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From More or Less at 2026-10-31 06:00:00

Europe's witch trials: The numbers behind the myth (p0pj80wn.mp3)

Witches and witchcraft have captivated people for centuries. From the curse tablets of Ancient Greece to the witch of Wookey Hole, belief in magic has long been woven into human culture.

But accusations of witchcraft have also had deadly consequences. Across Europe, tens of thousands of people were investigated, prosecuted and executed during the witch trials that swept the continent peaking during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

One statistic is repeated again and again: that nine million people were killed during the witch trials. But where does that figure come from, and does the historical evidence support it?

In this episode, we speak to historian Dr Jan Machielsen about the reality behind this claim, exploring what the numbers can tell us about this dark chapter in European history.

If you have a story you'd like us to investigate, please contact moreorless@bbc.co.uk.

Presenter/Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series Producer: Tom Colls Editor: Richard Vadon Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Mix: James Beard

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-30 21:09:54

Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-30 21:04:36

Friday Squid Blogging: Bigfin Squid Off California Coast

Neat video:

The sighting, announced September 2, marks the first time anyone has spotted a live bigfin squid, which belongs to the Magnapinna genus, in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2026-10-30 18:22:18

Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part IVb: Iron Ends

This is the back half of the last part (I, II IIIa, IIIb, IVa) of our series looking at the vision of history advanced by Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive’s World War II grand strategy game and one of the most popular strategy games on the market today. In the front half of this … Continue reading Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part IVb: Iron Ends →

From Ahoy at 2026-10-30 16:02:29

Singularity is a trip back to the FPS past.

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ahoy Merch: https://ahoy-shop.fourthwall.com/ 00:00 Introduction 03:10 Raven Software 06:58 Singularity 11:48 Consequences 14:34 Future 16:50 Cult Status 18:55 Conclusion

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-30 15:20:02

Bloatware in Aftermarket Auto Parts

This story is interesting:

One Civic owner purchased a cheap aftermarket head unit off Amazon, and decided to have Claude work its magic on it, like it would a smart TV. What was reportedly discovered isn’t surprising, but is worth knowing about.

Among the pre-installed bloatware—­or spyware, if you’re being less charitable­—was a voice assistant equipped with WebView, an Android system component that lets apps display content off the web. This apparently always used about a third of processing power, even while idle, which isn’t great. There were also Baidu location services, a call recorder (!), a DAB radio client that is pretty much useless in the U.S., and Adobe Acrobat, presumably so your passenger can entertain themselves with PDFs on the go...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-30 14:57:12

Trump briefed on Iran options as he faces midterms disaster and $115 oil (media.mp3)

Centcom’s commander Admiral Brad Cooper has briefed Donald Trump on options to resume major combat operations against Iran, as the war collides with next week’s high-stakes US midterm elections.

On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant is joined by Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, to analyse how the Iran war is impacting the polls - and how the election results could affect the conflict in the Middle East. What happens if Trump loses the midterms? With oil prices surging past $115 a barrel, they unpack whether the "America First" movement has lost control of the White House and why Texas has become a political crucible.

Plus, two vessels hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, the IRGC claims to have downed two US drones, and Qatari envoys make a desperate return to Tehran to revive a deadlocked peace deal.

Highlights

• Trump briefed on Iran strike options as he faces midterm disaster amid $115 oil
• The IRGC claims to have downed two US drones

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Curt Mills, executive director The American Conservative magazine @CurtMills

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

US midterm elections 2026: How do they work and what could they mean for Trump?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/26/us-midterm-elections-2026/

Winner Podcast of the Year - London Press Club Awards 2026

Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Producers: Joleen Goffin and Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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From The Incomparable Mothership at 2026-10-30 14:00:00

841: There's a Ton of Normal Movies (5641e741-26c1-4f6e-bcf5-99564f782a7f.mp3)

For Halloween we watched a… not particularly spooky movie. It’s the 30-year-old supernatural comedy “The Frighteners,” starring Michael J. Fox and directed by Peter Jackson, who was about to embark on making many “Lord of the Rings” movies. We are not sure we see the connection! But this movie… is not normal. Who is the target audience? Why does Jeffrey Combs appear, mid-film, combing it up at 100%? How many ghosts of loved ones would you want at your hot date at the Medieval Times? We have lots of questions, but very few answers!...

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-30 08:00:00

PHP2Shell Won't Be the Last Big AI Cybersecurity Risk (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Earlier this year, cybersecurity researchers discovered a vulnerability in PHP, an open-source coding language used in roughly 70% of the world's websites, that had been lying dormant for a long time, and if exploited, could have led to disaster. And the researchers only understood the extent of this bug through the use of frontier AI models. Today, we talk to two staffers at Calif (CEO Thai Duong and engineer Bruce Dang), the cybersecurity firm that was among the first to discover the PHP vulnerability. Their firm partners with the major AI labs and neoclouds, and they help these companies test models and look for vulnerabilities in their infrastructure. Duong and Dang tell us how Calif uncovered the PHP hack, what the firm exactly sells, and what the future of cybersecurity looks like in the age of AI.

Read more:
How AI Is Making Cyberattacks a Bigger Threat
Japan’s Cyberattack Surge Tests Its Push to Strengthen Defenses

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From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-29 16:40:12

Trump warns Gulf of imminent Iran blitz as China and Russia rearm Tehran (media.mp3)

The US and Israel are preparing for an imminent post-midterms strike campaign on Iran as new intelligence reveals Tehran has built a secret network of companies to rearm with the help of Russia and China.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey is joined by intelligence analyst and former US soldier Ryan McBeth to unpack whether another round of strikes can achieve anything more than "turning big rocks into little rocks". They discuss whether JD Vance’s backchannel letter to Iranian hardliners is a serious off-ramp or just more Trump bluster, why critical US precision munitions inventories like Patriot and Tomahawk face dangerous depletion, and what it will mean for a potential future war with China.

Plus, Akhtar Makoii’s scoop that Iranian intelligence operations are targeting the US midterm vote, the firing of another top Pentagon general by Pete Hegseth.

Highlights

• Trump warns Gulf of imminent Iran blitz
• China and Russia caught smuggling weapons to Iran

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Ryan McBeth, intelligence analyst and former US soldier @RyanMcbeth

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Iran prepares to disrupt US midterms after meddling in Israel election

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/29/election-interference-tehran-cyber-baghaei/

Vance makes last-ditch attempt to stop fresh Iran bombing

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/28/vance-makes-last-ditch-attempt-to-stop-fresh-iran-bombing/

Iran’s Hidden Web of Military Agencies Is Slipping Hardware Past the US Blockade

https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/irans-hidden-web-military-agencies-is-slipping-hardware-past-us-blockade-2026-10-29/

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Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Producers: Joleen Goffin and Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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From The Briefing Room at 2026-10-29 11:15:00

How might the midterms affect US foreign policy? (p0pk808x.mp3)

The foreign policy of the second Trump administration has caused consternation to allies from Denmark to Korea. What had seemed solid and settled in the post-war world has been thrown into turmoil.

Until now the President has enjoyed support from Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress, but next month's midterm elections seem likely to change all that. The Democrats look to be headed for victory. But the question for the rest of the world is what will it mean for us? A tamed president? An enraged president? And how will America’s enemies and allies react?

Guests:

Anthony Zurcher, BBC’s North America correspondent Heather Hurlburt, associate fellow at the US and North America programme at Chatham House Rebecca Lissner, senior fellow for US foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations Lord Peter Ricketts, former diplomat, ambassador and national security advisor.

Production team:

Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Ben Carter, Alex Last and Kirsteen Knight Editor: Penny Murphy Sound engineer: James Beard Production co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele

From School of War at 2026-10-29 09:00:00

Why Another Iran Strike Looks Inevitable (CBS6462145487.mp3)

Will Iran cost Republicans the midterms? What happens when half of the GOP turns against Israel? Middle East expert Mike Doran returns to School of War for a wide-ranging discussion of these questions as the midterms threaten to widen divisions on the American right over foreign policy. Taking aim at Tucker Carlson’s influence, Doran argues that the consequences of this divide reach far beyond Israel: “It sets us against ourselves, Americans against Americans, conservatives against conservatives.” He and Aaron MacLean explore the stakes of another escalation with Iran and when it might unfold, the future of America’s alliances, and what it all means for 2028. 03:59 Trump’s Next Move on Iran 11:29 Can Trump Force a Deal? 17:24 What Iran Really Wants 20:26 Is Renewed War Inevitable? 26:58 Targeting Iran’s Refineries 30:36 Trump, Putin, and Russian Oil 37:55 Israel and Turkey’s Rivalry 45:05 The Fight Over Syria 51:35 The Right Turns on Israel 53:19 The Debate With the NatCons 1:00:09 What Should Conservatives Defend? 1:10:56 Can America Find the Center? This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. This episode of School of War is also brought to you by Stratolaunch, a leading pure-play hypersonics company.  Stratolaunch helps the U.S. and its allies move new hypersonic technologies from concept to capability, faster and cheaper.  Learn more about how Stratolaunch is accelerating the future of hypersonics at Stratolaunch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-29 08:00:00

What Wall Street Really Thinks About the AI Trade Now (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

It has been a big week for the AI trade — we've seen wobbles in the market, many of them in response to headlines like the Anthropic S-1 and earnings from the hyperscalers (Oracle, Microsoft, etc.). So what does Wall Street make of all the news, and how are they processing an increasing sense that the laws of the economy barely apply to AI? Today, we speak with Alexander 'Alty' Altmann, global head of equities tactical strategies at Barclays, and he helps us make sense of how Wall Street really feels about the AI trade right now. We also talk about the KOSPI-fication of the S&P 500, if there are any historical precedents for the capex going into the AI buildout, and if AI is really immune to interest rates.

