Zero Day Clock: vulnerability exploitation, measured
https://zerodayclock.com/
Franco–German deal on cars and 'Made in Europe' is 'hours or days' away, says EU industry boss – POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/franco-german-deal-on-cars-and-made-in-europe-is-hours-or-days-away-says-eu-industry-boss-stephane-sejourne/
Xi's 'death watch' will become a global spectacle | Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2026/xis-death-watch-will-become-a-global-spectacle
Russian military takes out more Ukrainian data centers - DCD
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/russian-military-takes-out-more-ukrainian-data-centers/
Will China Shrink to 320 Million People? - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/will-china-shrink-to-320-million-people-12553792
Russia is building jet drones that fly 800 kilometers per hour, and Ukraine says it is already working on how to stop next generation - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/11/russia-is-building-jet-drones-that-fly-800-kilometers-per-hour-and-ukraine-says-it-is-already-working-on-how-to-stop-next-generation/
Lockheed bets on 'revolutionary' Patriot to stop faster missiles - TheStreet
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/lockheed-pac-3-edge-missile-defense
Ukraine wasn't warned of Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Zelenskyy says | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenkyy-no-warning-missile-strike-10c54e55f31aded2db95242fdb4fd153
Record-breaking hurricane activity in Pacific Ocean is battering SoCal - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-12/record-breaking-hurricane-activity-in-pacific-ocean-is-battering-california-coast
A Perfect Storm: Waves and Tides Could Flood Bay Area Shorelines This Week | KQED
https://www.kqed.org/news/12104037/a-perfect-storm-waves-and-tides-could-flood-bay-area-shorelines-this-week
AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo
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Daily peanut consumption beneficially affects brain insulin responsiveness, new research finds
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Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may 'self-replicate' to hijack ovens
https://www.ft.com/content/64aaa8d5-f26a-4b96-b8cf-0ef0c6fbe69e?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Anthropic has warned that rogue "AI worms" will soon be able to hijack smart home devices such as ovens and TVs,
creating a new cyber security threat that will be difficult to contain.
The developer of Claude said in a blog post on Monday that AI agents may be months away from "self-replicating" across everyday household devices,
to create potentially uncontrollable networks of AI agents.
AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter \ Anthropic
https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai
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USDA to expand testing at deli counters | Food Safety News
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/10/usda-to-expand-testing-at-deli-counters/
MIT class project turns into an FDA-cleared treatment for tremors | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-class-project-turns-into-fda-cleared-treatment-for-tremors-1002
> A Perfect Storm:
It's also creating dangerous fire conditions due to high winds and dry conditions. The power company just told us they are doing a PSP, a planned power shutdown and we should expect to be without power from this evening (Wednesday) until sometime Saturday morning.
> Xi's 'death watch'
Strangely, I was just thinking about that. Doing some reading on China and started thinking Xi has consolidated power, but won't live forever. What happens next? It's like the old days of Kremlin watching (because as the article points out, China didn't have the power it does back when Maonand Deng died)
>shutdown
Got good sunlight?
We produce a bit less than we use this time of year with clear skies. So it's less than 1kwh shortfall.
If it's super cloudy, we would be stretching our batteries to go three days, but we could do some things to reduce the load (unplug a fridge that is currently almost empty, for example, and get rid of vampire power strips and such)