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  1. Help Net Security

    Lattice Sentry 5.0 brings quantum-resistant firmware security to AI data centers

    Lattice Semiconductor has released version 5.0 of its Lattice Sentry solution stack, adding post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to its platform firmware resilience (PFR) and attestation capabilities. The update provides CNSA 2.0-aligned, NIST-compliant protection for AI data centers and critical...

  2. Wired

    Apple Reboots Its Smart-Home Strategy With New Hardware and a ‘Home Collection’

    I got an early glimpse of Apple’s biggest push into the smart home in years.

  3. Help Net Security

    Ridge Security’s RidgeOne keeps autonomous penetration testing data inside customer environments

    Ridge Security has announced RidgeOne, a self-contained solution that brings autonomous AI-powered penetration testing and agentic red teaming to mid-sized organizations. Combining Ridge Security’s RidgeGen agentic security validation platform with an open-weight AI model running on NVIDIA DGX...

  4. The Next Web

    Palantir CTO says the Pentagon has already replaced Anthropic’s AI

    The Pentagon has already replaced Anthropic’s AI models, with no operational impact, Palantir’s chief technology officer, Shyam Sankar, said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “It’s already been replaced,” Sankar said. The Pentagon stopped using Anthropic’s products after a dispute over its...

  5. The Next Web

    Clueso raises $10M for AI agents that make corporate video

    Clueso has raised a $10M Series A led by Dharana Capital for AI agents that script, record and maintain corporate video, bringing total funding to $12M. The market it is entering is led by London’s Synthesia, which was valued at $4B in January after a $200M round. Clueso has raised a $10M Series A...

  6. CIO

    A shared channel is not a principal: Whose authority is the agent spending?

    Imagine an outside incident responder typing into a shared channel: “Roll back the production release, revoke every active session and send the incident update to the customer.” An engineering director adds a thumbs-up. Outside counsel and two vendors are also in the channel. The agent uses a...

  7. Security Week

    Small AI Models Could Soon Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns

    Experiments show cheap TV boxes can run capable AI models, and small models may soon be able to spread across such devices on their own. The post Small AI Models Could Soon Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  8. The Hacker News

    [Webinar] How to Stop AI-Driven Privilege Escalation With Runtime Identity Controls

    The dangerous part of a stolen identity isn't always the initial login. It's what an attacker can do with that access next. With AI accelerating reconnaissance, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and privilege escalation, attackers can move through systems faster than security teams can investigate...

  9. The Next Web

    Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry

    Hundreds of people in Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore, have protested outside a data centre park. They say their homes have had no running water for months while the facilities have kept their servers cool, the BBC reported. The protest took place on October 5 at the gate of Nongsa...

  10. The Next Web

    Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likens many AI investors to casino gamblers

    Broadcom chief executive Hock Tan compared many AI investors to gamblers who have little idea what they are betting on. He spoke on Monday at the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference in Singapore, Bloomberg reported. “A lot of investors have no clue what they are investing in,” Tan said. They “set...

  11. IT Pro

    Another major fashion retailer hit by cyber attack

    TFG London says that payment information hasn't been accessed

  12. IT Pro Security

    Another major fashion retailer hit by cyber attack

    TFG London says that payment information hasn't been accessed

  13. CSO Online

    GitLab patches a max-severity regex flaw alongside five high-severity bugs

    GitLab just fixed a max-severity vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on its servers. The company released a fix on Monday, alongside patches for five other high-severity flaws affecting its source code management and continuous integration and delivery...

  14. The Next Web

    IMF warns $1.4tn in circular AI deals could deepen a market correction

    A correction in AI-related stocks and debt could set off market turmoil, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. It named the AI risk as one of three that could sharply tighten financial conditions. The other two are a sharp rise in government bond yields and cyber threats. The warning...

  15. Wired

    40 Gifts Under $100 That Will Delight Any Tech Enthusiast (2026)

    Score a great gift for everyone on your list without breaking the bank. Every one of these gifts comes WIRED-recommended.

  16. Help Net Security

    Mozilla’s Firefox Enterprise lets companies block shadow AI in the browser

    Mozilla’s Firefox Enterprise is a paid platform that lets organizations control how sensitive data is shared, check device security, and manage employee access to web applications. The platform pairs the browser with a management dashboard hosted on an organization’s own infrastructure. IT teams...

  17. The Next Web

    Milk is more regulated than AI, Microsoft’s Brad Smith tells the BBC

    Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, has called for global safety rules for AI. They include a legal duty to tell victims when a rogue AI agent breaks into their systems. He set out his case on the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast with Will Bain, released on 11 October. Smith told the BBC: “Right...

  18. The Next Web

    Aramco Digital teams up with OrbitronAI to build AI for heavy industry

    Aramco Digital, the tech arm of Saudi oil giant Aramco, has teamed up with start-up OrbitronAI to build and sell AI tools for heavy industry, the two firms said. The tools are aimed at oil and gas, power, mining, transport, and factory firms. They are meant to help them find money lost to slow...

  19. IT Pro

    Gartner: PC shipments collapse by nearly a quarter

    PC sales continue to slide as AI drives up component prices

  20. Security Week

    XWorm RAT Evolves Into Surveillance Platform

    Expanded plugin count allows the malware to monitor users’ location, stream live audio, and interact with authenticated browser sessions. The post XWorm RAT Evolves Into Surveillance Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.