Russia says a lab worker’s death wasn’t plague. The WHO says it has no diagnosis. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and a Chinese city now screen travelers anyway.
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Who Hacked France’s Supermarket Fridges? The Suspect List
No one has claimed the French supermarket fridge hack. Russia, Iran, China, criminals and the U.S. side by side: records, motives and what doesn’t fit.
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Aramco’s Headquarters Fire: Riyadh Says Limited, Insiders Say Floors Are Gone
Saudi Arabia calls the Houthi hit on Aramco’s Dhahran HQ a limited fire. Insiders told Reuters and AFP the top floors are wrecked. The accounts compared.
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Supreme Court Takes Up the DOGE Records Fight a Second Time
The Supreme Court took the DOGE records fight for a second time. The filings show the question isn’t release. It’s whether courts can ask what DOGE did.
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Recording Device Found Behind TV in OpenAI’s Executive Conference Room
An OpenAI engineer is charged with hiding a recorder in an executive conference room. Officials call it national security. The charge is a wiretap count.
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Project Starshot Went Quiet. Its Light Sail Research Didn’t.
Breakthrough Starshot’s Alpha Centauri plan has been on hold since 2024 and its final report is unpublished. Its money still shows up in light sail labs.
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Alberta’s Separation Vote: What a Yes Would Start
Alberta votes Oct. 19 on starting a path to separation. What a Yes would trigger, why Ottawa says the Clarity Act doesn’t apply yet and the U.S. questions.
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Hackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges to 122°F, Spoiling Food
Hackers heated fridges in hundreds of French supermarkets to 122°F, spoiling food. A U.S. advisory had flagged flaws in Danfoss controllers back in 2025.
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Yandex Strikes, the Russian Bot Claim: What the Data Shows
Zelensky says Ukraine’s strikes on Yandex silenced Russian bots. The Cloudflare chart behind the claim counts Yandex’s web crawlers, not social media bots.