A New Dwarf Planet (Probably) Spotted Beyond Pluto

New York Times - Oct 27, 2026

The object, known for now as 2026 ED138, is one of the first discoveries by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

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CyberStrikeAI Uses 44 AI Agents to Automate Hacking Operations Against Japan Targets

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CyberStrikeAI Uses 44 AI Agents to Automate Hacking Operations Against Japan Targets

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of three cyber attacks targeting organizations in Japan in which artificial intelligence (AI) was a key element, either in the driving seat or to assist a human operator. TrendAI, which analyzed three exposed server environments used by threat actors to conduct the malicious cyber operations, described them as distinct from previously published

Nanotyrannus Skeleton ‘Jodi’ Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million

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GM Is Leaving NYSE for the Nasdaq After More Than 100 Years

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'One of only three skeletons': Nanotyrannus skeleton goes on display before New York auction

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How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax

Oct 27, 2026

How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax

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Leading figures from Expedia, Skyscanner and Booking.com among speakers announced for WTM

Oct 27, 2026

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GoAhead TLS Flaws Allow Revoked Client Certificates and Enable Session Decryption

Oct 27, 2026

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The GoAhead embedded web server loaded a certificate revocation list into its default TLS backend but never turned revocation checking on, so a revoked client certificate could still pass login on affected setups. The flaw is in builds that use the OpenSSL backend with mutual-TLS, where the server checks a client certificate and vice versa, and a revocation list is configured to block revoked

Apple Backports Fix for Exploited CoreGraphics Flaw to Older iPhones and iPads

Oct 27, 2026

Apple Backports Fix for Exploited CoreGraphics Flaw to Older iPhones and iPads

Apple on Monday backported fixes for a high-severity security flaw that was exploited in real-world cyber attacks to older devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950 (CVSS score: 8.8), is an out-of-bounds write affecting CoreGraphics that could result in arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted file. Patches for the flaw were released last month by Apple in

How China ‘risk factors’ loom over Anthropic’s hotly anticipated IPO filing

Oct 27, 2026

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Neutrinos Are Everywhere. A Physicist Explains.

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Chinese scientists find a new way to turn Martian air into fuel

Oct 27, 2026

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