptops get up to ₹21,000 off during Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2026

ASUS ExpertBook laptops are available at discounted prices during Flipkart's Big Billion Days Sale 2026, with prices starting at ₹49,990 and discounts of up to ₹21,000. Buyers can also get bank offe...

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GTA 6 PC launch tipped for early 2027, months after PS5 and Xbox release
Oct 14, 2026

GTA 6 PC launch tipped for early 2027, months after PS5 and Xbox release

GTA 6 could launch on PC between January and March 2027, according to a report citing four industry sources. Rockstar has confirmed a November 19, 2026, release for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S but has yet...

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Nvidia's Huang announces new investments in French tech sector
Oct 14, 2026

Nvidia's Huang announces new investments in French tech sector

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stops by Paris to tout new stakes in French AI-enabled tech firms like medical booking site Doctolib. Also in this edition: OpenAI says it caught a spy red-handed, and China's ...

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Hidden for 3,000 years: Giant statues of Ramses II emerge from Egyptian village after farmer spots mysterious stone block in his field
Oct 14, 2026

Hidden for 3,000 years: Giant statues of Ramses II emerge from Egyptian village after farmer spots mysterious stone block in his field

Hidden beneath a quiet Egyptian village for 3,000 years, two colossal statues of one of history's most famous pharaohs have been unearthed....

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China chip exports jump 136% to US$45b as AI frenzy jacks up prices
Oct 14, 2026

China chip exports jump 136% to US$45b as AI frenzy jacks up prices

China’s integrated circuit (IC) exports surged 136 per cent year on year in September to US$45 billion, exceeding the 108 per cent growth rate in the first nine months of the year in a sign of the cou...

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'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire
Oct 14, 2026

'I applied for 200 jobs' - How 'spray and pray' AI job applications can backfire

Graduates are increasingly using AI to misrepresent themselves in job applications, research suggests. But some say their peer group has no choice....

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Space Jellyfish over Florida: What is that glowing cloud?
Oct 14, 2026

Space Jellyfish over Florida: What is that glowing cloud?

Space Jellyfish over Florida: What is that glowing cloud?If you scrolled past a glowing, tentacled blob hanging over your social media, you weren't looking at a UFO. You were looking at a space jellyf...

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From Fare Classes to AI Agents: How the Search for Cheap Flights Is Changing
Oct 14, 2026

From Fare Classes to AI Agents: How the Search for Cheap Flights Is Changing

How airline distribution, multi-carrier itineraries and AI assistants are reshaping the way travellers find cheap flights, and what it means for the industry....

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AI-Found Linux Kernel Flaw Gives Local Users Root, and Can Break a Guest Out to the Host
Oct 14, 2026

AI-Found Linux Kernel Flaw Gives Local Users Root, and Can Break a Guest Out to the Host

A flaw in Linux's vhost subsystem lets a local user read and write kernel memory at will and become root across nearly a decade of kernel versions. In one virtualization setup, it lets an untrusted vi...

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