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Society · The Guardian Society

‘This place might look bad but it’s not’: fear and hope in Middlesbrough community after week of violence

Nine people have died in events police are linking to organised crime in an area shaped by deprivation and fading opportunities, but there is light, say residents “This place might look bad but it’s not, the people are good people,” said one woman before turning to her young daughter and asking: “Is this place bad?” The girl shakes her head vigorously. It’s a difficult thing to say given the week’s events in Grangetown and South Bank on Teesside. Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

US Open 2026: All to know about the schedule, top seeds and favourites

Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka look to defend their titles as the year's final Grand Slam begins on Sunday.

AI · The Decoder

U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful

A federal court in San Francisco has ruled that the Pentagon unlawfully classified Anthropic as a supply chain risk. The Department of Defense blacklisted the company in retaliation for its public criticism of government AI policy. The designation formally remains in place because a parallel case in Washington is still pending. The ruling still sends an important signal ahead of Anthropic's planned IPO this fall. The article U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

With Kuwait deal, Pakistan expands defence umbrella across Middle East

From Kuwait to Saudi Arabia, Gulf states are deepening defence ties with Pakistan, but its own gains remain unclear.

Developers & Open Source · GitHub Changelog

Upcoming changes to GitHub Copilot policies and billing

To provide a strong, consistent Copilot experience, we’re making three separate, upcoming changes to Copilot policies and billing. Please review the upcoming updates to understand what may impact you. Reopening… The post Upcoming changes to GitHub Copilot policies and billing appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

Key Reasons Why Identity Fabric Matters in 2026

An Identity Fabric knits fragmented identity systems into a coherent layer that observes how identities behave across applications, APIs, and infrastructure. As enterprise access spans more cloud services and automated workloads, identity security depends less on static configuration and more on runtime visibility. This article covers the architecture, the risks of unmanaged identities, and

Cloud & Infrastructure · CNCF Blog

Scale before the spike: Predictive autoscaling for GPU workloads on Kubernetes

The 3 AM Call We got paged one Tuesday morning. A critical production service had crashed under traffic—not gradually degraded, but crashed. Hundreds of pending pods. Users were seeing 15–20% error rates. The incident postmortem was...

World · Al Jazeera

PA activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort protest: Report

Protesters targeted Trump’s Ayrshire resort with red paint and slogans saying 'Gaza is not 4 sale'.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-blocks-pentagons-anthropic-blacklisting-2026-08-28/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49477055 Points: 296 # Comments: 102

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

Three CVSS 10.0 ServiceNow Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code and SQL

ServiceNow has released patches for four security flaws impacting the ServiceNow AI Platform, three of them rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system and exploitable, in certain circumstances, by an unauthenticated attacker. The company said it deployed a security update to hosted instances and provided the update to its partners and self-hosted customers, which leaves organizations that run their

AI · The Decoder

Beatport blocks fully AI-generated music from its DJ marketplace

Effective immediately, the DJ marketplace Beatport is banning music that is entirely or largely generated by AI. The article Beatport blocks fully AI-generated music from its DJ marketplace appeared first on The Decoder .

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP

The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign.

World · Deutsche Welle

Nepal-Tibet flood death toll passes 500 as rescue resumes

The Red Cross says more than 93,000 people are affected by the deadly floods and landslides on the China-Nepal border. Rescue efforts were temporarily paused after an overflowing lake threatened to trigger more floods.

World · Al Jazeera

Is Nepal facing another devastating flood from a new lake?

Glacier collapse in Nepal triggered flash floods, mudslides and a barrier lake where a landslide dammed the river.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Tech, Cybersecurity Giants Unite Behind OpenAI-Led Cyber Defense Pledge

Nearly 130 tech and cybersecurity companies back a collective call to boost cyber defenses as AI-enabled attacks grow more sophisticated. The post Tech, Cybersecurity Giants Unite Behind OpenAI-Led Cyber Defense Pledge appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Society · NPR Top Stories

Experts warn more flooding might hit Nepal. And, Fed chairman to give key address

As the death toll rises from flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border, experts are warning more flooding could be on the way. And, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is expected to give a key address today.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut

"From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship."

Society · NPR Technology

So long to shorts? In Silicon Valley, tech workers are showing less leg

Men in the tech industry are covering up their legs, even as their counterparts in finance are increasingly open to showing them off.

Cloud & Infrastructure · CNCF Blog

Your Kubernetes platform is ready for containers. Is it ready for AI?

Kubernetes has given platform teams a consistent way to deploy, scale, and operate containerized applications. Now, many of those same teams are being asked to support AI. The transition is already underway. According to the CNCF...

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Two Implants Giving Unauthenticated Attackers Root Access

VulnCheck has disclosed two previously undocumented factory implants in firmware for routers built by Shenzhen Zhibotong Electronics (ZBT), each of which gives an unauthenticated remote attacker the ability to run commands as root on affected devices. The implants, named SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN by the company's zero-day research team, are tracked as CVE-2026-74232 and CVE-2026-74233.

World · The Guardian Ukraine

Which countries have citizens killed or missing after Nepal-Tibet flash flood?

Hundreds of foreigners were in area to work, take guided treks or make pilgrimages when disaster struck Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates Flash floods at the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 543 people and more than 1,500 are missing. Hundreds were foreigners in the area to work, take guided treks or make pilgrimages. Thousands have been rescued, with some of the injured taken to hospitals in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. The number of missing may vary because of progress in the ongoing rescue efforts and differences in how data has been collected and verified among agencies. Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

US judge repeats block on Trump’s bid to limit voting by mail

Order comes days before ballots go out for the midterms.

World · BBC Europe

Who is Norway's new King Haakon VIII?

Haakon becomes the king at a turbulent time for Norway's monarchy.

World · BBC World

Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood

Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of a second flood.