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ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories
Oct 1, 2026

ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Zero-Day Chain, 543K Live Secrets, Model Inspection RCE and 13 More Stories

This week, the useful words are boring ones: inspect, cache, compile, store, trust. Each sounds harmless. Each can become an attack path when a system does a little more than people expect. A model check can run code. A cache can mix up requests. A public secret can stay useful for years. That is the lesson running through the list. Attackers do not always need a brilliant new trick. They can


Oct 1, 2026

Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI

Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.



Oct 1, 2026

California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people

The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.


SpaceX launches crew to ISS
Oct 1, 2026

SpaceX launches crew to ISS

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.


Oct 1, 2026

One year later, Tesla and Musk still don’t have a good definition of ‘abundance’

The CEO promised to get more specific about his vision. But the details are still absent.


Sorry, blondes! Women with darker hair are judged more attractive and healthier-looking, study finds
Oct 1, 2026

Sorry, blondes! Women with darker hair are judged more attractive and healthier-looking, study finds

For decades, blondes have been told they have more fun - but when it comes to attractiveness, brunettes may be getting the last laugh.


This is how fast Swiss glaciers, the 'water tower of Europe,' are melting away
Oct 1, 2026

This is how fast Swiss glaciers, the 'water tower of Europe,' are melting away

Glaciers in Switzerland lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record. It's part of a trend that could have big impacts in a country reliant on hydropower and which acts as the 'water tower of Europe,' feeding its major rivers.


Oct 1, 2026

F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 Join PS Plus in October

Sony announced the PS Plus monthly games lineup for October, which includes F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896, and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, on the PlayStation Blog on Wednesday. Once added to PS Plus, the titles will be available to PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Deluxe/Premium tier members. The games will be available on the service till November 2.


Oct 1, 2026

Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system

Brian Chesky on making Airbnb agent-friendly, the state of consumer AI, and why the world needs an AI-native operating system.