Read More: Microsoft Reports Rising Cloud Sales That Show Payoff From AI

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-10-29 00:05:00

718. The Suez Crisis: Britain's Shattered Empire (Part 2) (GLT7704784668.mp3)

What role did France, Russia, America and Israel play in the Suez Crisis of 1956? Did the Egyptian leader, President Gamal Abdel Nasser, respond to the foreign invasion with military force? And, how did the debacle unfold?  Join Dominic and Tom as they embark upon the final, dramatic leg of the Suez Crisis, and explain the outcome of the scandal.    Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at the⁠⁠restishistory.com⁠⁠. To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠⁠_______ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com⁠_______ Sign up to Revolut at revolut.com/trih and get £20 when you spend. 18+, end date 30/06/2027 and promotion T&C's apply. Revpoints T&C's apply. _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton  Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill   Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-28 16:07:29

Trump backs Bibi as Israel readies for new Iran strikes (media.mp3)

US President Donald Trump has backed Benjamin Netanyahu after a strong election result for the Israeli leader that is likely to lead to the imminent resumption of war with Iran even as Gulf states push for peace talks.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin and global health security editor Paul Nuki in Tel Aviv about the why Bibi beat back his rival Gadi Eisenkot, how the Arab parties could become kingmakers, and the importance of Trump’s intervention ahead of voting. Amid growing momentum behind a Qatari peace deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, they explain why Israeli military action against remaining IRGC targets is inevitable, whatever Trump does with the war.

Plus, what the election result means for the region as Lebanese proxy Hezbollah rearms with the help of Iranian cash, Yemen’s Houthis attack a major oil refinery in Saudi Arabia, and tensions in the West Bank are on a knife edge.

Highlights

• Trump backs Bibi as Israel readies for new Iran strikes
• Yemen’s Houthis attack a major oil refinery in Saudi Arabia

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Henry Bodkin, Jerusalem correspondent @HenryBodkin

Paul Nuki, global health security editor @PaulNuki

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Netanyahu’s fate now rests in the hands of his enemies

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/28/israel-election-netanyahu-fate-in-the-hands-of-enemies/

Israel’s plan for ‘decisive victory’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/25/israels-plan-for-decisive-victory/

We’re ready to ditch two-state solution, says Arab-Israeli election kingmaker

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/were-ready-to-ditch-two-state-solution-says-arab-kingmaker/

The CIA, civil war and the total collapse of Israel

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/23/cia-civil-war-total-collapse-israel-haredi-ultra-orthodox/

Israel closes West Bank after shoot-out days before election

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/23/israel-closes-west-bank-after-shootout-before-election/

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Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-28 11:05:00

Studying Fraudulent North Korean IT Workers

Researchers set up a fake start-up company to study fraudulent North Korean IT workers.

From Ancient History 101 at 2026-10-28 05:00:00

How to Write an Epic Poem (media.mp3)

If you've started reading the Odyssey, Iliad or Aeneid and wondered how these epic poems were created, this episode explains exactly how the poets made these extraordinary stories.

Laura Jenkinson-Brown joins us once again to talk about the literary techniques used, the narrative plot points that audiences came to know and expect, and we talk about which, if any, modern superheroes come the closest to copying ancient Greek heroes.

For further reading, a transcript, and a glossary of Greek terms used, head to the episode webpage

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-27 20:25:55

Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth

Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-27 16:09:05

Netanyahu ‘pushed Trump for Iran strikes’ to delay first wartime Israeli election (media.mp3)

This Israeli election is the most strategically consequential in the country’s history, with record turnout as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns voters to pick him or die.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant talks to former Israeli defence intelligence analyst and INSS fellow Danny Citrinowicz about why Netanyahu is reported to have pushed Donald Trump to restart the Iran war early so he could delay the election. When the US said no to avoid pushing up oil prices any further, leaks suggest the Israeli leader tried to find another way to provoke Tehran, only to be stopped by the IDF chief of staff.

They discuss the domestic and regional stakes for the country’s first wartime vote since Oct 7, and why the chances of renewed strikes against Iran are highly likely whether Bibi wins or loses.

Plus, two British men are charged over a suspected Iranian intelligence plot targeting RAF Fairford, a vessel catches fire off the coast of Iraq, and Iran warns it will target South Korean shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Highlights

• Netanyahu ‘pushed Trump for Iran strikes’ to delay first wartime Israeli election
• ‘Elect me or die’: Netanyahu’s Israel election threat as Iran war looms large

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Danny Citrinowicz, senior fellow at Institute for National Security Studies @citrinowicz

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Two men charged over suspected RAF Fairford terror plot

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/27/two-men-charged-over-raf-fairford-terror-plot/

Victory or prison: Bibi’s last stand

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/27/netanyahu-israeli-election-eisenkot-likud-iran/

Netanyahu ‘pushed for strike on Iran before Israeli election’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/27/netanyahu-pushed-for-iran-strike-before-israel-election/

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Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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From Emperors of Rome at 2026-10-27 12:26:47

The Triple Triumph (261027-triple-triumph.mp3)

It is the summer of 29 BCE. The civil wars are over. Antony and Cleopatra are dead. Egypt has fallen. The victorious Octavian returns to Rome.

What follows is three days of spectacle unlike anything the city had seen. Three triumphs, three separate victories, three processions through the streets of Rome to the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline.

The triple triumph will close the era of the civil wars and opens something new. It will send a clear message about Octavian himself, about his enemies, and about the Rome he was building.

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Episode CCLXI (261)

Guest: Dr Rhiannon Evans

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-27 11:01:26

Hiding Capabilities in AI Models

Interesting research: “AI Models Can Provably Hide Arbitrary Capabilities”

Abstract: Capability evaluations aim to surface dangerous model behaviors before deployment, but their reliability depends on the assumption that hidden capabilities can be elicited. We show this assumption does not hold under adversarial conditions by constructing backdoor attacks that embed encrypted neural networks within host model weights, decrypting and executing them only upon receiving a secret trigger. Using digital lockers, these hidden circuits remain provably hard to elicit and interpret under cryptographic assumptions, even given full access to model weights, extending prior work from hiding fixed strings to arbitrary computations. We implement our proof of concept constructions in PyTorch and evaluate elicitation through fine-tuning, weight noising, gradient-based trigger search, and latent adversarial training, using a small chemical reaction prediction task as a proxy for CBRN-relevant capabilities. Our results demonstrate resistance to these methods and, together with our cryptographic guarantees, reveal a limit of elicitation-based capability audits. We release our models to support the improvement of defenses...

From School of War at 2026-10-27 09:00:00

What Israel’s Election Is Really About, with Haviv Rettig Gur (CBS8709535309.mp3)

“It feels like an election where the nature of the country, the future of this foundational ethos of solidarity, is at stake,” says Haviv Rettig Gur. The Free Press Middle East analyst and host of Ask Haviv Anything joins Aaron MacLean in Jerusalem to explore the history behind the election’s deepest divisions. From Zionism’s origins as a rescue project to the military service that shapes its leaders, Gur explains the shared responsibility that built Israel—and why Israelis fear it is unraveling. What does Benjamin Netanyahu offer voters that his opponents don’t? And can a country united against its enemies agree on what it owes its own citizens? 02:05 What Is Zionism? 09:53 Herzl’s Warning 15:13 A Jewish Rescue Project 26:38 Visions of the Jewish State 30:24 Netanyahu’s Security Message 35:21 American Jews and Israel 43:32 Military Service and Political Power 47:41 The Foundations of Israeli Democracy 52:40 The Ultra-Orthodox Draft Fight 1:01:42 The Army and Israeli Identity 1:12:35 What’s at Stake in the Election? 1:21:23 Antisemitism in America This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. This episode of School of War is also brought to you by Stratolaunch, a leading pure-play hypersonics company.  Stratolaunch helps the U.S. and its allies move new hypersonic technologies from concept to capability, faster and cheaper.  Learn more about how Stratolaunch is accelerating the future of hypersonics at Stratolaunch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From The Django weblog at 2026-10-26 17:00:00

Natalia Bidart - Planned short-term leave

After more than three years as a Django Fellow, I will be taking a three-month break from Fellow duties during November, December, and January. This time will allow me to properly rest, reset, and recover from some accumulated fatigue so I can return with renewed energy.

I'm deeply grateful to the DSF Board for its support of this arrangement, and to my Django Fellow colleagues and the members of the various teams and working groups who will help provide continuity during my leave.

I look forward to resuming my Fellow duties in February. Super excited to be release manager for Django 2028!

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-26 16:41:26

Trump vows ‘mini Operation Epic Fury’ as Iran plots to kill Americans (media.mp3)

Donald Trump has threatened to restart the war with Iran with “another little Operation Epic Fury”, even as US intelligence exposes advanced Iranian plots targeting American personnel across the Middle East.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant look at why the US and Israel are delaying strikes until after the midterm and parliamentary elections. Sascha Bruchmann, Research Fellow at the IISS in Bahrain, breaks down why the region is changing forever and the Gulf’s military posture as leaders from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey visit Iran for an emergency summit.

Plus, former President Barack Obama weighs in on the Iran war, the Tehran-backed Houthi forces launch ballistic missiles at Riyadh’s main airport, why war resilience is about more than stockpiling.

Highlights

• Trump vows a ‘little Operation Epic Fury’ against Iran
• Tehran plots to target American personnel across the Middle East

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Sascha Bruchmann, IISS Defence and Military Analysis Research Fellow

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Obama accuses Trump of ‘chaos, cruelty and corruption’

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/25/obama-accuses-trump-chaos-cruelty-corruption/

US withdraws diplomats from Saudi Arabia

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/22/us-withdraws-diplomats-from-saudi-arabia/

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Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

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Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-26 11:03:31

Bias in Qwen3-Coder Model

Interesting research:

TL;DR: Chinese AI models now sit inside Western products, and some carry geopolitical triggers: tell the model who the code is for, and the security of what it writes changes. For the first time, we showed that this vulnerability lives in the model’s weights, and that removing the model’s CCP alignment removes it.

• One word tilts the code against Americans. Ask for the app “for a US defense contractor” instead of “for a Chinese defense contractor”, and Qwen3-Coder is 19% more likely to hand back an app that can be hacked. ...

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-26 08:00:00

AI Agents Are Already Changing the Price of Goods (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

It's obvious that things are getting more expensive, and there are plenty of reasons behind the surge in prices — whether it's wars or inflation or companies padding their profit margins. But with the release of AI agents like Meta's Muse, tech companies are promising consumers that agents will start saving them tons of money by finding the best deals. According to today's guest, Lindsay Owens, the history of price gouging does not bode well for claims that things might get cheaper because of new technology, and research conducted by her think tank Groundwork Collaborative shows that a number of consumer facing agents end up serving customers more expensive items after learning more about their financial situation. Her new book Gouged: The End of a Fair Price — and What That Means for Your Wallet gets into the history of how companies got away with charging more for their goods, through means like data collection and surveillance. Today we talk to Owens about how AI agents are already changing the idea of a fair price, all the pre-AI ways that companies price gouged, and her new book.

