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Two critical flaws were found in PHP, a programming language AP says is vital to 70% of websites globally, through AI-assisted discovery; OpenAI says it led a coalition that worked on them over the past two months, and CNN reports teams at OpenAI, Wiz and…
✔ Sources: AP via Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN via ABC7 New York
Saudi Aramco told staff to leave its Dhahran headquarters and work remotely, according to sources cited by Reuters and AFP. Reuters says it is the first such evacuation since the start of the Iran war. Yemen's Houthis struck the headquarters earlier in…
✔ Sources: Reuters via TimesLIVE, Gulf News (AFP), Reuters via MarineLink
The Nasdaq fell more than 2% Thursday and the S&P 500 fell more than 1%, as worries about AI spending hit tech and chip stocks. Meta shares fell about 7% even though it beat revenue forecasts with a record $64 billion and announced what amounts to a…
✔ Sources: Yahoo Finance, Reuters via GV Wire, Yahoo Finance via AOL
French health authorities reported the first known human case of Shamonda virus, previously found only in animals and spread by biting midges. The patient, severely immunocompromised and treated for a serious illness in Lyon, died in early October;…
✔ Sources: AP via PBS NewsHour, Euronews
The Milwaukee Brewers host the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) on FOX. Neither team has ever won the World Series, so baseball will have a first-time champion. It is the first World Series game at Milwaukee's…
✔ Sources: MLB.com, FOX Sports
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