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OpenAI News Oct 30 Score 0.9416366560185186

Community safety report and new protections for teens

OpenAI is strengthening violence prevention in ChatGPT with expanded safeguards, earlier interventions, and a new commitment to public safety reporting.

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OpenAI News Oct 30 Score 0.9266366560185186

Fair use benefits everyone

OpenAI shares excerpts from court briefs by creators, academics, accessibility advocates, and legal experts, among others, on how fair use supports AI training and innovation.

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Simon Willison's Weblog Oct 30 Score 0.8882857412037036

dbreunig/nesformer

dbreunig/nesformer Inspired by qwenputer by Divyansh Agrawal, Drew Breunig baked a working emulator for a Nintendo Entertainment System 6502 CPU into the weights of Qwen3.5-4B. You can now play NES ROMs such as Super Mario Bros (very slowly) running inside Qwe

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Schneier on Security Oct 30 Score 0.8867643004629628

Friday Squid Blogging: Bigfin Squid Off California Coast

Neat video : The sighting, announced September 2, marks the first time anyone has spotted a live bigfin squid, which belongs to the Magnapinna genus, in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stori

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Foreign Policy Oct 30 Score 0.8861955685185184

The World’s Biggest Crypto Heist

Suspected North Korean hackers stole $6.36 billion in digital coins from Binance.

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Foreign Policy Oct 30 Score 0.8837423277777777

Russia the Disruptor

How Moscow broke with the West—and unleashed a more chaotic world.

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Foreign Policy Oct 30 Score 0.8833177907407407

AI Isn’t a Revolution—Yet

Just as British people did with steam power, the American public can shape how this technology spreads.

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Foreign Policy Oct 30 Score 0.8828941796296296

Fame, Fortune, and Murder in 1960s France

What a scandal involving movie star Alain Delon can—and can’t—tell us about French society.

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Schneier on Security Oct 30 Score 0.8771930041666666

Bloatware in Aftermarket Auto Parts

This story is interesting: One Civic owner purchased a cheap aftermarket head unit off Amazon, and decided to have Claude work its magic on it, like it would a smart TV. What was reportedly discovered isn’t surprising, but is worth knowing about. Among the pre

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Quanta Magazine Oct 30 Score 0.8764166032407407

A New Map of 'Empty' Space Challenges a Tranquil Picture of the Galaxy

For decades, astronomers treated the interstellar medium as a static backdrop to the goings-on of the universe. Now, a wave of 3D mapping is bringing the interstellar medium’s dynamic nature into focus. The post A New Map of 'Empty' Space Challenges a Tranquil

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The Verge Oct 30 Score 0.8142167726851852

Apple Intelligence is finally coming to China with iOS 27.3

Apple will launch Apple Intelligence in China with iOS 27.3, the company announced on its Chinese newsroom website, as reported by MacRumors. The Apple Intelligence features will be available first in an iOS 27.3 beta that's set to launch on November 4th, with

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BleepingComputer Oct 30 Score 0.8119078356481482

Critical Linux kernel flaw allows remote root attacks on MPTCP servers

Security researchers at Anthropic have developed an exploit for a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute commands as root on servers running Multipath TCP (MPTCP) listeners. [...]

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The Verge Oct 30 Score 0.8116792726851852

Exclusive details about Akai’s MPC Sample Key

Akai teased its new MPC Sample Key on Instagram earlier this week, and said it plans to open-source its software so the modding community can hack it to their hearts' delight. While there's no word yet on when the device will launch or how much it will cost, T

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The Verge Oct 30 Score 0.8113232541666667

Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk

Asked about supply chain shortages, like the ongoing RAM shortage, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview that it's "terrible" to have RAM in personal PCs instead of data centers. During his appearance on the Cheeky Pint podcast, where he also commented on

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The Verge Oct 30 Score 0.8106968652777778

The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic say they will adopt a new standard that publishers can use to opt out of being scraped by AI, as reported earlier by Search Engine Roundtable. With this control, publishers can apply their AI training preferences across

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The Guardian — World Oct 30 Score 0.8094765662037038

Canada and EU announce new alliance open to like-minded countries

Alliance for the Future, unveiled at Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for world ‘shaken by new storms’ Canada and Europe have announced a new alliance of like-minded nations to serve as both a “protective canopy under which our citizens c

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The Verge Oct 30 Score 0.8072376060185186

Google's satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth

Google's AI chip-equipped satellite has generated its first response from space. In a blog post on Friday, Google says it successfully booted up the satellite's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), allowing the on-board Gemma 4 model to follow through on a prompt t

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HuggingFace Blog Oct 30 Score 0.8065643875

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Interconnects Oct 30 Score 0.8059959282407408

Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?

Last week coined the term "Black October" after an onslaught of critical vulnerability disclosures, including PHP2Shell and GitLab, signified the moment when the cyber risks of AI models started to materialize.

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BleepingComputer Oct 30 Score 0.8032569097222223

Trezor warns of suspected crypto-theft implant in hardware wallet

Hardware wallet device maker Trezor has received credible reports about a suspected hardware crypto-theft implant in a Trezor Safe 5 sold by its reseller CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia. [...]

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BleepingComputer Oct 30 Score 0.8009948726851852

Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors

A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor's extension marketplace for approximately 11 hours on October 29, exposing up to 5,000 developers to malware designed to install persistent SSH backdoors. [...]

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BleepingComputer Oct 30 Score 0.7999745023148149

SS7 and Diameter Attacks: How Signaling Flaws Expose Your Phone

Flaws in SS7 and Diameter signaling protocols can allow attackers to track phone locations, intercept calls and SMS verification codes, and impersonate subscribers without compromising their devices. Cape explains how these attacks exploit trust between networ

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Microsoft Research Blog Oct 30 Score 0.7984547972222222

From synthetic enterprise data evaluations to real Microsoft Copilot AI confidence

Evaluating Microsoft Copilot at enterprise scale requires test data that captures the full complexity of real organizations, yet real enterprise data contains sensitive information that cannot be used for evaluation under any circumstances. The post From synth

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BleepingComputer Oct 30 Score 0.7983180208333334

CISA says max severity GitLab flaw now exploited in the wild

Attackers have started exploiting a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability patched earlier this month, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). [...]

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Oct 30 Score 0.7966363166666668

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-111357 Ivanti Connect Secure Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability CVE-2026-118527 Ivanti Conn

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MIT Technology Review Oct 30 Score 0.7958033046296297

The Download: GLP-1s and eating disorders, self-aware cities, and forever chemicals

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech b

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MIT Technology Review Oct 30 Score 0.791636637962963

Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse.

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthroughs of the last decade. But to some clinical psychologists, they can represent something more sinister—a potential trigger for eating disorders. A new report suggests that the global incidence of

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Liberty Street Economics Oct 30 Score 0.7624693087962964

Evaluating New LinkedIn Labor Market Tightness Indicators

Measures of labor market tightness (LMT) describe how difficult it is for firms to find workers. The labor market is considered tight if there are few job seekers available relative to job openings, implying stronger wage pressures as employers compete for sca

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GamesIndustry.biz Oct 30 Score 0.7541362347222224

Why asking "what's the budget for your game?" doesn't make sense in 2026 | Opinion

Three years ago, we launched our Kickstarter campaign for Trash Goblin , our cosy shop sim. It was an existential moment for Spilt Milk Studios. Seventy-four publishers had turned down the game - one of them pulling out in the meeting that we thought was to si

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Schneier on Security Oct 27 Score 0.7500096708333333

Hiding Capabilities in AI Models

Interesting research: " AI Models Can Provably Hide Arbitrary Capabilities " Abstract: Capability evaluations aim to surface dangerous model behaviors before deployment, but their reliability depends on the assumption that hidden capabilities can be elicited.

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NASA News Oct 31 Score 0.7484421486111111

APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is feature

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TechCrunch — AI Oct 30 Score 0.7398649041666666

Ollie, a privacy-focused AI assistant, is shutting down

As an increasing number of AI assistants flood the market, the founder of Ollie, an assistant that respected its users' privacy, says it will be shutting down in a week.

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Dark Reading Oct 30 Score 0.7351353814814815

Devs Hit by Trojanized Claude Code Extension for Cursor

Two serious security issues hit Cursor on the same day, highlighting the risks for AI-powered integrated development environments (IDEs).

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NASA News Oct 30 Score 0.7341652967592592

NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants

America’s newest aerospace expo and air show – MAX POWER – is fast approaching, and NASA has announced key events beginning Friday, Nov. 6, and running through Sunday, Nov. 8, hosted on and near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Through multiple pa

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MIT News — AI Oct 30 Score 0.7333033138888889

Q&A: Hey AI, who should I vote for this year?

MIT professors Adam Berinsky and Chara Podimata discuss a new project to track how AI chatbots are responding to questions about the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

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Econbrowser Oct 30 Score 0.7314683222222222

Friday AI Fallout

Nasdaq, SP500, Bloomberg Magnificent 7 index, over the last week. Bloomberg on the turmoil.

