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Astronomers Pointed Webb at an Empty Spot in Space. Something 'Highly Unusual' Flashed Back

Gizmodo - Oct 21, 2026 8:09pm EDT

Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream

With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

BBC News - Oct 21, 2026 7:19pm EDT

The viral attack ad featuring an estranged mother

Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP candidate for governor in Ohio, has claimed credit for the ad targeting his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, featuring her mother.

NBC News - Oct 21, 2026 6:33pm EDT

PHP devs publish critical bug fix as site owners warned: Pull 'em offline if you're unpatched

Websites down as precaution as exploits have already been published

Register UK - Oct 21, 2026 6:03pm EDT

Tesla to report earnings after Elon Musk floats SpaceX merger plan

Guardian UK - Oct 21, 2026 5:52pm EDT

Türkiye launches nationwide cyber alert over critical PHP flaws

Türkiye has launched nationwide cybersecurity scans and issued urgent warnings to government agencies and businesses after critical vulnerabilities were...

Daily Sabah - Oct 21, 2026 5:46pm EDT

Tesla earnings loom after Musk calls SpaceX merger a 'good idea'

A day after Elon Musk's SpaceX reported third-quarter results, Tesla is scheduled to update investors.

CNBC - Oct 21, 2026 4:38pm EDT

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury finds it misled consumers about data privacy

“Facebook’s wrongdoing — over the course of years and systematically broadcast to the public — goes to the heart of Facebook’s core business practices,” the judge wrote.

NBC News - Oct 21, 2026 3:47pm EDT

Meta ordered to pay $25B over Facebook privacy deception

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion Wednesday after a jury found the social media giant liable for misleading Facebook users about its...

Daily Sabah - Oct 21, 2026 3:03pm EDT

Meta ordered to pay $25bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica data-privacy case

Guardian UK - Oct 21, 2026 2:48pm EDT

Trump Calls for Data Center to Give 'Dividends' to Communities as Backlash Threatens AI Expansion

"Data Centers that were highly unpopular in a certain area, have become extremely popular when a financial deal is struck," Trump said.

International Business Times - Oct 21, 2026 2:35pm EDT

Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world

Guardian UK - Oct 21, 2026 2:30pm EDT

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook

ABC News - Oct 21, 2026 2:18pm EDT

Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy

The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

BBC News - Oct 21, 2026 2:17pm EDT

Meta hit with $25-billion penalty for misleading consumers in New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica case

State accused Meta of lying to Facebook users about internal policies and who had access to their data

The Globe and Mail - Oct 21, 2026 2:16pm EDT

Major websites go offline worldwide over critical PHP flaws

Government agencies and businesses worldwide took websites offline Wednesday after two critical security vulnerabilities were uncovered in PHP, a widely...

Daily Sabah - Oct 21, 2026 2:04pm EDT

New Mexico awarded $25 billion civil penalty against Meta

A judge has ordered Meta to pay the state of New Mexico a civil penalty of $25 billion after a jury found the company misled users about the privacy of their data. NBC News' Allie Canal has details on the ruling.

NBC News - Oct 21, 2026 2:00pm EDT

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case

Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties related to Cambridge Analytica scandal in New Mexico.

CNBC - Oct 21, 2026 1:37pm EDT

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.

BBC News - Oct 21, 2026 1:37pm EDT

Cryptocurrency companies can keep paying interest-like rewards: Bank regulators

ABC News - Oct 21, 2026 1:15pm EDT

Google staff resign in backlash over its AI contracts with military

The BBC speaks to several current and former Google DeepMind employees about their concerns with AI use on the battlefield.

BBC News - Oct 21, 2026 1:04pm EDT

OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors

Washington, United States: OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built to catch them misbeha...

Peninsula Qatar - Oct 21, 2026 12:31pm EDT

Intel hits construction milestone at Ohio chip fab that’s at least 5 years behind schedule

Intel has installed the first major structural truss at its delayed Ohio chip fab, but the company has yet to announce a major outside customer.

CNBC - Oct 21, 2026 12:27pm EDT

Urgent security fix issued for code vital to estimated 70% of all websites

ABC News - Oct 21, 2026 12:26pm EDT