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Chinese Hackers Use AI-Powered ARTEX to Target Over 200 Organizations Worldwide

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been observed using a Go-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing framework called ARTEX in attacks aimed at high-value targets simultaneously. The activity has been attributed by CrowdStrike to a China-based "targeted intrusion adversary" it tracks under the moniker Vapor Panda (previously VexatiousTemper). First identified in

The Hacker News · October 30, 2026

YouTube Retention Strategy: How to Hook, Hold, and Convert Viewers

Want to stop losing YouTube viewers in the first few seconds of every video? Wondering how to structure long-form content that keeps people watching, builds trust, and drives real business results? In this article, you'll discover the BINGE method, a five-part YouTube scripting framework that boosts retention, generates engagement, and turns viewers into customers. Why […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Can you trust Meta’s Muse or OpenAI’s Dots to run your life?

My Decoder guest today is Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, and we’re discussing the new wave of consumer-friendly AI agents. If you’ve been paying attention to this space, you know AI enthusiasts have been using agents for a minute now — homebrew OpenClaw setups led to a surge in Mac Mini sales earlier […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Artificial is a wicked satire that also sticks to the facts

At the New York Film Festival premiere of Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's satirical Sam Altman biopic, the director said onstage that "[when] someone wants to play God, that's very interesting to me." The idea of playing God, and power in general - who has it, who desperately wants it, and who will do anything to get […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Amazon’s new Kids Tablets let parents manage access to the Google Play store

Alongside its new collection of Alexa Tablets that run Android with full access to the Google Play store, Amazon is introducing kid versions with similar functionality but the ability for parents to limit what software and content they have access to. The Amazon Kids Tablets also come with two different styles of colorful cases featuring […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

GTA VI leaks continue with a lengthy (and very nude) gameplay video

The GTA VI leaks keep coming - and the latest is almost as long as the game's official "extended look" on Netflix. Only instead of showing off all the various gameplay details, this one is more of an "extended look" at Jason running around Vice City naked. As Kotaku reports, GTA leaker Cyberleek, who cashed […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte display

Amazon's Fire tablets are notable for being dirt cheap. While they're great for kids, they don't offer a premium Android tablet experience. The company's new $499 Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is an attempt to build a device someone might actually want to use. It's one of a few new Android tablets Amazon announced today, and […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Amazon’s Alexa Tablets are coming for the iPad

Amazon is launching a new lineup of tablets that bear almost no resemblance to any tablet Amazon has ever launched before. They're not even called Fire, the name Amazon has used for its tablets for the last 15 years. They're called Alexa Tablets, and they're designed to do two things: bring Alexa Plus to the […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Joe Rogan and Spotify renew massive podcast deal

Spotify has renewed its licensing agreement with Joe Rogan, whose podcast remains the number one show on the platform - and in the world. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the multi-year agreement is valued at around $250 million, allowing new episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience to appear on Spotify and across other […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Xbox is launching a new film and TV division

Xbox is launching a new division, called "XP," that's dedicated to Xbox experiences that aren't video games, including films and TV adaptations, consumer products, live events, and partnerships with creators and brands. Different teams at Xbox already do this work, but it will all now fall under the centralized XP division. XP formalizes four "investment […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Cupertino might be made for your mom, but it’s a good take on tech

Cupertino brings the tech backlash to the CBS procedural - an initially awkward combination, but with rewarding results. The show starts off just slightly unsure, but quickly figures out what to do with these strange times, creating fictionalized dupes of the Zizians, Polymarket, Jeff Bezos' looksmaxxing obsession, OpenAI stealing Scarlett Johansson's voice, and the fight […]

Tech Oct 08, 2026

Meta Donates 1,000 AI Glasses to Singapore’s Disability Community

Meta donates 1,000 Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to four Singapore community organisations to help persons with disabilities.

Learning Oct 08, 2026

Build and Train a 25M Parameter LLM From Scratch on Your CPU

You don't need a massive GPU cluster to learn how modern frontier AI works. In our new video on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel, you will build, pre-train, and fine-tune a working 25-million para

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