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Architecture Overview | Akash Network - Your Guide to Decentralized Cloud The architecture of Akash Network is composed of several key components.

"Akash gives app developers a command-line tool for leasing and deploying apps right from a terminal. Akash taps into the massive market of underutilized resources sitting idle in the estimated 8.4 million data centers globally."

akash.network/docs/archite...

OCI (Oracle Cloud Fundamentals) Dummies guide to OCI

OCI is aggressively gaining new business, but it is starting from a smaller base compared to its main competitors. Oracle's management has projected aggressive revenue targets for OCI in the coming years, driven by major AI-related contracts.

medium.com/@miPlodder/o...

OpenAI violated copyright law, German court rules A German court has ruled against OpenAI in a landmark copyright case.

"ChatGPT creator OpenAI violated Germany's national copyright laws, according to a court in Munich."

mashable.com/article/open...

OWASP London Chapter Meetup [IN-PERSON], Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup **Detalis** **This event is kindly hosted by Amazon.** **Raffle prize is sponsored by Semgrep. There is limited seating available for in-person attendees. Registration req

The next OWASP London Chapter meetup will take place on November 20th at Amazon London HQ. Doors open at 6:00pm, talks start at 6:30pm. Talks from Katie Paxton-Fear and John Sotiropoulos.
Registration now open:
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www.meetup.com/owasp-london...

The 2025 Global Board of Directors' election results are here.

Congratulations to Kelly Santalucia, Steve Springett, Marisa Fagan, and Sam Stepanyan!

Thank you to all the candidates for their commitment to the Foundation's mission.

Check out the complete results here:
board.owasp.org/elec...

List of AI Tools Promoted by Threat Actors in Underground Forums and Their Capabilities The cybercrime landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation in 2025, with artificial intelligence emerging as a cornerstone technology for malicious actors operating in underground forums.

"According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), the underground marketplace for illicit AI tools has matured significantly this year, with multiple offerings of multifunctional tools designed to support various stages of the attack lifecycle."

cybersecuritynews.com/ai-tools-pro...

The official home of the Python Programming Language

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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"Chinese scientists made record-breaking progress in realizing quantum states transmission between two ground stations over 1,200 kilometers apart via a quantum scientific experiment satellite..."

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"...more detailed than bathymetric maps collected by traditional multibeam sonar (bottom). 3D at Depth’s lidar technology can resolve the seafloor to one-centimeter resolution, even revealing the soft tissues of animals living on the ocean floor. Image: © 2019"

www.mbari.org/news/next-ge...

OpenCloud OpenCloud has 44 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

OpenCloud is a free and open-source project that gives you a secure and private way to store, access, and share your files. You can access files from Linux, macOS, Android, Apple iOS, or Windows client.

github.com/opencloud-eu

"We’re continuing to make Discord the best, most reliable platform to talk and play for players on PC, mobile, and console. Perhaps some intergalactic domination on the side, who knows?"

discord.com/company

Wikidataians celebrate Wikidata being recognised as a Digital Public Good

Every day, thousands of editors on #Wikidata provide open, reliable and trustworthy data to the world helping make technology more open and inclusive.

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Wikidata has been recognized by the @DPGAlliance as a #DigitalPublicGood.

"The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) is the national public agency supporting research in science, technology and innovation in all areas of knowledge." fct.pt

"Technology has become the backbone of modern life. Networks and devices everywhere rely on ITU's work."

www.itu.int/en/about/Pag...

7 priceless artifacts you won't find at the new Grand Egyptian Museum The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

"After more than two decades and with plenty of hiccups along the way, the Grand Egyptian Museum-colloquially, the "GEM"-finally officially opens in Cairo on November 1."

www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

"The Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses is the oldest association dedicated to the defense of heritage in Portugal. It was founded in 1863 and is responsible for the Museu Arqueológico do Carmo (Carmo Archaeological Museum) in Lisbon, which was the country's first museum of art and archaeology."

Proton uses a trustless architecture. End-to-end encryption and zero access encryption means we cannot decrypt your messages and hand them over to governments.

Your privacy is mathematically ensured, and no election can change that.

With great mana comes great kuleana.

Poster with a gradient blue background. Large text reads “the web we’ve built.” Smaller text says “Celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived.” Pixelated 3D icons of a floppy disk, magnifying glass, cursor arrow, computer window, and others radiate outward from a bright starburst in the center. On the right, text lists event details: “Wednesday, October 22, 5–10PM PT. Live stream: 7–8PM PT. 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco.” The Internet Archive logo appears in the bottom right corner.

Tomorrow’s the big event! 🎉 Celebrate 1 trillion saved pages with The Web We’ve Built with #InternetArchive. Join in San Francisco or online 🌐

📅 Weds, Oct 22
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"Coinbase will undergo a scheduled maintenance at approximately 7:00 AM PT on Saturday, October 25. We expect this to take up to four hours, however this estimated time is subject to change."

status.coinbase.com

"Throughout the incident, AWS engineers stated they were "working on multiple parallel paths to accelerate recovery."

g.co/gemini/share...

We're not here to have an idea why we should care anything about this. We already have no idea why we should care anything about this. We're just here to try to understand why we have no idea why we should care anything about this.

"The issue started as small as DynamoDB’s endpoint resolution breaking. Then everything built on this endpoint broke. Then retry storms broke everything else."

medium.com/@vidyut.raja...

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AWS US-EAST-1 OUTAGE

Core databases have dependencies rooted in US-EAST-1. FORTNITE, ROBLOX, SNAPCHAT, COINBASE, ROBINHOOD, and even Amazon's own products ALEXA & PRIME VIDEO leading to a high-impact, widely reported disruption.

Viral Google Gemini prompts to make your Instagram Diwali pictures look extra sparkly: Step-by-step guide

Instagram might be where you post your Diwali glow-up, but this year, it is Google Gemini that is creating the vibe. Across social media, users are using super-detailed prompts to create…

Cybersecurity Week in Review: Millions at Risk as Breaches, Scams, and AI Threats Surge Last week, the digital world faced a surge of alarming cybersecurity threats, exposing personal data, exploiting vulnerabilities, and leveraging AI to deceive unsuspecting users. From massive data breaches affecting millions to sneaky scams targeting Gen Z, the scope of digital risk is growing faster than ever. Understanding these threats—and how they operate—is critical for anyone navigating the online world today.

Cybersecurity Week in Review: Millions at Risk as Breaches, Scams, and AI Threats Surge

Last week, the digital world faced a surge of alarming cybersecurity threats, exposing personal data, exploiting vulnerabilities, and leveraging AI to deceive unsuspecting users. From massive data breaches…

I made a little website to show people AT protocol alternatives to popular social media platforms! Check it out :) aternative.to #atproto #atdev

"...ICANN advances preparations for the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: Next Round, the next opportunity for organizations to apply for new domain name endings beyond familiar ones like .com or .org, scheduled to launch in April 2026."

www.icann.org/resources/pr...

Threads From the 2025 Cypherpunk Retreat Key takeaways from the Cypherpunk Retreat, where 100 leading builders advanced privacy-tech coordination.

"...Protocol Labs and Web3Privacy Now hosted a retreat outside of Berlin for 100 leading builders in the privacy-tech space."

www.protocol.ai/blog/threads...

What’s DAG got to do with it? Since 2018, blockchain research has seen a surge in DAG-based BFT protocols aimed at achieving higher throughput. These protocols trace back to Hashgraph, 2018, Aleph, 2019, the theoretical work of Al...

"Most DAG protocols maintain a structure where every block in a view (round) references a super-majority of blocks from the previous view."

decentralizedthoughts.github.io/2025-08-08-D...