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Oct 19, 2026

They Created a Cell That’s Almost Alive. What to Do With It Now?

SpudCells may one day produce new medicines and materials. But first scientists have to improve them — and make sure they aren’t misused.


Oct 19, 2026

Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors at former Indiana coal plant

Amazon and X-energy have inked another deal to deploy nuclear power to the grid. This one will generate nearly 1 gigawatt of electricity.


AI agents can pose insider security risks even without being hacked: Microsoft
Oct 19, 2026

AI agents can pose insider security risks even without being hacked: Microsoft

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents deployed within companies could pose significant internal security risks even without being compromised by hackers, Microsoft has warned, calling for continuous monitoring of autonomous AI systems as their use across enterprises grows.


Oct 19, 2026

Cysic Shuts Down Bridge After Attacker Illegally Creates 10 Million CYS Tokens

Cysic has temporarily suspended its cross-chain bridge after an attacker allegedly exploited a database vulnerability and forged minting messages to create 10 million CYS tokens on BNB Smart Chain. The foundation said its mainnet remained unaffected, while investigations into the attack and potential financial losses continue. Authorities are still examining the remai...


Popular WordPress SEO Plugin Rank Math PRO Hijacked to Deliver Self-Restoring Backdoor
Oct 19, 2026

Popular WordPress SEO Plugin Rank Math PRO Hijacked to Deliver Self-Restoring Backdoor

Copies of Rank Math PRO, the paid version of the Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress, that were downloaded from rankmath.com or delivered as updates between 20:02 UTC on October 15 and 07:12 UTC on October 16 contained malware, Rank Math said in a security notice published on October 16. Any site that installed and activated one of those copies should be treated as compromised, and the


Oct 19, 2026

People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again

Fed up with ads, tracking, and sluggish interfaces, some smart TV owners are turning to AI agents to strip away bloatware and take back control of their TVs.


Capybara pups at Manx zoo draw record crowds
Oct 19, 2026

Capybara pups at Manx zoo draw record crowds

Curraghs Wildlife Park has its busiest October weekend ever after the birth of eight capybara pups.


Millions brace for impact as nor'easter threatens East Coast today with up to 14-foot waves
Oct 19, 2026

Millions brace for impact as nor'easter threatens East Coast today with up to 14-foot waves

A major nor'easter is forming right off the US East Coast, leading to a week-long alert for dangerous winds and flooding.


Oct 19, 2026

Drupal Warns of Fast Exploitation Risk for Critical Core RCE Flaw

Critical flaws impact the Entity List and Field UI modules, and exploit paths exist with contributed modules. The post Drupal Warns of Fast Exploitation Risk for Critical Core RCE Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek.


Oct 19, 2026

Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs 

Nvidia is leaning hard into the trend of enterprise companies wanting to run their own open models in their own data centers and also trying to make on-device, private AI agents a thing.


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