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AO3 Incident Narrows to Four Fields; No Containment Yet

AO3's incident scope narrowed to username, email, IP, and hashed password, but the site is still down and no patch or containment statement has been released as of Nov 2. The 2-4-week window is a forecast; the site may return read-only.

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DRAM makers lock 2027-28 output as AI inference debate continues

Samsung and SK Hynix report record Q3 2026 profits as shortages extend into 2028-2030. But the debate over local vs cloud AI inference depends on whether locked output holds through 2027-28.

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Trojanized Claude Code extension sat in Cursor marketplace 11 hours

A trojanized Claude Code extension slipped into Cursor's marketplace for about 11 hours. The backdoor survives a simple version bump, so cleanup needs manual steps. Which distribution channel it used is still under investigation.

A voter registering at a Nigerian electoral booth, with a digital checklist and identification documents on the table

INEC Admits AI Photos in Preliminary Voter Register, Defect Unquantified

Nigeria's INEC confirmed AI photos made it into the preliminary 2027 voter register after officers abused access credentials. The defect is verified but unquantified, and the Abubakar campaign is demanding an independent forensic audit.