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Bookshelf: The closing of the Russian mind (doesn’t bode well for the future)

AndyC 8 October 2026

Bogged down militarily in Ukraine, with Russia’s economy in a shambles and Ukrainian drones penetrating ever deeper into the heartland...

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The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos

AndyC 8 October 2026

The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera;...

The quest for simplicity: Why SMBs want advanced protection without the complexity

AndyC 7 October 2026

Cybersecurity has never been easy. Threats evolve at breakneck speed. Corporate attack surfaces continue to expand with each new digital investment. Regulatory requirements add extra...

Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family

AndyC 3 October 2026

Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesWelcome to Kernel Panic!,...

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

AndyC 3 October 2026

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court...

A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data

AndyC 2 October 2026

While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an...

Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank

AndyC 2 October 2026

Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there. (more…)