Sales of sub-€25,000 electric car models set to rise sevenfold
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/wave-of-affordable-electric-cars-is-boosting-consumers-choice-sales-of-sub-eur25-000-models-set-to-rise-sevenfold
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/wave-of-affordable-electric-cars-is-boosting-consumers-choice-sales-of-sub-eur25-000-models-set-to-rise-sevenfold
T&E
Wave of affordable electric cars is boosting consumers' choice: sales…
Electric car choice is expanding rapidly thanks to EU clean car targets, but weakening the 2030-35 targets would put affordable models and Europe’s…
Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data
https://www.cpr.dk/cpr-nyt/nyhedsarkiv/2026/okt/omfattende-uautoriseret-adgang-til-borgeres-cpr-oplysninger
https://www.cpr.dk/cpr-nyt/nyhedsarkiv/2026/okt/omfattende-uautoriseret-adgang-til-borgeres-cpr-oplysninger
www.cpr.dk
Omfattende uautoriseret adgang til borgeres CPR-oplysninger
Det Centrale Personregister (CPR) har konstateret en alvorlig sikkerhedshændelse. Ved at misbruge en dansk virksomheds lovlige adgang til at søge...
Press Release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/press-release/
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2026/press-release/
NobelPrize.org
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 was awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
Europe's new robotics unicorn: Germany's RobCo hits $1B valuation
https://techfundingnews.com/europes-new-robotics-unicorn-germanys-robco-hits-1b-valuation/
https://techfundingnews.com/europes-new-robotics-unicorn-germanys-robco-hits-1b-valuation/
Tech Funding News
Europe’s new robotics unicorn: Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation
Munich-based RobCo has surpassed a $1 billion valuation through an employee secondary share sale, doubling its valuation in just nine months
The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches?
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/10/02/the-era-of-software-quality-or-the-era-of-ostriches/
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/10/02/the-era-of-software-quality-or-the-era-of-ostriches/
Michael Catanzaro's Blog
The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches?
Humans are bad at writing secure code, and GNOME developers are no exception. GNOME is primarily written using unsafe programming languages where simple mistakes in our code lead to devastating...
Pixel 11 doesn't yet meet the GrapheneOS security standards and may be skipped
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/41564-pixel-11-doesnt-yet-meet-the-grapheneos-security-standards-and-may-be-skipped
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/41564-pixel-11-doesnt-yet-meet-the-grapheneos-security-standards-and-may-be-skipped
GrapheneOS Discussion Forum
Pixel 11 doesn't yet meet the GrapheneOS security standards and may be skipped - GrapheneOS Discussion Forum
Jonathan Haidt: AI Is the 'Neutron Bomb for Education' [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFTfANuLBF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFTfANuLBF4
YouTube
Jonathan Haidt: AI Is the ‘Neutron Bomb for Education’
Long before he became famous as the author of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt was a social psychologist whose work revolutionized the field. In this episode of The Permanent Questions, taped in front of a live audience at last month’s Atlantic Festival…
US closely monitoring case of lab worker who possibly died of plague in Siberia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/russia-lab-worker-possibly-dies-of-plague-siberia-quarantine-measures-irkutsk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/russia-lab-worker-possibly-dies-of-plague-siberia-quarantine-measures-irkutsk
the Guardian
US closely monitoring case of lab worker who ‘possibly’ died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio
Quarantine measures in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova
OpenAI "rogue" agent activities found on Wikimedia projects
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/
Diff
OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects
Recently, multiple organisations have disclosed how clusters of so-called “rogue” AI agents attempted to break into websites and online services, sometimes successfully. Agents from OpenAI’s enviro…
How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn't
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-did-rosalind-franklin-miss-helix-her-iconic-dna-image-she-didn-t
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-did-rosalind-franklin-miss-helix-her-iconic-dna-image-she-didn-t
Science
How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
After bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he found Kalshi
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/02/nx-s1-5981420/kalshi-betting-prediction-markets-gambling-addiction
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/02/nx-s1-5981420/kalshi-betting-prediction-markets-gambling-addiction
NPR
After bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he discovered Kalshi
The dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections.