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Alphabet added privacy protections to save its $10M Spirit data deal, resolving union objections. The UK expanded its under-16 social media ban to recommenders and user content, potentially covering 150 platforms. England’s OfS urged AI-free exams as AI makes coursework grading near-impossible. A suspected Chinese spy case exposed Singapore networks helping firms bypass US AI-chip export controls. Nintendo sold 5.2M Zelda remake copies in 4 days.
CISA confirmed active exploitation of the decade-old OpenSSH/musl “SSHole” flaw, which lets attackers log in—including to passwordless root accounts—with any password over 256 characters; federal fixes are due Nov. 12. Eight new X.Org/XWayland security bugs were disclosed and fixed, while longtime Linux developer Lorenzo Stoakes stepped back from some reviewer roles amid an AI-generated patch flood.
US authorities indicted three men over an AI deepfake scheme that tricked employees into wiring $129M. Researchers also found two automakers’ connected cars could be unlocked and started via shared default “admin” passwords; both patched within hours. A former FBI agent pleaded guilty to stealing $2.5M in crypto, and a pro-Kremlin group doxxed 18 EU officials, offering bounties for information on their families.
Anthropic struck a $3.4B deal for 1.7GW of gas-fired power to fuel AI data centers, underscoring AI’s surging energy demand. In China, Inner Mongolia’s Galaxy campus is scaling fast at one-fifth U.S. costs. Apple saved $2.7B routing $50B via Singapore, topping Ireland. Meanwhile, Democrats’ midterm wins put crypto and Trump ties under scrutiny, while AI-safety PAC Public First spent $63M+, winning 10 of 17 races.
Asahi Linux is moving repos to GPLv2-or-later, citing MIT-license abuse, and reports M3 support GA, DCP/Thunderbolt gains, and M5 Exclaves hurdles. Poettering et al. unveiled Amutable Foundations: immutable, bit-identical Fedora-based OS images plus fleet control. Security researchers warn Rails, Spring, and Jetty trust client-supplied Forwarded headers by default, allowing IP/host spoofing.
Delhi Police sent X takedown requests for 42 URLs tied to SFLC.in, IFF and censorship trackers, threatening transparency. The US DoJ launched a ‘Super Intelligence Task Force’ to defend AI supremacy. DigiCert admitted a 16-month breach exposed customer data. Blue Origin’s New Glenn slipped to 2027, while the Bank of England warned AI spending may not yield a productivity boom. UK ministers sought powers to investigate runaway AI agents.