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OpenAI News Oct 1 Score 0.9566365953703705

The eternal complement

Advanced AI may matter most for the routine work behind breakthrough ideas. Explore why execution could shape the next economy and the pace of progress.

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Foreign Policy Oct 1 Score 0.8890854541666666

Hegseth Wants More

The U.S. defense secretary announced ambitious plans in a “State of the Force” speech.

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Foreign Policy Oct 1 Score 0.8829757319444443

Oil Is Again Flowing Out of Hormuz

But the continued shortfall of refined products means little relief at the pump.

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Foreign Policy Oct 1 Score 0.8791951763888888

A Space-Launch Crash Is Coming

What happens after SpaceX’s most popular vehicle leaves the market?

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Quanta Magazine Oct 1 Score 0.8755386805555555

What Does the Fourth Dimension Actually Look Like?

Maggie Miller explains why our intuition about three dimensions breaks down in four, and how she visualizes 4D spaces as a reel of three-dimensional snapshots. The post What Does the Fourth Dimension Actually Look Like? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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Krebs on Security Sep 28 Score 0.8335517810185186

Dutch Police Arrest 'Reformed' Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation

Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 23-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific hacker group ShinyHunters. In the days immediately following the suspect's arrest, remaining ShinyHunters me

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The Guardian — World Oct 2 Score 0.8216395722222223

The Bolsonaros…they’re back! Brazil heads to the polls – podcast

Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on this Sunday’s historic presidential elections in Brazil, as the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro hopes to take power You would have been forgiven for thinking that when Jair Bolsonaro was convict

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The Verge Oct 1 Score 0.8164032916666667

Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video

Apple's rumored push into smart home tech could include a smart home security camera that only gives users text event descriptions instead of video footage. Mark Gurman said in the first episode of the Power On podcast that the camera will be part of "a new Ap

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BleepingComputer Oct 1 Score 0.8161591925925926

Fortinet warns of critical FortiMail flaw exploited in zero-day attacks

Fortinet is warning customers of a critical FortiMail vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286, that is being actively exploited in zero-day attacks to execute unauthorized code or commands on vulnerable devices. [...]

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Wired Oct 1 Score 0.8152671486111112

Whatever AI Safety Is, It’s Not This

Asking AI companies to self-regulate is a great way to pretend like you’ve accomplished something.

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The Verge Oct 1 Score 0.8112991250000001

Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print

Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone's camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google's AI help with things like rea

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BleepingComputer Oct 1 Score 0.810880488888889

Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early AI race

Microsoft says cyberattackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders, allowing threat actors to speed up vulnerability discovery, malware development, and post-compromise activity while security teams struggle to keep pace.

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The Verge Oct 1 Score 0.8105389398148148

Android Central 'will continue' despite laying off its staff

Android Central, a blog focused on the Android ecosystem, laid off its staff yesterday, but owner Future confirms to The Verge that the site will continue publishing. Yesterday, four of the six staffers on Android Central's staff page posted publicly about the

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The Verge Oct 1 Score 0.809774587962963

Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?

The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 - but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a "generational leap" in performance and efficiency before building the sequel. There's some reason

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The Verge Oct 1 Score 0.8069796805555556

Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI Overviews

A federal judge has dismissed a pair of antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Rolling Stone parent company Penske Media Corporation, which accused Google of driving away web traffic with its AI-powered search features, as reported earlier by Reuters. US Distri

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BleepingComputer Oct 1 Score 0.8023374333333334

Police dismantle KillSec ransomware gang allegedly led by 16-year-old

An international law enforcement operation dubbed "Operation KillSwitch" seized the KillSec ransomware gang's data leak site and servers, led to three arrests, and identified a 16-year-old as the group's alleged administrator. [...]

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BleepingComputer Oct 1 Score 0.8016693777777778

The Day-One Hole in Zero Trust Architecture

Zero Trust can verify users once they are established, but onboarding creates a gap where organizations must decide who to trust before strong authentication exists. Specops explains why identity verification should begin before credentials, MFA methods, and a

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MIT Technology Review Oct 1 Score 0.7985810314814815

The Download: AI “mind-reading” and creative uses for small batteries

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. An AI “mind-reading” tool can reconstruct what you’re looking at based on a brain scan A new AI tool can guess what you’re

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Oct 1 Score 0.7983030342592593

Meari IoT Cloud Platform OpenAPI Service

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to manipulate device configurations, trigger unauthorized behaviors, and access sensitive information such as device credentials, owner details, and network data without p

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Oct 1 Score 0.7983030342592593

Armatura LLC Armatura One

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the database, execute arbitrary code on the host with the highest level of privilege, or gain control of the physical access-control syste

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Oct 1 Score 0.7983030337962964

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-104286 Fortinet FortiMail Path Traversal Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for mal

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Oct 1 Score 0.7983030337962964

Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo Series EC and CW Controllers

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information that could be used to conduct further attacks against the system. The following versions of Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo Series EC an

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Oct 1 Score 0.7983030337962964

Monta monta.app

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could enable attackers to gain unauthorized administrative control over vulnerable charging stations or disrupt charging services through denial-of-service attacks. The following versions of Mo

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Quanta Magazine Sep 28 Score 0.7576183101851851

Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture

After a long hiatus, the problem, which was likely inspired by juggling, has finally been resolved by a group of young mathematicians. The post Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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MIT News — AI Oct 2 Score 0.7499698939814815

3 Questions: A new resource to empower young entrepreneurs

Martin Trust Center Managing Director Bill Aulet introduces Dear Dreamer, a free platform for middle and high school students who want to learn about entrepreneurship.

