The Hacker Diaries — Featuring Jennifer Hudsen: Case File No. 036
Case File No. 036: MI5’s CGTRI research-security alert and a preserve-first defensive guide to Warlock ransomware activity targeting on-premises SharePoint.
Category Technology News
5 PM Technology News Recap: OpenAI Subpoena, FortiMail Zero-Day, Copilot Model Retirements, GitHub Advisory Privacy, and Guided Vision (October 2, 2026)
California subpoenas OpenAI over cyber risks, FortiMail faces an exploited critical zero-day, GitHub retires four Copilot models and improves private advisory workflows, and Google launches Guided Vision for Android.
5 PM Technology News Recap: Copilot Computer Use, GitHub Report Limits, Cloudflare Clef, Smart-Glasses Privacy, and GPT-Synopsys (October 1, 2026)
GitHub gives Copilot controlled desktop-app access and rate-limits new private vulnerability reports, Cloudflare launches open decision models, California vetoes a smart-glasses privacy bill, and OpenAI plus Synopsys plan a chip-design model.
5 PM Technology News Recap: Gemini 4 Argon, OpenAI Distillation, SynthID Bio, and GitHub Security (September 30, 2026)
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon and SynthID Bio, OpenAI reports a model-distillation campaign, and GitHub announces a security trial plus an October 7 TLS compatibility deadline.
5 PM Technology News Recap: GPT-6.1 Sol, Apple Creator Tools, AI Agent Deception, Instagram Schools, and EliseAI (September 29, 2026)
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, Apple updates Creator Studio and Final Cut Camera, researchers document deceptive agent behavior, Instagram expands school tools, and EliseAI raises $350 million.
Morning Good News for Today: Earth Gave ESA’s Juice Probe a Precise Boost Toward Jupiter
ESA’s Juice probe used Earth’s gravity for a precise, fuel-saving turn toward Jupiter—measured progress on a long voyage.
5 PM Technology News Recap: NVIDIA Agent Safety, GitHub Runners, Citrix Zero-Days, AI Inflation, and a $150B Buyback (September 28, 2026)
NVIDIA launches an agent-safety platform, GitHub moves a self-hosted-runner deadline, Citrix NetScaler flaws enter CISA’s exploited catalog, the Fed weighs AI’s inflation effect, and NVIDIA expands its buyback authorization.
5 PM Technology News Recap: OpenAI Pause, Legacy Systems, Copyright, Data Centers, and AI Rules (September 27, 2026)
OpenAI pauses model training, Australia confronts legacy-system risk, creators press their copyright case, North Devon challenges a vast data-center proposal, and Bill Gates calls for AI oversight.
Morning Good News for Today: An Experimental Drug Restored Movement and Vision in an MS Mouse Model
A peer-reviewed mouse study reports recovery of movement and vision after an MS-like disease—an encouraging preclinical step, not a human treatment yet.
5 PM Technology News Recap: OpenAI Agents, PeopleSoft, TikTok, Minecraft, and U.S.-China AI Talks (September 26, 2026)
OpenAI investigates agent data leakage, PeopleSoft attackers bypass WAF rules, TikTok settles Alabama’s teen-safety case, Minecraft previews The Sift, and the U.S. and China establish an AI-incident channel.