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BBC - Oct 15, 2026

Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

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Oct 15, 2026

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A newly disclosed critical flaw in the Linux kernel allows code inside a virtual machine to read memory on the host computer it runs on. A researcher demonstrated the leak against Vercel's live cloud sandboxes, and Vercel confirmed it. The flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-99999 and nicknamed PwnEscape, is in the Linux kernel's networking code, not in any one cloud's setup, so it reaches the shared

Millions could face powerful hybrid cyclone off East Coast in just days, forecast models suggest

Oct 15, 2026

Millions could face powerful hybrid cyclone off East Coast in just days, forecast models suggest

A powerful hybrid of a nor'easter and a tropical storm could form off the East Coast, in a setup meteorologists compared to the 1991 'Perfect Storm.'

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Oct 15, 2026

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Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Times

Oct 15, 2026

Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Times

Our reporters share a compendium of debuts, discoveries and (sometimes overdue) appearances in the paper.

Why CoreWeaves troubles are rattling the AI boom

Oct 15, 2026

Why CoreWeaves troubles are rattling the AI boom

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Path Jesus may have walked to his crucifixion unearthed after 2,000 years

Oct 15, 2026

Path Jesus may have walked to his crucifixion unearthed after 2,000 years

Archaeologists excavating what millions of Christians believe is the site of Jesus' tomb have uncovered an ancient pathway that may reveal Christ's final moments before the crucifixion.

ThreatsDay: Adobe RCE, DNS Wallet Theft, NVIDIA Container Escape, Self-Healing Backdoor + 23 More

Oct 15, 2026

ThreatsDay: Adobe RCE, DNS Wallet Theft, NVIDIA Container Escape, Self-Healing Backdoor + 23 More

Someone built a tool to steal data, then decided it should scare the victim for fun. Yes, that’s an actual feature. And somehow, it fits right in with this week's security stories. The rest gets interesting in different ways. A small permission can lead to a big theft. A trusted login can hide the wrong person. Old bugs are finding new victims, familiar tools are being put to strange uses, and

Out-of-this-world photos capture incredible 'space jellyfish'... can you guess what it really is?

Oct 15, 2026

Out-of-this-world photos capture incredible 'space jellyfish'... can you guess what it really is?

The images were taken on Tuesday morning - with the glowing cloud witnessed by masses of sky watchers across multiple states in North America.

Suspected fly tippers shamed with online photos

Oct 15, 2026

Suspected fly tippers shamed with online photos

Hillingdon Council has shared social media posts showing people allegedly dumping rubbish illegally.

Watch: What does Starlink have to do with the Ukraine-Russia war?

Oct 15, 2026

Watch: What does Starlink have to do with the Ukraine-Russia war?

Ukraine's president has told Elon Musk that any restriction on the Starlink's system cost lives.

Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads

Oct 15, 2026

Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads

Candiru, an Israeli maker of spyware sold to governments, infected devices at the news network Al Jazeera through ordinary online ads, in attacks that needed no click or other action from the user, researchers at the Citizen Lab said Thursday. The hidden attack code ran the moment an ad loaded on the screen, and in some cases the ad loaded out of sight, in the background. The Citizen

Blackout warnings as furious 'devil winds' up to 80mph target millions in California

Oct 15, 2026

Blackout warnings as furious 'devil winds' up to 80mph target millions in California

Over 20 million people have been warned to prepare for widespread power outages and possible wildfires as hurricane-force winds are expected to last for days.

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