What Cisco SD-WAN Malware Reveals About Attacks On Network Edge Boxes

Cisco Talos says KeyDrift malware stole SD-WAN key material through a flaw patched in February. The scale and impact of infections remain unknown.

Russian State Agencies Spent 17 Billion Rubles On Drone Defense

Novaya Gazeta Europe’s procurement analysis found Russian companies spent 17 billion rubles on anti-drone systems since the full-scale invasion began.

XREAL AURA: Exploring Gemini’s View And The Price Of Privacy

Google and XREAL began selling AURA on Oct. 28: see-through Android XR glasses with Gemini, starting at $1,099 on a limited-time offer.

Britain’s AI Testing Spend Is Higher—but Not 10 Times The US Level

Britain added £120 million for AI model testing over four years. Annualized, its funding is about eight to nine times the US center’s current budget.

AI And First Jobs: A Possible Clue In Computer Science’s 12.4% Enrollment Drop

Preliminary data show computer science enrollment down across college levels. AI may be a factor, but the data do not establish it as the main cause.

GPT-6 Astra, Distillation, And China’s Latest AI Models: A Closer Look

The Information reports that DeepSeek and Moonshot trained recent models on GPT-6 Astra outputs. The companies have not confirmed the claim.

What Anthropic’s AI Attack Chain Results Say About Patch Timelines

Anthropic says an internal Claude model built five exploit chains across major platforms. Vendor records confirm some fixes; the Android details remain unclear.

What The AI Boom Means For Memory Prices And IT Budgets

SK hynix forecasts memory demand will outstrip supply through 2030 as AI data centers compete for chips used in PCs and phones.

The Business Of AI Search: Google Brings Ads To More Markets

Google is expanding AI Mode ads to 10 countries and adding them to US follow-up questions as search-ad growth slows.

Why AI-Started GitHub Pull Requests Put Review Processes In The Spotlight

GitHub says agents started more than 40% of September pull requests. The rise puts review capacity, approval rules and accountability in focus.