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  Flesh-eating screwworms are feasting on pets; 4 dogs and cat attacked this week USDA has identified 74 animal cases in US since parasitic flies invaded in June. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/flesh-eating-screwworms-are-feasting-on-pets-4-dogs-and-cat-attacked-this-week/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/massive-leak-exposes-41000-dhs-workers-and-undercover-ice-agents/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity Seven potential AI nightmares pulled from Anthropic's 93-page "Risk Factor" tome. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/anthropic-ipo-warns-its-ai-could-blackmail-people-become-sentient-end-humanity/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink terms with deadly drone strikes Ukraine says Starshield back to normal, denies misuse of Starlink commercial service. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/musk-accuses-ukraine-of-violating-starlink-terms-with-deadly-drone-strikes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  FCC chair warns media not to run the "fake polls" Trump keeps complaining about Ex-FCC chairs say Brendan Carr aims to scare broadcasters into self-censorship. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/fcc-chair-warns-media-not-to-run-the-fake-polls-trump-keeps-complaining-about/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  UN accepts the obvious: We're not going to avoid a 1.5º C warming Best case is now an overshoot to 1.8º C, accompanied by massive carbon removal. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/un-accepts-the-obvious-were-not-going-to-avoid-a-1-5o-c-warming/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/300-tor-exit-nodes-hijacked-to-intercept-ssh-traffic-and-retrieve-plaintext-email/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Forget "Malaise 2.0," GM says it's still all-in on EVs and autonomy General Motors' plans will require quite a lot of customers' trust. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/forget-malaise-2-0-gm-says-its-still-all-in-on-evs-and-autonomy/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Sauron recruits his future Ringwraiths in Rings of Power S3 trailer "I will take my place as the conqueror, a sorcerer, a king." https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/sauron-recruits-his-future-ringwraiths-in-rings-of-power-s3-trailer/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/hackers-got-a-four-day-head-start-on-epic-php2shell-vulnerability/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display Tile-based color palettes go way beyond the four shades of red on original hardware. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/this-emulator-reimagines-nintendos-virtual-boy-with-a-full-color-display/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  "Unethical" vaccine trial on babies backed by RFK Jr. is formally canceled The decried trial was canceled last week before police seized vaccine doses. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/unethical-vaccine-trial-on-babies-backed-by-rfk-jr-is-formally-canceled/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Meta whines New Mexico is “impossible” to please after historic $25 billion fine Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg’s ever seen. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/meta-whines-new-mexico-is-impossible-to-please-after-historic-25-billion-fine/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Russia claims its stalker satellite is "purely peaceful in character" The Russian official who called commercial satellites "legitimate targets" now says concerns are "unfounded." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/russia-claims-its-stalker-satellite-is-purely-peaceful-in-character/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/samsung-all-but-confirms-iphone-duo-is-goosing-galaxy-z8-sales/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5. 460 kW charging and 435 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/electric-or-gas-bmw-goes-both-ways-with-new-2027-x5-and-ix5/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  "Disillusioned" MAHA leader quits as Trump admin's food agenda spoils: Report The departure comes amid turmoil in Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/disillusioned-maha-leader-quits-as-trump-admins-food-agenda-spoils-report/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Meet the 2026 winner of Nikon's Small World photomicrography contest Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/meet-the-2026-winner-of-nikons-small-world-photomicrography-contest/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing We can't have nice things, but at least we can get trailers for them. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/leaked-mass-effect-universe-trailer-gives-a-taste-of-what-were-all-missing/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business following certificate debacle Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of Web credentials for any site. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/disgraced-emudhra-drops-out-of-tls-business-following-certificate-debacle/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Comcast loses more customers, claims other ISPs' cheap prices are "irrational" Comcast plans job cuts and more AI agents for its shrinking cable customer base. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/comcast-loses-more-customers-claims-other-isps-cheap-prices-are-irrational/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Latest estimate for Starship launches required to support a Moon landing? 22. "We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/latest-estimate-for-starship-launches-required-to-support-a-moon-landing-22/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine cut melanoma death, recurrence by 42% Markers released top-line results today after previously reporting trial succeeded. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/personalized-mrna-cancer-vaccine-cut-melanoma-death-recurrence-by-42/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Switch 2 jailbreak gives hackers new ways to run homebrew and mod games "Userland" exploit relies on integer overflow found in "SmileBasic" interpreter. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/switch-2-jailbreak-gives-hackers-new-ways-to-run-homebrew-and-mod-games/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78 He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/byte-magazine-artist-robert-tinney-who-illustrated-the-birth-of-pcs-dies-at-78/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  OpenAI halts frontier-model training amid string of agent misalignment incidents US Government websites among "dozens of third parties" OpenAI has recently notified. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/openai-halts-frontier-model-training-amid-string-of-agent-misalignment-incidents/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/contrary-to-some-reports-you-dont-have-two-brains/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Our PlayStation price analysis shows why physical games still matter Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/our-playstation-price-analysis-shows-why-physical-games-still-matter/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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  Boomers, not Gen Z, are the generation cutting back most on alcohol New research overturns assumption that abstinent younger drinkers are behind weak demand. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/boomers-not-gen-z-are-the-generation-cutting-back-most-on-alcohol/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social