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Far-Left Mélenchon Turns French Riots into Fuel for His 2027 Presidential Bid
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Far-Left Mélenchon Turns French Riots into Fuel for His 2027 Presidential Bid
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Abdul El-Sayed Turns The Tables On Kristen Welker When She Tries To Divide Democrats– www.politicususa.com
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Abdul El-Sayed was the Democratic non-incumbent Senate candidate that Republicans wanted to run against in the general election. Republicans were flat-out giddy when El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, but things have not gone as well or as easily as Republicans expected.
El-Sayed has shown himself to be a good campaigner and an even better communicator.
There were many questions that Meet The Press’s Kristen Welker could have begun her interview with El-Sayed with. The number one issue on the minds of voters is the economy. Welker could have asked about gas prices, diesel prices, inflation, or any other economic that is front and center.
Abdul El-Sayed Turns The Tables On Kristen Welker When She Tries To Divide Democrats– www.politicususa.com
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Abdul El-Sayed was the Democratic non-incumbent Senate candidate that Republicans wanted to run against in the general election. Republicans were flat-out giddy when El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, but things have not gone as well or as easily as Republicans expected.
El-Sayed has shown himself to be a good campaigner and an even better communicator.
There were many questions that Meet The Press’s Kristen Welker could have begun her interview with El-Sayed with. The number one issue on the minds of voters is the economy. Welker could have asked about gas prices, diesel prices, inflation, or any other economic that is front and center.
Twelve Killed, 300 Wounded in Houthi Drone Strike on Saudi Airport– legalinsurrection.com
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Iran-backed Houthi terrorists struck Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh international airport on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 300.
A U.S. citizen was among those killed in the Houthi drone strike. “At least 12 people have been killed, and 309 injured in an attack on the international airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, local authorities say,” BBC reported. “The deaths included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority confirmed.”
Saudi authorities confirm King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked this afternoon, resulting in a number of injuries. Operational activities at the airport have been temporarily suspended pending a full damage assessment, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said. https://t.co/M7ywd87Bmj pic.twitter.com/hlhzTGcmhG
— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) October 10, 2026
Update: The Houthis struck the Riyadh airport for the fourth time in a row on Sunday afternoon. The airport was “hit again on Sunday,” The Guardian reported. “Authorities said an “unidentified projectile” struck Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport. Air defenses also “intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile” in the vicinity of the airport.”
Saturday’s strike on the Riyadh airport marks the deadliest attack since the Houthis seized power in neighboring Yemen over a decade ago. Reuters called it the “deadliest such attack in the kingdom in more than a decade.”
Following the attack, President Donald Trump hinted that the U.S. may consider hitting Houthi terror targets in Yemen. The U.S. military hasn’t taken on Houthis since May 2025, when it destroyed over 1000 terror targets as part of Operation Rough Rider.
Trump, asked if the U.S. will join the Saudi strikes on the Houthis:
“We may.” pic.twitter.com/U4g4gJ4KIC
Video. Nepal orders evacuations after landslide triggers Budhi Gandaki flash flood– www.euronews.com
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Nepal’s authorities ordered evacuations along the Budhi Gandaki River on Sunday, 11 October, after sudden flooding swept away homes and other buildings in the country’s mountainous north-central region.
Villagers fled to higher ground as the swollen river surged through narrow valleys. Aerial footage released by the Nepal Army showed floodwaters racing between mountains and residents being evacuated to safety. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority warned communities to remain alert until late Sunday.
No deaths were immediately reported, although several people were listed as missing. Preliminary accounts suggested the flooding was triggered when a landslide blocked the river near Chumchure, in Gorkha district, before the temporary barrier gave way.
The latest emergency comes as Nepal struggles to recover from devastating floods along its border with China in August, which killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands missing. Nearly 33,000 people were affected, with around 7,500 homes damaged or destroyed.
The government estimates reconstruction will cost $4.77 billion. Authorities are now focusing on restoring roads and bridges damaged in the earlier disaster, particularly in remote areas where disrupted transport links have made delivering aid difficult.
