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The latest sign we're eating out less: Restaurants are buying fewer disposable cups and paper towels
Even the humble disposable coffee cup suggests that diners are eating out less at restaurants. Companies that sell paper cups, plates, delivery containers, and similar packaging to restaurants say that they're seeing less demand from US businesses.
Why You Should Delete Your Fast Food Apps Right Now (Plus 4 More Big Security Stories This Week)
In an era when AI-assisted scams run rampant on social media, gaming platforms, and even within ads on legit websites, learning how to protect elders and other family members from online threats is more important than ever. October is cybersecurity…
AI Software Factories: The Future of Software Development
In June 2026, software development company Factory introduced what it called Software Factory 2.0, describing a system designed to coordinate AI agents across software engineering workflows. The concept goes beyond asking an assistant to generate…
The CEO of Europe's most valuable company says he is tying his pay to employee satisfaction
The CEO of Europe's most valuable company is linking his pay to a personal mission to boost employee morale. Christophe Fouquet, the CEO of Dutch tech firm ASML, said last week that the company will incorporate employee satisfaction into its…
From hardship to hope: Bugesera's journey towards a new economic future
Joan Asiimwe remembers a Bugesera that bore little resemblance to the district taking shape today. It was a place where Tutsi had been forcibly displaced, where discrimination denied children access to education, and where the 1994 Genocide against…
Enterprise AI: 9 Oracle executive insights - SiliconANGLE
Moving enterprise AI applications into production requires more than increasingly capable models. Enterprises need secure access to business data, reliable infrastructure and greater control over autonomous agents as organizations look to turn AI…
PHP flaws spark global alarm, Indian firms scramble to patch systems
Indian private sector companies, especially small and medium enterprises, rushed to inspect their websites and applications, patch vulnerable systems and tighten security controls after two critical flaws were found in PHP, the programming language…
Amex Says App and Website Disruptions 'Not Caused by a Security Vulnerability
Some American Express customers couldn't get the company's website and app to work on Thursday, leading to speculation that it might have something to do with the so-called Black October cybersecurity crisis that's currently roiling the global…
11 Million Impacted by Capcom Data Breach
Japanese gaming company Capcom has disclosed a data breach impacting 11 million email addresses and the personal information of a small number of individuals. The incident, the gaming giant says, was discovered on October 19 and involved…
UAE diplomat enters race to be next UN secretary-general
Lana Nusseibeh, a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates, has entered the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general. The UAE formally nominated Nusseibeh, its Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Envoy to the UN and European…
The disastrous PHP vulnerabilities were exploited days before the patch
The PHP Foundation says details about the bugs were leaked before it could release a patch. The PHP Foundation says details about the bugs were leaked before it could release a patch. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge PHP: The three…
Pentagon sued over data breach affecting more than 3 million people
Two Marines are suing the Defense Department over a breach of the Defense Manpower Data Center's information system that exposed the personal information belonging to more than 3 million people with ties to the U.S. military. The lawsuit, filed…
Beware the boardroom AI learning gap
Information security and privacy consultant Anthony Olivier. Most boards approving artificial intelligence (AI) investments in South Africa today could not tell you, from their own experience, what a capable AI model can do, or where it will fail.
Social Security makes change to help parents claim Trump Accounts
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has changed how it issues Social Security cards for newborns, adding new information that is meant to help parents claim and manage their children's Trump Accounts. The agency announced on October 20 that…
Drones and AI on display as Milipol Qatar draws global security firms
Security companies from 33 countries gathered in Doha this week for Milipol Qatar, displaying drones, robots and AI systems as the country reviews its defences following the Iran war. The three-day exhibition, which ended Thursday, covered…
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