Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)

TechCrunch - Oct 1, 2026

Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.

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Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.

Oct 9, 2026

Airlines Are Upgrading Wi-Fi. Not All Are Using Elon Musk’s Service.

Mr. Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, has attacked the top executive of Delta Air Lines for not selecting the internet provider.

TP-Link Sued by Four More U.S. States Over Router Security and China Ties

Oct 9, 2026

TP-Link Sued by Four More U.S. States Over Router Security and China Ties

Four more U.S. states sued router maker TP-Link Systems on October 6, bringing the total to five, with  Texas filing a suit in February. Florida, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska allege the California company misled buyers about how secure its routers are and how separate it is from China. TP-Link denies the claims and says it will fight them in court. TP-Link Systems is based in

What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply

Oct 9, 2026

What is your seafood eating? Investigation traces problems in global feed supply

Much of the fish meal and fish oil that support farmed salmon and imported seafood consumed in Canada come from global supply chains linked to pollution, labour abuses, overfishing, and food insecurity in poorer countries.

Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access

Oct 9, 2026

Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access

Security researchers have published a full working exploit for a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk Linux that gives attackers root access before anyone approves the connection. AnyDesk patched the flaw in version 8.0.3 in June, but its changelog described the fix only as "fixed a bug that could lead to a crash," with no CVE assigned and no security

Anthropic Launches Free AI Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Projects

Oct 9, 2026

Anthropic Launches Free AI Vulnerability Scanner for Open-Source Projects

Anthropic on Thursday unveiled OSS Scanner as an opt-in vulnerability scanner to help secure the open-source ecosystem using artificial intelligence (AI). "It's an opt-in service informed by our experience using Claude to find vulnerabilities during Project Glasswing," Anthropic said. "Projects that join will receive thorough, periodic security scans by our strongest models at no cost."

Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge

Oct 9, 2026

Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge

Threat actors have been observed exploiting two recently disclosed flaws in the AhsayCBS backup utility to seize control of affected devices and deploy web shells and XMRig cryptocurrency miners. Details of the flaws are below - CVE-2026-105133 (CVSS v4 score: 5.5) - An improper authentication vulnerability in the checkSysPwd() function in the "com/ahsay/obs/api/ApiStructsAction.java"

The AI 'mathpocalypse': Artificial intelligence systems crack hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking fears that mathematicians could become obsolete

Oct 9, 2026

The AI 'mathpocalypse': Artificial intelligence systems crack hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking fears that mathematicians could become obsolete

OpenAI announced that an unreleased artificial intelligence (AI) has cracked hundreds of unsolved problems, sparking a crisis in the mathematics world.

How to stay in Vogue: Study reveals Madonna's voice has barely aged despite decades in the spotlight

Oct 9, 2026

How to stay in Vogue: Study reveals Madonna's voice has barely aged despite decades in the spotlight

She's the pop icon who famously refuses to act her age. And according to a new study, Madonna may have applied that philosophy to her voice, too.

Flesh-eating bacteria pose threat to millions in path of Hurricane Isaias as it explodes into Category 2 storm

Oct 9, 2026

Flesh-eating bacteria pose threat to millions in path of Hurricane Isaias as it explodes into Category 2 storm

Hurricane Isaias is set to unleash life-threatening floods and winds on the US, but doctors are now warning millions in its path about flesh-eating bacteria.

Flax Typhoon Exploits Five Flaws as CISA Sets October 11 Deadline for Federal Agencies

Oct 9, 2026

Flax Typhoon Exploits Five Flaws as CISA Sets October 11 Deadline for Federal Agencies

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following their abuse by a China-linked threat actor known as Flax Typhoon. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2015-3306 (CVSS score: 10.0) - An improper access control vulnerability in ProFTPD that could allow

What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?

Oct 9, 2026

What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems?

OpenAI’s trove of new math results doesn’t fully solve any of these highly prestigious open questions, but it seems to make progress on some.

Soaring component costs force laptop makers to rethink shift away from China: report

Oct 9, 2026

Soaring component costs force laptop makers to rethink shift away from China: report

Notebook manufacturers are being forced to rethink their shift out of China and consider moving production back to the manufacturing hub, as skyrocketing component costs squeeze profit margins, according to market research firm TrendForce. The Taiwan-based firm projected that the share of global notebook production outside mainland China would decline to 21 per cent this year from about 24 per cent in 2025, and drop below 20 per cent in 2027. “This suggests that brands are reassessing the...

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