Trump’s AI rebrand is catching on with tech leaders like Elon Musk and Satya Nadella
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Trump’s AI rebrand is catching on with tech leaders like Elon Musk and Satya Nadella
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On September 30, 2026, the last U.S.-led coalition troops departed Erbil air base in northern Iraq, ending the latest chapter of a military presence in the country that began with the 2003 invasion, briefly ended in 2011, and resumed in 2014 to fight the Islamic State. Baghdad celebrated, Washington claimed victory, and Iran-aligned factions rejoiced. In the Kurdistan Region, the response was alarm.
Each reaction reflects a different calculation on what Iraq becomes without the United States as referee, target, and security backstop. The withdrawal resolves one longstanding dispute over Iraqi sovereignty while bringing another to the fore: the gap between the state’s formal monopoly on force and its ability to exercise it. That question becomes more urgent eight months into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has repeatedly entangled Iraq, especially the Kurdistan Region in a regional conflict, all while Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi seeks to bring armed groups under state control by June 30, 2027, which is a postponed date that was originally slated to coincide with the U.S. withdrawal.
From Withdrawal to Sovereignty
The departure followed a two-phase plan agreed to in 2024 by the Biden administration and then-Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, which President Trump held to as part of his pledge to end an “endless war.” By January 2026, coalition advisers had left federal Iraq, with troops remaining in Erbil to support operations in Syria. Despite the U.S. launching the war against Iran on February 28, al-Zaidi confirmed in July that the remaining U.S. troops would leave by the end of September.
Their departure removed a roughly 1,500-strong military footprint and the air defenses that accompanied it, although training and intelligence cooperation will continue. Baghdad marked the occasion with four “Sovereignty Days” of national holiday, underscoring its claim that the state, not foreign armies or factions, decides on issues of war and peace. At the UN General Assembly, al-Zaidi pledged that weapons would remain with constitutional institutions and that Iraq’s relationships with Western states would shift from military to economic cooperation.
On September 30, 2026, the last U.S.-led coalition troops departed Erbil air base in northern Iraq, ending the latest chapter of a military presence in the country that began with the 2003 invasion, briefly ended in 2011, and resumed in 2014 to fight the Islamic State. Baghdad celebrated, Washington claimed victory, and Iran-aligned factions rejoiced. In the Kurdistan Region, the response was alarm.
Each reaction reflects a different calculation on what Iraq becomes without the United States as referee, target, and security backstop. The withdrawal resolves one longstanding dispute over Iraqi sovereignty while bringing another to the fore: the gap between the state’s formal monopoly on force and its ability to exercise it. That question becomes more urgent eight months into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has repeatedly entangled Iraq, especially the Kurdistan Region in a regional conflict, all while Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi seeks to bring armed groups under state control by June 30, 2027, which is a postponed date that was originally slated to coincide with the U.S. withdrawal.
From Withdrawal to Sovereignty
The departure followed a two-phase plan agreed to in 2024 by the Biden administration and then-Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, which President Trump held to as part of his pledge to end an “endless war.” By January 2026, coalition advisers had left federal Iraq, with troops remaining in Erbil to support operations in Syria. Despite the U.S. launching the war against Iran on February 28, al-Zaidi confirmed in July that the remaining U.S. troops would leave by the end of September.
Their departure removed a roughly 1,500-strong military footprint and the air defenses that accompanied it, although training and intelligence cooperation will continue. Baghdad marked the occasion with four “Sovereignty Days” of national holiday, underscoring its claim that the state, not foreign armies or factions, decides on issues of war and peace. At the UN General Assembly, al-Zaidi pledged that weapons would remain with constitutional institutions and that Iraq’s relationships with Western states would shift from military to economic cooperation.