Read more:
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Ryanair CEO Predicts Historic Jump in Air Fares Next Year

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-10-26 00:05:00

717. The Suez Crisis: Anarchy in the Middle East (Part 1) (GLT9181892981.mp3)

Why did the Suez Crisis break out in 1956? Who were Anthony Eden, the British Prime Minister at the heart of the scandal, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian President? And, would the crisis be the death knell to the British Empire? Join Dominic and Tom as they begin their journey into one of the greatest international scandals of all time, in the dying days of the British Empire.     Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at the⁠⁠restishistory.com⁠⁠. To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠⁠ _______ Sign up to Revolut at revolut.com/trih and get £20 when you spend. 18+, end date 30/06/2027 and promotion T&C's apply. Revpoints T&C's apply. _______ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com⁠ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton  Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill   Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From The Week in Westminster at 2026-10-24 11:02:00

24/10/2026 (p0pjb9bb.mp3)

This week the government gave the go-ahead for developing Jackdaw, the North Sea gas field. To discuss this approval, Sonia is joined by Torcuil Crichton, Labour MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, and Green MP Ellie Chowns, who is the party leader in Westminster.

Sonia looks ahead to next week's budget with Labour peer Kitty Ussher who was a Treasury Minister in Gordon Brown’s government and Rupert Harrison, who worked alongside George Osborne at the Treasury, and is now a senior adviser at the investment management company Pimco.

In the summer the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology was abolished and its responsibilities were placed in different departments across Whitehall. To discuss why, Sonia is joined by Conservative MP George Freeman, who is a former Science Minister, and is deputy chair of the Science and Technology Committee and Rowena Mason who is the Whitehall editor of the Guardian.

And, this month marks the 90th anniversary of the Jarrow march, when two hundred men walked from Tyneside to London to petition the British government to bring back industry to their town. Kate Osborne is the Labour MP Jarrow and Gateshead East and Helen Antrobus is a curator and historian who works with the People’s History Museum in Manchester. They joined Sonia to discuss the legacy of the Jarrow march.

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-24 09:00:00

How a Chicago Restaurant Has Stayed Open For Nearly Three Decades (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Richard Mott's first foray into hospitality was in the 1980s at the University of Chicago, where he started running a coffee shop in the basement of the business school when he was a grad student. By the time he graduated, he helped grow that single coffee shop into four locations across campus. He's a longtime Chicago-based restaurateur and his farm-to-table restaurant North Pond has been around since the late 1990s. Lately, he's expanded his business to include Spark Shared Kitchen, a catering facility and incubator for food entrepreneurs. He knows a lot about the practical economics of restaurants and hospitality at large, and in his decades-long career in the Chicago scene he's seen about everything. On our recent trip to Chicago, we sat down with Mott to talk about the ever-increasing price of food and labor, why diners are drinking less, and the expected and unexpected reasons that restaurants so often fail.

Read more:
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From More or Less at 2026-10-24 06:00:00

Terence Tao: Maths ‘the canary in the coal mine’ on AI (p0pj7zn4.mp3)

Terence Tao is widely celebrated as the world’s greatest living mathematician.

He was doing university-level maths at the age of 9, won Gold at the International Mathematical Olympiad at 13 - still the youngest person to have done that - and got his PHD at age 20.

At 31 he won the Fields Medal - somewhat equivalent to a Nobel Prize for pure mathematics. He has now embarked on what some might consider the greatest challenge of his life - he’s written a book for a general audience, called Six Maths Essentials.

This provided the opportunity for Tim to interview Professor Tao. They talked about maths, and the relevance of his kind of abstract maths on everyday life. And they also talked about AI. OpenAI recently released full or partial solutions to 372 unsolved mathematical problems, which has raised existential questions about Tao’s profession. Professor Tao says the disruption in his field might make it “the canary in the coal mine” for the disruption AI is going to create across our way of life.

Credits: Presenter: Tim Harford Series Producer: Tom Colls Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-23 22:00:09

Friday Squid Blogging: Increasing Squid Populations

This article in Nature argues that it’s due to an overfishing of predators and warming sea temperatures.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

Blog moderation policy.

From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2026-10-23 21:43:00

Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part IVa: The Fires of Industry

This is the first half of the last part (I, II IIIa, IIIb) of our series looking at the vision of history advanced by Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive’s World War II grand strategy game and one of the most popular strategy games on the market today. In the last part (split over two … Continue reading Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part IVa: The Fires of Industry →

From The Incomparable Mothership at 2026-10-23 17:00:00

840: Back Up the Money Truck Again (b054b360-b4d6-4ab5-89f7-3191adc2064d.mp3)

Put on your shin guards and get out on the pitch, because we’re tackling the return of “Ted Lasso” for a fourth season after it seemingly ended with season 3! What did we think of the new story arcs? Was the villain obvious and did it matter? Is Roy Kent the Fonzie of “Ted Lasso?” Follow the money....

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-23 16:11:29

US Navy prepares indefinite Iran blockade as Houthi missiles target Riyadh (media.mp3)

The US is preparing for a protracted war with Iran as Donald Trump’s UN ambassador, Mike Waltz, warns the US Navy can maintain its maritime blockade on Iranian ports indefinitely.

With Iranian seaborne oil exports falling toward zero, Washington is tightening its economic pressure campaign to force concessions on Tehran’s nuclear program.

On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, host Roland Oliphant is joined by The Telegraph’s chief foreign affairs commentator David Blair. They unpack the escalation across the Middle East as Saudi air defenses intercept a Houthi ballistic missile over Riyadh, European and Middle Eastern foreign ministers convene in Istanbul, and the environmental cost of the war as UAE temporarily closes a beach due to dangerous contamination by a spill from a tanker.

Plus, oil prices surge to a five-month high amid fears of fresh US-Israeli strikes, and Benjamin Netanyahu orders a total lockdown of the West Bank just days before Israel's general election.

Highlights

• US Navy prepares for indefinite Iran blockade as oil revenues hit zero
• Houthis target a ballistic missile at Riyadh as regional allies convene in Istanbul

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Israel closes West Bank after shoot-out days before election https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/23/israel-closes-west-bank-after-shootout-before-election/

The testimony of 24 soldiers has put the Gaza toll at the heart of Israel’s election https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/21/naza-film-israel-netanyahu-election/?recomm_id=d05acaf9-6799-4c4c-b651-e0e86e1d4d0b

Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

Winner Podcast of the Year - London Press Club Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

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Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Chris January

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-23 12:04:22

Compromised TLS Certificates

The Indian CA eMudhra Limited has eight TLS certificates with laughably weak private keys:

The compromised eMudhra keys were defective at a level that’s challenging the imagination of many of the engineers studying the incident. A normal size for a NIST P-384 elliptic curve cryptography private key contains roughly 384 bits of entropy, a size allowing almost 2³⁸⁴, or a number with 116 digits, different possibilities. The private key sizes of the compromised keys ranged from 3 to 8 bits. Astonishingly, the private keys were 4, 56, 66, 115, 155, 156, 230, 237...

From School of War at 2026-10-23 10:00:00

Sweden’s Secret Army (CBS4581409252.mp3)

Sweden joined NATO in 2024. What took them so long? Historian Johan Wennström, author of The Stay Behinds: Sweden’s Cold War Guardians, joins Aaron MacLean to uncover how Sweden secretly collaborated with NATO for decades while remaining publicly neutral for fear the Soviet Union would invade Finland if they did. With Russia threatening Europe again, Wennström discusses the history of Sweden’s balancing act, how it built an army of sleeper cells, and whether NATO membership risks giving countries a false sense of security. 03:13 The Soviet Threat 08:00 Was Sweden Neutral? 15:52 Sweden in World War II 20:10 Sweden’s Military Might 20:50 Building the Resistance 25:11 Legalizing a Secret Army 28:35 Soviet Invasion Plans 33:05 The Resistance Leaders 37:09 Is Europe Prepared? 41:09 Was NATO a Mistake? 42:41 The Case for Deterrence 44:29 Preparing for Defeat This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. This episode of School of War is also brought to you by Stratolaunch, a leading pure-play hypersonics company.  Stratolaunch helps the U.S. and its allies move new hypersonic technologies from concept to capability, faster and cheaper.  Learn more about how Stratolaunch is accelerating the future of hypersonics at Stratolaunch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-23 09:00:00

The Forgotten Godmother of Economic Literature (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

In 1776, the field of economics was born with the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. And among the book's earliest readers, and most ardent advocates, was a Regency-era novelist named Maria Edgeworth. In her time, Edgeworth was one of the most famous literary figures in England, and she smuggled into her stories economic concepts and debates around rent seeking, the idea of productive labor, and so on. These works were enormously influential and they helped expose a generation to practical applications of Smith's new theories. Yet when you read about the history of economics, Edgeworth's name is hardly ever mentioned. Jeanna Smialek, a veteran reporter and the Brussels bureau chief at The New York Times, thinks Edgeworth's name needs to be placed back in the pantheon of economic history. On this episode, we speak with Smialek about her biography, The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth, and we discuss Edgeworth's friendly debates with the likes of Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo, how the Irish potato famine reshaped economic thought, and how Edgeworth used the novel form to educate the masses on the value of economics.

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-22 21:17:52

Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4

Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of web credentials for any site.

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-22 14:49:32

Peter Apps: US and Israel plan 3-day Iran blitz, how China and Russia back Tehran (media.mp3)

Further details have emerged regarding US-Israeli plans for a joint military campaign against Iran after the midterm elections. Following sightings of Israeli Air Force jets flying up to the Iranian border on Monday, plans for a three-day military blitz on Iran’s nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure were revealed to the New York Times.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks to Reuters global defence commentator Peter Apps about whether a renewed campaign can force Tehran’s hand or if it will trigger a devastating cycle of retaliation across Gulf energy fields. They examine the collapse of Iran’s shadow tanker fleet, escalating Houthi strikes in Saudi Arabia, and whether expanding cyber warfare and drone technology mean the West is already entangled in a broader global conflict.