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Latent Space Oct 2 Score 0.7440829013888889

Academia is for Ambition — Alex Zhang, MIT

We catch up with RLM first author Alex Zhang, MIT PhD, on Jev, PhD masxing, and the future of harnesses.

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NASA News Oct 2 Score 0.744014325925926

10 Things: Movie Night

Join Us for Movie Night with NASA NASA’s mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration and scientific discovery. NASA+ documentaries allow you to come along for the ride. It’s free. It’s on demand. And no subscription is required. Grab some popcorn and

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NASA News Oct 1 Score 0.7375934925925925

NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements

NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve reporting, and streamline the management of costs and resources. The $1.4 billion blanket purchase agreements will supp

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NASA News Oct 1 Score 0.7334596962962963

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches

In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space A

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NASA News Oct 1 Score 0.7315856222222222

What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Saturn takes center stage, a meteor show

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New Scientist Oct 1 Score 0.7299696643518518

Ukraine rolls out drone-stopping razor fence to thwart attacks

Most of the drones being used by Russia in the war with Ukraine are controlled by cables several tens of kilometres long. A new defensive tool cuts the cables to stop the drones

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NASA News Oct 1 Score 0.7299532148148148

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station

Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. “Crew-13 is another demonstrat

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GitHub Blog Oct 1 Score 0.7285047518518518

10 technical talks I’m excited about at GitHub Universe 2026

From verifying AI-written code to securing npm dependencies, these are the sessions I’m building my Universe agenda around. The post 10 technical talks I’m excited about at GitHub Universe 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

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InfoQ Oct 1 Score 0.7270246532407407

Qualcomm Unveils Linux Preview on Snapdragon X2 to Accelerate Upstream ARM Laptops

Qualcomm has released an early dev preview of Linux for its upcoming Snapdragon X2 Series laptop processors. The initiative focuses on integrating with the mainline Linux kernel ahead of commercial release to reduce software issues historically faced by ARM la

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Eurogamer Oct 1 Score 0.7249849055555555

Gears of War E-Day campaign review - turns out you can teach old Cogs new tricks

"Look ma, no face," growls Marcus Fenix as I land a headshot on an Elite Sniper from across the map. The foley, wet with viscera and meat, drips and gloops in my ears. A nearby Locust roars its outrage, a chainsaw revs up to my left, and there's a big meaty sl

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FRED Blog Oct 1 Score 0.7249693162037038

Real GDP growth by state: Second quarter 2026

On September 30, 2026, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released real GDP data for all US states for the second quarter of 2026. The FRED map above shows the annualized growth rates from the previous quarter: Red denotes contraction … Continue readi

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InfoQ Oct 1 Score 0.7229413199074074

How to Develop Software Engineering Skills in the Age of AI

Software engineering skill development requires slowing down. Generative AI has changed the landscape of skill development for software engineering. Tools and AI can accelerate outcomes, but they may not support skill development. Engineers must understand how

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CNCF Blog Oct 1 Score 0.6984232208333332

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026: Build your SRE journey

If your day starts with questions about reliability, performance, observability, incidents, scaling, or what is going to break next, there is no shortage of places to spend your time at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026....

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Marginal Revolution Oct 1 Score 0.6965454337962962

Alvin Roth to the rescue, the polity that is Singapore

Singapore has launched a dating platform, the latest social-engineering experiment by the city-state’s government to tackle its fast-declining fertility rate. The initiative, known as FirstDate, opened under a pilot scheme this month for public sector employee

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Marginal Revolution Oct 1 Score 0.6924366375

Thursday assorted links

1. Cato's Vision for Liberty award for 50k. 2. Gross output signals an economic surge (WSJ). 3. Echo, a new AI site to mimic the styles of particular writers or writing styles. Thread on it here. 4. "Open USD (OUSD), the new stablecoin from Coinbase, Mastercar

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Marginal Revolution Oct 1 Score 0.6899880263888888

What should I ask Moxie Marlinspike?

Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him, live at the Roots of Progress event next week. From Wikipedia: Moxie Marlinspike is an American entrepreneur, cryptographer, and computer security researcher. Marlinspike is the creator of Signal, co-founder of the

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MIT News — AI Sep 30 Score 0.6883032273148149

This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego

Able to defeat top-ranked human players and more efficient than other models, the new system could help decision-makers in military maneuvers or business negotiations.

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Liberty Street Economics Sep 29 Score 0.6791360592592594

Follow the Cash! Microstructure of Repo Markets

The repo market in the U.S. is a mosaic of segments with distinct participants and various settlement and clearing practices. Why do large cash lenders typically settle their trades through a third-party agent? Why does the interdealer market clear through a c

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Marginal Revolution Oct 1 Score 0.6764426560185184

The top private sector employers of economics graduates

Here is the link. The post The top private sector employers of economics graduates appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .               Comments In reply to Sh. replace the burnouts? by Wayfaring Stranger In reply to Sh. The

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Marginal Revolution Oct 1 Score 0.6733347856481481

Merging LLMs and economics research

We introduce an open-source workflow that enables an LLM to reproduce, improve, and extend an economics article using the article’s published replication package. First, the workflow attempts to reproduce the original calculations, checks for discrepancies wit

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