US Army picks a bid for ECHOTRIBBLE, its plan for autonomous AI agents
US Army picks a bid for ECHOTRIBBLE, its plan for autonomous AI agents

Army Cyber Command has picked one company’s bid for ECHOTRIBBLE, a programme for AI agents that hunt down targets in computer networks. The command’s technology centre and the Cyber Fusion Innovation Center (CFIC) made the choice on 8 October, accordin…

Revolut outage leaves customers unable to use app or cards
Revolut outage leaves customers unable to use app or cards

Revolut customers across Europe were unable to open the fintech’s app or pay with their cards on Tuesday morning, after a service disruption hit several of its features. Outage tracker Downdetector logged more than 1,500 reports at that point, and user…

Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet

Blackwall has raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation to continue building security and filtering tools that help websites grapple with growing bot and AI traffic.

The best free VPNs for 2026

Free VPNs usually come with limits, but some are still worth using. We compared the best options for privacy, streaming, everyday browsing, and more.

Kaspersky’s VPN and password manager went dark for days worldwide — and the timing has raised awkward questions about Russia’s drone-hit data centers

Kaspersky outage began within hours of Ukrainian drones shutting down a third Yandex data center, but no link has been confirmed.

OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying on Executives Ordered to Remain in Custody

A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to remain in custody, likening the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check.”

Russian bot activity plunged 84% after Ukraine hit Yandex data centers, but the bots were back at full strength within two days

The 84% bot collapse after Ukraine’s Yandex strikes was real, lasted about a day, and Cloudflare watched the automation move to rival clouds.