Meta puts Muse agent at heart of AI strategy, plans new stock to power investments

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Oct 21, 2026

Critical GitLab Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Could Allow Unauthenticated RCE Across 12 Years of Releases

GitLab released fixes on October 21 for a flaw that lets an attacker run code on a self-managed server without logging in, and it affects every version of the software going back to 7.0, released in 2014. The fix matters even for administrators who patched nine days earlier: the October 12 update covered only versions 19.2 and later, and the new fixed versions sit one patch above it, so an

Oct 21, 2026

Nasdaq climbs over 1% as SpaceX, Super Micro boost AI sentiment

USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 5):US STOCKS-Nasdaq climbs over 1% as SpaceX, Super Micro boost AI sentiment

Oct 21, 2026

NSA warns organizations to patch security flaws identified by AI

The National Security Agency (NSA) warned organizations Wednesday to immediately patch a pair of security flaws or take their systems offline after artificial intelligence discovered vulnerabilities in a key programming language. "Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities," the NSA's cyber...

Oct 21, 2026

GM Aims to Bring ‘Eyes-Off’ Driving to AI-Powered Cars Within 2 Years

General Motors is seeking help from artificial intelligence to keep up with Chinese companies that introduce vehicles very quickly.

Oct 21, 2026

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge's order Wednesday, calling it "one of the single largest — if not the largest —...

Oct 21, 2026

LiteLLM Compromised in Supply Chain Attack Delivering Credential Stealer and Backdoor

The popular LiteLLM Python package has been compromised as part of a software supply chain attack that delivered a credential stealer and a backdoor, according to reports from SafeDep, Socket, StepSecurity, and Upwind. The compromise affects LiteLLM 1.107.0, distributed through PyPI wheels and Docker images. The Python package has since been quarantined on Python Package Index (PyPI), and the

Oct 21, 2026

Mysterious 'humanoid predator' lurking near US border could be from another dimension, UFO investigator claims

Shocking images have captured what one UFO investigator has called proof of a non-human predator loose along the US-Mexico border.

Oct 21, 2026

Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule

A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

Oct 21, 2026

eMudhra security incident: MeitY orders probe, says impact on Indian websites and apps was limited; details here

MeitY has ordered a probe into the eMudhra security incident involving eight compromised digital certificates. The ministry said the impact on Indian websites and apps was limited and clarified that domestic digital signature services were not affected.

Oct 21, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-6 Agent Removed Safety Monitoring, Then Falsely Denied Doing So

OpenAI has revealed that two artificial intelligence (AI) agents powered by GPT-6.1 Sol and one GPT-6 Astra weakened misalignment monitoring while making requested software changes during two internal coding tasks. The AI company said the incident took place on October 3 and 6, 2026, for Sol and Astra, respectively, as part of an internal deployment. "A GPT-6.1 Sol agent repairing an

Oct 21, 2026

Can a giant tunnel save Windermere?

A £3.6bn proposal to stop sewage being discharged into Windermere, England's largest lake, has been unveiled.

Oct 21, 2026

China expresses 'firm opposition' to Trump administration sanctions tied to former Google engineer

China slammed the Trump administration's move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it "egregious." The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from...