Plus, what would be the global impact of Iranian attacks on undersea cables in the Persian Gulf, and why Russian trawlers are spying on critical British subsea infrastructure.

Highlights

• Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ has run out of oil after a monthslong US blockade.
• How conflicts around the world are inextricably linked and are AI cyber attacks dragging the West into global war?

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Peter Apps, global defence commentator for Reuters @pete_apps

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

US and Israel practise fresh strikes on Iran’s border https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/22/us-and-israel-practise-fresh-strikes-on-irans-border/

US withdraws diplomats from Saudi Arabia https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/22/us-withdraws-diplomats-from-saudi-arabia/

Netanyahu pushes for new strikes against Iran before Israeli election https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/21/netanyahu-wants-new-strikes-on-iran-before-israel-elections/

Iran threatens to cut Hormuz internet cables https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/20/iran-threatens-cut-hormuz-internet-cables/

Exclusive: Putin sends fishing trawlers to spy on Britain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/21/exclusive-putin-sends-fishing-trawlers-to-spy-on-britain/

Winner Podcast of the Year - London Press Club Awards 2026

Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

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Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-22 14:26:51

New Serious PHP Vulnerabilities Released and Patched

PHP maintainers have released two critical vulnerabilities:

PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix two critical vulnerabilities that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution. All PHP users are strongly encouraged to update immediately.

Who is at risk: all PHP installations serving web requests, including PHP-FPM, Apache with mod_php, php-cgi, FrankenPHP and LiteSpeed. We consider the risk highest for mod_php, with a demonstrated exploit where an unauthenticated request can trigger the attack before any application code runs.

The vulnerabilities:...

From The Briefing Room at 2026-10-22 14:19:00

Has France become ungovernable? (p0pj0v8r.mp3)

Will the French accept that changes need to be made to fix their ailing economy? Political paralysis and a debt crisis has led to 5 prime ministers in the last two years. Every attempt at fixing the economic problems is met with outrage and protest. Saturday 17th October 2026 saw some of the worst protests in years, with peaceful demonstrations over the cost of living and school funding descending into an 'apocalyptic hell'. 500 police officers were injured in the violence, 1,500 shops were damaged and an historic 19th century city hall was burnt to the ground in the mass disorder that ensued. But there are some serious economic issues that must be faced head on. France's borrowing costs have just hit a 26 year high, signalling they are not trusted to manage their growing debt. Public spending in France is higher than in many other European countries and a big part of that bill is pensions. Raising the pension age would save the state much needed money but proposals to do so were met with outrage and put on hold. So, has France become ungovernable?

Guests: Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief, The Economist Victor Mallet, Financial Times, author of Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe Agnes Poiriet, UK editor, L'Express

Producers: Ben Carter, Phoebe Keane, Kirsteen Knight

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-22 12:30:33

333 Tor exit nodes hijacked to intercept SSH traffic and retrieve plaintext email

For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.

From Net Assessment at 2026-10-22 11:00:00

Debating the Meaning of Military Victory (Net_Assessment_-_22_October_2026_v1.mp3?dest-id=808287)

On this episode, Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider the question of military victory. Is there such a thing? Is military victory achievable for either Russia or Ukraine? And if so, at what cost? And will we ever see a war that ends in unconditional surrender? Grievances for President Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine by siding with China and Russia; the Saudi's dissembling on the threats to the Kingdom; and the latest stories of corruption within the Trump administration. Attas to the Ukrainians who rescued a wounded soldier by drone, to Anthony Scaramucci for lasting twice as long in his job as Katie Zacharia, and to Stimson's Evan Cooper – who is getting married! Congrats to Evan and Grace.

Show Links:

• Stephen Biddle, Sam Winter-Levy, and Yuri Zhukov, "The Myth of Military Victory: The Dangerous Idea Driving Today's Wars of Choice," Foreign Affairs, October 6, 2026.

• Ahmed Al Omran, Nicolas Parasie, and Andrew England "Saudi Arabia to postpone 'Davos in the desert' after Houthi attacks," Financial Times, October 19, 2026.

• The Iran War, Eight Months On: Reassessing Costs, Consequences, and US Interests, Stimson Center, November 5, 2026.

• Henry Stimson Diary August 9-10, 1945, National Security Archive.

• Drone rescuing Ukrainian soldier, X post, October 19, 2026. 

• Dana Mattioli, Josh Dawsey, Joe Parkinson, Drew Hinshaw, and Vera Bergengruen, Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle's Last Days as Ambassador to Greece, Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2026.

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-22 09:00:00

Bhaskar Sunkara Thinks the Market Has a Place Under Socialism (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

In September, Gallup released a poll that showed that 43% percent of Americans viewed socialism positively, the highest approval since Gallup began the poll back in 2010. Since Zohran Mamdani won the NYC mayoral election, the left has made a number of gains across national politics. Still, the majority of Americans view socialism negatively, according to Gallup. As a longtime DSA member and veteran of leftist media, Bhaskar Sunkara is one of socialism's leading advocates, and he's spent much of his career charting what a socialist economy in America might look like. Unlike some other leftists, he believes the market has a place. In fact, he thinks markets and entrepreneurs are an objective good in society. He proposes a vision of so-called "market socialism" in his recent co-authored book The Blueprint, and he lays out this system for us in today's episode. We talk about how many features of capitalism — from small businesses to monetary policy — might be remade under socialist principles.

Read more:
Ocasio-Cortez Boosts El-Sayed and 2028 Talk With $1 Million Check
An Economist Makes the Case for Mamdani-Style Populism

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-10-22 00:05:00

716. King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend (Part 4) (GLT5811752589.mp3)

Did King Arthur really exist or is he just a legend that has developed over the centuries? Could he have been a Roman general who fought against the Saxons? Or is he a Celtic warlord? What is the truth? Join Tom and Dominic as they solve one of the greatest mysteries in British history and reveal who the real King Arthur was. Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at the⁠⁠restishistory.com⁠⁠. To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠⁠ _______ Sign up to Revolut at revolut.com/trih and get £20 when you spend. 18+, end date 30/06/2027 and promotion T&C's apply. Revpoints T&C's apply._______ Check out Ask the Archives at ask-the-archives.com and get started with Claude at Claude.ai/restishistory _______ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com⁠ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton  Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill   Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-21 22:48:52

Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse

Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-21 16:37:25

Israel and the US weigh fresh Iran strikes as the Houthi siege deepens (media.mp3)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his military to plan a multi-day bombing campaign targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and power grids, as talks with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signal preparation for joint military action against Iran.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks with global health security editor Paul Nuki about Netanyahu’s vow to dismantle the Iranian regime, the political calculations behind Trump delaying military action until after the midterms, and whether an Israeli election could derail Netanyahu’s foreign policy plans. They examine the domestic atmosphere in Israel and consider the key factors that will decide the vote in next week's election.

Plus, how IRGC threats against undersea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz threaten global commerce, and how Houthi missile strikes are driving Saudi Arabia toward economic breaking point.

Highlights

• Netanyahu’s multi-day bombing campaign against Iran revealed
• The key factors that will decide next week’s Israeli general election
• IRGC target subsea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Paul Nuki, global health security editor @PaulNuki

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Two RAF Fairford suspects arrested for spying for Iran https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/20/police-re-arrest-two-raf-fairford-terror-suspects/

Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

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The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-21 12:02:22

Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS) Archive

There’s a new archive of all the papers from twenty-five years of the Workshop on Economics and Information Security (WEIS).

Really nice resource. It’s fun to reread my 2002 essay on the economics of information security.

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-21 09:00:00

James Robinson on What It Looks Like When a State is Failing (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

The third and last episode from our Chicago live show is with James Robinson, a professor at the University of Chicago and a recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics (which he shared with Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson). His most famous work is 2012's Why Nations Fail, and in that book he and his co-author Acemoglu document the institutional factors — whether it is reliably run elections or open markets that help facilitate innovation — that determine why some states thrive and others don't. So we ask Robinson the big question: What would have to happen for the US to be considered a failed state?

Read More: ‘Middle Powers’ Grapple With New Survival Strategies Under Trump

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From Ancient History 101 at 2026-10-21 05:00:00

The Athenian Empire (media.mp3)

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-21 03:12:18

PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently

Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.

From GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics at 2026-10-20 22:03:25

Boomers, Burners, and Flying Cars with Cal Newport | GoodFellows (GoodFellows_2026-10-19_-_Cal_Newport_wip31_podcast_ae05c.mp3)

While the public clamors for some semblance of government regulation of the burgeoning artificial intelligence sector, the question remains: how to prevent doom scenarios without compromising the industry’s innovative spirit. Cal Newport, a Georgetown University computer scientist and frequent writer on AI matters, discusses questions he wants Congress to ask and suggests ways to keep AI from undermining secondary and college learning processes (are Georgetown’s phone-free “cognition cloisters” the answer?). After that, the fellows discuss what’s fueling the fiery riots across Western Europe (is it time that European nations paid attention to Javier Milei’s reforms in Argentina?) and what compelled President Trump to threaten Ukraine with blocked access to the Starlink satellite internet service (is it what comes from too many conversations with Vladimir Putin?). Finally, in the “Lightning Round”: thoughts on Hoover economist Bob Hall receiving a Nobel Prize, what America’s midterm elections might bring, and the likelihood of any of the three academics buying Elon Musk’s “flying” roadster (the answer, it seems: when pigs fly!). Subscribe to GoodFellows for clarity on today’s biggest social, economic, and geostrategic shifts — only on GoodFellows.

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-20 20:47:35

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs

Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server.

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-20 17:32:43

UK sends Typhoon jets to protect Saudi Arabia against the Houthis (media.mp3)

British RAF Typhoon fighter jets will be deployed to defend cities and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, following the Yemen-based militant group’s deadliest attack yet, a devastating assault that killed at least 70 people, all new recruits aged 18 to 20, at a training camp.

On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Sophia Yan is joined by former UK Ambassador to Yemen Edmund Fitton-Brown to examine the escalating Houthi missile campaign, Britain's military role in the Gulf, and whether Donald Trump will expand US strikes following the midterms. They discuss whether Iran can keep control over the ‘violent’ and ‘ambitious’ Houthi militants, the origin story of the Yemen-based mlitant group, and the strength of their support base.

