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A hack of Internet-connected fridge controllers across ~700 European supermarkets exploited critical vulnerabilities in three models flagged by Claroty and CISA (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : A hack of Internet-connected fridge controllers across ~700 European supermarkets exploited critical vulnerabilities in three models flagged by Claroty and CISA — Earlier this week, a mass hack of refrigeration systems at an estimated 700 supermarkets throughout France caused them to suddenly malfunction …

Apple I 'Hatfield' computer signed by Woz fetches a record $1.15 million at auction

The famous Apple I "Hatfield" computer signed by Steve Wozniak just sold to an unknown buyer for a record $1,148,200. The famous Apple I "Hatfield" computer signed by Steve Wozniak just sold to an unknown buyer for a record $1,148,200.

Democrats Are Gearing Up to Investigate the Trump Administration. It Won’t Be Easy

As a recent government report on DOGE shows, even getting basic information out of the Trump administration will put a new Congress to the test.

Survey: nearly 40% of US adults, and ~50% of those aged 18 to 29, participate in an online community; social media is the primary venue for online communities (Pew Research Center)

Pew Research Center : Survey: nearly 40% of US adults, and ~50% of those aged 18 to 29, participate in an online community; social media is the primary venue for online communities — Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. adults - including about half of those 18 to 29 - are part of an online community

TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says the company is in talks over Elon Musk's Texas-based Terafab project, but stresses that any participating fab "has got to be run by TSMC" (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Debby Wu / Bloomberg : TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says the company is in talks over Elon Musk's Texas-based Terafab project, but stresses that any participating fab “has got to be run by TSMC” — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is in discussions about collaborating with Elon Musk's Terafab project …

He helped build Meta’s smart-glasses technology. Now he wants to take on Big Tech’s grip on personal AI

AI -powered smart glasses promise to keep your phone in your pocket, but their usefulness depends on how much work they can take off your day. Meta ties its glasses to its own AI services, while Google is courting eyewear makers with Gemini. As an AI assistant learns a wearer’s preferences, it can become more useful and harder to replace. If that knowledge cannot move to a competing brand, choosin…

How to watch Olympique Lyonnais vs. Crystal Palace online for free

TL;DR: Watch Olympique Lyonnais vs. Crystal Palace in the Europa League for free on CazéTV . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Europa League always feels like a winnable competition for Premier League sides. Crystal Palace won the Conference League last season, so they've got recent experience of winning a European trophy. The opposition will be mu…

YouTube is reportedly gearing up to offer audiobooks

YouTube is already talking to publishers about offering audiobooks on its platform, The Wall Street Journal says. YouTube is already talking to publishers about offering audiobooks on its platform, The Wall Street Journal says.

Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked at Meta and gained US residency in 2020, advised Saudi organizations and is listed as a venture partner at Riyadh-based RAED (Emmy Martin/New York Times)

Emmy Martin / New York Times : Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked at Meta and gained US residency in 2020, advised Saudi organizations and is listed as a venture partner at Riyadh-based RAED — The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

Big Walk skipped Xbox to boycott Microsoft’s involvement with Israel

Big Walk 's co-op multiplayer walking adventure has proved popular since launching in August, but Xbox players have been excluded from the fun - and now the game's creators have explained why. Developer House House said in a blog post that it decided not to release Big Walk on Xbox consoles in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, which has called to bo…

How to watch Celta Vigo vs. Juventus online for free

TL;DR: Watch Celta Vigo vs. Juventus in the Europa League for free on CazéTV . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . There are a number of really interesting Europa League fixtures taking place this week, including Celta Vigo vs. Juventus at the Balaídos Stadium. Juventus are coming into this fixture at the top of the standings after winning their o…

AI Storagemaxxing: Your GPUs are optimized, what about your data?

Enterprise investment in artificial intelligence has, understandably, been concentrated on compute. Access to GPUs , model performance and the cost of inference have become central considerations as organizations move AI workloads from experimentation towards production. However, an increasing proportion of the economic and operational challenge sits elsewhere in the infrastructure stack. AI depen…

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware

The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads.

How much more can nuclear power plants give?

In this age of rising electricity demand, people are trying to squeeze every last bit of power out of every power plant possible. Over the past few weeks, there’s been big news about nuclear power plants trying to do just that. Constellation, the largest nuclear operator in the US, announced plans to add nearly a gigawatt of new capacity across 11 existing nuclear reactors at six plants. And on Oc…

Grafana Tempo 3.1 Adds Query-Based Trace Redaction and Sampling-Aware TraceQL Metrics

<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/grafana-tempo-31/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1791965478500.jpg"/><p>Grafana Labs has released Tempo 3.1, the first minor update to the 3.0 architecture. It adds TLS and additional SASL mechanisms to the Kafka client, lets operators redact traces with a TraceQL query instead of a list of trace IDs, and introduces an experimental query-time hint t…

'The EU’s next chapter in AI is agentic': New OpenAI report claims agent use is on the rise across Europe — but it still has some way to catch up to other markets

OpenAI has seen agentic AI usage surge among SMBs following the launch of ChatGPT Work EU only accounts for 10% of 'frontier firms' – North America is home to 65% More works needs to be done on accessibility, affordability and skills OpenAI's latest research has revealed just how widespread agentic AI usage is growing across Europe, with AI agents now accounting for more than half (55%) of the out…

‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising.