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NASA News Oct 30 Score 0.7282041856481482

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat's Head

Intricate structures within the Cat's Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely sculpted over time by the intense ultravio

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New Scientist Oct 30 Score 0.7266363074074074

Rusty crust made Mars warm and wet

It's unclear how and why Mars once became warm enough to allow water to flow on its surface, but a new idea suggests it comes down to rust below the surface

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InfoQ Oct 30 Score 0.7241635199074075

DoorDash Cuts Grocery Reorder Latency from 16 to 2 Seconds with AI Agents

DoorDash reduced grocery reorder latency from 16 to 2 seconds by precomputing recurring purchase needs using batch LLM inference and deterministic validation. Live catalog resolution keeps product selections current, while an editable shopping interface avoids

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InfoQ Oct 30 Score 0.7216357421296297

Netflix Treats GPU Reliability as a Distributed Systems Problem

Netflix has detailed how it is building a reliability platform for large-scale GPU training and inference, using layered health checks, automated remediation, and fault-tolerant training to keep jobs running despite hardware failures. By Craig Risi

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Oct 30 Score 0.7211529532407407

Physicists created a tiny universe and watched time emerge without a clock

Scientists have created a miniature universe in the laboratory that could help answer one of the biggest mysteries in physics: What is time, and where does it come from? Using 24,000 ultracold atoms, a University of Birmingham researcher built an isolated quan

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Hacker News Oct 30 Score 0.7209938643518519

The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes

Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Oct 30 Score 0.7209214717592592

The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive?

Scientists may have solved a 66-million-year-old mystery: how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. A sweeping analysis of fossils and ancient climates suggests that their preference for warm environments placed them in tropical refuge

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Oct 30 Score 0.7197020273148148

Hubble reveals a stunning twist in how the universe emerged from darkness

A surprising discovery by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope is challenging a leading explanation for how the early universe emerged from a dense fog of hydrogen roughly 13 billion years ago. Scientists once believed powerful winds from exploding sta

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Oct 30 Score 0.7193307310185185

Scientists reveal a hidden snakebite crisis killing up to 513,000 people a year

A startling new study suggests that venomous snakebites are killing far more people worldwide than official statistics indicate, with an estimated 274,000 to 513,000 deaths every year. Researchers found that as many as 7 million people could suffer snake enven

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NASA News Oct 30 Score 0.7183032597222222

November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away

Twin Travelers In 1977, NASA launched twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, taking advantage of a once-every-175-year planetary alignment of the four largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Using six gravity assists between them,

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InfoQ Oct 30 Score 0.7183024087962963

Netflix Titus Adds Single-Tenant VM Isolation for Containers

Netflix has added single-tenant Titus, a mode that runs one task alone on its own right-sized EC2 instance. The Compute/Platform team still owns and patches the host, so application teams keep the same API and deployment path By Claudio Masolo

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InfoQ Oct 30 Score 0.7166357421296297

Article: InfoQ AI, ML and Data Engineering Trends Report - 2026

This InfoQ Trends Report offers readers a comprehensive overview of emerging trends and technologies in the areas of AI, ML, and Data Engineering. This report summarizes the InfoQ editorial team’s and external guests' view on the current trends in AI and ML te

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Marginal Revolution Oct 31 Score 0.7120073388888888

The unintended consequences of academic leniency

Education is widely recognized as the primary driver of human capital accumulation. However, policies designed to promote educational attainment often overlook students' endogenous responses. This paper provides empirical evidence of the causal impact of relax

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Econbrowser Oct 30 Score 0.7099025814814814

Business Cycle Indicators: GDP, Personal Income, Mfg & Trade Sales, Consumption

GDP is up as Jim discussed. Consumption flat, personal income ex-transfers down. Nominal consumption and income both below consensus by 0.1% m/m. Figure 1: NFP employment (bold blue), civilian employment with smoothed population controls (bold orange), industr

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Marginal Revolution Oct 30 Score 0.6912601166666665

Friday assorted links

1. Dwarkesh interviews Robert Caro (!). 2. New and pretty brutal results on CTE and football. 3. Interview with Dan Wang. 4. Updated version of the Saez-Zucman audit. Contestable and speculative assumptions are now separated from true defects. 5. Rosalind Arde

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Lobsters Oct 30 Score 0.6909950078703703

Infinite Mac: BeOS

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Google Cloud Blog Oct 30 Score 0.6908021722222222

When the Kubernetes API went silent: A three-layer networking mystery

Every support engineer has a case that stays with them. The one that comes up at team lunches. The one where, even after it's resolved, you find yourself staring at a packet capture at midnight just to make sure you really understand what happened. This is tha

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Google Cloud Blog Oct 30 Score 0.6908021722222222

What’s new in AI infrastructure and orchestration in October

The Google Cloud AI Infrastructure team had another busy month in October, filled with new product launches and updates to power today’s AI and agentic workloads scalably and efficiently. We were also honored to share our progress with customers, partners, and

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Marginal Revolution Oct 30 Score 0.6829786351851851

Better Incentives, More Kidneys, More Lives

The organ procurement system has long been a miasma of inefficient monopoly providers. In 2024 I quoted some shocking facts from a great Statecraft interview with Jennifer Erickson and Greg Segal: "Organs are literally lost and damaged in transit every single

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Marginal Revolution Oct 30 Score 0.6767397462962962

Are there too many misdemeanor convictions?

Maybe so: Misdemeanors account for three-quarters of criminal cases filed annually in the United States, yet causal evidence on the impacts of misdemeanor conviction is scarce. We combine administrative and survey data to provide novel evidence of how misdemea

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