Plus, Fitton-Brown reveals inside details of the near-miss 2016 peace deal between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, and why the militants walked away at the final hour to insist total victory.

Highlights

• UK RAF Typhoon jets deploy to defend Saudi Arabia
• Netanyahu insists he and Trump “have a job to finish” as speculation rises over whether Trump will launch another attack on Iran after the midterms.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan

Edmund Fitton-Brown, former UK ambassador to Yemen and current senior fellow at FDD @EFittonBrown

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RAF fighter jets to defend Saudi cities from Houthi attacks https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/20/raf-fighter-jets-to-defend-saudi-cities-from-houthi-attacks/

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-20 13:33:13

Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations

A single query is all that's required to find thousands of conversations listed by title.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-20 12:03:13

Possible new Cellebrite iPhone Radio Zero-Day

Justin.sh is reporting on a confidential Cellebrite document that has been leaked to him:

Cellebrite calls it Advanced Unlocks (AU from here on), not to be confused with the “advanced unlocking services” they’ve marketed for years. A press release from earlier this year confirms AU is a new product for 2026.

[…]

According to Cellebrite, AU:

• is a “next-generation AFU vector that is more resilient to Apple’s OS changes”
• works with Stolen Device Protection enabled, which tightens USB restrictions
• is enabled by a dedicated appliance with a stated range (!) of about 8 meters...

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-20 09:00:00

CME's Terry Duffy on the Disconcerting State of Finance Regulation (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission was practically brand new when Terry Duffy started working at CME Gropu almost five decades ago, and over the course of his career at the exchange, this legend of the trading world has seen an enormous amount of change when it comes to finance regulation, including the rise of prediction markets, 24/7 trading and perpetual futures. Duffy is set to transition out of his current position as CEO next year, and this conversation, recorded live at City Winery in Chicago, is a sort of exit interview. He tells us how regulation has evolved since the start of his time at the CME. We also talk about why he is against perps, the credibility issues prediction markets face, his definition of spreads versus futures, and what he wishes he knew at the start of his career, now that he is nearing retirement.

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-19 20:39:19

Recently fixed Plex Media vulnerabilities are being exploited to install malware

A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-19 19:30:56

ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support

ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.

From The Django weblog at 2026-10-19 18:28:23

Quarterly contributor outreach

Hi Django community, thank you all for continuing to contribute to Django.

The Steering Council is reaching out to bring people's attention to a few areas. We have major features we'd like to test and review for 6.2, smaller changes that could use attention and then various New Feature ideas we'd like community input on.

Major features

These PRs are things we'd like to refine, test and get merged in. We're looking for people to test the features themselves and review the PRs. Please see our guidelines on reviewing PRs.

1. CompositeField (multi-column subqueries)
2. Only needs testing, not review.
3. DEFAULT_PK_FIELD setting (e.g. UUID primary keys)
4. Move models between apps

Sage Abdullah has a great Django London talk on how to test your project against Django's main branch. Please note that you would need to change the branch to point to the PR’s specific branch.

Other features

These are other PRs that we thought would be cool to have included in 6.2. They are in various states of refinement. We're looking for people to test and review the PRs. They are smaller in nature, so it may be easier to get involved here.

1. Adding QuerySet.executed_queries
2. Partitioned cookies
3. Support for the HTTP QUERY method
4. Improve CSRF debug messaging behind proxies

New Features

This section is bringing attention to the New Features queue. Ideas are in various stages and require different types of input. With over 150 ideas so far, we'll try to provide direction for those who have limited time to participate.

Ideas needing technical vetting [medium+ effort]

These are ideas the community would like integrated, but we need contributor opinion on. The links are to proposals that could use vetting.

1. Ability to customize model Meta and migration generation
2. Implement modern CSRF protection
3. Add timeout API for tasks
4. Subresource integrity (SRI)
5. Adding import maps to Django

Ideas needing community input [low effort]

We encourage people to review the entire New Feature queue and use the emoji reactions. Please use the 😕 emoji to register a "saw this, but have no opinion". This helps us understand what has been reviewed by the community. We have selected a few from the list that we'd like people to weigh in on:

1. Better hooks to customize PasswordResetForm email sending
2. Add PR help in Working with Git GitHub contribution documentation
3. Service URL parsing in core (e.g. database and cache URLs)
4. Standardise Task execution order
5. Update AuthenticationMiddleware to delegate to Authentication Backends
6. Support sending to Unicode email addresses via SMTP

Thank you

Django is built by the community and every bit helps move Django forward. We encourage everyone to feel empowered to participate. If you aren't sure where to start or have questions, ask on the Django Forum or in the Django Discord. We're happy to help you find your way in.

- The Django Steering Council

From School of War at 2026-10-19 17:39:00

Can Ukraine Win Without America? (CBS9602524104.mp3)

Russia is losing ground in eastern Ukraine and suffering mounting casualties. So why is the White House handing Vladimir Putin a lifeline? Retired Australian Army major general Mick Ryan, author of the newsletter Futura Doctrina, joins Aaron MacLean to examine the links between the Iran war and Ukraine, and explains why Ukraine’s battlefield successes aren’t translating into political advantage. Putin’s best hope, Ryan argues, is getting Donald Trump on his side: “He’s tried everything else and it hasn’t worked.” Could Washington give Putin what his army can’t? 03:07 Ukraine and Iran 05:58 Putin’s American Lifeline 08:04 Rising Diesel Prices 11:22 Ukraine’s Starlink Dependence 13:30 Satellite Speed Limits 18:00 Russia’s Jet-Powered Drones 19:40 Ukraine Without America 22:34 Stalled Peace Talks 25:39 Economic Warfare Against Iran 31:08 Ukraine’s Counteroffensive 36:40 Adapting on the Battlefield 39:14 China’s Lessons From War This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. This episode of School of War is also brought to you by Stratolaunch, a leading pure-play hypersonics company.  Stratolaunch helps the U.S. and its allies move new hypersonic technologies from concept to capability, faster and cheaper.  Learn more about how Stratolaunch is accelerating the future of hypersonics at Stratolaunch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-19 16:59:32

Egypt weighs entering war against the Houthis as strikes threaten global shipping (media.mp3)

Houthi ballistic missile strikes kill 20 people in Yemen as Egypt considers sending military support to help Saudi Arabia counter Iranian threats in the Red Sea.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophia Yan speaks to the Telegraph’s Executive Defence and Foreign Affairs Editor Con Coughlin and Chatham House Middle East expert Dr. Lina Khatib.

They analyze Iran’s turn to asymmetric proxy warfare as Houthi strikes continue. Meanwhile, Western intelligence faces a renewed threat as Tehran appoints Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi, known as Iran’s "Missile Man", as its new defence minister to rebuild its degraded ballistic missile arsenal.

Plus, Donald Trump endorses Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's national election, and why Iran’s remaining, highly ideological leadership core could make Tehran more dangerous than ever.

Highlights

• Iran’s "Missile Man" appointed as new Defence Minister and what this means for the war.
• A sign of expanding regional support against the Houthis, as Egypt considers sending troops to support Saudi Arabia

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan

Con Coughlin, executive defence and foreign affairs editor @con_coughlin

Dr. Lina Khatib, Chatham House Middle East expert @LinaKhatibUK

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

The Houthis are Europe’s problem https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/15/houthis-are-europe-problem/?recomm_id=c1d5b4ae-93da-41d2-af79-bec524a0c34e

Iran’s proxies are propping up Tehran with financial support, says US https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/17/irans-proxies-propping-up-tehran-financial-support-us/?recomm_id=b2d4de18-e667-484b-a32a-eac0926b890a

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Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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From Uncommon Knowledge at 2026-10-19 16:00:00

The Counter Revolution: Victor Davis Hanson on the Fall and Rise of Trump (Part 1/2) (UK_VDH_pt_1_wip04_podcast_9ll4c.mp3)

How did Donald Trump go from political defeat and the aftermath of January 6 to a second term in the White House? Historian Victor Davis Hanson discusses his latest book, The Counter-Revolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement. Hanson argues that the prosecutions of Trump strengthened his candidacy, evidenced by his gains among Black and Hispanic male voters. Hanson also explains why prominent (and former Democratic) Silicon Valley figures rallied behind him. Hanson delves into Trump’s second-term agenda, from immigration enforcement to his confrontation with universities, the media, and other institutions Hanson sees as centers of progressive power.  Stay tuned for Part 2, in which Victor discusses Trump’s promise to remake Washington and restore American strength, the war in Iran, and his own health.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-19 12:07:43

Training AIs to Solve CAPTCHAs

Interesting research:

Abstract: Vision-language models (VLMs) can solve visual CAPTCHAs without task-specific training, but the agents built on them approach every challenge from scratch. For such an agent, the hundredth instance of a familiar puzzle costs as much time and compute as the first. Specialized detectors invert the trade-off, answering in milliseconds but only for categories they were trained on. Neither improves with exposure. We study what changes when a solver improves with use. Our system pairs a fine-tuned YOLOv8 detector with an open-weight VLM behind a confidence-based router, and runs entirely from screenshots and operating-system input events, with no browser automation or DOM access. It reaches 85.4% overall and 84.2% macro accuracy across 16 classes, exceeding either component alone. Every answer VLM produces also serves as a training label, so the detector absorbs categories it was never trained for, typically after one or two encounters and without human annotation. The same loop also repairs it. A CAPTCHA operator can perturb images against the publicly released detector and drive its accuracy to 0%, but the perturbations leave VLM untouched, and its labels let the detector recover. Under a year-long simulated arms race in which the CAPTCHA operator re-crafts its perturbations each month, the solver recovers every round, and a cheap ~70%-accurate open-weight teacher hardens it as effectively as a perfect oracle. Visual CAPTCHA defenses that assume a failing bot stays failing therefore understate how quickly an adaptive solver returns...

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-19 09:00:00

Don Wilson on the GPU Market's Trillion Dollar Question (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

When we spoke to Don Wilson, founder and CEO of DRW, in Chicago last year, he told us he wanted to build a market for GPUs that would eventually be bigger than oil. A year's time in the age of AI is an eternity, and so for the first episode of this year's Chicago live show - recorded at City Winery - Wilson joins us on stage again to talk about what's changed and what hasn't in his quest to help build this market. We get his take on the recent tech selloff, including credit concerns around neocloud CoreWeave. And we also discuss how DRW is developing a “crunch spread” (the GPU version of a crack spread), the latest on his plans to launch GPU futures, and the possibility of token futures too.

