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In Brief 7:58 AM PDT · October 5, 2026 The Danish government has confirmed that its central database of citizens’ data was breached and most of its contents were stolen. The data breach affects some 8 million citizens and residents of Denmark, including people living abroad and the deceased. In
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For AI startups, choosing a model isn’t necessarily a one-time architecture decision anymore. Open models are improving. Frontier APIs keep advancing. Models can be customized for specific workloads, and some companies are building products that use multiple models rather than committing to one. That gives founders more ways to
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The story begins almost 12 years ago, when Tayo Adesanya started a career working with microchips and AI processors. He mainly helped large manufacturers decide which chips to use in their hardware. Those years, he told TechCrunch, gave him early insight into where demand in the AI computing market was
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Kevin Carter/Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW October 5, 2026 10:48 AM ET Unauthorized users accessed sensitive records for roughly nine months before discovery, exposing another government personnel data fiasco as the FBI confronts its own breach incident. * Defense * Workforce * Data Breaches * Cyber Threats A Pentagon
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Pulling the power cord on a Raspberry Pi without a proper shutdown is a really bad idea. Whether it's running Home Assistant, a NAS, a 3D printer controller, or an edge AI application, losing power unexpectedly can corrupt an SD card or interrupt writes in progress. Geekworm'
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David Waitzman and the Bergen Linux User Group are auctioning a piece of networking history: a physical packet transmitted using Waitzman's RFC 1149 — "Standard for the Transmission of IP [Internet Protocol] Datagrams on Avian Carriers," otherwise known as IP over pigeon. "Avian carriers can provide
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Building your own computer once meant something very different. Instead of ordering a few boards and plugging them together, you could buy a box full of components, pick up a soldering iron, and assemble the machine yourself. Heath Company helped popularize that experience with its famous Heathkits, including the H8
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The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is a terrific smartwatch, and I actually preferred it to the bigger, more expensive Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic. I found that slim 'squircle'-shaped chassis is a nice wide surface that locks to the wrist very nicely, making it a great workout
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DJI's Osmo Pocket 3 is one of the top action cams we've ever tested - and easily one of the most popular for creators. This is a 4K handheld camera is small enough to carry almost anywhere, designed to give creators a more dedicated video setup
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* Google paused OSS bug bounty submissions after a surge of AI-generated, invalid reports * AI boosts vulnerability discovery but often produces flawed, incomplete, or hallucinatory findings * Rising AI-driven bounty spam has also overwhelmed curl maintainers and Linux security reviewers Google has revealed it is pausing one of its bug bounty program
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It's easy, but it's also a little risky. Savusia Konstantin/Getty Images Chromebooks have earned their reputation as affordable, secure and simple machines over the years. Most owners never venture beyond the Play Store, downloading apps and calling it a day. But much like Android power
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Trust me: Smart home devices make awesome home upgrades as well as handy gifts for the person who has everything. But they’re not all created equal. I’ve been testing home devices for years, and I watch for several factors before I recommend them to people, including real-world results
