#Attacks on #Yandex #datacentres in Sasovo and Vladimir caused sharp #declines in #inauthentic #accountactivity on #Facebook and #Telegram on 8 and 12 October 2026. Activity recovered after partial damage in Kaluga. https://cpd.gov.ua/en/report/analytical-report-when-bots-go-silent-what-the-strikes-on-yandex-data-centers-affected/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

The #Coop uses #OpenAI models to #monitor every word in #customercalls, #scoring interactions. Workers report constant #surveillance, the firm calls it quality assurance. Critics warn of intensified work and unaccountable systems. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bosses-ai-software-watches-workers?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#DeutscheTelekom, #Orange, #Telefonica and #Vodafone signed a letter of intent to explore a joint bid for #Europe|an #MobileSatelliteService|s spectrum. A satellite partner is required to create a Starlink alternative. https://www.techradar.com/phones/network-providers/europes-major-mobile-operators-are-teaming-up-to-develop-a-starlink-competitor?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

The #Trump administration #banned #DeepSeek from #federalcivilianagencies via a DHS order citing security risks and potential data transfer to #China. Agencies must remove related technology but may request exceptions within 60 days. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/20/us-deepseek-federal-agency-ban.html?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#Intel’s D-series #GPU uses #480GB LPDDR5X for #AIinference, supporting models up to 300 billion parameters. Rated at 1.3 petaflops FP8 and 1.5TB/s bandwidth, it uses 350W, PCIe form factor and Xeon integration. https://www.techradar.com/pro/behold-intel-plans-a-480gb-gpu-a-video-card-with-more-memory-than-the-average-laptop-ssd-has-storage-but-of-course-its-for-ai-and-curiously-it-will-use-lppdr5x-not-even-gddr7?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

The Aachen Regional Court barred #Google from spreading #false #AIclaims about a doctor, following Munich Regional Court I reasoning that #AIOverviews are Google’s #owncontent. Google settled the Munich case but faces fines up to €250,000 per violation. https://the-decoder.com/two-german-courts-now-hold-google-liable-for-what-its-ai-overviews-say/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

A Chinese-speaking #hacker used #Cairn #AIagents to #breach over 100 firms, including Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins. With minimal instructions, autonomous tools cost roughly $5,000 and required no supervision, according to NorForge’s Fagerland. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-one-hacker-used-ai-agents-few-thousand-dollars-break-into-scores-sites-2026-10-19/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#Trump appointees requested #CISA secretly #acquire and #hack a #votingmachine, alarming staff who feared political interference. CISA rejected the request; the administration reduced its staff and funding, undermining #electionsecurity and #trust with states. https://www.propublica.org/article/cisa-election-security-donald-trump?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

Eight #eMudhra #intermediatecertificates with weak keys allow anyone to mint trusted credentials. #Browsers and #apps blocked them, but updates for #Linux and #IoT devices remain difficult. #Engineers compare the cleanup to #Heartbleed. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#PHP’s #security team plans #emergency #updates on #21October for two critical vulnerabilities rated 9.2; watchTowr reports leaked remote code execution flaws affecting versions 5–8. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/php-warns-admins-of-two-critical-flaws-emergency-patches-coming-tomorrow/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#AI #election #ads have generated over $137 million, nearly a quarter of $565 million in US spending. Republicans produced 80 percent of 220 ads; Democrats 20 percent. Erika Franklin Fowler noted surprise at the #lackofdisclosure. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/political-candidates-spending-money-ai-generated-election-slop?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#BigTech #oligarchs promote #transhumanism, aiming to merge #humans with #AI or create #superiorspecies. Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel advance this vision: Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar propose legislation pausing advanced AI and banning superintelligence. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/ai-regulation-transhumanism-oligarchs/689013/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

A New Mexico judge ordered #Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found 43 million #consumerprotection violations from misleading statements. The penalty, reduced from over $219 billion, follows claims about #CambridgeAnalytica data access. https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-ordered-pay-25-billion-new-mexico-after-jury-finds-company-misled-consumers-2026-10-21/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#DeepInfer #opensources #DeepSeek’s #inferenceengine under Apache 2.0, enabling V4.1 Flash self-hosting with internal optimisations. Huawei Ascend 950 NPU and Nvidia SM100 are supported, though full production components remain absent. https://thenewstack.io/deepseek-deepinfer-huawei-nvidia/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#AIagents like #Muse and #Dots face #language, #cultural and #connectivity #barriers in #developingnations. Poor networks and costs may widen inequality, while local businesses must adapt. Regulators may lack oversight of external systems. https://restofworld.org/2026/meta-muse-openai-dots-ai-agents-global-south/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#Meta’s #Muse #AIagent #leaked #intimatedata via a share feature: Claroc found over 6,800 links exposing private chats with one query. Meta disabled the function, but prior reports noted files on users’ contacts. https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-muse-ai-agent-sharing-private-data?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#ClaudeDuet, a #proactiveagent built on #Claude Opus 5.5, launches via #waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers. It provides daily briefs, handles tasks across connected apps and a virtual machine, and requires approval before sensitive actions. https://claude.com/resources/articles/claude-duet?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#AIadoption excites 94% of #managers but complicates #evaluations: 78% changed criteria and nearly half spend more time reviewing output. Tools increased, with 58% expecting more #AIagents than staff and 35% fearing responsibility. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/ai-promises-productivity-but-for-managers-its-mostly-a-headache-for-now-says-new-survey/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#KeilyBlair plans #OnlyFans’ #expansion into #financialservices for #creators, mainstream entertainment and algorithmic discovery, citing visibility over perceived risk. Following Leonid Radvinsky’s death and Architect Capital’s investment, a potential #IPO is being considered. https://fortune.com/2026/10/20/onlyfans-ceo-interview-keily-blair-ipo/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

#World launched a #bankingsuite combining #WorldID, #Zoom and #AgentKit tools to counter #deepfakefraud. Tools for Humanity joined Zoom’s exchange as World ID for Zoom became generally available. Design partners include Bain Capital and VanEck Funds. https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2026-10-18-world-launches-world-id-suite-banks-418869?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews