AI is changing the tempo of cybersecurity (or are we all going to die from overwork?)
AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery, but finding flaws is only the start. Recent vulnerabilities discovered expose the real challenge: can organisations fix problems fast enough?
https://katecarruthers.com/ai-is-changing-the-tempo-of-cybersecurity/
US corporate lobbyists mounted ‘blitz’ to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds
Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth reveals two-year effort to postpone and weaken EU Deforestation Regulation
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/17/us-corporate-lobbyists-europe-deforestation
“Among all foreign central banks combined, the value of their gold reserves now exceeds their holdings of U.S. Treasury debt.”
Australia has lost 60% of its hives since 2022 — Why midsummer is the most dangerous time for the bees still flying, and what you can do about it in 10 seconds.
Yup 🙄 AI agents aren’t ‘going rogue.’ Frontier labs are skipping security basics.
This is the face of a dog named MrMaxi who has had two dinners and think he needs another.
I need to write a blog post about magical thinking and AI
AI is bringing old vulnerabilities into the light of day: The recent Korean bank hacks show how #AI is bringing existing #cybersecurity weaknesses out of obscurity & into the light of day.
https://katecarruthers.com/ai-is-bringing-old-vulnerabilities-into-the-light-of-day/
Prompt injection is not a bug that a better model can patch. If an #AI agent is tricked, the real question is what it can access, change or send before anyone notices.
https://katecarruthers.com/prompt-injection-is-not-a-bug-you-can-patch/
It’s very on brand for Russia to bring plague into this tumultuous year of 2026. I literally did not have this on my bingo card.
Read this! 👉 Gender and AI: Where’s the Harm? - Vic Womens Trust
https://www.vwt.org.au/resources/our-research/gender-ai-2026
'No future': Thousands gather in France as high school protests continue
UEFA to investigate spitting incident at Ireland–Israel football match: An Israeli player is accused of spitting on an Irish coach as the teams returned to their dressing rooms at half time. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/6/uefa-to-investigate-spitting-incident-at-ireland-israel-football?traffic_source=rss
Smaller models are the future of AI sovereignty: Real sovereignty is not autarky. It is the ability to choose, govern, replace and, when necessary, walk away from the AI systems our institutions depend on. https://katecarruthers.com/smaller-models-are-the-future-of-ai-sovereignty-2/
FBI says contractor failed to implement security patch explicitly issued to secure platform
Sources identify Accenture as platform manager and Oracle PeopleSoft as breached system
Breach exposed job details, addresses and medical records of thousands of FBI employees
Who’s gonna pay all that tax then Gus? 👀 Angus Taylor vows biggest cut to migration in Australia’s history, slashing 650,000 temporary visas
Homeward bound. Bye Tasmania 👋
CIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total Collapse
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/cia-report-israel-civil-war-collapse
Patients with chronic, diagnostically challenging conditions such as endometriosis, long COVID, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome frequently report that their symptoms are minimized, misattributed, or otherwise invalidated by health care providers.
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/10/harms-medical-gaslighting
European police forces drop Russian software firm following POLITICO probe
Authorities in at least 3 countries are suspending their use of Oxygen Forensics after allegations emerged about the company’s secret Russian owners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-police-agencies-drop-russian-software-company/