Filing: Abdulrahman Alfozan, his wife, and a family member booked one-way tickets from the US to Saudi Arabia for October 12; the FBI arrested him on October 9 (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg : Filing: Abdulrahman Alfozan, his wife, and a family member booked one-way tickets from the US to Saudi Arabia for October 12; the FBI arrested him on October 9 &mdash; The OpenAI employee who was arrested and charged with allegedly using a hidden recording device in one of the ChatGPT maker's &hellip;

How to watch RB Salzburg vs. Milan online for free

TL;DR: Watch RB Salzburg vs. Milan in the Europa League for free on Caz&eacute;TV . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Europa League showcases some really interesting fixtures this week, including RB Salzburg vs. Milan. The Italian side lost their opening game in this competition, so the pressure is on Ruben Amorim's side to get a result at the Red Bull Ar…

Glean CEO Arvind Jain says he wants Glean to be easy to replace

Glean has no plans to raise more money and no concrete plans to go public, founder and chief executive Arvind Jain told TNW. The enterprise AI company could list if it wanted to, he said, and it is getting its internal processes ready. But the AI industry moves too fast for that kind of stability [&hellip;] This story continues at The Next Web

GTA 6 preorders are live: Where to buy for PS5 and Xbox

Where to preorder 'GTA 6': Amazon GTA 6 $79.99 at Amazon Pre-Order Here Best Buy GTA 6 $79.99 at Best Buy Pre-Order Here GameStop GTA 6 $79.99 at GameStop Pre-Order Here Target GTA 6 $79.99 at Target Pre-Order Here Walmart GTA 6 $79.99 at Walmart Pre-Order Here It's the last call for your "we got X before GTA 6 " memes . Preorders for G rand Theft Auto 6 are live ahead of its Nov. 19 release. The…

Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Trump posting an AI video of himself wrestling a tiger

We regret to inform you that the president has been posting AI videos again . In the late night clip above, Jimmy Kimmel recaps Trump's latest slop post of himself chasing and wrestling a tiger , before appearing to befriend it. "To me the most unrealistic part of that video is him running," says Kimmel. "I guess maybe he's bored? How can you be president and be bored? If you want to know how brav…

The Xbox Nano Controller is a compact, 'entry-level, rechargeable controller' launching next month — here's where to pre-order yours

The Xbox Nano Controller has been announced and launches on November 4 Pre-orders are open now for the rechargeable, compact controller at $49.99 / £44.99 Microsoft says it's designed as a pocketable and approachable controller for the whole family Microsoft has announced the Xbox Nano Controller, an affordable, rechargeable compact gamepad launching on November 4. Available for pre-order now at $…

TSMC says it plans to build an additional 3nm fab in Tainan, Taiwan, set for production in H1 2028, alongside its 3nm capacity in Arizona and Japan's Kumamoto (Qianer Liu/The Information)

Qianer Liu / The Information : TSMC says it plans to build an additional 3nm fab in Tainan, Taiwan, set for production in H1 2028, alongside its 3nm capacity in Arizona and Japan's Kumamoto &mdash; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Thursday it will build another 3-nanometer chip factory in the Taiwanese city of Tainan &hellip;

The Best Permanent Outdoor Lights (2026): Govee, Eufy, Cync

Permanent eave lights that attach to the exterior of your home are becoming more popular. But are they worth the effort and cost?

‘Customers are happier if we provide the full suite’: Why startups are embracing all-in-one finance platforms

TSMC is open to working on Musk’s Terafab but says it must run the fab

TSMC is willing to work with Elon Musk’s Terafab chip project, but any fab involved would have to be run by TSMC, chairman and chief executive C.C. Wei said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday. He added that the two sides have not yet reached an agreement. Bloomberg reported the remarks shortly after the call. [&hellip;] This story continues at The Next Web

Secretlab is offering up to $150 off sitewide — how to claim the discount before GTA 6 launches

SAVE UP TO $150: Secretlab is offering tier-based savings up to $150 off on eligible chairs, desks, and accessories through Nov. 12. Apply the relevant promo code at checkout to unlock your discount on orders of $885 or more. Opens in a new window Credit: Secretlab Secretlab Sale Save up to $150 sitewide on premium gaming chairs, standing desks, and setup gear with tiered promo codes. Get Deal at…

Acer Swift Spin 14 AI is attractive, powerful with a great battery... and a bit pricey

Acer Swift Spin 14 AI review: Two Minute Review The Acer Swift Spin 14 AI is an easy recommendation outside of its price tag. It’s light, slim, and pretty attractive in its one colorway. It also comes with a touchscreen and an incredibly smooth 360-degree hinge that makes putting it in tent or tablet mode very easy outside of swinging around a 14-inch piece of hardware. If you’re looking for one o…

Artemis III Scientist Shares What to Expect From NASA’s Next Lunar Mission

Though scaled back from initial plans of landing, the voyage will serve as a dress rehearsal for when humans return to the moon’s surface.

