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NSA warns organizations to patch security flaws identified by AI

21 October 2026 at 19:45
The National Security Agency (NSA) warned organizations Wednesday to immediately patch a pair of security flaws or take their systems offline after artificial intelligence discovered vulnerabilities in a key programming language. “Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities,” the NSA’s cyber…

NSA warns organizations to patch security flaws identified by AI

21 October 2026 at 19:45
The National Security Agency (NSA) warned organizations Wednesday to immediately patch a pair of security flaws or take their systems offline after artificial intelligence discovered vulnerabilities in a key programming language. “Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities,” the NSA’s cyber…

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

21 October 2026 at 19:15
A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge’s order Wednesday, calling it “one of the single largest — if not the largest —…

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

21 October 2026 at 19:15
A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge’s order Wednesday, calling it “one of the single largest — if not the largest —…

China expresses ‘firm opposition’ to Trump administration sanctions tied to former Google engineer

21 October 2026 at 17:18
China slammed the Trump administration’s move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it “egregious.” The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from…

China expresses ‘firm opposition’ to Trump administration sanctions tied to former Google engineer

21 October 2026 at 17:18
China slammed the Trump administration’s move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it “egregious.” The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from…

Americans likely to associate tech CEOs, even fake ones, with GOP: Poll

20 October 2026 at 23:13
Americans are more likely to assume the executives heading up the largest technology firms are Republican, marking a drastic shift in perception of what was once known as a liberal Silicon Valley, according to a new poll.  In a new poll published by Politico on Monday, American respondents were asked about eight current or former…

Americans likely to associate tech CEOs, even fake ones, with GOP: Poll

20 October 2026 at 23:13
Americans are more likely to assume the executives heading up the largest technology firms are Republican, marking a drastic shift in perception of what was once known as a liberal Silicon Valley, according to a new poll.  In a new poll published by Politico on Monday, American respondents were asked about eight current or former…

China defends DeepSeek after US ban

20 October 2026 at 17:03
China is pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) order to remove products from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from government systems, warning of potential retaliation. A DHS order, which dates to July but was published to the Federal Register on Monday, said DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” and ordered them to…

China defends DeepSeek after US ban

20 October 2026 at 17:03
China is pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) order to remove products from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from government systems, warning of potential retaliation. A DHS order, which dates to July but was published to the Federal Register on Monday, said DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” and ordered them to…

Anthropic pledges 5 percent of stock to public benefit initiative

19 October 2026 at 16:57
The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced it will commit 5 percent of its shares to its new public benefit fund as the industry faces heat over its potential impact on society and the labor market. Anthropic, in a blog post Sunday, said the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund will help the company pursue it’s “mission in…

Bipartisan senators ask Pentagon to answer for Ukraine Starlink restrictions 

16 October 2026 at 23:20
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  GOP senators press Pentagon over Starlink restrictions in Ukraine  Four Republican senators joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for information about whether Pentagon officials ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s access to the satellite-based Starshield network. © Tom Brenner, Associated Press Ukraine needs access to fast Starshield data…

Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways

16 October 2026 at 18:32
Tech mogul Elon Musk agreed to settle two lawsuits over his $1 million check handouts to battleground voters in the 2024 election, according to court filings published Thursday. The suits, filed in the Western District of Texas, accused the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of defrauding voters when his America PAC offered a $1 million giveaway…

Anthropic PAC splits Q3 donations down the middle

15 October 2026 at 23:56
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Anthropic PAC splits Q3 donations down the middle Anthropic’s corporate political action committee poured $161,000 into campaigns across the aisle last month, bringing their total third-quarter spending to more than $250,000, according to spending records first shared with The Hill. © Patrick Sison, Associated Press The employee-funded PAC,…

Musk bankrolls PAC spending big on Paxton in Texas 

15 October 2026 at 23:34
Tech mogul Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas PAC — a political action committee backing Paxton’s run — in the third quarter, according to…

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