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Alaska’s Journalists Join Forces to Cover the Midterms

21 October 2026 at 14:51
The state’s challenging geography and newspapers’ broader economic struggles have stretched reporters in Alaska, just as its competitive U.S. Senate race has grabbed national attention.

Juneau, Alaska’s capital. Driven by scarce resources and the geographic realities, dozens of news organizations in the state have embraced collaboration.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger

21 October 2026 at 14:39
A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion.

Β© Jeenah Moon/Reuters

SpaceX’s blockbuster public offering on the Nasdaq in June helped make Elon Musk, who is also the chief executive of Tesla, the first person to be worth more than a trillion dollars.

FreshRSS 1.30.3

By: Alkarex
21 October 2026 at 14:30

This is a third security release in the continuation of 1.30.x, mostly to address some severe PHP vulnerabilities and update our official default Docker images (Debian) (but not our alternative Alpine images yet, which are delayed).

Note that our rolling-release channel (edge) is recommended for faster security patches.

Bug fixes highlights πŸ›:

This release has been made by @Alkarex, @Inverle and newcomer @Ricardo-Simoes

Full changelog:

  • Deployment
    • Docker default image updated to Debian 13 Trixie with PHP 8.4.27-1~deb13u1 and Apache 2.4.69
  • Extensions
    • New hook: Minz_HookType::AutofillField for auth views #9362
  • I18n
    • Improve Brazilian Portuguese #9473
  • Misc.
    • Translate non-English code comments and identifiers #9383

Blink brings 4K to its low-cost security camera lineup

21 October 2026 at 14:00
Five new Blink security cameras.
From left to right, here are the Outdoor 2K XR Plus and Mini Pant-Tilt 2K Plus (top), and the Spotlight Cam 2K Plus, Mini 4K Plus, and Frontier XR Plus (bottom). | Image: Amazon / Blink

Amazon is launching a new lineup of Blink security cameras, including its first 4K, pan-tilt models, and battery-powered spotlight models. These new additions provide better resolution and extended range for monitoring your property compared to Blink's current Mini 2K, Mini 2K Plus, and Outdoor 2K Plus offerings, with a variety of different specializations to best suit your security requirements.

One of the standouts is the $199.99 Blink Frontier XR Plus, a trail camera that's designed for expansive properties that would typically require multiple cameras or specialized monitoring equipment. It can cover up to 7,000 feet with a clear line …

Read the full story at The Verge.

OpenAI says an AI agent lied about disabling its safety monitoring system

By: Emma Roth
21 October 2026 at 13:57
Chat GPT logo on a graphic green background.

OpenAI disclosed a pair of safety incidents that involved AI agents weakening their safety monitoring systems during internal coding tasks. In one incident, OpenAI says its GPT-6 Astra agent disabled its safety monitor when copying reference code - and then lied about it.

"The reference didn't configure a monitor, and Astra decided that was reason to remove the monitoring integration from the user's code," Marcus Williams, an AI safety researcher at OpenAI, writes on X. "When the user asked whether Astra had removed monitoring, it lied and said that it had not."

A separate incident occurred after a GPT-6.1 Sol agent suppressed automatic se …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Now Serato DJ works on your iPhone

21 October 2026 at 13:51
Serato DJ for iOS running on an iPhone

Serato DJ for iOS is finally bringing the company's pro-level DJ suite to the iPhone and iPad. Until now, the company had only dipped its toes into mobile software, with apps like Pyro that basically just added some autofades between songs in a playlist. This is the first time most of the features of its flagship DJ app are available on a mobile device, even though competitors like Rekordbox and Algoriddim have had proper mobile DJ apps for some time.

If you're a DJ used to Serato on a laptop, the workflow should feel instantly familiar. You can even transfer your library directly from Serato DJ 5.0 on your laptop to your iOS device either …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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