U.S. urges South Korea to uphold intelligence standards amid North Korea sharing limits
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Truth Social communications executive Katie Zakaria to become White House spokesperson – mezha.net
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Making AI Work: China’s Strategy to Control AI Development and Prevent Tech Investment Bubbles, ETEnterpriseai
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9 people shot dead—including pregnant woman, two children—in suspected murder-suicide in Erie, Pennsylvania | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“This is one of the most difficult and heartbreaking scenes that our officers and investigators have ever encountered.”
Nine people have been shot dead, including a pregnant woman and children during an incident that took place in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday evening. The shooter is also deceased in the suspected murder-suicide.
Police said that it was one of the most heartbreaking scenes they have ever encountered. “I have not seen anything like this in my 28-plus years,” Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said. “I’m not sure that the city of Erie has ever seen the loss of life and the devastation that we just witnessed.”
The shooting took place in Erie, around 120 miles north of Pittsburgh on the 700 block of Perry Street. Residents called 911 after seeing a man firing a handgun outside a home. When police arrived, there were two women who lay dead in the street, one of whom was pregnant with a child, per the Daily Mail.
“This is one of the most difficult and heartbreaking scenes our officers and investigators have ever encountered,” Lorah said. All the deaths took place before police could arrive on the scene. After the shooting, the police and SWAT surrounded the home where the suspect was located and had barricaded himself in. They ordered the gunman to surrender, but did not get a response. The police later found the bodies of several people inside the home, including the shooter’s.
“I wanna be candid with our community, this is one of the most difficult and heartbreaking scenes that our officers and investigators have ever encountered,” Lorah said in the statement, but did not disclose the details of the brutal scene “out of respect for the victims.”
Both China and the US are racing for chips, energy, talent, data centers, and global AI influence. The AI race isn’t just about who builds the smartest model. It’s about who writes the rules. Can the rest of the world trust one system more than the other? #dwbusiness #dwdip– www.facebook.com
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NATO scrambles fighter jets AGAIN as Russia launches huge attack | World | News– www.express.co.uk
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NATO has been forced to rapidly scramble more fighter jets again following a huge overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine, sparking more fears a possible World War 3 could break out. Vladimir Putin’s forces has began launching relentless attacks on Ukraine over recent days as he ramps up his war. Residential uildings have been reduced to rubble, with several people killed. Russia launched more attacks on Ukraine overnight, which saw NATO scramble fighter jets again. The Romanain Ministry of Defence (MoD) said its radar surveillance system “detected an air target evolving in Ukrainian airspace”, about 20km north of Periprava, near the border with Romania. Two F-18 aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Forces were subsequently scambled.
The Romanian MoD said: “On the night of October 9 to 10, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defense detected an air target evolving in Ukrainian airspace, about 20 km north of Periprava, near the border with Romania. Two F-18 aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Forces, in the Reinforced Air Police combat service, took off from the 57th Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base. The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations about the establishment of measures to alert the population in the north of Tulcea County, and at 00:17 a RO-Alert message was sent. The air alert ceased at 00.40.”
However, the Romanian MoD said a “new air target evolving in Ukrainian airspace, in the area of Chilia, about 15km east of Valcove”, was identified. It added: At 02.18, a new RO-Alert message was sent to the population in the north of Tulcea County. The air alert ceased at 03.13. No penetrations into the national airspace were detected.”
It came after it emerged that people were possibly trapped under rubble, with five killed and 10 injured, due to a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia. Acting Governor Mykhailo Semikin wrote in a post on Telegram: The death toll from this morning’s Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to five. Among them are two children.
“Ten more people were injured. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the sites of the strikes. People may still be trapped under the rubble. Our deepest condolences go out to the families and loved ones of those who died.”
Under Trump, The United States Is Now Funding Russian Terrorism– www.politicususa.com
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I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel.
Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement. Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon!
300,000 tons of diesel fuel sounds like a lot, but diesel is a liquid that is measured in gallons, and when broken down into gallons, the truth about Trump’s deal is revealed.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Walter Usakowski was mowing his lawn in a northern suburb of Detroit when three canvassers from the United Auto Workers approached.
“I don’t even need to talk to you,” Usakowski said. As a retired member, he was already supporting the union’s slate of Democratic candidates in the Nov. 3 midterms.
