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Washington’s DeepSeek ban may deter US firms from adopting Chinese AI models: experts
Oct 21, 2026

Washington’s DeepSeek ban may deter US firms from adopting Chinese AI models: experts

The US government’s latest ban on Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek could have a chilling effect on the wider American business community and deter companies from adopting low-cost Chinese AI models, industry experts say. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services built on the Chinese AI model from their IT systems, according to a directive signed in July and published on Monday. The...


Oct 21, 2026

AI promises productivity, but for managers, it’s mostly a headache for now

More than 50% of managers say they're finding it harder to evaluate employees' work after adopting AI, according to a new survey.


PHP Issues Emergency Patches for Two Critical PHP2Shell RCE Flaws as Exploit Attempts Emerge
Oct 21, 2026

PHP Issues Emergency Patches for Two Critical PHP2Shell RCE Flaws as Exploit Attempts Emerge

PHP has released emergency updates that fix two critical flaws in the language itself, letting an attacker without an account run code on a web server. The fixes are in PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35, and the PHP team says only updating fully protects a server. The flaws, together called PHP2Shell, sit in the PHP runtime, not in any application, so a site is exposed even when its own


Oct 21, 2026

Infinix GT 50 Pro Gaming Bundle Revealed Ahead of October 27 India Launch

Infinix GT 50 Pro will launch in India on October 27 with three gaming accessories included in a single bundle. The GT NX Controller will support handheld and compatible two-player gaming, while the GT NX Station will enable gameplay on compatible TVs and monitors at up to 4K resolution and 60Hz. The GT MagCharge Cooler 2.0 will combine thermoelectric cooling with wir...


How Jackdaw ignites row over climate and costs
Oct 21, 2026

How Jackdaw ignites row over climate and costs

How Jackdaw ignites arguments over climate and costs


Oct 21, 2026

Heat pump tech is 170 years old — Pascal thinks it’s time for an update

Refrigerants startup Pascal has a new take on heat pump and cooling tech using a sponge-like material that promises to be 20% more efficient.


Oct 21, 2026

How The New York Times Reports on A.I. Images

A Times reporter and editors discuss the challenges of sifting through what’s real and what’s not in pursuit of the news.


Is this why the world's most mysterious text is yet to be cracked? 600-year-old Voynich manuscript may have been bound out of order, experts claim
Oct 21, 2026

Is this why the world's most mysterious text is yet to be cracked? 600-year-old Voynich manuscript may have been bound out of order, experts claim

Scientists claim that the real reason no one has ever managed to decipher the elusive text is that its pages have been bound out of order.


Oct 21, 2026

Asymptote Labs Lands $5.5 Million Seed for AI Agent Runtime Security

Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M seed led by Tower Research Ventures to commercialize its Beacon AI agent runtime security platform. The post Asymptote Labs Lands $5.5 Million Seed for AI Agent Runtime Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.


Google Chrome Adds ClickFix Warnings to Stop Users From Running Malicious Commands
Oct 21, 2026

Google Chrome Adds ClickFix Warnings to Stop Users From Running Malicious Commands

Google on Tuesday said it's rolling out improved safeguards in its Chrome browser to secure users against ClickFix attacks when Enhanced Protection is enabled. ClickFix is a popular social engineering technique in which bad actors trick users into copying and pasting malicious code directly into their computer's operating system, thereby bypassing conventional security controls. As part of


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