Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers

TechCrunch - Oct 1, 2026

Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue.

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States Sue Over Trump’s Repeal of Climate Rules for Power Plants

Oct 1, 2026

States Sue Over Trump’s Repeal of Climate Rules for Power Plants

The mostly Democratic-led states say that the E.P.A. acted unlawfully when it erased Biden-era limits on carbon dioxide from coal- and gas-fired plants.

Prince of Wales tells villagers 'holistic' approach is needed to tackle flooding

Oct 1, 2026

Prince of Wales tells villagers 'holistic' approach is needed to tackle flooding

Prince William visits residents of Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, who have faced four floods in six years.

JioBharat 4G phone at ₹1,499: How the 10th anniversary offer can bring effective price down to ₹299

Oct 1, 2026

JioBharat 4G phone at ₹1,499: How the 10th anniversary offer can bring effective price down to ₹299

Under the anniversary offer, eligible JioBharat 4G phones can be purchased for ₹1,499. Customers will also receive six months of complimentary recharge benefits, including 14GB of data each month and unlimited HD voice calls, subject to the applicable terms and conditions.

See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California

Oct 1, 2026

See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California

An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.

Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers

Oct 1, 2026

Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Suspected of Running KillSec, Seize Ransomware Leak Site and Servers

Police in Spain have arrested a 16-year-old whom investigators suspect of running the KillSec ransomware group. KillSec is accused of stealing data from organizations and threatening to publish it on its leak site unless they paid. The 16-year-old was one of 3 people arrested on September 30, when police also took control of that site. Investigators identified him as KillSec's suspected

ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories

Oct 1, 2026

ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories

This week, the useful words are boring ones: inspect, cache, compile, store, trust. Each sounds harmless. Each can become an attack path when a system does a little more than people expect. A model check can run code. A cache can mix up requests. A public secret can stay useful for years. That is the lesson running through the list. Attackers do not always need a brilliant new trick. They can

SpaceX launches crew to ISS

Oct 1, 2026

SpaceX launches crew to ISS

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.

Swedish Company Uses A.I. Likeness of Greta Garbo in Ad

Oct 1, 2026

Swedish Company Uses A.I. Likeness of Greta Garbo in Ad

An ad produced by the manufacturing company SKF Group featured a digital version of the Swedish American actress, who died in 1990. Not all viewers found the replica convincing.

This is how fast Swiss glaciers, the 'water tower of Europe,' are melting away

Oct 1, 2026

This is how fast Swiss glaciers, the 'water tower of Europe,' are melting away

Glaciers in Switzerland lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record. It's part of a trend that could have big impacts in a country reliant on hydropower and which acts as the 'water tower of Europe,' feeding its major rivers.

Going up! Dubai skyscraper will feature a 2,000ft continuous elevator journey - with double-decker cars to transport more people

Oct 1, 2026

Going up! Dubai skyscraper will feature a 2,000ft continuous elevator journey - with double-decker cars to transport more people

If you think the lift to the top of The Shard is a long ride, spare a thought for future visitors to Dubai's Burj Azizi.

WordPress Backdoor Rebuilds Itself After Cleanup Using Files, Database, and Shared Memory

Oct 1, 2026

WordPress Backdoor Rebuilds Itself After Cleanup Using Files, Database, and Shared Memory

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a WordPress compromise in which threat actors deployed multiple persistence mechanisms to ensure that the final payload kept returning without having to infect the site again. The backdoor has been codenamed SC after the "SC_" markers present in the injected content. Sucuri has described the malware as a "self-healing mesh" that's

Terrifying scientific study warns once-in-250-year 'Blackout Arc' event could now plunge 5 million Americans into total darkness: See map of states at risk

Oct 1, 2026

Terrifying scientific study warns once-in-250-year 'Blackout Arc' event could now plunge 5 million Americans into total darkness: See map of states at risk

A new study has revealed how millions of Americans could be impacted by an historic event.

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