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Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

A surge in Russian jet-powered drone strikes on Ukrainian data centers has increasingly disrupted mobile phone and Internet services for thousands of people. Now Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other…

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Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Over decades of research, scientists have built up a partial picture of what specialized cells within the brain and spinal cord do. By studying how the brain develops, they could…

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Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

A new tool is allowing Mac users the ability again to easily turn off Apple Intelligence with one click and free up to 12GB of storage. Unlike with previous versions…

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Warner/Chappell Sinks Lindsay Ellis’ Two-Hour Cruise Video Over A Few Seconds Of Karaoke

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Techdirt has been around for almost 30 years now, and the one internet law issue that never seems to change is the bullshit use of copyright to take down speech.…

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F1 in Bahrain… in Malaysia: The race needed a software update to start

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Well, it’s safe to say no Bahrain Grand Prix has been affected by torrential rain quite like the 2026 race. For one thing, it was held several thousand miles from…

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users’ Mailboxes

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as…

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Daily Deal: Babbel Language Learning (All Languages)

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Become a language expert with a Babbel Language Learning subscription. With the app, you can use Babbel on desktop and mobile, and your progress is synchronized across devices. Want to…

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Court Permanently Dismisses Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Against David Hearn

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Finally. Now, it doesn’t matter what Trump wants his DOJ minions to do. If he’s going to try to pin a botched repair job on people who just happened to…

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AI glasses face their first major government crackdown

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Norway has become the first major country to propose a temporary ban on the use of AI glasses in selected public places amid growing privacy concerns over wearable technology. The…

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Mass quarantine issued in Russia after unexplained death of plague researcher

October 5, 2026 Blogmaster

Roughly 200 people are under medical observation, several hospitals are under quarantine, and dozens are in isolation in Russia following the unexplained death of an infectious disease researcher at the…

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