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TechCrunch has published the complete speaker roster for the Disrupt Stage at its Disrupt 2026 conference, running October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Confirmed speakers include Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman, Science Corporation founder Max Hodak, Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, and all five partners of venture firm Benchmark appearing together.
A Dark Reading readership poll on Black Hat USA 2026 themes found that 50% of respondents ranked AI-driven attacks versus AI-powered SOC defenses as the most pressing issue, far ahead of automation and AI-trust topics at 22%. Conference sessions covered OpenAI's probe into the Hugging Face breach, AI-fueled fraud operations, and prompt-injection risks in AI browsers, while experts noted exploitation of disclosed vulnerabilities now often begins within hours rather than weeks.
MIT Technology Review's newsletter highlights survey data showing more people now expect AI to have a negative impact than a positive one, even as actual usage of AI tools continues to climb. The piece also promotes on-demand access to EmTech Future 2026 sessions, including a talk with Google Research's Yossi Matias and a panel with MIT Technology Review editors.
Dell issued an advisory for CVE-2026-86360, a path traversal vulnerability in its Dell System Update command-line tool that could let an unauthenticated remote attacker execute code with root privileges on PowerEdge servers. The company also disclosed four additional high-severity DSU flaws and two maximum-severity Container Storage Modules vulnerabilities the same day, urging customers to upgrade DSU to version 2.3.0.0 or later.
Dutch cybersecurity officials warned that attackers are actively exploiting a high-severity macOS vulnerability in the screen sharing feature, gaining root access on exposed systems and installing Monero crypto miners. Apple issued a patch last week for Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma after the flaw, rated 7.1 of 10, was disclosed at the Black Hat security conference; the company credited security firm Bynario with the finding.
At the Tsentr-2026 military exercise, Russia's new Shturm uncrewed tank lost its command-and-control radio link mid-demonstration, forcing operators to switch to manual control with an onboard driver. The tank then became stuck in a muddy ditch during the display in front of President Vladimir Putin. Built by Uralvagonzavod on modified T-72/T-90 chassis, the Shturm is designed for remote-controlled urban assault roles.
MIT Technology Review has made the full three-day program from its EmTech Future 2026 event available on demand, covering AI, quantum computing, energy systems, and robotics. Featured speakers include Google Quantum AI's Hartmut Neven, MIT's Evelyn Wang, and author Cory Doctorow. Subscribers can access the complete program at a discounted rate of $596.
Citrix has released emergency firmware updates for NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances to fix CVE-2026-88779, a memory buffer vulnerability in SAML authentication with a CVSS score of 8.7. The company confirmed the bug has already been exploited in targeted attacks against unpatched devices, causing denial-of-service outages, and said it has found no evidence of customer data being compromised. Fixed versions include 14.1-73.41 and 13.1-64.28, with separate builds for FIPS and NDcPP customers.
Jagex announced a new numbered RuneScape MMO, working title RS4, at RuneFest 2026—the first sequel since RuneScape 3 in 2013. The project started as a planned expansion to RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Jagex's Unreal Engine 5 survival game, but became a standalone title after playtesters asked for a traditional MMO set in the same world. Jagex released only a CGI teaser showing Ashenfall years after Dragonwilds, with no gameplay, platforms, engine version or release window confirmed.
Tom's Hardware Premium is extending free access to its AI Chip Design Week series until Monday, October 5. The coverage includes an unredacted interview with OpenAI hardware VP Richard Ho about the Broadcom-co-developed Jalapeño inference chip, primers on AI's role in chip design, vendor tool breakdowns including Synopsys' new 'Autopilot' platform for AgentEngineer, and a report on IP security risks featuring academics Domenec Forte and Simon Moore.
Asus has issued firmware updates for two critical vulnerabilities affecting its routers. One, CVE-2026-14157 (CVSS 9.4), lets an attacker who uploads a crafted VPN client configuration file through the router's web interface execute arbitrary commands. The other, CVE-2026-13313 (CVSS 8.9), exploits leftover debug code to bypass security checks, enable Telnet, and potentially run commands with root privileges, affecting firmware series 3.0.0.6_102, 3.0.0.4_386 and 3.0.0.4_388.
Tesla delivered 486,532 electric vehicles in Q3 2026, down 2.1% from 497,099 a year earlier, though the figure beat analyst expectations of 456,600. Model 3 and Y deliveries slipped only 0.6% to 478,237, while sales of other models—mainly Cybertruck along with Semi and Cybercab—plunged 48% to 8,295 units, even as total vehicle production rose 3.7%. Tesla's energy storage deployments grew 9.6% year-over-year to 13.7 GWh, and full financial results are due October 21.