Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows

TechCrunch - Oct 9, 2026

Flock would not say if CEO Garrett Langley would take a pay cut following the reduction in workforce.

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Did Chinese AI companies secretly tap US models to close the technology gap? That is the central question hanging over China’s tech sector following a wave of allegations from Washington and American AI lab Anthropic. According to a joint advisory by the National Security Agency, FBI, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency last month, Chinese AI developers have been systematically extracting capabilities from US frontier models to reduce their own computing, electricity and...

Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.

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Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.

What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply

Oct 9, 2026

What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply

Much of the fish meal and fish oil that support farmed salmon and imported seafood consumed in Canada come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries.

What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?

Oct 9, 2026

What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?

OpenAI’s trove of new math results doesn’t fully solve any of these highly prestigious open questions, but it seems to make progress on some.

Soaring component costs force laptop makers to rethink shift away from China: report

Oct 9, 2026

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Notebook manufacturers are being forced to rethink their shift out of China and consider moving production back to the manufacturing hub, as skyrocketing component costs squeeze profit margins, according to market research firm TrendForce. The Taiwan-based firm projected that the share of global notebook production outside mainland China would decline to 21 per cent this year from about 24 per cent in 2025, and drop below 20 per cent in 2027. “This suggests that brands are reassessing the...

The AI Velocity Paradox: Why Security Is Decades Behind AI Ambition

Oct 9, 2026

The AI Velocity Paradox: Why Security Is Decades Behind AI Ambition

As enterprises race to deploy autonomous AI agents to accelerate business, a new report reveals they are tethered to security architectures built for a different era. The "Horizons of Identity Security" report from SailPoint highlights a critical “velocity paradox,” in which organizations invest in AI-speed business operations while continuing to rely on human-speed security controls, creating a

Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals

Oct 9, 2026

Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals

“For Anthropic, it was part research and part evangelism.”

Amazon launches Alexa Tablet 8, Tablet 11 and Tablet 12 Pro with Google Play Store access: Price, key specs and more

Oct 9, 2026

Amazon launches Alexa Tablet 8, Tablet 11 and Tablet 12 Pro with Google Play Store access: Price, key specs and more

Amazon has launched the Alexa Tablet 8, Tablet 11 and Tablet 12 Pro globally with Google Play Store access, Android support and built-in Alexa+ AI features. The lineup starts at $229.99, while the flagship Tablet 12 Pro features a 12-inch 2.5K display with a 120Hz refresh rate.

This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs

Oct 9, 2026

This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs

Every year, hundreds of animals die trying to cross State Route 62, connecting L.A. and Joshua Tree. The research to fix it is a bit unconventional.

Nobel Prizes 2026: What to Know

Oct 9, 2026

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The recipients of the six awards in science, literature, economics and peace work are being announced this week.

U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds

Oct 9, 2026

U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds

A report by the secretary general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts.

Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'

Oct 9, 2026

Fired OpenAI researchers say they were let go for 'prioritising safety'

The AI firm instead claims the researchers were fired for mishandling sensitive information.

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