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"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:The other five are Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Makemake:

Anonymous Coward writes:The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 launched at a price of $120 in January 2025:

day of the dalek writes:This morning, mSecure sent an ominous email notification to their customers. I received the email, and here is the full text of the message:

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account:

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:'Meta's smart glasses have increasingly been implicated in disturbing invasions of privacy.'

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/30/alpinebsd-announced-an-ai-free-foss-os/5306589

quietus writes:During the night of All-Saints upon All-Souls, again a large number of refrigeration systems in supermarkets (and smaller shops) have been hacked in Belgium, Sweden and Estland; while US military bases suffered similar attacks in August.The attackers remotely switched the units' evaporators to defrost mode, causing the fridges to warm up. Freezer temperatures were set to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), just like with last month's attacks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. To prevent the attacks, a software update alone is not enough -- the units need physical modifications.It is unknown as yet who is behind the attacks.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

canopic jug writes:The Smithsonian is reporting that Jonathan Swift's satire, Gulliver's Travels, turned 300 years old last month:

"c0lo" writes:A Common Gut Bacterium Makes a Cholesterol:

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Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/unethical-vaccine-trial-on-babies-backed-by-rfk-jr-is-formally-canceled/

hubie writes:Mothers of the most solitary great ape plan and structure playdates, even when it comes at a cost:

looorg writes:Late last week there was a hacking attack which initially stole $6.3B:

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:Voyager 1 gives controllers the silent treatment

"Arthur T knackerbracket" writes:Rare meteorite from Mars gives us a view into its ancient crust

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:Now that agents are writing so much code, Entire is trying to reinvent the coding platform itself:

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/26/alibabas-qwen-ai-caught-trying-to-contact-server-in-china/5305561

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/27/freebsd-founder-ports-omarchy-to-freebsd-in-ten-days-ten-releases/5305446

hubie writes:Scientists warn that insect losses will have major knock-on impacts for wildlife and ecosystems:

AnonTechie writes:

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.theregister.com/cxo/2026/10/26/microsoft-offers-parachutes-to-60k-employees-if-they-jump-by-the-end-of-the-year/5305538

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/boston-dynamics-employees-want-to-block-sale-of-robot-dogs-to-ice/

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/27/ibm-admits-mainframes-need-to-be-modernized-and-will-use-ai-to-do-the-job/5305618

Ingar writes:On October 22, an attacker gained unauthorized access to Luanti's ContentDB's servers, including emails, hashed passwords, and uploads. ContentDB is the official source to download content such as mods, games and texture packs (collectively referred to as "packages") that have been developed by the Luanti community, for the game formerly known as Minetest.Users are asked to take the necessary actions.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:Payload blobs measuring 12.9 to 13.7 MB were large enough to evade GitHub code search:

looorg writes:Harddrives and storage are getting so expensive in the age of AI that companies are looking for old, reliable and working solutions. Solution --> Magnetic tapes. They never really went away but are now in for a resurgence.

AnonTechie writes:

Freeman writes:https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/emulate-apple-ii-on-raspberry-pi/

AnonTechie writes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.engadget.com/2295033/warhound-genetically-engineering-dogs-military/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/from-cheap-tool-to-premium-subscription-when-a-beloved-apps-price-skyrockets/

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.engadget.com/2295216/most-popular-streaming-platforms-united-states-not-what-you-think/

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looorg writes:Finland is angry at Google over illegal deforestation. Chopping down about 400 000 trees to make room for two data centers. The construction has been halted.

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/what-in-house-legal-leaders-really-think-about-ai-in-their-own-words

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/20/auto-tech-startup-claims-it-traced-hack-attempt-back-to-rivals-ip-address/5304281

looorg writes:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Can we stop the progesssion of technology? Should we? Do disruptive cycles help or hinder us? Australia is about to find out as robotaxis roll their way down under to challenge the current fragile taxi ecosystem dominated by the much maligned taxi corporations and their down but not out Uber clone frenemies.Who will win? The corporate humans with their outrageous flag falls with dodgy fare counters, the new comers with their mobile apps and surge pricing, or the driverless carriages that can't rip you off by demanding cash?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Not to kill the human, of course - to kill the antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing their infection:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The Russian official who called commercial satellites "legitimate targets" now says concerns are "unfounded":

"Ingar" writes:Walter Koenig, actor best known as Chekov on Star Trek, dies aged 90:

hubie writes:Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology criticise how the decision to reject the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was reached and call for an independent review:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/22/max-severity-gitlab-bug-allows-remote-code-execution-over-12-years-of-releases/5304854

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/comcast-loses-more-customers-claims-other-isps-cheap-prices-are-irrational/

"mrpg" writes:Alzheimer's damage may begin outside the brain:

hubie writes:Surprising discovery suggests that Mars and Earth formed through different processes. The finding could help scientists understand whether planets in other galaxies are habitable:

jelizondo writes:The Observer has an article about mathematician Terence Tao and his take on AI solving math problems:

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/proton-hosts-flock-surveillance-map/

hubie writes:Your Brain May Be Switching Between Two Versions of Reality 15 Times a Second:

"Arthur T Knackerbracket" writes:https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/does-anyone-actually-want-to-win-the-medium-lift-race-in-the-united-states/