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Recent research highlights how a small group of large commercial owners, acting through fishing industry associations, has opposed stronger seabed protection in Brussels by questioning the science and warning of socio-economic disruption. Yet real-world evidence shows that well-enforced PAAs, where bottom trawling is prohibited, strengthen the resilience of small-scale fleets, accelerate fish stock recovery and protect coastal livelihoods. Ghana may not offer Europe a ready-made blueprint for preferential access, but the country’s experience demonstrates that governments can make significant policy changes when the voices of affected communities, evidence and objective political leadership come together. A decade on the frontlines —…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Bose announced a new pair of wired USB-C earbuds. They support ANC and 24-bit/48kHz audio streaming. They’ll be available beginning Oct. 15 for $99 Shortly after announcing new wireless, clip-on-style open-ear earbuds, Bose aims to appease a different kind of fan by introducing a new product category: wired USB-C earbuds. The Bose Noise Canceling Earbuds are one such hybrid digital/analog pair, fitted with Bose’s famed sound quality and noise cancellation without the hassle of wireless connectivity and frequent charging. Wired audio with ANC The Bose Noise Canceling earbuds feature Bose’s Quiet, Aware, and ANC-Off modes, allowing users…

Ravie LakshmananSep 30, 2026Endpoint Security / Social Engineering Microsoft has warned of phishing campaigns distributing an installer for the MSP360 Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software under the guise of meeting invitations, PDF-themed lures, software update prompts, and other social-engineering content. “Once executed, the legitimate MSP360 installer, distributed under a deceptive file name established remote management access on affected devices and enabled threat actors to gain an initial foothold using trusted administrative software,” the Microsoft Security Research team said. The initial foothold is then used to download and install a ConnectWise ScreenConnect client, offering threat actors a redundant remote-access channel…

In brief An internal FBI memo reportedly told employees to assume the hacker group ShinyHunters stole personal data on every staffer after a breach of FBIjobs.gov. The group claims 2 to 3 terabytes of data on agents, job applicants, and some spouses; the FBI says it is investigating and has not confirmed the scale. FBI Cyber Division chief Brett Leatherman addressed the hackers on Sept. 29, pointing to a Dutch arrest, as the one-week window the group set for a retraction ended. The FBI has told its own employees to assume hackers stole their personal information, according to an internal…

Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks we’ve been seeing in our recent sulfate unit workspaces, suddenly we were looking at blocks covered (and likely filled) with a jumble of small disc-shaped lumps. We’ve seen somewhat similar features before much earlier in the mission — for example, close to the Pahrump Hills back in the Murray mudstones, and they’re sometimes seen in Earth rocks as well,…

Large volumes of critical minerals are being imported from Myanmar into Thailand and then mostly resold to China.At least six Thai rivers have been found to be contaminated with heavy metals linked to mining operations in Myanmar.Data suggests companies in Myanmar, Thailand and China are profiting from an industry that has created a public health crisis, impacting food and water security for hundreds of thousands across eastern Myanmar and northern Thailand.Civil society and Thai political groups are calling for an end to imports of minerals mined in Myanmar in response to the ongoing river pollution crisis.See All Key Ideas…

Claim: The pilots who got in a reported altercation on a Flydubai flight on Sept. 30, 2026, leading to an emergency landing, are Russian and Ukrainian. Rating: Context The Embassy of India in Saudi Arabia said the pilot who was the victim of the midair stabbing, Smit Machchhar, is Indian. On Sept. 30, 2026, a claim (archived) circulated online that a fight between Russian and Ukrainian pilots forced a Flydubai plane to carry out an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The claim spread as Flydubai, an Emirati airline, said in a statement that “an altercation” occurred on the flight deck…

No motive for the incident has been given and the pilot was under investigation in Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu told Fox News on Wednesday night, before he was expected to be taken back to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the flight took off from.Israel was “likely” to contribute to the investigation, the prime minister added.US President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Netanyahu following the incident, saying it seemed as though the attacker was “perhaps a terrorist” or there were other reasons behind the attack.Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has also called it an “attempted jihadist terror attack”, without…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Pearson will acquire the AI skills platform Workera in H2 2026. A recent Workera report in ZDNET indicated gaps in AI upskilling. Together, the firms hope to develop the future of AI skills training. Pearson, a global learning and assessment company, announced on Sept. 29 that it has agreed to acquire Workera, the AI-native skills platform used by organizations such as ServiceNow, Accenture, and the United States Space Force to verify what their employees can do and where they may need to improve. Also: 73% of tech job listings require AI skills now: How to show off…

Apple released new versions of iOS and macOS to address a zero-day vulnerability that a threat actor is actively exploiting in targeted attacks.The out-of-bounds write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950, affects Apple’s CoreGraphics framework, which macOS and iOS use to render and manipulate 2D graphics. The vulnerability affects a broad range of Apple devices, including iPhones dating back to the iPhone 11 and multiple generations of iPads.Extremely Sophisticated AttacksThe flaw has a CVSS score of 8.8 and can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. According to Apple’s advisory, the vulnerability is being exploited “in an extremely…