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News – MeriTalk ·
Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called for stronger federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) on Oct. 8, arguing that AI companies cannot be relied upon to police themselves as increasingly powerful models are developed. Speaking at a...
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News · · Critical severity
The infrastructure supported an international hacking campaign that targeted critical infrastructure, including a South Carolina-based power company.
GeekWire ·
GitHub COO Kyle Daigle, who now also leads developer marketing for all of Microsoft, speaks at GitHub Universe last year. (Microsoft Photo) GeekWire is profiling over the next few weeks some of the people and teams that are shaping the...
Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News ·
Student interest in AI safety is surging, and schools are rushing to prepare for new career paths.
BetaKit ·
On a busy construction site, it can feel like you need eyes in the back of your head to avoid accidents. SenseHuman AI wants to provide you with those “eyes.” The Edmonton-based startup has developed a hardhat imbued with AI machine...
GeekWire ·
Bilkay Rose is a co-founder of Eluum, which is looking to bring digital memories together into a common story. Photo via Eluum Eluum is taking aim at a problem created by the explosion of digital life: We chronicle our lives everywhere,...
BetaKit ·
It’s not every day you get to sit in on business conversations between physicists, engineers, venture capitalists, and molecular biologists, but at Edmonton Startup Week’s Deep Tech D a y , those types of conversations are par for the...
News – MeriTalk ·
Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and Ted Lieu, D-Calif., said on Oct. 8 that slowing the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is not a viable option, but Congress needs to establish federal safeguards to address the technology’s potential...
News – MeriTalk ·
The Department of Defense (DOD) is planning a new research talent exchange with the Department of Energy (DOE) that would give scholars participating in the Genesis Mission Fellowship program opportunities to collaborate with Pentagon...
News – MeriTalk ·
Eleven technology companies have pledged a combined $2.4 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) tools and computing resources to support the Trump administration’s Genesis Mission, expanding access to advanced technologies for more...
News – MeriTalk ·
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking to take a more proactive approach to using its data, with the goal of anticipating veterans’ needs and making it easier for them to access the benefits and services they have earned....
CISA Alerts · · Critical severity
Advisory at a Glance Title Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data Original Publication October 8, 2026 Executive Summary Chinese government-linked cyber threat...
BetaKit ·
US AI safety researcher Paul Christiano, who played a key role in the introduction of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), is coming to Toronto next month to discuss the future of the technology and how to ensure it stays...
GeekWire ·
The Trump administration suspended Microsoft from the federal program the company uses to help foreign workers stay in the U.S. permanently, accusing the tech giant of abusing the system. The announcement by Vice President JD Vance,...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
ProFTPD Improper Access Control Vulnerability. ProFTPD contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files via the site cpfr and site cpto commands. Required action:...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
ONLYOFFICE Docs Server Path Traversal Vulnerability. ONLYOFFICE Docs contains a path traversal vulnerability that can occur when JWT is used, via a /.. sequence in an image upload parameter and could allow for remote code execution....
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
Strapi Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerability. Strapi contains a cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability that could allow attackers with access to the admin panel to discover sensitive user details via...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
Apache Struts Command Injection Vulnerability. Apache Struts contains a command injection vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via method:prefix when Dynamic Method Invocation is enabled. Required...
CISA KEV · · Critical severity
ISC BIND Data Processing Errors Vulnerability. ISC BIND contains a data processing errors vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via TKEY queries. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance...
BetaKit ·
Canada’s sovereign AI darling will soon have a new office space in the nation’s capital. The news: Toronto AI company Cohere announced on Thursday that it’s opening its third Canadian office, this time in Ottawa, next to Lansdowne Park...
GeekWire ·
Q3 2026 VC deal activity by U.S. (PitchBook-NVCA Graphic, click to enlarge.) Seattle-area startups raised $3.5 billion in venture capital in the third quarter, the most in any quarter going back at least a decade, led by big rounds for...
