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Major banks plan bigger cybersecurity budgets for 2027
Major Korean banks are preparing to raise their information security spending next year following a wave of suspected artificial intelligence (AI) agent-driven cyberattacks and data breaches across the financial sector, industry officials said…
China's state security authority warns of data security risks from discarded industrial equipment
Photo: China's Ministry of State Security China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) warned on its WeChat account on Monday that improperly disposed-of industrial equipment and specialized instruments could pose risks to commercial secrets, critical…
Some Memories of Early Anthropic - LessWrong
The following events took place between October 2022 and May 2023. I wrote very little of this down at the time so am recalling from memory, and am rendering the gist of the dialogue rather than the exact words used. I've also swapped some pronouns…
Cyber startup Mave steps out of the shadows with $34 million fundraising
Israeli cyber startup Mave was revealed on Thursday after completing a fundraising round of about $34 million within roughly a year since its founding, announcing that it intends to double its workforce. The fundraising includes a $28 million…
VeriSign: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
On its third quarter of 2026 earnings call, held on Oct. 22, 2026, VeriSign (VRSN -1.40%) announced that its domain name base reached 183 million names with a record 13.1 million new registrations in the quarter. Expanding the domain base drives…
Chain-reaction chaos threatens to unleash new risks on the world
Eye-opening revelations this past week have solidified my personal fears about the year ahead: As a nation and as a globe, we're facing a record number of wild risks that are way outside our control. My growing hunch about this scenario has been…
Fake Social Security statement email hides a scam
There's something about an email from Social Security that makes you pay attention. After all, we're talking about your retirement benefits and years of earnings. So when a message lands in your inbox saying your statement is ready, clicking to…
Bretton Fund Q3 2026 Shareholder Letter
As the scare over AI replacing software abated, our software stocks performed well and two of them were the biggest contributors to the fund this quarter: Microsoft's (MSFT) stock jumped 38% and added 1.6% to performance, while SAP (SAP) also added…
Has Healey's military-style budget secrecy really played out so differently to past budgets?
The public has been told repeatedly that John Healey is so concerned about budget leaks that he has set up defence-style “compartmentalisation” to prevent the Treasury's financial secrets escaping. The macho military analogies began…
Two days before election, Golan, Winter receive Shin Bet protection
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) informed the office of Democrats party chairman Yair Golan that, as of Sunday morning, two days before the election, his security will be provided under the responsibility of the Shin Bet and funded by the…
California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Local election officials across California are confused and frustrated after receiving letters from President Donald Trump's Justice Department demanding that county registrars sequester ballots that the federal government…
Week in review: PHP vulnerabilities patched, exploited Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN flaw
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: The PHP security team has announced an urgent security release for Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The release fixes two vulnerabilities…
Secure banking system needs secure digital infrastructure, says PM Modi
A secure banking system needs secure digital infrastructure supported by robust data centres and powerful computing systems, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this regard, Modi highlighted the significance of the Reserve Bank of India's Data…
China's export controls around PV cells could slow India's upstream solar push
China's bid to restrict exports of critical solar technologies could dent the Indian industry's ambition of building a vertically integrated domestic supply chain for solar manufacturing. Industry players speaking to businessline suggest that while…
Giant robotic claws will grab dead satellites in space
Space is getting crowded, and I'm not talking about astronauts. Thousands of pieces of junk are circling Earth at incredible speeds. Some are dead satellites. Others are leftover rocket parts or fragments from past collisions. Any one of them could…
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