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XWiki servers cryptojacked amid Azure Front Door outage; Windows patches urgent

XWiki servers cryptojacked amid Azure Front Door outage; Windows patches urgent

TL;DR * CVE-2025-24893 RCE Exploited on XWiki Servers Enables Cryptojacking Across Unpatched Deployments * Azure Front Door Outage on Oct 29 Disrupted Microsoft 365, Xbox, and Global Cloud Services * Ransomware Groups Shift to Data Exfiltration and Cryptojacking: Safepay, Akira, Qilin Adopt New Tactics * Windows 10/11 Vulnerabilities, Including CVE‑2025‑24990,

HPE Completes $1.3B Cray Deal, Launches DAOS, Nvidia‑Nokia GPU AI, and Exascale Liquid Cooling

HPE Completes $1.3B Cray Deal, Launches DAOS, Nvidia‑Nokia GPU AI, and Exascale Liquid Cooling

TL;DR * HPE finalizes $1.3 billion Cray acquisition, positioning itself to deliver world‑class supercomputers * GX5000 exascale system launches, succeeding Cray Shasta, shipping ahead of SC2018 * HPE introduces Distributed Asynchronous Object Storage (DAOS) cluster, pioneering Intel Aurora architecture * Frontier and Fugaku lead the exascale era, setting new physics and

NASA X-59 Launches First Pressurized Flight, Opens Path to Quiet Supersonic Transport

NASA X-59 Launches First Pressurized Flight, Opens Path to Quiet Supersonic Transport

TL;DR * NASA X‑59 launches first pressurized flight, heralding quiet supersonic transport possibility * Delta partners with Riyadh Air to open nonstop Atlanta‑Riyadh service, expanding U.S.–Saudi city links NASA’s X‑59 Quiet‑Supersonic Flight Proves a Path to Over‑Land Supersonic Travel Flight Overview * 28 Oct

Private Donor Funding White House Ballroom; ICE Secures AI Surveillance Contract; Pentagon Drone Deal

Private Donor Funding White House Ballroom; ICE Secures AI Surveillance Contract; Pentagon Drone Deal

TL;DR * Trump administration proposes a $200‑$300 million private‑donor funded ballroom in the East Wing * ICE Secures $5.7M AI Social Media Surveillance Contract * Trump Administration Secures $650 Million Pentagon Drone Deal Trump’s Ballroom Gambit: A $250 Million Vanity Project at the Nation’s Heart Fiscal Shock

58% of 2025 VC Capital Shifts to AI Startups, Boosting Valuations

58% of 2025 VC Capital Shifts to AI Startups, Boosting Valuations

TL;DR * 58% of 2025 VC capital flows to AI startups, driving sector’s valuation surge. * SoftBank announces $10 billion funding push into OpenAI, reinforcing AI startup dominance. * Pre‑money vs. post‑money valuation debate intensifies as AI startups seek higher comparable analysis. * AI start‑ups face exit risk as

US Navy Unveils Autonomous X-BAT; Two Crashed Super Hornets Prompt Fuel Probe; ATC Staffing Hits Crisis in Shutdown

US Navy Unveils Autonomous X-BAT; Two Crashed Super Hornets Prompt Fuel Probe; ATC Staffing Hits Crisis in Shutdown

TL;DR * US Navy Engineers Unveil Autonomous X-BAT Fighter Jet as Step Toward Uncrewed Combat Operations * Two US Navy Super Hornet Jets Crash, Prompting Investigation into Possible Fuel Issues * Air Traffic Controllers in US Face Staffing Shortages and Pay Delays Amid Federal Shutdown Why the Navy’s X‑BAT Could

OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser, Amid AI Psychosis Concerns

OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser, Amid AI Psychosis Concerns

TL;DR * OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas browser amid rising concerns over AI‑induced psychosis * AI model releases and integration struggles fail to significantly boost productivity or profit OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas: Technical Progress Meets Emerging Mental‑Health and Security Risks * 27 Oct 2025 – OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, a browser with