Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents

TechCrunch - Oct 2, 2026

Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.

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California Sues to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules

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California Sues to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules

The lawsuit is the 97th the state has filed against the Trump administration over the past year and a half.

Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar

Oct 2, 2026

Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar

Sales of big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles have dipped as more Americans buy hybrids and smaller cars.

GitLab Patches Critical 9.9 AI Gateway Flaw Allowing Command Execution on Self-Hosted Servers

Oct 2, 2026

GitLab Patches Critical 9.9 AI Gateway Flaw Allowing Command Execution on Self-Hosted Servers

A critical flaw in GitLab's AI Gateway could let a logged-in user with Duo Agent Platform access run commands on the gateway under certain conditions, GitLab said in an advisory. The gateway is the service that connects a GitLab instance to AI models, and only organizations that host their own gateway need to act. The flaw is fixed in gateway versions 19.2.4, 19.3.2, and 19.4.1. The flaw

Antino Backdoor Uses Outlook and OneDrive for C2 in China-Nexus Espionage Campaign

Oct 2, 2026

Antino Backdoor Uses Outlook and OneDrive for C2 in China-Nexus Espionage Campaign

Government and policy organizations across Asia have become the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a China-nexus threat actor. The activity, which has targeted government and policy organizations in Taiwan, India, the Philippines, Cambodia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Myanmar, involves the deployment of a previously undocumented backdoor codenamed Antino. Cisco Talos is tracking the cluster

Dell CSM Flaws Enable Unauthenticated Admin Access and Root on Kubernetes Nodes

Oct 2, 2026

Dell CSM Flaws Enable Unauthenticated Admin Access and Root on Kubernetes Nodes

Dell has released security updates to address multiple critical security flaws in Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) that could be exploited by bad actors to take over susceptible systems. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-63688 (CVSS score: 10.0) - A missing authentication for critical function vulnerability in the csm-authorization-storage gRPC server that an

Hawaii's Hōlei sea arch collapses after centuries on Big Island: What happened

Oct 2, 2026

Hawaii's Hōlei sea arch collapses after centuries on Big Island: What happened

Hawaii’s Hōlei sea arch collapses after centuries on Big Island: What happenedA colossal sea arch that had been a historic cornerstone of Hawaii’s rugged coastline has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean more than 500 years after its natural creation.The Holei Sea Arch primarily...

A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?

Oct 2, 2026

A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?

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Napoleon's code is cracked after 217 years: Scientist uses AI to read a mysterious letter written by the Emperor in 1809

Oct 2, 2026

Napoleon's code is cracked after 217 years: Scientist uses AI to read a mysterious letter written by the Emperor in 1809

A mysterious letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte has been decoded for the first time in more than 200 years.

Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs.

Oct 2, 2026

Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs.

Russians are creating and spreading music glorifying the invasion of Ukraine, using platforms built in the United States.

Nothing Phone (4a), Phone (4a) Pro, Phone (4b) get Flipkart Big Billion Days offers: Prices, bank discounts and more

Oct 2, 2026

Nothing Phone (4a), Phone (4a) Pro, Phone (4b) get Flipkart Big Billion Days offers: Prices, bank discounts and more

Nothing has announced special Big Billion Days offers on the Phone (4a), Phone (4a) Pro and Phone (4b), with early access starting October 8. The Phone (4a) will get its best-ever offer, while the Phone (4b) will be available at its lowest-ever effective price of ₹27,999.

Backshall makes nature 'cool' to inspire children

Oct 2, 2026

Backshall makes nature 'cool' to inspire children

Steve Backshall says growing up with rescue animals helped inspire his passion for nature.

What’s in a name? Why Trump wants to rebrand AI as ‘super intelligence’

Oct 2, 2026

What’s in a name? Why Trump wants to rebrand AI as ‘super intelligence’

US President Donald Trump wants to retire one of the technology sector’s most recognisable acronyms, arguing that the term “artificial intelligence”, or AI, is no longer fit for purpose. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order directing US federal agencies to replace “artificial intelligence” and “AI” with “super intelligence” and “SI” in official communications and non-statutory documents. He also instructed the White House science adviser to draft a new federal definition. The move...

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