Gerard Barron, Metals Company Chief, Makes the Case for Seafloor Mining

New York Times - Sep 23, 2026

The head of the company hoping to become the first to conduct commercial deep-sea mining said mines on land had a much larger environmental footprint.

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Pornhub investigated over its age checks

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Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.

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Chris Wright Sells Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Vision

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Pacing problem: can AI fears overcome US-China race dynamics and force a slowdown?

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the sixth part of a series, Chong Ming Lee and Vincent Chow examine what’s behind the call for “pacing” by American AI giants – effectively a slowdown in development – and how the phenomenon is being viewed in China. After years of rapid development, leading US AI executives are...

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The science of the perfect family: Parents with two daughters report the highest levels of happiness, study finds

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This Windows Malware is Built to Let Up to Four AI Models Vote on Its Next Move

A Windows malware called CLOSEDQUORUM is built to take orders from a vote of up to four AI models instead of an attacker's server, Cisco Talos said on September 22. The models can choose to steal Windows credentials, saved browser passwords, and crypto wallet data. Talos has not seen this setup work from start to finish, and the public version of the malware does not work as it is.

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Compromised MemTensor Packages Deliver sckit Credential Stealer via npm and PyPI

Unknown threat actors have managed to compromise two legitimate MemTensor packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repositories to push a platform-specific Go-based implant dubbed sckit designed for Windows, Linux, and macOS. According to reports from Aikido, SafeDep, Socket, and StepSecurity, the libraries in question below - @memtensor/memos-cloud-openclaw-plugin versions

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Gerard Barron, Metals Company Chief, Makes the Case for Seafloor Mining

Millions of lettuces ruined by UK aphid outbreak

MikroTrick Chain Let Attackers Take Over MikroTik Routers Without a Password or SSH Key

Pornhub investigated over its age checks

Self-Driving Cars Are Getting Better. The Risks Are Getting Bigger.

Chris Wright Sells Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Vision

Pacing problem: can AI fears overcome US-China race dynamics and force a slowdown?

The science of the perfect family: Parents with two daughters report the highest levels of happiness, study finds

This Windows Malware is Built to Let Up to Four AI Models Vote on Its Next Move

Compromised MemTensor Packages Deliver sckit Credential Stealer via npm and PyPI

Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law

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