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Delete Dashcam Footage: Norwegian Military Erased Secretly Recorded Security Codes
Soldiers found rental car cameras capturing access codes and troop movements during exercises, prompting immediate deletion of stored video files.
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Protect data: Proofpoint acquires Varonis for $6.3B to combine email and access controls
Proofpoint will acquire data security firm Varonis in a cash deal valued at $6.3 billion, combining email protection with access controls.
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Update Chrome to patch AI-discovered exploit chain found by Xbow researchers
Xbow researchers used AI to chain Chrome flaws, earning a $250,000 bounty from Google for the first award under 2026 rules.
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Use Pax8 Marketplace to Access Horizon3 NodeZero for Autonomous Pen Testing and Fix Verification in Europe
Horizon3 and Pax8 expanded their partnership to make autonomous security testing available to managed service providers across Europe.
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Enterprises gain unified security as Proofpoint buys Varonis for $6.3B
Proofpoint will buy data security firm Varonis for $6.3 billion in cash, merging email protection with data access controls.
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Admins urged to upgrade to Windows Server 2025 as 2022 enters extended support phase
Microsoft shifts Windows Server 2022 to extended support, urging admins to upgrade to the newer 2025 release before security updates change.
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Play Gears E-Day Ranked Versus Now: Coalition Patch Fixes Skill Placement and Account Linking Bugs
The Coalition released a major update for E-Day that resolves ranking errors, account linking bugs, and performance crashes across all supported platforms.
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Pre-select iPhone Duo specs before preorders open
Apple allows customers to configure foldable phone options ahead of the official preorder launch to speed up checkout.
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Update Google Home for faster, offline Philips Hue control
A new Google Home update brings local Matter support to Philips Hue lights, enabling faster responses and offline access without re-pairing devices.
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Prepare for Apple’s Oct. 28 Event: Touchscreen MacBooks and M6 iPad Mini Expected
Apple invites media to Los Angeles on Oct. 28 to unveil OLED touchscreen laptops, a refreshed iPad Mini, and new M6 MacBooks.
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SK Hynix Links US Factory Plans to China Export Permissions
The chipmaker seeks approval for equipment shipments to China as it weighs building a new US manufacturing facility.
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Binance.US targets billion-dollar valuation in new private funding round
The US crypto exchange seeks up to $100 million to expand operations amid intensifying competition for digital-asset customers.
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Security Teams Must Adopt Contextual Defense to Stop Modern Cyberattacks
A new report argues that connecting disparate data signals is essential for anticipating threats before they escalate into major breaches.
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Secure TechCrunch Founder Summit Passes Before October 16 Discount Ends
Early bird savings of up to $200 for Founder and Investor passes vanish after Friday. Book by October 16 to attend the November 4 event in Boston.
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EU Cloud Act May Cost €115B: Amazon, Google-Funded Study Warns Billions in Sovereignty
A study funded by Amazon and Google claims European cloud independence efforts will cost billions, far exceeding official estimates.
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Use AI to Speed Up Discovery of New Antimicrobial Peptides
Google DeepMind researchers used an agentic platform to identify a candidate peptide that may fight resistant respiratory pathogens.
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Microsoft and NVIDIA Launch RTX Spark Chips for Windows Laptops
New Arm-based chips bring unified memory and local AI capabilities to Windows PCs, aiming to compete with Apple Silicon performance.
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Check Android Settings to Stop Google From Sharing Your Phone Number
Google Play Services is now automatically linking phone numbers to all signed-in accounts on Android devices. Users must manually disable this setting to protect their privacy.
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Adopt Azure's collaborative AI strategy for practical business impact over frontier model size
Microsoft Azure is shifting focus from building massive frontier models to scaling practical intelligence through open industry collaboration, according to a recent blog post.
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Nordic Tech Firms Build AI and Supercomputing on NVIDIA Hardware
Major companies in Sweden, Finland and other Nordic nations are using NVIDIA systems to run large-scale AI models and advanced simulations.
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Verify Systems After U.S. Takedown of FAMOUS CHOLLIMA Cyber Operation
The U.S. government and CrowdStrike disrupted the FAMOUS CHOLLIMA threat group. Readers should check their systems for signs of compromise following this joint action.
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European scientists get $3M in AI credits and access to AlphaFold 3
Google DeepMind and Cloud are giving 200 European researchers free compute credits and model access to speed up scientific work.
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Apple rolls out beta firmware for AirPods Pro 3, Max 2, and other models
Apple has released a new beta firmware update for several AirPods models, including the latest Pro and Max headphones, for developer and public testers.
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Microsoft Plans to Power AI Services with Custom Maia 300 Chips by 2027
The tech giant unveiled its third-generation custom silicon, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia and cut energy costs for AI inference tasks.