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Cybersecurity

Google Warns Chinese Hackers Exploited Critical BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Gain Root Access

Source: GBHackers + 5 more ·16 Oct, 04:59 UTC

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Bitcoin & Crypto

OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding Task

Source: Decrypt + 3 more ·16 Oct, 10:26 UTC

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Startups & Business

ID Finance lands €545M, UK launches refugee-focused VC fund, and the race to save EU Inc

But after months of negotiations, campaigners warn that key provisions have been stripped away, threatening to undermine the reform before it even launches.

Source: Tech.eu ·16 Oct, 14:26 UTC

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Bitcoin & Crypto

Judge refuses to let Gemini and CFTC undo $5 million settlement

15, 2026 Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission finally found something to agree on.

Source: Crypto Briefing + 5 more ·16 Oct, 00:34 UTC

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Chips & Hardware

New 16-inch gaming laptop released with 240 Hz OLED and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Source: Notebookcheck ·16 Oct, 17:46 UTC

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Google restricts every free AI Pro trial from Pixel & more compared to paid subscribers

Source: 9to5Google ·16 Oct, 14:40 UTC

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NVIDIA Unveils 2.8T-Token Indic Pretraining Corpus and Open Pipeline

Source: Hugging Face Blog + 1 more ·16 Oct, 01:44 UTC

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Space & Science

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

Source: NASA News Releases + 2 more ·16 Oct, 12:42 UTC

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Space & Science

RATLOG Wants to Cut ~90% of a Rocket Engine’s Parts

Source: Payload ·16 Oct, 12:00 UTC

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Space & Science

Samsung reveals key Galaxy F70 5G specs and its launch date

Source: GSMArena ·16 Oct, 06:18 UTC

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Space & Science

JAXA’S MMX Mars Mission Readies for Launch with Two NASA Instruments

Source: SpacePolicyOnline ·16 Oct, 00:14 UTC

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AI DEVELOPING

Google expands Gmail AI Inbox to Workspace, but gives admins no switch to disable it

Source: Neowin ·16 Oct, 10:56 UTC

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AI DEVELOPING

Google boosts news and link visibility in AI Mode

Source: Tech Xplore AI ·16 Oct, 07:30 UTC

Technology

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Technology

Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap

Source: Tom's Hardware ·16 Oct, 10:30 UTC

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Technology

Tesla unveils thruster-equipped Roadster, with production set for 2028

Source: The Next Web ·16 Oct, 07:59 UTC

Chips & Hardware

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Chips & Hardware

Asus releases MacBook Pro alternatives with RTX Spark, 128 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD and 4K 120Hz OLED display

Source: Notebookcheck ·16 Oct, 09:40 UTC

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Chips & Hardware

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D returns to lowest ever price on Amazon

Source: Club386 ·16 Oct, 09:37 UTC

Robotics

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Robotics

Pudu expands beyond service robots into semi-humanoids and quadrupeds

Source: Robotics & Automation News ·16 Oct, 07:29 UTC

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Robotics

FCC adds Pentagon letters to DJI and Autel drone ban records

Source: DroneDJ ·16 Oct, 05:54 UTC

Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity

Microsoft Patches Two Dozen code to be run remotely Flaws in Office

Source: SecurityWeek ·16 Oct, 07:55 UTC

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Cybersecurity

No click required: How the ad industry became a pipeline for mercenary spyware

Source: CSO Online ·16 Oct, 01:02 UTC

Bitcoin & Crypto

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Bitcoin & Crypto

Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia expand partnership for automated driving systems

Source: Crypto Briefing + 1 more ·16 Oct, 08:08 UTC

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Bitcoin & Crypto DEVELOPING

US federal judge denies joint Gemini-CFTC bid to undo $5 million settlement

Source: The Block ·16 Oct, 05:44 UTC

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Startups & Business

London’s Unravel Health raises €2.96 million to help women track hormones at home with a palm-sized lab

Source: EU-Startups ·16 Oct, 08:52 UTC

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Startups & Business

India’s AI opportunity could run into trillions of dollars, creating new possibilities for startups

Source: YourStory ·16 Oct, 06:53 UTC

What Matters Now

Google Warns Chinese Hackers Exploited Critical BeyondTrust Zero-Day to Gain Root Access

OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding Task

ID Finance lands €545M, UK launches refugee-focused VC fund, and the race to save EU Inc

Judge refuses to let Gemini and CFTC undo $5 million settlement

Latest

New 16-inch gaming laptop released with 240 Hz OLED and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Google restricts every free AI Pro trial from Pixel & more compared to paid subscribers

NVIDIA Unveils 2.8T-Token Indic Pretraining Corpus and Open Pipeline

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

RATLOG Wants to Cut ~90% of a Rocket Engine’s Parts

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Space & Science

Samsung reveals key Galaxy F70 5G specs and its launch date

JAXA’S MMX Mars Mission Readies for Launch with Two NASA Instruments

AI

Google expands Gmail AI Inbox to Workspace, but gives admins no switch to disable it

Google boosts news and link visibility in AI Mode

Technology

Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap

Tesla unveils thruster-equipped Roadster, with production set for 2028

Chips & Hardware

Asus releases MacBook Pro alternatives with RTX Spark, 128 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD and 4K 120Hz OLED display

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D returns to lowest ever price on Amazon

Robotics

Pudu expands beyond service robots into semi-humanoids and quadrupeds

FCC adds Pentagon letters to DJI and Autel drone ban records

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Patches Two Dozen code to be run remotely Flaws in Office

No click required: How the ad industry became a pipeline for mercenary spyware

Bitcoin & Crypto

Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia expand partnership for automated driving systems

US federal judge denies joint Gemini-CFTC bid to undo $5 million settlement

Startups & Business

London’s Unravel Health raises €2.96 million to help women track hormones at home with a palm-sized lab

India’s AI opportunity could run into trillions of dollars, creating new possibilities for startups

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