Read more: Jump, DRW Bet on New Compute Market as AI Boom Faces Scrutiny

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-10-19 00:05:00

715. King Arthur: The Mysteries of Merlin (Part 3) (GLT4769841872.mp3)

What are the origins of Merlin, the powerful wizard and King Arthur’s advisor? Who was Geoffrey of Monmouth, and what role did he play in evolving the tales of Arthur and the Round Table? And, was Merlin based on a real historical figure from the Saxon invasion of Britain in the 5th century, and the totemic battle of Badon…? Join Tom and Dominic as they delve into the true origins of history’s greatest wizard: Merlin…. Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at the⁠⁠restishistory.com⁠⁠. To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠⁠_______ Your next discovery is waiting on TikTok. _______ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com⁠ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton  Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill   Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-18 08:00:00

‘Hegseth is unfit’: US tank commander on Iran war failures, impeachment and running for Senate (media.mp3)

The Iran war has stretched the US Congress to breaking point and exposed Pete Hegseth’s leadership of the Pentagon as fundamentally lacking, according to an ex-tank commander who is neither a Republican nor a Democrat.

On today’s bonus episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to Todd Achilles, a US veteran of the First Gulf War who is running as an independent for Senate in Idaho. With the November midterm elections just weeks away, Achilles’ battle against Republican stalwart Jim Risch is a window into the problems facing the GOP as Donald Trump’s Iran war leads to rising fuel prices and fertiliser shortages back home.

Is this the moment for a rise in independent military veteran candidates such as Achilles?

Highlights

• ‘We lost 15 bases - Hegseth is unfit for duty’
• US tank commander Todd Achilles on Iran war failures and running for Senate

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Todd Achilles, US Senate Idaho candidate @Achilles4Idaho

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Green Beret leads ‘double haters’ in mission to blow up midterms

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/10/05/rhodes-scholar-green-beret-end-two-party-politics-montana/

US midterm elections 2026: How do they work and what could they mean for Trump?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/16/us-midterm-elections-2026/

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Nominated Podcast of the Year - London Press Club Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

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From More or Less at 2026-10-17 18:42:00

Did Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres stop disinformation bots? (p0ph8pfg.mp3)

Last week, Ukraine launched drone attacks against three data centres owned by Russian tech giant Yandex. After these attacks Yandex announced that they were struggling to maintain their services.

This led to widespread claims that Russian disinformation campaign on social media had been affected, as users produced graphs that they argued showed a dramatic decline in suspicious online activity by bots.

The claim was even made by the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenksy, saying there was “less hate” online as a result of the strikes. But as the dust settled, it became clear that this wasn’t the simple success story many people hoped it would be.

We speak to Shayan Sardarizadeh from BBC Verify and Amil Khan, the co-founder and CEO of Valent.

If you’ve seen a number, or a graph, that you think we should look at, email the team: moreorless@bbc.co.uk

Credits: Presenter: Lizzy McNeill Producer: Nathan Gower Series Producer: Tom Colls Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

From The Week in Westminster at 2026-10-17 11:02:00

17/10/2026 (p0ph4ljb.mp3)

Isabel debates the upcoming Budget with the chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Labour's Dame Meg Hillier and the former Conservative Treasury minister Dame Harriett Baldwin.

Two veterans of previous attempts to reform the benefits system debate how it should be done now: the former Conservative Work and Pensions Secretary Chloe Smith and Alex Zatman, who was a special adviser to Labour's Liz Kendall when she was Work and Pensions Secretary.

How prepared is the UK for a crisis that could cause food shortages? The Labour peer and chairman of Iceland Foods, Richard Walker discusses this with the chief executive of the Soil Association, Helen Browning, who has a farm in Wiltshire.

And Andy Burnham is getting a reputation for thinking out loud in public. Former Downing Street Director of Communications for Boris Johnson, Guto Harri and Claire Ainsley, the former policy director for Keir Starmer and now at the Progressive Policy Institute discuss whether this is a good thing.

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-17 09:00:00

David Byrne Explains How Forgotten Ideas Come Back to Life (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

History is littered with ideas that have been tossed aside, only for them to gain relevance at some later date. Think of Moby-Dick: forgotten in Melville's time, but now regarded as the great American novel. Or the work of economist Hyman Minsky, which became influential a decade after his death, when the 2008 financial crisis made “the Minsky Moment” a mainstream term. These are just a couple of the things we talk about with the legendary musician David Byrne on today's podcast. Byrne's new book, Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up, looks to categorize numerous “sleeping beauties” - ideas that were lost but then rediscovered. Besides Melville and Minsky, we also talk about the lost Roman recipe for concrete and we get into Byrne's thoughts on how to write a song and his own experience of having his music rediscovered by a new generation.

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-16 22:06:47

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Before the Chicxulub Meteor Impact

New research shows that squid lived all around the globe even before the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-16 21:59:01

OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites

The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.

From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2026-10-16 20:36:46

Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part IIIb: The Opposite of Love

This is the second half of the third part (I, II IIIa) of our long-delayed series looking at the theory of history advanced by Paradox Interactive’s Hearts of Iron IV, one of the most popular strategy games today. This part (both halves together) is fundamentally about politics and policy and the implications that HoI4‘s choices … Continue reading Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part IIIb: The Opposite of Love →

From The Incomparable Mothership at 2026-10-16 17:00:00

839: The Weather is the Bad Guy (003bf686-e2b3-42cf-90ec-04fd49e3a3c5.mp3)

In Jason’s absence, Shelly indulges her fondness for disaster movies, a genre that peaked in the 1970s. And what better way to revel in disaster than with a draft? From shipwrecks to nuclear war to runaway planes and trains, we’ve got you covered in cinematic mayhem. There’s even a zeppelin....

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-16 16:44:42

Iran’s terror network exposed & how pinpoint IRGC strikes smashed up the Gulf (media.mp3)

A new report exposes how pinpoint strikes by Iran and its proxies hit at least 84 Gulf infrastructure targets a total of 135 times, systematically disabling key infrastructure throughout the war.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophia Yan speaks to national security editor Rozina Sabur and Iranian terrorism specialist Roger Macmillan about the widening scope of Tehran's hybrid warfare, from the Middle East to Europe.

They unpack how the IRGC is weaponising criminal networks to orchestrate hit squads and sabotage operations on Western soil - including a growing number of foiled terror plots targeting military and Jewish sites in the UK. MI5’s boss this week issued a rare warning - but is anyone paying attention?

Plus, Houthi ballistic missiles kill five at the presidential palace in the port city of Aden, and how US President Donald Trump is balancing escalating nuclear strike options ahead of the US midterm elections - and why it could make Iran more dangerous.

Highlights

• How pinpoint Iranian strikes smashed up the Gulf’s key sites
• IRGC’s terror network across Europe exposed

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan

Rozina Sabur, national security editor @RozinaSabur

Roger Macmillan, former Director of Security at Iran International TV @Rogermacmillan

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Iran-backed Houthis on brink of taking Taiz in massive blow to Saudi Arabia

https://youtu.be/cSyCHTlh9Vo?si=nWqBqSjpqgOa2Ixp

Iran’s precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/iran-crisis-infrastructure-attacks/

Iran’s terrifying global campaign of revenge – and how it targets enemies

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/27/irans-terrifying-revenge-countries-that-oppose-it/

Teenage assassin sent to Britain by Iranian proxy jailed for 20 years

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/16/teenage-assassin-sent-to-britain-by-iranian-proxy-jailed/

Migrant who ‘planned UK terror attack’ claimed asylum in Germany

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/03/israel-anti-semitism-iran-ahmadyan-salehi/

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-16 12:04:53

Backdooring Open-Weight AI Models

This is a problem:

Any open model whose weights have been edited can carry a backdoor, whether it’s a task-specific fine-tune, a merged adapter or an abliterated build. We have abliterated models in the title because it’s the most popular reason people download modified weights without verifying what’s inside. Abliteration is a cheap fine-tune that takes away a model’s ability to refuse. You find the direction in the weights that carries “no” and subtract it. The model then answers things a safety-tuned version would turn down. It began as a research trick and it’s now routine before people upload a model to Hugging Face, where you’ll find abliterated builds of most of the popular open weights: Qwen, Llama, even OpenAI’s gpt-oss...

From School of War at 2026-10-16 10:00:00

The Making of Xi Jinping (CBS8077526286.mp3)

During the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party purged Xi Jinping’s father and subjected him to 16 years of persecution and imprisonment—so how did the current president of China emerge more devoted to the party than ever? “It’s like a comic book villain origin story,” says Aaron MacLean. Today, Joseph Torigian, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping, joins School of War to explore the strange and dark story of China’s current president, the brutality of Mao’s China, and how it all shaped the power dynamics in Beijing today. 03:24 – The Xi Family and Communist Loyalty 08:14 – Why Xi Jinping Never Abandoned the Party 10:05 – China's Revolutionary Origins 13:23 – The Books That Shaped Xi Jinping 18:34 – Why China Embraced Communism 22:13 – Xi Zhongxun's Rise and Near-Execution 29:21 – Mao's Loyalty Test 35:30 – The Great Leap Forward and Famine 45:14 – Xi Jinping's Brutal Childhood 47:38 – His Father's 16 Years of Persecution 52:11 – Mao and the Cultural Revolution 59:17 – The Xi Family's Tragedy This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. This episode of School of War is also brought to you by Stratolaunch, a leading pure-play hypersonics company.  Stratolaunch helps the U.S. and its allies move new hypersonic technologies from concept to capability, faster and cheaper.  Learn more about how Stratolaunch is accelerating the future of hypersonics at Stratolaunch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-16 10:00:00

The French Political Crisis That's Turning Into a Debt Crisis (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Just about everyone is worried about what is going on in France right now: the country's public finances are in sorry shape and there are fears that the French bond selloff, and the country's growing debt crisis, might spillover into the rest of Europe. On top of that, the 2027 elections have investors worried: The two leading candidates, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, aren't seen to be up to the task of taming France's fiscal turmoil. Shahin Vallée was an advisor to Emmanuel Macron when he was an economic minister and during his first presidential election campaign. Since then, he's paid close attention to the situation in France — he is currently a senior fellow at the German Council of Foreign Relations and he advises institutional investors — and he understands, better than most, what went wrong during Macron's nine years in office. Today, he speaks to us about the origins of the current French debt crisis, how similar it is to the challenges Greece faced during the first euro crisis, and why the 2027 elections are making an unstable situation even worse.

