Ars TechnicaOct 20, 2026
The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs
Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server.
IT
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
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TechCrunchOct 20, 2026
Google has joined Amazon in attacking Nvidia’s stronghold with AI app developers
Google has joined Amazon in releasing a developer tool that makes it easy for PyTorch users to move their apps off Nvidia GPUs.
AI
TechCrunchOct 20, 2026
ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
The company says the feature is designed for situations where users might be discussing something personal or planning a surprise and want to keep those conversations private when handing their device to friends or family to show them something in another chat.
AI
TechCrunchOct 20, 2026
Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
Eric Schmidt’s fortune is about to get even bigger.
AIBusiness Consulting
Source: TechCrunch · Marina Temkin
WIREDOct 20, 2026
French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
TikTok and other sites were told to curb protest footage and AI-altered images, while online retailers like Vinted and eBay reportedly signed an agreement stop looted goods from flooding resale sites.
AIMarketing
Source: WIRED · Isabella Ward, Anna Desmarais
TechCrunchOct 20, 2026
Meta’s Muse hits 10M US downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps
New data also shows Muse is retaining users at higher rates than its AI rivals.
AIMarketing
Source: TechCrunch · Sarah Perez
WIREDOct 20, 2026
An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding
Hysteria over the agent's appearance in a 7,500-person group reveals that internet experts have outdated notions of privacy.
AICybersecurity
Ars TechnicaOct 20, 2026
Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations
Meta is suspending the sharing feature while it investigates its privacy.
MarketingIT
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
TechCrunchOct 20, 2026
Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet
Blackwall has raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation to continue building security and filtering tools that help websites grapple with growing bot and AI traffic.
Business ConsultingCybersecurity
Source: TechCrunch · Ram Iyer
WIREDOct 19, 2026
OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying on Executives Ordered to Remain in Custody
A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to remain in custody, likening the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check.”
AIBusiness Consulting
Ars TechnicaOct 19, 2026
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.
IT
Source: Ars Technica · Dan Goodin
Ars TechnicaOct 19, 2026
ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.
IT
Source: Ars Technica · Nick Indge