Joe Biden urges Americans to stay positive amid political ‘dark days’
Americans are facing attacks on free speech and tests of executive power, Biden said
Day: October 27, 2025
9 Years After Dhaka Attack, Why Bangladesh Is Welcoming Zakir Naik Now
Following the 2016 Dhaka Holey Artisan Bakery terror attack, the Sheikh Hasina government had banned Zakir Naik’s Peace TV. The decision was taken after one of the attackers had said that he and his associates were inspired by the rabid speeches made
Sources: AI contractor marketplace Mercor is finalizing $350M in funding led by Felicis at a $10B valuation; founded in 2023, Mercor manages 30K contractors (Angel Au-Yeung/Wall Street Journal)
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Sources: AI contractor marketplace Mercor is finalizing $350M in funding led by Felicis at a $10B valuation; founded in 2023, Mercor manages 30K contractors — Founded in 2023 by three college dr…
ZBEE FPV Drone: Zulu Defence Develops Tactical Precision Platform
Zulu Defence Systems has developed the ZBEE FPV, a compact first-person-view combat drone optimised for tactical battlefield roles and precision payload delivery.The drone represents an Indian innovation in low-cost first-person visuals (FPV) warfare technology, capable of carrying a two‑kilogram mortar dropper system for high‑accuracy strike and reconnaissance operations.Designed for forward‑
Fury as ICE agents fire tear gas on street preparing for children’s Halloween parade
Chaos erupted in a Chicago neighbourhood after ICE agents fired tear gas on a residential street during an immigration raid, moments before the start of a children’s Halloween parade.
Cameroon’s Paul Biya, world’s oldest president, declared election winner
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Monday was declared the winner of the country’s presidential election, securing 53.66% of the vote, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council. At 92, Biya is the world’s oldest leader. With…
First Wap: A Surveillance Computer You’ve Never Heard Of
Mother Jones has a long article on surveillance arms manufacturers, their wares, and how they avoid export control laws:
Operating from their base in Jakarta, where permissive export laws have allowed their surveillance business to flourish, First Wap’s European founders and executives have quietly built a phone-tracking empire, with a footprint extending from the Vatican to the Middle East to Silicon Valley.
It calls its proprietary system Altamides, which it describes in promotional materials as “a unified platform to covertly locate the whereabouts of single or multiple suspects in real-time, to detect movement patterns, and to detect whether suspects are in close vicinity with each other.”…
ChatGPT’s Atlas Browser Jailbroken to Hide Malicious Prompts Inside URLs
Security researchers at NeuralTrust have uncovered a critical vulnerability in OpenAI’s Atlas browser that allows attackers to bypass safety measures by disguising malicious instructions as innocent-looking web addresses. The flaw exploits how th…
Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dol…
Trump comments about a third term spark concern – US politics live
US president’s musings about an unconstitutional third term in office draw criticism from Democratic congresswomanTrump ‘would love’ unconstitutional third term but rules out VP runA third term for Trump would be unconstitutional. Here’s whyAs Republic…