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Jordanian authorities reportedly detained Saif al-Din Khader, known online as "Rey" and suspected of belonging to the ShinyHunters hacking group, this week according to Reuters sources. Khader is said to be cooperating with the FBI and international law enforcement, helping investigators go through his devices and communications to identify other alleged members of the group.
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday after September nonfarm payrolls showed just 29,000 jobs added, far below the 84,000 expected, pushing unemployment to 4.2%. The soft data raised odds the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady in October to 78%, up from 36% a week earlier. Nvidia, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and AMD all touched all-time highs, lifting the Nasdaq for the week even as the Dow and S&P 500 finished lower.
FTL is an operating system design in which each container runs a userspace library implementing core OS functions like Linux process management, a virtual file system, and TCP/IP. A minimal FTL kernel provides the underlying interface for these userspace components to implement Linux system calls, similar to how a hypervisor operates.
Bitchat, Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth-based offline messaging app, has been removed from Apple's and Google's app stores in India after the government invoked Section 69A of the IT Act. Apple's takedown notice, shared by Dorsey, said the app remains available outside India but that access via TestFlight is also blocked there, and Bitchat's website appears inaccessible across Indian ISPs. The move follows an earlier July order directing GitHub to remove Bitchat's code repositories.
Julia Van Etten led a team that set up a makeshift lab in a motel room after losing funding, and discovered two previously unknown species of the rare single-celled microbe Paulinella. The findings, published in the Journal of Phycology, bring the total known Paulinella species to six. Scientists say the organism shows a relatively recent instance, about 100 million years ago, of one cell engulfing a photosynthetic bacterium rather than digesting it.
A U.S. federal judge ruled that Flock's automated license-plate reading cameras constitute 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' by continuously logging vehicle locations. The ruling threw out drug charges against a driver after finding that an officer's warrantless use of Flock's travel-history data to justify a traffic stop violated reasonable expectations of privacy, suppressing all evidence gathered afterward.
The U.S. Army ran a military exercise in Indonesia in which soldiers used smartphones integrated into their combat gear to share data and coordinate on the battlefield. The drill served as a demonstration of emerging digital warfare tools, though technical problems surfaced during the exercise.
Google Docs offers dark mode on its mobile app but not on the web version, leaving a gap between platforms despite frequent feature updates including Gemini-powered AI tools. Users seeking a dark interface on desktop must rely on workarounds rather than a built-in setting.
Elon Musk confirmed on X that discussions are underway with TSMC about a potential collaboration tied to his Terafab chipmaking initiative, saying 'something may come of it.' According to Tim Culpan's Culpium newsletter, the most likely arrangement would have TSMC own and operate a new fab serving only Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, with SpaceX/Terafab possibly investing or committing to chip purchase volumes; a less likely alternative would give SpaceX majority ownership with TSMC providing operational and process expertise.
Vessev, a startup building electric hydrofoil ferries, gave TechCrunch a ride on its VS-9 vessel from Brooklyn Marina toward Governors Island. The roughly 30-foot catamaran uses computer-controlled underwater foils, with about 80% of the lift from a front foil and 20% from a rear foil that also houses the electric motor Vessev builds in-house; batteries are sourced externally.
Newegg's Fantastech Sale II runs October 5-11, timed alongside Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day, covering PC components, prebuilt gaming PCs, laptops and monitors. A price-protection window from September 28 to October 4 lets shoppers buy early and automatically receive a refund starting October 21 if items drop in price once the main sale begins.
Skydance, which is in the process of merging with Paramount, has reportedly expressed interest in producing a sequel to 'Barbie,' the 2023 blockbuster from Warner Bros. The move comes even as Skydance's corporate restructuring is still being finalized.