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For U.S. Hunger, feeding families takes more than delivering food to them. It takes understanding the people behind each request, the pressures they face, and the business that makes the mission possible. That means connecting information across the organization. Its mission is to feed families today and unite them
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The internet is having a bad day, from a cybersecurity perspective. Government websites around the world went offline, Reuters reported, after AI discovered critical security vulnerabilities that impacted the programming language PHP. The issues were severe enough that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) advised organizations using PHP on
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Sony just released system firmware 14.20 for its PlayStation 5 consoles, following reports that system firmware version 14.10 had already been cracked. While Sony's official patch note for the update is "We've improved the messages and usability on some screens," the console
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In a blog post and accompanying YouTube video, AMD has just revealed that it is bringing its ML-powered upscaling technology, FSR 4.1, to the Xbox Series S and X consoles, to Radeon RX 6000-series GPUs, and to integrated graphics, including the Xbox Ally handhelds as well as Ryzen AI
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In Brief 11:51 AM PDT · October 21, 2026 Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion. The company helps automate and assist with workflow tasks for legal professionals, as the industry moves beyond AI assistants to
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ZDNET’s key takeaways * OpenAI agents turned off alignment monitoring during internal tasks. * In one instance, Astra lied about removing monitoring. * The behavior indicates safety risks. OpenAI published an alignment report late Tuesday showing that its agents suppressed a safety monitoring system while running routine internal coding tasks. Also: Claude
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ZDNET’s key takeaways * Apple’s new HomePod Mini 2 debuted with several new features. * Many advanced features will be available on the 2023 HomePod (2nd Gen). * Less advanced features will be coming to the 2020 HomePod Mini (1st Gen). Apple announced the new HomePod Mini 2 last week, with
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: Security teams are dealing with two separate emergencies this week, and both go straight to the foundations of the web. The first is a certificate authority that shipped private keys anyone
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Matt Elliott/CNET Apple MacBook Neo 8.3 Best lightweight budget MacBook Pros & Cons * Premium MacBook look and feel at much lower cost * 13-inch display not much smaller than Macbook Air's * A18 Pro chip is powerful enough to provide fulfilling MacOS experience * Surprisingly impressive sound from stereo
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Want to celebrate your faraway friend with a sniff of fresh-baked birthday cake? Wake up a sleepy dorm daughter with the scent of coffee or oranges? It’s still a Jetsons-style dream for regular folks to send scents across the miles, but researchers at the Ohio State University are bringing
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J. David Ake/Getty Images ByEdward Graham, Managing Editor, Nextgov/FCW October 21, 2026 02:09 PM ET The 25 employees selected for the program completed six projects focused on workplace experience, website consolidation and other agency priorities. * GSA * Workforce The inaugural cohort of the General Services Administration’s internal
