Mac compromise sharpens debate over access controls for AI agents
A Stratechery account of an exploited screen-sharing flaw argues that desktop security controls must adapt without making useful automation impractical.
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US returns B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid security investigation
The Pentagon confirmed the aircraft were moved back to their US home stations after a counter-terror investigation around the Gloucestershire base.
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Swap-backed memory can turn Go garbage collection pauses into 40ms stalls
A production-style experiment found that swapped-out runtime metadata caused major page faults during Go's stop-the-world garbage-collection phases.
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Kagi ends Orion development for Linux and Windows, plans open-source release
The company will concentrate its browser engineering on Apple platforms while making its unfinished desktop ports available for community stewardship.
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Sales of Europe's sub-€25,000 electric cars forecast to rise sevenfold
Transport & Environment says a surge of lower-priced models is widening consumer choice as battery-electric sales reach record levels in the European Union.
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Infections linked to an estimated one in eight cancer cases worldwide
A global analysis estimates that 12 pathogens contributed to 2.3 million new cancer cases in 2024, highlighting the potential of vaccination, testing and treatment.
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Kosovo parties face October 6 deadline to elect a president
Political leaders were still seeking an agreement with two days remaining before a Constitutional Court deadline that could send Kosovo back to elections.
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Brazil presidential election heads toward a high-stakes count
Polls closed after a polarised first-round contest between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with a runoff possible on October 25.
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Ethiopian federal forces enter Mekelle after TPLF withdrawal
Government troops and allied fighters were reported in control of Tigray’s capital after renewed fighting and the collapse of the 2022 peace agreement.
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LIVE COVERAGEKagi ends Orion development for Linux and Windows, plans open-source release
The company will concentrate its browser engineering on Apple platforms while making its unfinished desktop ports available for community stewardship.
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Delhi plans six-week construction ban to curb winter smog
The Indian capital will halt construction from December 10 to January 20 and introduce staggered office hours, traffic restrictions and higher parking fees.
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Reserve Bank of Australia raises cash rate to 4.6 percent
The quarter-point increase takes Australia's benchmark to a 15-year high as energy disruption and technology demand add to inflation pressure.
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Sony fires Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton after an internal investigation
Sony says the longtime Wheel of Fortune announcer was terminated effective immediately after a probe into unspecified allegations, following an earlier suspension from the show.
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