Technology
‘By 2026, cybercrime will have reached a point of total convergence’: New research claims AI attacks are taking over – so how can your business stay secure?
Flashpoint warns of AI-driven “era of total convergence” in cybercrime 1,500% Increase in Illegal AI Discussions, 3.3B Credentials Stolen by 2025Ransomware is shifting to insider-enabled, identity-focused attacksCybercrime has entered the “era of total convergence”, where everything from reconnaissance, phishing generation to credential testing and infrastructure rotation is done through agentic…
’50 years of thinking differently’: Apple announces big anniversary celebrations, and there’s one thing I want to see
Tim Cook writes a letter celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversaryApple has announced plans to celebrateThere are few details so farApple is ready to celebrate 50 years of innovation. The company has been tight-lipped about how it will mark this half-century milestone, but now it and longtime CEO Tim Cook are opening…
Another worrisome WordPress plugin security flaw could put 250,000 websites at risk
Ally WordPress plugin had SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-2413) Vulnerability left ~246,600 websites vulnerable to data theftFixed in version 4.1.0; WordPress encourages immediate updatesA popular WordPress plugin with hundreds of thousands of active installations carried a serious vulnerability that allowed malicious actors to steal sensitive data from websites, experts have warned.Ally…
Sports
NFL News: NBC is letting Tony Dungy go after 17 seasons on their pregame show
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy announced on social media that he…
The ex-NFL star’s warning about the league’s Thanksgiving Eve game is reportedly obvious
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! The NFL is reportedly looking to add another game to the holiday menu…
Matthew Tkachuk dismisses criticism of Team USA’s Trump visit
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Matthew Tkachuk, US men’s hockey gold medalist and Florida Panthers star, dismissed criticism…
Health
World news in brief: Afghan-Pakistan border clashes latest, murder of Iraqi women’s rights activist condemned, leprosy milestone in Chile
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, reported that the number of casualties “cannot yet be independently verified” due to limited access. Schools and markets in several border districts remain closed due to ongoing instability, while mortar fire has forced families to flee villages in northwestern Pakistan. Relief…
World news brief: Epstein scandal highlights ‘silence’ of women, Danish breakthrough on HIV transmission, Belarus rights update
In a speech at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr Türk emphasized that violence against women – including femicide – had become a global emergency. About 50,000 women and girls worldwide were killed in 2024, most of them family members, he said, amid ongoing hearings in the US Congress…
UN drug alert halts shipments that could have yielded 1.6 billion lethal doses of fentanyl
The interception highlights the crucial role of cooperation in dealing with the rapidly developing illegal drug trade.In its 2025 annual report, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said authorities used its pre-export notification platform to stop the diversion of three tonnes of the precursor 1-boc-4-piperidone – a chemical intermediate used…
Entertainment
The US is considering suspending the century-old Jones Act to curb the rise in oil prices
The US is considering suspending the century-old Jones Act to curb the rise in oil pricesThe US government plans to…
Chinese man arrested in Kenya for trying to smuggle 2,200 live queen ants in his luggage
Chinese man arrested in Kenya for trying to smuggle 2,200 live queen ants in his luggageKenyan authorities have arrested a…
Kelly Clarkson calls out ‘American Idol’ for deceptive tricks years later
Kelly Clarkson calls out ‘American Idol’ for deceptive tricks years laterKelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol but…