Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia’s stronghold with AI app developers

TechCrunch - Oct 20, 2026

Google has joined Amazon in releasing a developer tool that makes it easy for PyTorch users to move their apps off Nvidia GPUs.

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Go 1.27.3 and Go 1.26.10, released on October 20, make Go's certificate verifier reject any certificate chain that passes through one of eight intermediate certificate authority keys. Programs built on the new release will refuse connections to sites and services whose certificates were issued under those keys. The Go team says the keys belong to one certificate authority it has not

SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches Bandwagon-5 mission with 32 payloads

Oct 20, 2026

SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches Bandwagon-5 mission with 32 payloads

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Russian APT28 Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder in NATO Country, Deploys New Reflective Loader

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Russian APT28 Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder in NATO Country, Deploys New Reflective Loader

The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as APT28 (aka BlueDelta, Fancy Bear, and Forest Blizzard) has been attributed to attacks targeting two member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, which is tracking the activity cluster under the moniker Swallowtail, involved the use of a backdoor called HOOKEDGE and a previously

ConnectWise Resets Credentials as Cloud Backup Remains Offline After Security Incident

Oct 20, 2026

ConnectWise Resets Credentials as Cloud Backup Remains Offline After Security Incident

ConnectWise on Monday said it has taken remediation measures, including strengthening administrative-access protections and resetting accounts and replacing application credentials, as it continues to respond to a security incident that led to unauthorized access to application identities associated with Cloud Backup. The company said it has completed the following actions since it began

Britain seeks to break Apples grip on contactless payments

Oct 20, 2026

Britain seeks to break Apples grip on contactless payments

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French retailers begin filing insurance claims after weekend of looting

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French retailers begin filing insurance claims after weekend of looting

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Storm Austen to bring severe gales to UK as weather warning issued

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The next ayahuasca? US drug companies are vying to get their hands on a mind-altering root bark used in Gabonese ritual traditions

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The next ayahuasca? US drug companies are vying to get their hands on a mind-altering root bark used in Gabonese ritual traditions

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Who really made China's Terracotta Army? Fingerprints reveal new clues on the builders of the life-size terracotta figures

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Hopes of finding Amelia Earhart's lost plane are dashed: US expedition travels 830 miles to remote Pacific island - only to discover the 'Taraia Object' is NOT her Lockheed Electra

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More than half of hotels use AI to price rooms, but only 1 in 10 would rely on it for most decisions

Oct 20, 2026

More than half of hotels use AI to price rooms, but only 1 in 10 would rely on it for most decisions

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China slams US ban on DeepSeek AI tools

Oct 20, 2026

China slams US ban on DeepSeek AI tools

China consistently opposes overstretching the concept of national security and politicizing science, technology, economic and trade issues, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

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