Global Rush to Fix PHP Security Flaw Leaves Some Websites Offline

New York Times - Oct 22, 2026

Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.

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NASA competition model 2.0 cuts mission selection by 45%Getting a Discovery or New Frontiers mission from announcement to second-step selection currently takes NASA about 35 months. Under a new plan, called Competition Model 2.0, the agency wants it done in about 19.5.NASA's science chief, Nicola...

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Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI

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Meta's Zuckerberg pitches AI successes to investors with 26% rise in quarterly revenue

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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted the company's progress on artificial intelligence during an earnings call on Wednesday and called for more investment. The tech giant's Muse AI agent has garnered 10 million users since its launch six weeks ago, while third-quarter revenue rose to $64.6 billion. Meanwhile, the company is accused of political interference in Brazil's presidential election. Also in this edition, we check in on France's rising borrowing costs.

Reliably Red Iowa in Play as Economic Woes Mount

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Oct 22, 2026

The Trump administration’s policies could cost Republicans in a state that is being hit hard by expensive diesel prices and uncertainty over trade.

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Oct 22, 2026

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For Clues About How A.I. Will Change Work, Look to the Past

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LiteLLM Suspects GitHub Token Leak in AI Gateway Logs Behind Malicious Package Release

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Oct 22, 2026

LiteLLM on Wednesday disclosed that threat actors compromised "multiple independent security controls" to push a malicious version of the Python package containing a credential stealer and a backdoor. On October 21, 2026, LiteLLM's release pipeline was compromised to push 1.107.0 to the Docker Hub registry and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. The incident took place around 4:00 a.m.

ITB Asia 2026 Opens with New Experience Zones, Guided Tours, and 184% Growth in MICE Show Asia

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Oct 22, 2026

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Node.js Brotli Decoder Bug Could Allow Remote Code Execution in All Supported Versions

Node.js Brotli Decoder Bug Could Allow Remote Code Execution in All Supported Versions

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Node.js released security updates on October 21 for its three supported release lines, 22.x, 24.x and 26.x, fixing 10 flaws. The most serious is a bug in the Brotli decompression code that Node.js bundles, which the project says can allow remote code execution, meaning an attacker could run code of their choosing on the affected system. Each supported line has one fixed version:

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