CrowdStrike Pairs AI Kill Switch With Deals for Fiddler and Dreadnode

The CrowdStrike AI Kill Switch lets admins stop rogue AI agents. CrowdStrike also agreed to buy Fiddler AI and Dreadnode; prices were not disclosed.

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AI-powered malware is highly likely to be used in a ransomware attack on UK infrastructure by 2028, the NCSC says, as new AI cyber defences are funded.

Oshkosh Defense Teams Up With Grid Aero to Build Lifter Cargo Drones

Oshkosh Defense will help redesign and mass-produce the Grid Aero Lifter, a low-cost autonomous cargo aircraft, at its Wisconsin manufacturing sites.

Gemini May Breach Press Publishers’ Rights, Says EU Court Adviser

An EU court adviser says Gemini and press publishers' rights can clash when AI answers reuse paywalled or recognisable articles. It is not a ruling.

Tencent Agent Trains Two Open Protein Models, HyInv and HyPLM

Tencent Hunyuan has released HyInv and HyPLM-Flash, two protein models it says its Hyra 2.0 research agent trained, with open weights under an MIT licence.

OpenAI Signs Four Abu Dhabi Deals, From Oilfields to Permits

OpenAI Abu Dhabi agreements cover ADNOC, Mubadala, Inception42 and a government permits pilot, some on UAE servers. No financial terms were given.

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Telia and Ericsson Start Pre-Standard 6G Field Trials in Sweden

Telia and Ericsson have begun 6G field trials in Sweden with pre-standard kit in the upper 6 GHz band. It is a trial: commercial 6G is due around 2030-32.

OMS Group Lines Up $1.03bn to Add Four Cable-Laying Ships by 2028

OMS Group has lined up $1.03bn, with $120m still pending close, to fund four cable-laying vessels due in 2027 and 2028 as subsea demand grows.

VodafoneThree Tip-Off Helps NCA Recover Over 1m Stolen Card Details

VodafoneThree intelligence on SIM farms led to eight arrests and over 1m compromised card details recovered, as the UK ban on SIM farms takes effect.

Northwood Space Raises $375m to Build Ground Stations for Satellites

Northwood Space has closed a $375m Series C led by a16z and DFJ Growth to expand its shared satellite ground network. TechCrunch puts it at $2bn.

NIST Publishes a Free Cybersecurity Guide for One-Person Businesses

NIST's new solopreneur cybersecurity guide gives one-person firms plain-language steps: phishing-resistant MFA, backups, updates and long passphrases.

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Liquid Federation Restores Full 1:1 Bitcoin Backing for LBTC

The Liquid Federation says its bitcoin reserves are fully restored, reestablishing 1:1 BTC backing for all LBTC, with the peg verifiable on-chain.

XRP Ledger Nears Activation of fixCleanup3_4_0 Mint Fix

An XRP Ledger amendment, fixCleanup3_4_0, is set to activate around 4 November, closing a loophole that let a delegate mint new tokens, among other fixes.

Sirens Kept Working as Hackers Hit Ukraine and Russia Alert Apps

Ukraine's Air Alert app and Russia's MChS app were hacked to push fake nuclear and radiation alerts. Sirens kept working; who did it is not confirmed.

Proton Cancels AI Re-Interviews and Denies Tracking Staff AI Code

Proton has dropped its AI re-interviews, denies tracking staff AI-generated code and promises to publish its AI policies. Its AI push stays.

Brazil’s Aprender Conectado Says It Has Linked 20,000 Rural Schools

Brazil rural schools: Eace says 20,000+ are online. Government minutes put the whole scheme at 22,738 schools in July; Eace now says about 30,000.

FINMA Opens Online Onboarding to the e-ID and Adds Liveness Checks

New FINMA online identification rules let banks onboard clients with the Swiss e-ID and add liveness checks against AI risks. In force from 1 November.

Turkey Bars Under-15s From Social Media Using e-Devlet Age Tokens

Turkey age verification rules for social media take effect, barring under-15s and limiting 15 to 17-year-olds. Existing accounts face checks by March 2027.

Rosstat Says Cyberattack Hit Its Websites but No Databases Leaked

The Rosstat cyberattack hit Russia's statistics agency from 29 October to 1 November. Rosstat says no data leaked; hacking groups claim far more.

SmartNews Suspends Point Redemptions After a Second Intrusion

SmartNews security incident: the news app has paused point redemptions after unauthorised access, and has not said any personal data was exposed.

Club Tourism Says Hack May Have Exposed 4.32m Member Records

Club Tourism data breach: the Japanese tour firm says about 4.32m online member records may have leaked, but no passwords, passports or card data.