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Primary elections on Tuesday in Kansas will center on the race for the open governor’s mansion, a judicial ballot measure with consequences for abortion and L.G.B.T.Q. rights, and high-profile intraparty battles for both the U.S. House and Senate.Here’s what to watch:The Republican primary for governor will test the strength of President Trump’s endorsement.In Kansas, all eyes are on the primaries for the marquee governor’s race, which Republicans see as perhaps their best chance this year to flip a governorship held by Democrats.President Trump has endorsed Ty Masterson, the president of the State Senate. But Philip Sarnecki, a businessman, and Scott…

Apple is now seeking a preliminary injunction in its trade secrets case against OpenAI, which aims to stop the AI model maker from moving forward with developing an AI device or other products based on Apple’s technology. The iPhone maker also claims that more of its former employees may be involved with the trade secrets theft. In a new filing, Apple is requesting expedited discovery from the accused OpenAI employees, senior systems engineer Chang Liu and Chief Hardware Officer Tang Yew Tan; OpenAI, and its foundation; and io, the device startup co-founded by Apple’s former lead designer Jony Ive. Apple…

A credential-stealing npm worm that first appeared in keyv@6.0.0 spread beyond the Keyv and Cacheable namespaces into hundreds of packages across multiple organizations on August 4, 2026. SafeDep verified 353 poisoned versions across 79 package names in the npm registry. Its monitoring put the wider footprint at 442 versions across 353 names, while Aikido later reported at least 868 packages across 1,381 versions. Neither broader total was independently reproducible from a complete public list at the reporting cutoff. The malicious release used a preinstall script to run a credential-stealing bundle inside developer and continuous integration (CI) environments. SafeDep and Socket…

At least 15 different attackers have exploited the Coldcard vulnerability, according to Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, citing new victim reports received since the incident.Thorn said Tuesday that the victim reports helped the company label new attackers that would have gone undiscovered, as the nature of the exploit was different from a hack on a centralized exchange. “Due to one single victim’s report of less than 1 BTC stolen, we identified a new attack with 12 BTC siphoned from 126 addresses,” Thorn wrote in a Tuesday X post.The estimated losses from the Coldcard exploit have grown to $100 million…

Researchers have developed a bioengineered chewing gum that may offer a new way to target microbes associated with head and neck cancer. In tests involving oral samples from patients, extracts from the gum sharply reduced one virus and two types of bacteria linked to the disease. The research team was led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings were published in Scientific Reports and could support the development of more accessible and affordable treatments. A Need for Better Head and Neck Cancer Therapies Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is…

Aberdeen-based energy consultancy Xodus has expanded its role on a decommissioning program in Australian waters, supporting environmental approvals for the next phases in the removal of one of the country’s largest offshore oil field developments. FPSO Northern Endeavour on board COSCO’s Hua Rui Long heavy transport vessel leaving Singapore; Courtesy of Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources Xodus has confirmed that it will support environmental approvals for phases 2 and 3 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning program, delivered by Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR), which involves the staged decommissioning of the Laminaria-Corallina oil fields, located approximately…

After an unexpected coup three years ago in neighbouring Gabon, which toppled the Bongo dynasty sending shockwaves across the continent, Cameroon immediately reshuffled its military leadership.Then, while running for a controversial eighth term in power at last year’s presidential election, Biya reshuffled the top brass of the army.Again in June this year, he promoted several members of the defence and security forces to higher ranks.The circumstances under which the latest changes were made have sparked debate, especially among social media users. Biya made the appointments in separate decrees on Monday from the Swiss city of Geneva, where he has been…

If Andy Burnham wanted to demonstrate he was the anti-Keir Starmer, the first fortnight could not have gone better. Instead of painting a gloomy picture of tough times and an economic black hole that would only improve with sacrifices such as cutting winter fuel allowance, Burnham’s first week was a blitz of small wins including cutting bus fares.But the new prime minister can only control so much. And like Starmer, within his first days in office he found himself facing immediate decisions where every call will make you unpopular. And – like Starmer – blaming your predecessor counts for nothing…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A top Fifa executive has described the failed attempt to bring in outside investors as a “reproachable series of events” that has thrown football’s governing body into “turmoil”, in a further sign of the internal unrest confronting Fifa president Gianni Infantino.In a memo to staff seen by the FT, Fifa secretary-general Mattias Grafström wrote that the aborted plan to spin out a $20bn commercial entity was “difficult to comprehend and accept” and that he was thankful it had been ditched.Grafström’s objection to…

Honorable MentionsBissell’s PowerClean FurFinder for $160: This is a great stick vacuum, and it was my previous top pick. It does an all-around good job on all kinds of flooring, comes with a nice range of accessories, and has the FurFinder tool to help with pet hair. It’s still a great vacuum, especially if you have pets, but unless you’re using the FurFinder tool frequently, you can get the slightly cheaper regular Bissell PowerClean for a similar experience.Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones for $600: This vacuum is impressively lightweight and easy to use, and I really like it for quick daily cleans.…