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Attackers turn GitHub issues into supply chain campaign against 61 public repos in less than an hour
'The workflow automatically is triggered within a second, and if the workflow is indeed vulnerable, then the attack is executed successfully'
GSA left sensitive Google Drive files open to staff, contractors
Auditors have flagged similar security failures since 2014
Shortlist of age checks for the UK's under-16 social media ban is out, 'some' adults will need verifying
Some adults may not need to prove it, but many will
Critical launch for Vulcan as ULA targets Friday the 13th
Hopefully without disintegrating SRB nozzles
Built to bend: Postgres’s inventor and a steward on what AI really needs
PARTNER CONTENT: Michael Stonebraker and Bruce Momjian on why enterprise AI needs a database that no one controls, and what PostgreSQL 19 says about the road ahead
Howler will have AI answer your questions, then burn the chat
Ask AI dumb things and leave no local chat history, all with the style of a kids' fantasy novel – or rather, one of its magical letters
Startup wants to make AI agents safe for DevOps duty
Infrastructure automation needs something better than prompt and pray
Topcoat enables Rust to render server-side web apps
Rust guru rejiggers web app reactivity for potentially speedier page loading
Suspected Chinese attackers built a custom PHP2Shell exploit and rooted 25 servers
Snoops 'likely still' have access to US government-affiliated network
Ubuntu 27.04 may bring a preview of the long-awaited Core Desktop
Canonical has a long way to catch up, but it knows who it's chasing
BattMan aims to turbocharge US batteries without robbin' critical minerals
DoE-backed consortium hoping to scale, says orgs can apply to become, literally, part of BattMan
Runtime: LSEG's CTO on AI P Microsoft's MAI-Base-2, and neocloud clouds...
+ the struggles of the neoclouds, GitHub's incredible growth, and no end in sight to the memory shortage.
Oracle wants to bill you for every AI task, not just every seat
Big Red says AI units will add to subscriptions, as it juggles $90BN-plus capex, mounting debt and a $225BN revenue goal for 2030
Ian McKenna: Dynamic Planner raises the bar in advice-tech AI race
Imagine being able to service 41% more clients by spending just 3% more time using your software. That is the result achieved by the top quartile of Dynamic Planner users over the past 19 months, based on the company’s analysis of more than 650 firms.
Belgium's tax agency confirms cyberattack, pulls services offline
Officials confirm this week’s tax deadlines extended to November as a result
Agents for everyone, hard rules for the risky bits
Rasa CTO Alan Nichol on why prompts alone can’t govern enterprise AI agents, and how to let more teams build them.
Systemd adds support for Rust
What's even better than Rust in the Linux kernel? Rust in systemd!
Very makes Black Friday price promise
Very has pledged that the price customers pay for Black Friday deals will always be the cheapest, even if the same item is reduced further during its Black Friday event.
Visa and Tencent ink agentic commerce and cross-border payments MoU
Weeks after securing the regulatory green light to step up its operations in China, Visa has inked a deal with the country's tech behemoth Tencent spanning cross-border payments and AI-powered commerce.
Aldi to invest £17.5m in solar panels at 230 more stores
Aldi will invest £17.5m in solar panels at 230 more UK stores between 2027 and 2031, taking its total investment in solar power to around £26m.
Pinterest: How the internet is breathing new life into the high street
Greg Owens, VP, International, Pinterest says its time to put the “Bricks vs Clicks” debate to bed. Over the past few years, the technology industry encouraged us to think in opposites. Online would replace offline. Ecommerce would eclipse the high street.
How Younger Customers Are Spearheading the Rise of the ‘Switchable Middle’
At Sibos 2026, Temenos' William Moroney shares insights from a survey that reveals a widening gap between customer expectations shaped by digital experiences and the service banks currently deliver.
Poundland-owners preparing to appoint administrators
Gordon Brothers has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, which could put 12,000 jobs at risk across Poundland’s 600 UK and Ireland stores.
Building a Trusted Ecosystem: AI’s Changing Role in Corporate Banking
At Sibos 2026, CoCoNet’s CEO and director of product share their thoughts on how banks can build trusted AI execution layers and connect corporate ecosystems to meet evolving client demands.
CIBC rolls out Thought Machine core platform
UK core banking fintech Thought Machine has signed CIBC as its latest Tier 1 client, revealing that the Canadian giant is also the lender behind a previously announced £30 million investment.
Crypto exchange HTX to leave UK after FCA lawsuit
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has secured a High Court order preventing crypto exchange HTX from knowingly promoting cryptoasset services unlawfully to customers in the country.
Idemia prepares payment cards for quantum threats with EMVCo certification
Becoming the first company to achieve EMVCo certification for a payment card platform that provides access to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and crypto-agility services, Idemia can now enable banks to future proof their cards against quantum threats.
BofE consults on tokenised collateral in central clearing
The Bank of England has launched a consultation supporting central counterparties (CCPs) acceptance of tokenised forms of eligible collateral.
John Lewis Money appoints former MD of Co-op Insurance as director
The board of John Lewis Finance, the regulated business behind John Lewis Money, has appointed Charles Offord as director of financial services. He will join on 18 November, and will also sit on the John Lewis Finance Board.