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The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Security personnel around the world are on high alert Tuesday following the discovery of eight TLS certificates with private keys so weak they could allow anyone to mint trusted browser…

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OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

OpenBSD 8.0 is here, marking the project’s 61st release and continuing its schedule of semiannual releases dating back to 1996. What started more than 30 years ago as a fork…

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Gemini’s Personal Intelligence is coming to cars

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Google kicked off 2026 with the addition of Personal Intelligence to Gemini, allowing its AI to pull in more of your data to formulate answers. It started as a paid…

Technology

Meta drops the word “train” from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Hoping to quell criticism, Meta has dropped the word “train” from its “streamlined” commercial terms of service that kick in on October 30. Last week, Meta faced backlash after legal…

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JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

Since launching in 2015, JustWatch has helped people navigate the growing number of streaming services by providing a guide on where to find movies they want to stream. Now JustWatch…

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Teen Sues CBS News Over Report That Referred To Him As A Reflecting Pool Vandalism Suspect

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

It’s never a good idea to just print whatever the government tells you to print, not when you have the First Amendment to rely on. On the other hand, if…

Cybersecurity

Eight eMudhra CA Keys Compromised, Triggering Emergency Fixes Across Browsers and Software

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate certificate authority (CA) certificates are compromised, Mozilla and Google’s Chrome Root Program confirms on October 20. An intermediate CA signs the certificates that…

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Accident Or Not, The No Kings Takedown Is Why You Shouldn’t Rent Your Megaphone From Zuck

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

This past weekend was the latest in an ongoing series of (massive) “No Kings” protests held around the country (and in some cases around the globe). The latest one was…

Technology

Daily Deal: Nibble All-Around Knowledge App

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

We’d all like to learn something new, but long courses or heavy reading can feel too time consuming. Nibble transforms your screen time into short, interactive learning experiences designed to…

Technology

Polestar tries to quantify what it’s like to drive a performance car

October 20, 2026 Blogmaster

The human desire to go fast is old, dating back at least as far as the first time some adventurous Yamnaya saw a horse on the Pontic-Caspian steppe and thought,…

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