The new Apple HomeView smart display is already $10 off at Amazon

SAVE OVER $9: As of Oct. 15, select colors of the new Apple HomeView smart display are available to preorder for $289.99 at Amazon, which is $9.01 cheaper than Apple's list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple HomeView $289.99 at Amazon $299 Save $9.01 Get Deal at Amazon Apple is officially jumping on the smart display bandwagon. During the company's recent "Welcome Home" launch , it r…

What it takes to move enterprise AI beyond the chatbot

By now, most enterprise executives have heard plenty of generic claims that AI will transform the way work gets done. But in many cases, their initial AI investments haven’t delivered the level of transformation they were promised. An LLM can summarize information, answer questions, and suggest next steps. But on its own, it can’t take action on that information. In fact, without connections to ke…

Bank of America CEO says 1,000 contractors are fixing AI-exposed flaws

Bank of America brought in about 1,000 outside contractors in the second quarter to repair software weaknesses exposed by AI models, chief executive Brian Moynihan said on 14 October. One of those models, he said, was Anthropic’s Mythos. Moynihan disclosed the figure in an interview with CNBC after the bank reported third-quarter results, and discussed it again [&hellip;] This story continues at T…

Jason and Travis Kelce have teamed up with Stoney Clover Lane for a game day collection — how to shop

Shop the Stoney Clover Lane x New Heights collection: Stoney Clover Lane New Heights Patch $24 at Amazon Shop Now Stoney Clover Lane Clear Fanny Pack in Sand $75 at Amazon Shop Now Stoney Clover Lane Clear Pouchette Crossbody Bag $89 at Amazon Shop Now Stoney Clover Lane Large Pouch in Noir $117 at Amazon Shop Now Whether you&rsquo;ve been tuning in every Wednesday since day one or joined the 92 p…

Subtle design changes make the 2026 Kindle Amazons best budget-friendly e-reader

It's been a tough year for e-readers (and all tech ) with prices on the rise, so we finally needed some good news. On Oct. 1, Amazon released a redesigned collection of Kindles that we simply couldn't wait to try out. The first to be released is the flagship Kindle. It's the entry point into Amazon's e-readers and the most affordable. The Kindle (2026) now features a flush-front design with either…

Big Tech used AI to take what it wanted. Now consumers are fighting back, too

The first four years of the generative AI revolution have tended to see power flow in one direction. Big Tech firms unleashed their tools on the planet and expected users to like it or lump it. Unhappy with the amount of data collected about you in the pursuit of convenience from your chatbot? Tough luck. Squeamish about the provenance of all the data AI systems have been trained on, and whether i…

Kids’ meals are having a ‘Freaky Friday’ moment

This past March, McDonald’s finally gave KPop Demon Hunters the kids’-meal treatment it was practically begging for. The movie, an animated musical about a K-pop girl group, Huntr/X, and a charming demonic boy band, the Saja Boys, had become the most-watched film in Netflix history, captivating even skeptical parents who found themselves watching it dozens of times. Instead of a cheeseburger and a…

Six wild ideas for perpetuating your mind

Have you ever thought about what makes you you ? Science assures us it has everything to do with the three-pound organ between our ears, with its billions of neurons and trillions of delicate connections. But it’s a lot trickier to explain why we have a sense of self-awareness or to pin down precisely where that first memory of Mommy actually resides. As we age, we forget most of what we’ve experi…

Article: Server-Side DPoP and Token Exchange in Spring Security 7

<img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/spring-security-7-server-side-dpop-token-exchange/en/headerimage/spring-security-7-server-side-dpop-token-exchange-header-1791884636157.jpg"/><p>Spring Authorization Server now lives inside Spring Security 7 under the same Maven coordinates, so the upgrade is a version bump. This server-side guide covers enabling DPoP and RFC 8693 Token Exchange, explains w…

Is AdultFriendFinder the best dating site for Gen Z?

The glory days of online dating could be over. According to a survey by Forbes Health , almost 80 percent of Gen Z daters reported feeling swipe fatigue . And what about dating IRL? That seems to be dying a death too, with fewer people now willing to risk asking someone out &mdash; you know, the way your parents used to date people &mdash; so what is a single person supposed to do in 2026? If you'…