Read more:
Market for Funding Bonds in France Shows Crisis Is Way Off
Bank of France Survey Shows Sharp Jump in Business Uncertainty

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-15 21:32:41

Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware

The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-15 17:24:29

Measuring Human Cryptanalysis Effort

Matthew Green has a new site that tries to estimate the number of cryptanalyst-hours that have been spent analyzing different public-key algorithms:

Abstract: We estimate how much public cryptanalysis each public-key assumption has received, using the literature itself as the instrument. From roughly sixteen thousand candidate papers we classify cryptanalytic work on ECDLP, structured and plain lattices, syndrome decoding and their comparators, then convert papers into estimated research-allocation years through a person-level author map. These publication-based estimates may substantially overstate actual time spent. Lattices have overtaken elliptic curves in this cumulative measure only recently; we express that history as inference budgets under stated productivity assumptions. The study was conducted by AI models: Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Opus 5.5 built the pipeline, ran the analysis and wrote this page, with contributions from GPT-6 Astra. Matthew Green set the questions, made the key methodological decisions and oversaw the work...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-15 16:43:40

Iran sinks two ships in Strait of Hormuz as Houthis ‘days’ from taking Yemen’s Taiz (media.mp3)

Iran has sunk two cargo vessels in under 24 hours in the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the war began in March.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to chief foreign affairs commentator David Blair about why Tehran is expanding its pace of attacks. So far the US has avoided a military response but how long can that last? Meanwhile, news that US President Donald Trump is considering using the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb - aka the “mother of all bombs”.

Plus, the Iran-backed Houthis have encircled Yemen’s Taiz and are on the cusp of taking the strategic city for the first time in the war in what would be a major blow to Saudi Arabia.

Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, a Yemeni senior researcher from the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, explains why the Houthis are so desperate to capture Taiz as a stepping-stone to oil-rich Marib and port city Aden and how it could take just “days” to fall. With around a million people trapped inside and news of food and medicine shortages, a humanitarian disaster is looming and Iran’s proxy group is on the brink of a major victory.

Highlights

• Iran sinks two ships in Strait of Hormuz as attacks escalate
• Houthis ‘days’ from taking Yemen’s key city of Taiz

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen from the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies @maysaashujaa

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Iran hits six oil tankers in single day

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/13/iran-hits-six-oil-tankers-day-hormuz-war-america-trump/

Trump lines up ‘mother of all bombs’ to strike Iran

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/15/trump-mother-of-all-bombs-strike-iran-moab/

Houthis on brink of taking their biggest scalp

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/13/houthis-on-brink-of-seizing-their-biggest-scalp/

Con Coughlin: The Houthis are Europe’s problem

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/15/houthis-are-europe-problem/

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From The Briefing Room at 2026-10-15 14:20:00

How will climate change affect our farms? (p0pgtxcc.mp3)

Will we still be able to grow enough food as temperatures rise and rainfall becomes more erratic? What changes will farmers need to make to keep feeding the nation? As Radio 4 marks 75 years of the farming drama The Archers, David Aaronovitch examines the future of British farming. Models suggest large parts of the South East of England will no longer be favourable for growing cereals like wheat and even barley, important for things like beer and whiskey. Strawberries may be far too difficult to grow at all. Some areas of the UK may become better for farmers and new crops may grow that we've never been able to grow before, but it presents a huge challenge for farmers who will have to change their entire way of working. What must farmers do to adapt and what do we need to do to ensure we keep the food on our plates?

GUESTS:

Charlie Ireland, a farming consultant at Ceres consultancy, who advises Jeremy Clarkson on Clarkson’s Farm Professor Nicola Cannon, Royal Agricultural University. Neil Ward, Professor of Rural and Regional Development at the University of East Anglia Tom Lancaster, Head of Land, Food and Farming at The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit

From Release notes from govuk-frontend at 2026-10-15 11:17:05

v6.6.0

<p>To install this version with npm, run <code>npm install govuk-frontend@6.6.0</code>. You can also find more information about <a href="https://frontend.design-system.service.gov.uk/staying-up-to-date/#updating-to-the-latest-version" rel="nofollow">how to stay up to date</a> in our documentation.</p> <h2>New features</h2> <h3>We've improved how the Character count component works</h3> <p>We've added a new <code>countType</code> option to the Character count component. This option uses JavaScript's <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/javascript-intl-segmenter-i18n/" rel="nofollow"><code>Intl.Segmenter</code> object</a> to segment text into characters or words and make counting more accurate, particularly when users input special characters or emojis.</p> <p>You should consider how character or word limits are counted in your service's backend before using the <code>countType</code> option because you may need to adjust character or word limits.</p> <p>To enable improved counting in <a href="https://caniuse.com/wf-intl-segmenter" rel="nofollow">supported browsers</a>, you should either:</p> <ul> <li>add <code>countType: "characters"</code> to count user-perceived characters</li> <li>add <code>countType: "words"</code> to count words between word boundaries</li> </ul> <p>Unsupported browsers will default to the <code>textareaDescriptionText</code> message shown when JavaScript is unavailable, for example:</p> <blockquote> <p>You can enter up to 350 characters</p> </blockquote> <p>To use Nunjucks to count characters, add <code>countType: "characters"</code>:</p> <div class="highlight highlight-source-diff notranslate position-relative overflow-auto"><pre> {{ govukCharacterCount({ label: { text: "Can you provide more detail?" }, name: "more-detail", <span class="pl-md"><span class="pl-md">-</span> maxlength: 350</span> <span class="pl-mi1"><span class="pl-mi1">+</span> maxlength: 350,</span> <span class="pl-mi1"><span class="pl-mi1">+</span> countType: "characters"</span> }) }}</pre></div> <p>To use Nunjucks to count words, add <code>countType: "words"</code>:</p> <div class="highlight highlight-source-diff notranslate position-relative overflow-auto"><pre> {{ govukCharacterCount({ label: { text: "Can you provide more detail?" }, name: "more-detail", <span class="pl-md"><span class="pl-md">-</span> maxwords: 150</span> <span class="pl-mi1"><span class="pl-mi1">+</span> maxlength: 150,</span> <span class="pl-mi1"><span class="pl-mi1">+</span> countType: "words"</span> }) }}</pre></div> <p>The Character count <code>maxwords</code> option and word-counting behaviour are deprecated, and we'll remove them in a future release. You must replace <code>maxwords</code> with <code>maxlength</code> when using <code>countType: "words"</code>.</p> <p>We made this change in <a href="https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/6995">pull request #6995: Add character count <code>Intl.Segmenter</code> support</a> - thanks to <a class="user-mention notranslate" href="https://github.com/colinrotherham">@colinrotherham</a> and the NHS digital service manual team for contributing this change.</p> <p>## Fixes</p> <p>We've made fixes to GOV.UK Frontend in the following pull requests:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/7428">#7428: Fix guard in govuk-resolve-colour and add unit tests</a> - thanks to <a class="user-mention notranslate" href="https://github.com/daniel-ac-martin">@daniel-ac-martin</a> for reporting and fixing this issue</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/7491">#7491: Correct panel example actions option</a> - thanks to <a class="user-mention notranslate" href="https://github.com/markhobson">@markhobson</a> for reporting and fixing this issue</li> </ul>

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-15 10:00:00

Jeff Yan's Plan to Bring the Entire Financial Industry Onto Hyperliquid (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Traders and market watchers around the world started talking about a crypto platform called Hyperliquid earlier this year, when speculators used markets built on top of it to trade crude oil after war broke out in Iran. What Hyperliquid allowed for was a 24/7 market on the blockchain. Then in August, President Trump said the CFTC was working on bringing “Hyperliquid into the United States in a fully compliant and legal fashion.” Hyperliquid currently operates outside the US, but that hasn't stopped it from growing prodigiously in the last year. Jeff Yan, CEO and co-founder of Hyperliquid Labs, joins us today to explain how exactly the platform works: He walks us through the protocol he and his co-founders built, the ecology of actors and assets that are tied to Hyperliquid (like the platform's cryptocurrency HYPE), how perps are bought and sold on the platform, he explains what a blockchain oracle is, and he discusses what has to happen for Hyperliquid to start operating in the US.

Read more:
Strategy’s Saylor Sees Bitcoin Moving Back Up Beyond $100,000
A $90 Million Spyware Hack Sparks Review of Crypto Wallet Sales

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-10-15 00:05:00

714. King Arthur: Lancelot and the Round Table (Part 2) (GLT6459272632.mp3)

Who was the real Lancelot, King Arthur’s dashing love rival from the Arthurian legends? Was he the first medieval knight? How would his relationship with Queen Guinevere come to shape romance and chivalry for centuries to come? And, was there a historical Camelot…? Join Tom and Dominic as they divulge the tantalising true stories behind Sir Lancelot, Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table.    Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at the⁠⁠restishistory.com⁠⁠. To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠⁠ _______ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com⁠ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton  Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill   Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-14 22:35:09

Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security

Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-14 17:02:17

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak:

• I’m speaking at ATTENTION: Democracy, Rebuilt in Montreal, Canada. The event runs October 21–23, 2026, and my talk is on Wednesday, October 21.
• I’m speaking at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at 5 PM ET on October 22, 2026.
• I’m speaking at [un]prompted in San Francisco, California. The event runs October 27–29, 2026, and my talk is at 11:35 AM PT on Thursday, October 29.
• I’m speaking at the Catalyst Summit in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, November 18, 2026...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-14 16:40:59

Iran cornered but still dangerous: ex-general on the IRGC, Yemen’s Houthis and the special forces (media.mp3)

The Houthi offensive in Yemen is reaching a critical tipping point as the Iran-backed militants encircle the strategic city of Taiz, threatening to tip the war in their favour.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks with Lieutenant General Graeme Lamb, former director of UK Special Forces and commander of the British Field Army, about the battle for Taiz and whether the West is underestimating Saudi Arabia’s capability to push them back. As US President Donald Trump scolds the “nasty” Houthis for “bad behaviour”, Lt Gen Lamb unpacks the ways in which the Yemen war folds into Iran’s strategy of global economic warfare and how Russia is helping Tehran keep going.

