Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history
Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.BBC News
The Best Leaf Blower We’ve Tested Is Ready for Halloween
Our top Ego pick is discounted, and our resident leaf blower expert demonstrates how to make a TP cannon.WIRED
Wikipedia’s operator says a bad AI copyright ruling could threaten the open web
The Wikimedia Foundation is staking out a middle ground in a group of landmark AI copyright cases, pushing courts to legally protect large language models (LLMs) training on copyrighted work – but not chatbots regurgitating that work to users. An overly black-and-white ruling, it says, could either deprive Wikipedians of useful AI-based tools or endanger […]
The Iran War’s Impact on Oil Is Hitting Key Senate Races Hard
Democrats are using the high price of diesel, heating oil, and fertilizer to tie Republicans to President Donald Trump’s unpopular, costly war in Iran.WIRED
The AI data center race is now a race to power
The race for AI leadership has largely been framed as a contest for the best chips, models and talent up until now. But behind every algorithm, model, query, and breakthrough is the energy that powers it all. As AI moves from R&D into living rooms, workplaces, and factories, access to reliable electricity and the speed […]
Astronomers Discover a Possible New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System
Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm whether it meets the criteria for a dwarf planet.WIRED
Almost a quarter of data center staff could retire over the next decade — so who will be taking over?
Data center operators in the UK, Ireland, and Nordic countries are expected to lose 23% of their workforce to retirement in the next 10 years 10% of the businesses asked expect over 40% of their employees to retire The survey has raised the prospect of introducing apprenticeships and mentoring into the data center industry A […]
Sony’s new PlayStation Pulse PS5 headset is up for pre-order today — these are the links I’d bookmark now
The next generation of official PS5 audio is here, as the new PlayStation Pulse PS5 headset goes up for pre-order very soon. PlayStation Pulse PS5 headset pre-orders 1. US pre-order quick links2. UK pre-order quick links This new Pulse headset feels like the formal, official, and proper replacement for the Pulse 3D headset that launched […]
EasyOptOuts data removal service review
Protecting your personal information online is as challenging as ever. With many platforms requiring signups to access information, you’re inadvertently going to disclose personal information online, and this information is often made public. Whatever is made public on the internet stays there for a long time, and you’re likely not comfortable with this. What’s a […]
Ofcom outlines ways social media can verify ages of users
Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 16 or over.BBC News