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But he is not sure how many of the other “guys in the shop” will vote for Democrats. He worked at Ford Motor Co.’s Sterling Axle Plant for more than 45 years, and he knows many members who backed Republican President Donald Trump.
The election-year canvassing was one part of the UAW’s efforts to reassert its political power in Michigan, a premier political battleground. Although the union generally backs Democrats, its membership is more divided over which party best represents working-class interests. It also is reckoning with past corruption scandals, a drop in membership and a lack of transparency that has eroded trust within its ranks.
“It’s not going to be an overnight thing,” said JJ Jewell, who is part of the UAW’s Community Action Program executive committee. “Even if this election goes fantastically, that’s not mission accomplished. That means we’re 1% of the way done.”
Judge strikes down DOJ voter roll policy over unlawful checks
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Judge strikes down DOJ voter roll policy over unlawful checks
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Electric avenues: AI data centers spur natural gas, solar; challenge power grids | Local News– www.reflector.com
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Artificial intelligence data centers are a power play — literally.
The technical backbone to power AI’s computers and machine learning algorithms need significantly more electricity than existing data centers that have fueled the internet age:
The need for power is in tandem with the need for speed to market with new data centers. Hyperscalers and developers are projected to spend $7.6 trillion on AI data centers through 2031, according to Goldman Sachs.
That “force of capital” is the AI bus driving the search for consistent electricity flows, said Brandon Michalski, chief economist at MOCA Systems Inc., a Boston-based infrastructure technology firm.
“It’s all about available power,” Michalski said.
Flydubai Attacker Planned 9/11 -Style Suicide Attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, UAE Confirms– legalinsurrection.com
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The axe-wielding co-pilot, who tried to hijack the Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv last month, planned to crash the plane into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in a 9/11-style attack, the authorities in the United Arab Emirates confirm.
The Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami, has admitted to a “premeditated terrorist plot to … launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life,” the UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi said on Friday.
In fact, the 29-year-old Islamist was ‘inspired’ to become a pilot by the 9/11 attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans.. “He also drew inspiration from the 11 September 2001 attacks, and the idea of carrying out a similar operation using an aircraft became firmly established in his thinking,” the UAE official added. “According to his confession, this was linked to his decision to pursue a career in aviation.”
BREAKING: The 29-year-old Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound Flydubai flight allegedly planned to crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport, according to the UAE attorney general.
The AG says the suspect confessed to being radicalized in 2017 and… pic.twitter.com/q0DJTvFFpj
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 9, 2026
Al-Hammami was a known jihad sympathizer. He had been barred from flying by authorities in his native Oman “over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views,” The Wall Street Journal revealed last Friday. According to Israel’s i24NEWS, his professional LinkedIn account featured “al-Qaeda-linked terrorist images.”
Reuters reported Friday:
An Omani flydubai co-pilot had intended to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he was thwarted by the captain, the UAE attorney general said on Friday.
Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi’s statement did not appear to implicate flydubai in any wrongdoing, and contained the most detailed account yet from prosecutors about what they believe to have happened. Flydubai was not immediately available for comment.
The plan was inspired by the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, UAE public prosecutors think, as a result of their criminal investigation launched on October 1.
It found the suspect had used two previous flights to Tel Aviv to “familiarise himself with the flight route and the airport”, the state news agency WAM reported. It is the first public confirmation of the co-pilot’s 9/11 inspiration.
Emotional moments: Israeli heroes of the flydubai attack sing Israel’s national anthem, “Hatikvah,” at the Israeli president’s residence after being honored for their bravery. 🇮🇱
After Captain Smit was attacked by the co-pilot on a flight from Dubai to Israel, passengers and… pic.twitter.com/6xkKmY9d1g
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) October 9, 2026
Flydubai Attacker Planned 9/11 -Style Suicide Attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, UAE Confirms– legalinsurrection.com
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The axe-wielding co-pilot, who tried to hijack the Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv last month, planned to crash the plane into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in a 9/11-style attack, the authorities in the United Arab Emirates confirm.
The Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami, has admitted to a “premeditated terrorist plot to … launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, with the aim of causing the greatest possible loss of life,” the UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al-Shamsi said on Friday.
In fact, the 29-year-old Islamist was ‘inspired’ to become a pilot by the 9/11 attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans.. “He also drew inspiration from the 11 September 2001 attacks, and the idea of carrying out a similar operation using an aircraft became firmly established in his thinking,” the UAE official added. “According to his confession, this was linked to his decision to pursue a career in aviation.”
BREAKING: The 29-year-old Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound Flydubai flight allegedly planned to crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport, according to the UAE attorney general.
The AG says the suspect confessed to being radicalized in 2017 and… pic.twitter.com/q0DJTvFFpj
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 9, 2026
Al-Hammami was a known jihad sympathizer. He had been barred from flying by authorities in his native Oman “over concerns he had adopted radical ideological views,” The Wall Street Journal revealed last Friday. According to Israel’s i24NEWS, his professional LinkedIn account featured “al-Qaeda-linked terrorist images.”
Reuters reported Friday:
An Omani flydubai co-pilot had intended to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he was thwarted by the captain, the UAE attorney general said on Friday.
Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi’s statement did not appear to implicate flydubai in any wrongdoing, and contained the most detailed account yet from prosecutors about what they believe to have happened. Flydubai was not immediately available for comment.
The plan was inspired by the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, UAE public prosecutors think, as a result of their criminal investigation launched on October 1.
It found the suspect had used two previous flights to Tel Aviv to “familiarise himself with the flight route and the airport”, the state news agency WAM reported. It is the first public confirmation of the co-pilot’s 9/11 inspiration.
Emotional moments: Israeli heroes of the flydubai attack sing Israel’s national anthem, “Hatikvah,” at the Israeli president’s residence after being honored for their bravery. 🇮🇱
After Captain Smit was attacked by the co-pilot on a flight from Dubai to Israel, passengers and… pic.twitter.com/6xkKmY9d1g
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) October 9, 2026
Discovery Makes Mosasaurs Even More Terrifying– www.realclearscience.com
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Jake Currie, Nautilus
The Cretaceous oceans were as dangerous as they were vast. Even the fearsome plesiosaurs lived in terror of larger predators, like mosasaurs. The largest of these…
Discovery Makes Mosasaurs Even More Terrifying– www.realclearscience.com
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Jake Currie, Nautilus
The Cretaceous oceans were as dangerous as they were vast. Even the fearsome plesiosaurs lived in terror of larger predators, like mosasaurs. The largest of these…
Japan Declares Cybersecurity Emergency, Experts Nod to AI– me.pcmag.com
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Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency, following a spate of attacks on its companies in recent weeks. Some experts are already pointing the finger at AI.
Over 20 major firms, including convenience store chain Lawson and car rental operator Times Car, have reported attacks, according to The Financial Times, leading to the loss of tens of millions of pieces of customer data. This included 1.67 million customer email addresses from the booking system of JR East, the country’s largest rail operator.
Japanese cybersecurity minister Toshiharu Furukawa said the situation was “extremely critical” at a meeting at the National Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters. Meanwhile, Masaaki Taira, head of the NCSH, called the situation an “emergency in cyberspace.”
Masaki Hiraoka, managing director for north-east Asia at cybersecurity group Blackpanda, told the FT that even if the recent spate of attacks hasn’t been explicitly linked to AI use, the technology is enabling hackers to carry out attacks that once required time-consuming investigations ahead of time.
“Smaller services that previously weren’t worth the effort could become viable targets,” he said.
Meanwhile, Nobuo Miwa, president of Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm S&J Corp, compared the recent attacks to “carpet bombing” in a statement to Reuters. Miwa also posited that AI tools may be allowing foreign hackers to overcome language barriers that might have previously made it harder to attack Japanese firms.
