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  1. Wired

    Google Pixel Watch 5 Sale: Its Lowest Price Yet (2026)

    Google’s latest smartwatch packs great new health and fitness features, and it’s already on sale ahead of Black Friday.

  2. Wired

    How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon

    This week on Uncanny Valley, we also discuss Anthropic’s IPO filing and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms.

  3. Dark Reading

    Investors Dish on New Startups & What They'd Back Next

    The cybersecurity market is difficult to predict, but a glimpse into the annual DataTribe Challenge shows what's trending and what's not.

  4. Wired

    A Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of Devices

    Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines.

  5. NY Times

    House Democrats Criticize Justice Dept. Support of OpenAI in Copyright Suit

    In a court filing, top Democrats on the Judiciary Committee indicated their support for publishers in a lawsuit led by The New York Times.

  6. Dark Reading

    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).

  7. Dark Reading

    Behind the Scenes of How Operation Blackout Went Down

    A recent law enforcement operation to dismantle harmful scam centers was a big success. A threat intelligence expert walks us through what happened and why he wants more of the same.

  8. CIO Dive

    Jassy says AWS could hit $1T in revenue in next decade

    AWS's 39% growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 shows AI demand reshaping cloud computing, with spend on cloud services reaching $168 billion.

  9. CIO

    Why CIOs must prepare for hybrid quantum computing

    For IT leaders mapping out the next five to ten years of computational strategy, the true business value of quantum will not be unlocked by independent quantum processors operating in a vacuum. Instead, the future lies in the seamless orchestration of hybrid cyberinfrastructure—where quantum...

  10. CIO

    The new geopolitics of IT: Why sovereign AI is the next boardroom mandate

    Artificial intelligence has transitioned into a major instrument of corporate strategy and national competitiveness. Driven by a post-pandemic push for digital independence, escalating national security concerns, and multi-billion-dollar government subsidies globally, organizations are rewriting...

  11. NY Times

    You Can See Everything That Billy Evans Watched on 2x Speed

    What was Elizabeth Holmes’s partner watching in the new Nathan Fielder documentary? We found the videos (and the scientists in them).

  12. NY Times

    Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era

    The largest cyber heist in history came as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence and other advanced techniques to steal crypto and quickly launder the funds.

  13. The Hacker News

    Chinese Hackers Use AI-Powered ARTEX to Target Over 200 Organizations Worldwide

    Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been observed using a Go-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing framework called ARTEX in attacks aimed at high-value targets simultaneously. The activity has been attributed by CrowdStrike to a China-based "targeted intrusion...

  14. NY Times

    Polymarket and Kalshi Face a Major Accuracy Test: The Midterms

    Studies have shown that the betting sites can predict races correctly, but their ability to forecast U.S. midterm elections is an important proving ground.

  15. IT Pro

    The Binance hack explained

    Initial reports that a single compromised laptop was the cause of the Binance hack have been debunked by the crypto exchange firm

  16. IT Pro Security

    The Binance hack explained

    Initial reports that a single compromised laptop was the cause of the Binance hack have been debunked by the crypto exchange firm

  17. CIO Dive

    Hilton expects agentic AI to simplify the hotel customer experience

    The hotel is investing in its tech stack as it prepares for agentic AI to drive better customer experiences while reducing costs for the business, President and CEO Chris Nassetta said.

  18. Wired

    People Are Creating ‘Survival Guides’ to Cope With the ‘AO3 Apocalypse’

    The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a “security incident.” Users are not taking it well.

  19. CTO Magazine

    Is Scenario Planning Important? Here’s What McKinsey Advises

    For businesses, uncertainty is an unavoidable reality. Economic fluctuations, changing customer expectations, technological disruption, geopolitical developments, and evolving market dynamics can make it difficult to anticipate what lies ahead. This is where scenario planning becomes valuable. CTOs...

  20. Infosecurity Magazine

    New Framework Puts Ransomware Resilience for AI Systems in Focus

    RAID-AI aims to help organizations assess their security preparation for ransomware attacks targeting AI systems