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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday said he believes AI models were used to hack several commercial banks and called for an investigation into the incidents. Lee said during a cabinet meeting that signs “emerged of AI being used, causing considerable public concern and anxiety,” Reuters reported. Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan…
Young Americans are questioning the value of a college degree, pushing schools like Emory & Henry University to slash tuition by half for students.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says inflation and bond yields will come back down once the conflict in Iran ends. Is he right?
President Donald Trump said that he is weighing a potential suspension of the federal gas tax, as his administration looks for ways to ease high energy costs...
Support for Medicare for All jumped to 66 percent among U.S. adults in 2026, highest since 2016, according to polling results published Tuesday. Health research group KFF found that 32 percent of those surveyed strongly favored “having a national health plan … in which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan,”…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to San Diego on Tuesday and will welcome the USS Abraham Lincoln crew home on Wednesday after the aircraft carrier extended its deployment to the Middle East. According to the Pentagon, Hegseth will speak with the ship’s crew, participate in physical training and eat lunch with the service members…
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), says the Pentagon blocked him from a key U.S. military base in Qatar while he traveling in the Middle East, accusing the Trump administration of trying to hide damage caused by the Iran war. Murphy, who traveled to Doha, Qatar, and later Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a congressional delegation,…
The US has been finding ways to stem the tide of imported Chinese gadgets, including decertifying “bad labs” that are “apparently controlled by China.” It’s now pulled credentials from two more: SLG-CPC Test Laboratory, and Shenzhen STS Test Services, “for willfully providing incorrect or false equipment test results in connection with applications for equipment authorization.” It’s also planning to do the same to Shenzhen CTB Testing.
AI hardware companies are pushing forward a new definition for recording devices. But should they be allowed to without societal consensus?
President Trump on Monday signed an order to extend the use of red-dyed diesel, but what is it?
Defense contractor Anduril is planning to invest $3.7 billion into a new shipyard in Sparrows Point, Baltimore, to manufacture parts for Virginia-class submarines. The company secured up to a $2.9 billion contract with the U.S. Navy to help establish the 2 million square-foot facility, dubbed Arsenal-2, that will create more than 3,000 jobs in Maryland. …
Reuters reports the FBI removed a contractor for failing to implement a security patch, with sources reporting it was an Accenture worker managing Oracle’s PeopleSoft platform. Last month, hacking group ShinyHunters claimed they used the HR platform to access data on “all FBI employees and applicants.” [Link: Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say | https://www.reuters.com/technology/accenture-contractor-removed-fbi-following-damaging-data-breach-sources-say-2026-10-06/ | Reuters]
Trump Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach impacting 3,615 customers, according to reports from PCMag and Straight Arrow News.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday there were no further signs of infections at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, following one researcher at the facility reportedly dying from the pneumonic plague. “No case of this dangerous disease has been recorded in the city of Irkutsk, Russian Federation,” Russian authorities said in an…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Monday declared the first statewide disaster emergency this year over a measles outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people. New York has reported 108 measles cases as of Oct. 3, according to state officials, with most cases occurring outside New York City. Seven cases occurred in the…
Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners.
There is a lot of fine print to know about if your child now has a Trump Account, a new federal savings and investment vehicle.
Users of the Asos app received an unexpected notification from alleged hackers claiming to have “fully compromised” the company’s Snowflake cloud platform, linking to a Telegram channel. The alert may have only gone out to iOS users, since my partner’s Android phone never received it. Asos’ website and app still seem to be working. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Image-from-iOS.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
