Making global data easier to explore
Google and the UN system have launched the UN System Data Commons, a new open platform making global statistics accessible and easy to search.
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Web apps are freezing in Microsoft Edge, and the fix is a real hassle
A Microsoft Edge bug is freezing web apps, but reverting to version 152 requires a bit of work.
Iran-Linked Handala Hack Tied to HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor That Can Steal Passwords
The Iran-linked “hacktivist” persona known as Handala Hack has been attributed to a Telegram-based surveillance backdoor called HEAVYGRAM and a Delphi-based utility known as CRUDEEXCLUDE. “HEAVYGRAM offers builtin commands supporting remote command execution, system, network and process information discovery, data and Telegram session files exfiltration, screenshot capture, DLL sideloading,
Critical Docker Sandboxes Flaw Lets Malicious Guest Code Read and Modify macOS Host Files
Malicious code running inside a Docker Sandboxes virtual machine on macOS could escape the project directory shared into it and read or change files anywhere else on the host, Docker warns in a security announcement on September 15. The escape runs with the rights of the host account that runs the virtual machine. The flaw, CVE-2026-77179, is rated…
The AI Superintelligence Slowdown
Remember when tech leaders would tell their employees to “move fast and break things”? It seemed that would be the way of AI too. But after a summer where rogue AI agents became reality, and researchers warned that AI could kill us all, a number of leading US AI companies are publicly suggesting it’s time…
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate
The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. “They will not always agree, and they will likely change their minds, as more data and information comes to light at the fast-moving frontier.”
Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear
An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up.
OpenAI Says Its Models Searched GitHub for Leaked API Keys During Training
OpenAI published a framework for disclosing model misalignment alongside six reports describing problematic behavior. The post OpenAI Says Its Models Searched GitHub for Leaked API Keys During Training appeared first on SecurityWeek.
GPTZero vs Originality.ai vs Copyleaks: $128 Gap [2026]
Type a paragraph into ChatGPT, paste it into three different AI detectors, and there is a real chance you get three different verdicts. That is not a hypothetical anymore. It is the daily experience of professors grading essays, SEO managers vetting freelance copy, and HR teams screening take-home assignments in September 2026. The tools promising…
GeForce NOW vs Boosteroid vs Shadow PC: $45 Gap [2026]
Three cloud gaming PC services now compete for the same customer: someone who wants console-beating graphics without buying a console-beating GPU. GeForce NOW, Boosteroid, and Shadow PC all rent you remote hardware, but the way they do it, and what you actually get for your money, is wildly different. GeForce NOW and Boosteroid stream games…