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ASOS revealed that hackers impersonated a trusted contact to obtain an employee’s login details, which were then used to access data on third-party platforms. The breach exposed customer names, contact information, and some non-sensitive account data, but not payment details or passwords. The company has secured affected systems and is investigating with external support and authorities.
Ripple Custody version 1.43 now supports the Canton Network, enabling banks and funds to hold and transfer Canton assets within their existing custody systems. The update, released on October 5, 2026, allows clients to connect their own validators, with signing keys remaining securely in their own vaults, ensuring control over transaction authorization. Institutions can custody Canton Coin (CC) and CIP-56 tokens, leveraging Canton’s privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain infrastructure used by major financial firms.
A new CBS drama incorporates themes of technological upheaval, including AI misuse and corporate power, through fictionalized stories inspired by real-world events. The show, created by Robert and Michelle King, follows a Silicon Valley law firm fighting against major tech companies in a case-of-the-week format. It aims to explore societal anxieties about rapid technological change and its impact beyond the Bay Area.
OpenAI revised its public GitHub repository of formalized mathematical results, adding six new Lean formalizations and modifying 19 existing ones. It also withdrew three results previously listed as formalized. The company said roughly 42% of its top-line results are now formalized and that it will keep updating the repo as it finds errors.
The US Department of Justice has charged Zohar Pinhasi, operating MonsterCloud, with fraud for allegedly deceiving clients by claiming to decrypt files without paying ransom. Instead, the company reportedly paid hackers a portion of the fees and kept the rest, charging over $19 million in total while paying just over $8 million in ransom payments. Evidence suggests MonsterCloud used samples from ransomware operators as proof of decryption ability, despite not having proprietary tools.
OpenAI has published a large set of new results on mathematical problem-solving benchmarks, adding to the growing body of data on AI capabilities in this area. The release includes hundreds of new test outcomes, highlighting progress and ongoing challenges in AI understanding of complex math tasks.
AI startup Manus raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since Meta's failed acquisition attempt was blocked by Chinese regulators. The round was led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, with existing investors Tencent, HSG, and ZhenFund participating. The company did not disclose its valuation, but reports suggest it could be worth around $4 billion, making it China's leading AI agent developer.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) announced September revenue of approximately $16 billion, marking a 54.6% increase compared to the previous year but a slight decline of 0.6% from August. The company, a key supplier for Nvidia and Apple, has benefited from rising demand for AI chips and has committed to adopting ASML's advanced lithography technology for future chip manufacturing. Its third quarter revenue is expected to be around NT$1.49 trillion, with earnings to be released next week.
Paul Eggert, a UCLA computer science lecturer, manages the time zone database that provides local time information for over 4 billion Android and iPhone devices worldwide. His latest update, version 2026e, includes changes such as Manitoba's move to permanent -05 timezone, which was prepared a month in advance by volunteers. The database's stewardship has faced legal challenges in the past but remains a vital component of global digital infrastructure.
A new system converts original DOS demoscene productions into web-compatible formats by emulating the x86 architecture within a browser. It records the demo's CPU activity, translates it into C code with precise timing, and compiles it into WebAssembly, replicating hardware components like the VGA and Sound Blaster. The demos' original loaders and effects operate unchanged, preserving their authentic experience.
Raheim Hamilton, the owner of the now-defunct Empire Market, received a 40-year prison sentence for facilitating over $430 million in illegal transactions on the dark web between 2018 and 2020. The marketplace, which operated as a TOR hidden service, was used primarily for drug sales, including large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, and attracted over 1.6 million users at its peak.
Brandon Thomas has developed seven open-source applications that mimic Adobe's popular creative tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere, using AI-powered reverse engineering. The projects, built in Rust and announced on Reddit, aim to provide free alternatives without subscription fees, with claims of reaching near-complete functionality within a month. The initiative was partly motivated by frustrations with Adobe's cancellation fees and subscription model.