Plus, the importance of civil society resilience in a time of war, why aid cuts don’t make us safer, and how special forces soldiers navigate international humanitarian law in tricky war zones.

Highlights

• Trump scolds ‘nasty’ Houthis for ‘bad behaviour’ by attacking Saudi Arabia
• Lt Gen Graeme Lamb on the IRGC, Yemen’s Houthis and the special forces

Highlights

• Trump scolds ‘nasty’ Houthis for ‘bad behaviour’ by attacking Saudi Arabia
• Lt Gen Graeme Lamb on the IRGC, Yemen’s Houthis and the special forces

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Lt Gen Graeme Lamb, former director of UK Special Forces and commander of the British Field Army

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Houthis on brink of taking their biggest scalp https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/13/houthis-on-brink-of-seizing-their-biggest-scalp/

Sal Mercogliano: The ayatollahs have been humbled by the power of capitalism

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/14/strait-of-hormuz-iran-war-shipping-oil-gas-diesel-drones/

Iran hits six oil tankers in single day

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/13/iran-hits-six-oil-tankers-day-hormuz-war-america-trump/

Diesel crisis to drag on for months, warns IEA

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/14/diesel-crisis-to-drag-on-for-months-warns-iea/

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-14 15:24:18

The Future of AI Cryptanalysis

Matthew Green has been writing a rather pessimistic series of posts about the potential for AI systems to vastly outperform humans in cryptanalysis of both symmetric and public-key ciphers.

I am more optimistic than he is. That is, I have stronger faith in the over-engineering cryptographers tend to do. I am trying to write this up in more detail.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-14 15:10:22

Cyberattack on Connected Fridges in France

Another IoT cyberattack, this one in France:

Hackers gained control of the software that regulates the temperatures of the refrigeration units, forcing some to warm to 50C (120F) overnight, according to one supermarket chain affected.

[…]

Normally, supermarket freezers go through a short period of defrosting overnight, in which temperatures rise slightly. But the hackers ordered the units to heat up and stay hot, although Danfoss did not confirm any reports about just how warm the fridges and freezers could become in that process.

Danfoss said the affected cold units were older models whose security software could not be updated to ward off a risk they had identified...

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-14 13:55:06

Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices

"Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.

From More or Less at 2026-10-14 09:02:00

Fact-check: Will Scottish pensioners really be funding English social care? (p0pghf61.mp3)

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:

(00:40) First Minister John Swinney has claimed that Scottish pensioners are set to lose £2000, with the money going to fund English social care. We gently suggest he might like to consider the existence of the Barnett formula, and explain that, when you do, the picture looks very different.

(06:08 ) The Liberal Democrats have dug out data on maternity injuries that they claim is ‘a shocking indictment of our NHS maternity services’. We explore flaws in their analysis and ask an expert what a better source of data tells us about maternal healthcare.

(13:20) Professor Terence Tao is good at maths. Extremely good at maths. We ask him how he feels about AI being better at maths than him.

(15:49) Great news! The UK is reducing its deficit at the fastest rate of any G7 nation. Except we’re not. Ah, shame. But we are planning to! Fantastic! But we’ve got reason to be sceptical of these plans. That’s a pity. Join the FT’s Chris Giles on the economic and emotional rollercoaster that is the UK’s fiscal trajectory.

(21:14) The series reaches its intellectual zenith as we ask what would happen if you ‘put the whole of the country into baked beans’. Expect back of the tin workings, cutting edge agri-science research and true public service journalism. Just don’t ask what the nadir was.

Guests:

Dr Spencer Thompson - Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute Professor Marian Knight - Director of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford Chris Giles - Economics Commentator at the Financial Times Professor Terence Tao - Professor of Mathematics at UCLA

Presenter: Tim Harford Series Producer: Tom Colls Reporters: Nathan Gower and Lizzy McNeill Editor: Richard Vadon Programme Coordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Engineer: James Beard

From Ancient History 101 at 2026-10-14 05:05:00

GUEST EPISODE! Cleopatra (1963) with the Partial Historians, Part 2: Cleopatra and Mark Antony (media.mp3)

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From Ancient History 101 at 2026-10-14 05:00:00

GUEST EPISODE! Cleopatra (1963) with the Partial Historians, Part 1: Cleopatra and Julius CaesarCaesar (media.mp3)

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-10-13 22:33:43

Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware

Topgolf and VMware "ran deep" before the migration.

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-13 17:16:08

MI5 warns Iran targeting UK military sites & the war’s looming food price crisis (media.mp3)

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war is throttling global fertiliser supply chains, driving up transport costs, and sparking a looming food price crisis.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant talks to Joseph Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute about the nuts and bolts of how the Iran war is impacting food security - and why the worst is yet to come. They discuss how farmers and markets have adapted to the drop off in exports, and why Russian attacks on Black Sea ships and the strengthening ‘super’ El Niño are creating a food time bomb for 2027.

Plus, Yemen warns of a “catastrophe” in Taiz amid the Houthi siege, MI5 says Iran is now targeting British military sites showing a “major shift” in its ambitions, and why Donald Trump is wrong to insist that China and Russia aren’t helping Tehran.

Highlights

• The Iran war’s looming food price crisis, from fertiliser to gas
• MI5 warns IRGC targeting UK military sites

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Joseph Glauber, senior research fellow International Food Policy Research Institute @JoeGlauber1

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

MI5 chief: Terrorists plotting AI drone attacks on Britain

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/13/mi5-chief-terrorists-plotting-ai-drone-attacks-on-britain/

RAF terror plot ‘highly likely’ to be work of IRGC, Burnham says

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/12/burnham-highly-likely-irgc-behind-raf-terror-plot/

Cowering MBS faces biggest challenge to Saudi ambitions

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/12/cowering-mbs-challenge-to-saudi-ambitions/

The hunger crisis experts warned of is here – and it’s likely to get worse

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/the-food-crisis-experts-have-been-warning-about-is-here/

Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - London Press Club Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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From School of War at 2026-10-13 10:00:00

When, Not If: The Baltics Prepare for War (CBS4311473692.mp3)

In the Baltics, war with Russia is no abstraction. Putin could take Lithuania’s capital if he achieved surprise, the nation’s army commander told Aaron MacLean. This week, Aaron travels through Lithuania and Latvia to speak with Brigadier General Nerijus Stankevičius, Lithuanian defense Minister Robertas Kaunas, and Latvian foreign minister Baiba Braže about why Lithuania is amending its constitution to allow weapons of mass destruction on its soil, what schoolchildren are learning in their war-preparedness exercises, and what each country is doing now to make sure they’re ready if war comes.  02:58 — Brig. Gen. Nerijus Stankevičius 04:25 — Russia Could Take Vilnius 06:03 — How Lithuania Would Fight 09:58 — “Never Again” 14:14 — Robertas Kaunas, Lithuania’s Defense Strategy 17:28 — Drones, AI & the Eastern Flank 22:31 — Nuclear Deterrence 23:58 — Preparing the Whole Country 29:16 — A Message to Putin 31:29 — Baiba Braže, Latvia on the Front Line 36:12 — Drones Over Latvia 37:28 — Joining Latvia’s National Guard 40:30 — Russia’s “Sub-Conventional” War 48:46 — What If Russia Wins in Ukraine? 55:54 — Can Russia Be Pressured Into Peace?  This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. This episode of School of War is also brought to you by Stratolaunch, a leading pure-play hypersonics company.  Stratolaunch helps the U.S. and its allies move new hypersonic technologies from concept to capability, faster and cheaper.  Learn more about how Stratolaunch is accelerating the future of hypersonics at Stratolaunch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-10-12 16:41:12

Trump weighs US strikes after Houthi missiles shut Riyadh airport (media.mp3)

A brutal wave of Houthi missiles have struck Saudi Arabia’s main Riyadh airport, killing at least 14 in the deadliest attack on a Gulf nation since the US-Iran war began.

On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey is joined by Riyadh-based Saudi analyst Salman Al-Ansari to examine the catastrophic attacks on King Khalid International Airport and why Iran’s Houthis are able to cause so much damage.

They also discuss what might happen next: will Donald Trump launch US strikes in Yemen? Will a new Arab-led coalition emerge? And why does Saudi Arabia think it has a better chance of defeating the Iranian proxy group now than before?

Plus, as Iranian officials threaten to destroy US data centres and other infrastructure in the Gulf if the conflict restarts, Aramco’s CEO warns of severe global crude oil shortages while the Strait of Hormuz remains under attack.

Highlights

• Trump weighs US strikes after Houthi missiles shut Riyadh airport
• Saudi Arabia vows ‘serious response’

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Salman al-Ansari, Saudi analyst @alansari

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

The Houthi missiles that will make Trump think twice

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/12/houthi-missiles-trump-think-twice/

The UAE-backed ‘Giants Brigade’ changing the Saudi-Houthi war

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/09/giants-brigade-militia-changing-saudi-houthi-war/

Trump may join Saudi war after Houthi strike on airport kills 12

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/10/saudi-yemen-king-khalid-iran-gulf-war/

Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Bronze Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

Nominated Podcast of the Year - London Press Club Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-10-12 16:01:26

FBI Arrests Suspect in FBI-Hacking Case

In September, hackers from a group called ShinyHunters announced that they stole a trove of FBI data about its own agents. It was an intelligence disaster.

Last week, the FBI arrested (alternate link) someone associated with that crime.

From Odd Lots at 2026-10-12 09:00:00

Nate Soares on How AI Really Could Kill Us All (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Since the Hugging Face incident, concerns over AI doomsday scenarios has entered the mainstream. But of course, some people have been warning about this for years, long before LLMs or ChatGPT. In their 2025 book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, Nate Soares and Eliezer Yudkowsky spelled out their vision of humanity's inevitable demise once superintelligent AI is built. In this episode, we speak with Soares, who serves as president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, about why he believes it's impossible to "align" superintelligent AI, and how exactly the technology can and will go rogue as it gets more and more advanced.

Read more:
Anthropic IPO Investors Struggle to Put a Price on Rogue AI Risk
AI Bubble Risks Worst S&P 500 Crash Since 2008, Strategist Says

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