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CNNChinese hackers access US telecom firms, worrying national security officials
A highly skilled group of Chinese government-linked hackers has in the last several months infiltrated multiple US telecommunications firms in a likely search for sensitive information bearing on national security, multiple sources briefed on the matter told CNN.
- Reuters
Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems, WSJ reports
Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose networks were breached by the recently discovered intrusion, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter. The hackers might have held access for months to network infrastructure used by the companies to cooperate with court-authorized U.S. requests for communications data, the Journal said. China's foreign ministry responded on Sunday that it was not aware of the attack described in the report but said the United States had “concocted a false narrative” to “frame” China in the past.
- Business Insider
Sovereign AI explained: An AI cloud CEO unpacks what's behind the trend
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has referenced sovereign AI. The CEO of a company with more than 30 global data centers explains what it means.
- BuzzFeed
A Picture Of What Donald Trump's Rally Looked Like After It Was Over Is Going Viral
"Hey, look, it's a metaphor for America after Trump."
- Cosmopolitan
The Rise of "King William" Is Causing Chaos in the Palace and "Tearing the Royal Family Apart"
Plans for the reign of King William are causing panic in the palace and tearing the royal family apart according to the Daily Beast.
- Barrons.com
The Dow Has Predicted 22 of the Past 24 Presidential Elections. What It Says About Trump and Harris’ Odds of Winning.
The stock market’s performance bodes well for Harris. While the stats are tantalizing, history isn’t necessarily predictive.
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Goes Off the Rails With Claim That Some Races Have Murder Gene
Donald Trump revealed an unhinged eugenics theory Monday, claiming during a morning rant that some migrants have “bad genes” that make them predisposed to committing murder. Trump spent a good chunk of an interview on the The Hugh Hewitt radio show slamming the policies of his political opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and baselessly accused her of wanting to install a communist government.“She wants to [do] government housing. She wants to go into government feeding. She wants to feed pe
- The Canadian Press
Elon Musk makes his first appearance at a Trump rally and casts the election in dire terms
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.”
- CNN
White House pushes back after DeSantis declines to return calls from Biden and Harris on storm recovery
The White House dinged Ron DeSantis for reports the Republican governor of Florida has refused calls from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as officials continue hurricane recovery efforts and prepare for another to make landfall later this week.
- Hello!
Meghan Markle stuns in bold figure-hugging dress for glamorous solo appearance
Meghan Markle looked sensational on Saturday evening as she attended the LA Children's Hospital Gala. For the special occasion, the Duchess recycled her striking Carolina Herrera gown. See photos...
- Cosmo
Ashley Graham takes a bath wearing lingerie and fluffy high heels…?
Ashley Graham shared pics on IG of her unusual bathtime attire which consisted of a black lingerie body and fluffy mule high heels for a bathtub photoshoot.
- The Daily Beast
Lara Trump Fumes as CNN Host Calls Out Donald’s Hurricane Helene Lies
CNN’s Dana Bash and Lara Trump sparred over misinformation Donald Trump has spread about funding for disaster relief in North Carolina, with the anchor refusing to let the former president’s daughter-in-law get away with ducking her questions.Bash laid into the Republican National Committee co-chair as she tried to change the direction from her father-in-law's dubious claims that FEMA is only offering a few hundred dollars to Americans who have had their homes destroyed in Hurricane Helene. “I w
- The Hockey News - Boston Bruins
Bruins Lose New Goalie Through Waivers to Rival
The Boston Bruins have lost one of their goalies.
- HuffPost UK
Putin Just Turned 72 – And Ukraine Has Delivered An 'Unprecedented' Birthday Present
To think the Russian president had tried to play down the occasion, too.
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- HuffPost
'You Just Saw It': ABC Host Calls Out Mike Johnson For Playing Dumb About Video He Just Saw
Johnson claimed he didn't want to "parse" Eric Trump's inflammatory language despite George Stephanopoulos reading the remarks verbatim.
- CBC
Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy
Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity. A report published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) details the case study of a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with scurvy at a Toronto hospital last year. The authors say the case points to the need for physicians to consider the possibility of scurvy, particularly
- KameraOne
110-year-old man rescued from Indian cave in viral video
A 110-year-old Indian man has been rescued from a cave near Bengaluru in India's Karnataka. The viral video, posted on X on October 3, alleged that the man was a staggering 188 years old. However, reports have since confirmed the man is 110-year-old Siyaram Baba, a famous Hindu saint from Madhya Pradesh.
- The Independent
Elon Musk’s mother ‘encouraged X followers to commit voter fraud’ as she is fact-checked on son’s platform
Maye Musk was called out by attorneys who warned that her post ‘constitutes the solicitation of a crime’
- HuffPost
Michael Cohen Issues ‘Big Warning’ About Donald Trump 2.0: ‘He Intends To Do It’
The former Trump attorney slammed the ex-president’s “rhetoric of divisiveness and hate.”