Japan Declares Cybersecurity Emergency, Experts Nod to AI– me.pcmag.com
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Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency, following a spate of attacks on its companies in recent weeks. Some experts are already pointing the finger at AI.
Over 20 major firms, including convenience store chain Lawson and car rental operator Times Car, have reported attacks, according to The Financial Times, leading to the loss of tens of millions of pieces of customer data. This included 1.67 million customer email addresses from the booking system of JR East, the country’s largest rail operator.
Japanese cybersecurity minister Toshiharu Furukawa said the situation was “extremely critical” at a meeting at the National Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters. Meanwhile, Masaaki Taira, head of the NCSH, called the situation an “emergency in cyberspace.”
Masaki Hiraoka, managing director for north-east Asia at cybersecurity group Blackpanda, told the FT that even if the recent spate of attacks hasn’t been explicitly linked to AI use, the technology is enabling hackers to carry out attacks that once required time-consuming investigations ahead of time.
“Smaller services that previously weren’t worth the effort could become viable targets,” he said.
Meanwhile, Nobuo Miwa, president of Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm S&J Corp, compared the recent attacks to “carpet bombing” in a statement to Reuters. Miwa also posited that AI tools may be allowing foreign hackers to overcome language barriers that might have previously made it harder to attack Japanese firms.
Letitia James Hit With Bar Complaint Over Comments On ‘Cornell 7’ Case– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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A bar ethics complaint has been filed against New York Attorney General Letitia James over public statements she made about an alleged sexual assault at Cornell University shortly before her appointment as special prosecutor in the matter.
The National Legal and Policy Center submitted the complaint to the Attorney Grievance Committee of the New York State Supreme Court. It centers on a September 28 social media post in which James wrote, “What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable,” and added, “To her, and to all survivors: you’re not alone. We stand with you.”
The post came two days before Governor Kathy Hochul appointed James special prosecutor to investigate allegations involving members of the university’s Chi Phi fraternity, known as the Cornell 7.
The complaint argues that the statements demonstrated clear bias by indicating which account of the October 19, 2024, events James accepted before any investigation by her office began. It states that such comments by the state’s highest law enforcement officer on a highly publicized case violate New York rules of professional conduct and compromise the impartiality required of a prosecutor.
POLL: Muslim Migration Is At Lowest Levels In Decades … Do You Support This?
where’s that dope @Popehat when you need him to weigh in on a bar complaint. sad ha!https://t.co/W82MWrLrbZ
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) October 10, 2026
AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals– www.wired.com
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Even as AI supercharges digital scamming and cybercrime, it’s also being recruited in the fight to protect potential victims. Governments around the world have consistently struggled to address the global crisis of online crime, grappling with the limitations of attempting to crack down on criminals beyond their borders. This has inspired alternative efforts, like using automation to attempt to go after scammers en masse—perhaps by spamming the spammers to squander their resources. Now, AI platforms are turning these types of experiments into real tools in the fight against cybercrime.
For the last two years, the Australian company Apate, named after the Greek goddess of deception, has been building a system that diverts phone scammers onto calls with AI bots that are trained to keep conversations going as long as possible without, of course, ever actually falling for the scam. The goal is to give scammers enough hope that they stay on the phone, while also collecting intelligence about the scams they’re running.
“What we really like to think is that we’re building the perfect victims for scammers,” Dali Kaafar, the founder and CEO of Apate, tells us. “A minute that a scammer is talking to a bot or an agent is a minute where you’re probably saving hundreds, if not thousands of possible people being reached out to by that exact same scammer,” he says, referencing the ability for scammers to use automated dialing tools.
Kaafar says Apate’s platform, which is used by banks and supported by telecom companies, has around 350,000 bots. They not only pick up calls, but also infiltrate scam chat groups online and respond to text messages with similar goals of frustrating scammers while collecting intelligence from them. He says the company has collected more than 250,000 pieces of information about fraudsters in real-time, from scam URLs to money mule accounts and bank details.
Thwarted in Courts, Trump DOJ Increases Pressure on States to Obtain Voter Rolls
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