GeekWire ·
A large, symmetrical protein created by researchers at the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design. (IPD / Benedicte Rossi Image) The UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design (IPD) has announced a giant grant of computing power from...
CISA Alerts · · Medium severity
View CSAF Summary The following versions of Grid Protection Alliance openPDC and openHistorian are affected: openPDC <2.9.477, <2.9.482 (CVE-2026-104629, CVE-2026-100730, CVE-2026-105281, CVE-2026-85479, CVE-2026-101022) openPDC (Docker...
CISA Alerts · · Medium severity
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in a user's browser, consume excessive system resources, enumerate files, create or modify files, and potentially...
CISA Alerts ·
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a malicious user to access the device and gain administrative access. This access would allow the user to view, edit, and upload configuration files....
GeekWire ·
AI infrastructure startup Nscale is doubling down on its new Seattle-area presence before even opening the doors. After initially leasing a single floor at The Eight tower in downtown Bellevue earlier this year, the London-based company...
BetaKit ·
The news: Victoria-based holding company Tiny announced on Wednesday that it paid $1.9 million CAD to acquire the assets of New York-based Oso Cloud, which makes authorization management software that helps businesses track access...
GeekWire · · Medium severity
Overland AI’s IBEX vehicle at the company’s proving grounds. (Overland AI Photo) Seattle defense startup Overland AI has unveiled IBEX , a new fully autonomous ground vehicle selected by the U.S. Marine Corps to support counter-drone...
GeekWire ·
Shield AI’s new X-BAT autonomous fighter jet is designed to take off and land vertically. Defense technology startup Shield AI has secured a $150 million contract from the U.S. Navy to advance development of its X-BAT autonomous fighter...
BetaKit ·
Many medical device startups build with an eventual buyer in mind. Typically, these startups develop a technology and prove its clinical efficacy before selling to a larger company with the distribution muscle to take it further. The...
GeekWire ·
The Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro with the $89.99 Pro Pen, which Amazon designed exclusively for the 12 Pro. (Amazon Photo) After more than a decade of focusing on low-cost devices, Amazon is taking its tablets upmarket and moving them to...
GeekWire · · Unconfirmed
Amazon’s latest job cuts are mainly in its Stores business, which runs its main e-commerce site. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon laid off hundreds of employees this week in its Stores business, which runs the company’s main...
BetaKit · · Unconfirmed
Canada’s long-awaited instant payment system, Real-Time Rail (RTR), likely won’t include any of the country’s largest banks as participants in its first phase, BetaKit has learned. If a payment rail is built that “95 percent of the...
BetaKit ·
Québec elected a sovereigntist minority government this week. National attention has focused on the threat to Canada’s unity; it’s the second time in recent months Québec has drawn wider attention for its unique business climate, after...
News – MeriTalk ·
Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, on Oct. 7 unveiled a six-part governance framework for frontier artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at strengthening federal...
News – MeriTalk ·
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched FWD Chat on Oct. 7, adding an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to its Federal Workforce Data (FWD) website that lets users ask questions about the federal civilian workforce in...
GeekWire ·
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, left, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shake hands in front of new RTX Spark laptops at Microsoft’s Windows and Surface event in San Francisco on Wednesday. (Photo by Ken Yeung for GeekWire) Microsoft is turning...
BetaKit ·
Edmonton Unlimited is turning its focus to deep tech commercialization with a new program slated to start in 2027. The news: Announced at Edmonton Startup Week on Wednesday morning, the Deep Tech Foundry program is designed to help...
BetaKit ·
Toronto- and New York City-based Mecka AI has raised a $60-million USD ($86-million CAD) Series B round led by Silicon Valley’s Sequoia Capital. This financing was first reported by Bloomberg , which indicated that US chip giants...
BetaKit ·
BioRender has unveiled an AI agent purpose-built for generating scientific figures. The news: The Toronto software startup announced the launch of Leo on Tuesday. Rather than require repeated prompting, BioRender says that Leo guides...
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