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DHS watchdog: vendors could extract passenger ID images from TSA facial-recognition system

An OIG audit found vendors could extract passport and driver’s license images during maintenance of TSA’s CAT‑2 facial‑recognition system; TSA agreed to fixes. ...Read more

#tsa, #privacy, #biometrics, #facialrecognition

Turkish Authorities Seize Halk TV, Install State Trustee and Halt Live Broadcasts

Turkish authorities raided Istanbul's Halk TV, installed state trustee TMSF and halted live broadcasts amid a probe into owner Cafer Mahiroğlu. ...Read more

#turkey, #media, #pressfreedom, #halktv

FDA Expands Use of Anktiva to Treat High-Grade Papillary Non‑Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

FDA expands Anktiva's approved use to adults with BCG‑unresponsive, high‑grade papillary-only non‑muscle invasive bladder cancer, providing a bladder‑sparing option. ...Read more

#fda, #bladdercancer, #immunotherapy, #immunitybio

OpenAI spotlights Amp as example of agents using GPT-6 Astra, GPT-Live and Sign in with ChatGPT

OpenAI profiles Amp, which uses GPT-6 Astra, GPT-Live-1, Ultrafast and Sign in with ChatGPT to run persistent agents for writing, design and voice. ...Read more

#openai, #ai, #agents, #amp

Orange alert for tropical cyclone threat to Guam as Invest 96W develops

U.N.-run GDACS issued an Orange alert Oct. 14 for a tropical cyclone threat to Guam; local forecasters say Invest 96W remains a developing system with watches possible Oct. 17–18. ...Read more

#guam, #tropical-cyclone, #typhoon, #gdacs

GAO: Pentagon’s Responsible AI Effort Hobbled by Inactive Council and Staffing Shortfalls

GAO finds the Pentagon's Responsible AI effort hindered by a months-long council hiatus and major staffing gaps as DOD scales AI use. ...Read more

#defense, #ai, #pentagon, #gao

NASA to Hold Oct. 23 Briefing on Accelerating Artemis Program and 2028 Moon Goal

NASA will brief the public Oct. 23 on plans to accelerate Artemis, update Artemis III and progress toward a U.S. lunar return by 2028. ...Read more

#nasa, #artemis, #moon, #space

Astros Will Not Renew Joe Espada’s Contract After AL West Titles, Early Playoff Exit

The Houston Astros announced they will not renew manager Joe Espada’s contract after two AL West titles and a 2026 Wild Card sweep amid a wider front-office shake-up. ...Read more

#astros, #mlb, #joeespada, #manager

Ultragenyx Agrees to Sell FDA Rare Pediatric-Disease Priority Review Voucher for $203 Million

Ultragenyx said it agreed to sell a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher tied to gene therapy FAYUVI for $203M, its second PRV sale this month. ...Read more

$RARE, #biotech, #ultragenyx, #prv, #raredisease

TDCOSMO measures H0 at 71.1 km/s/Mpc with 3.3% uncertainty using strong lensing and JWST kinematics

TDCOSMO uses time-delay lensing and resolved stellar kinematics (including JWST) to measure H0 = 71.1 km/s/Mpc ±3.3%, an independent late‑Universe check. ...Read more

#cosmology, #hubbleconstant, #stronglensing, #jwst

ArXiv preprint: Black-box system REPRO finds single-turn jailbreaks across 36 LLMs, but success depends on judge and stopping rules

An arXiv preprint says REPRO found single-turn jailbreaks across 36 LLMs with a median 24 queries — but reported success hinges on the authors’ judge and stopping rules. ...Read more

#ai, #jailbreak, #llm, #arxiv, #modelsafety

Human Rights Watch: Eastern Libya Executes at Least 31 After Secret Military Trials

Human Rights Watch says Haftar-aligned forces in eastern Libya executed at least 31 after secret military trials; rights groups warn 50 more face imminent risk. ...Read more

#libya, #humanrights, #haftar, #executions

China’s R&D Spending Matches U.S. on PPP Measure, But Gaps Remain in Basic Science

OECD data show China matched the U.S. in total R&D spending on a PPP basis in 2024, yet gaps remain in basic research and research integrity. ...Read more

#china, #science, #research, #rnd, #innovation

Rays Even ALCS With 3-1 Win Over Guardians; Peralta, Fourth-Inning Rally Key Victory

Freddy Peralta tossed six scoreless innings and the Rays erupted for a three-run fourth to beat the Guardians 3-1 in Game 2, tying the ALCS at 1-1. ...Read more

#rays, #guardians, #mlb, #alcs

Miami jury finds Tyreek Hill civilly liable on two battery counts, awards $500,000 to estranged wife

A Miami jury found former NFL receiver Tyreek Hill civilly liable on two battery counts in his estranged wife’s lawsuit and awarded $500,000 in damages. ...Read more

#tyreekhill, #civiltrial, #domesticviolence, #miami