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The Gyazo image-sharing platform has confirmed it suffered a data breach after hackers exploited a server vulnerability that allowed them to steal 23.6 million user records. Gyazo is a cloud-based screenshot and screen-recording tool operated by Helpfeel that automatically uploads user screen captures to the cloud and gives them a shareable link to share on chats, forums, social media, etc. It’s especially popular in gaming communities and claims 23 million users worldwide, who have submitted 3.1 billion media items. According to an announcement by the company, the incident occurred on September 11, 2026, allowing attackers to access its database and obtain…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has submitted a new regulatory action covering crypto asset transactions and markets for White House review, as the agency moves forward with its approach to overseeing the digital asset sector.According to a filing with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the action, titled “Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets,” was received on Sept. 17 and is listed at the “prerule” stage. The designation indicates the action is at an early stage of the rulemaking process and has not yet been formally proposed.The filing does not disclose details of the planned regulation,…

Scientists uncover a cellular survival mechanism that helps severely damaged tissue regenerate and may also reveal why some cancers return after treatment. Tissues such as skin, along with the epithelial layers that cover and line many organs, have a remarkable ability to rebuild themselves after extensive damage. Scientists have known about this response, called compensatory proliferation, for roughly half a century. Yet exactly how cells manage to trigger such dramatic regrowth has remained a mystery. The phenomenon was first documented in the 1970s, when researchers exposed fly larvae to high doses of radiation. Despite major damage to epithelial tissue, the…

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a classification society, has handed out approval in principle (AIP) for a multi-purpose fuel tank and fuel gas supply system design that enables a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) to shift from LNG to ammonia fuel without replacing the fuel tank or fuel gas supply system (FGSS). Photo caption (L to R): Matthew Tremblay, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Offshore Markets; Rostom Merzouki, ABS Vice President, Global Sustainability; John Ki Lim, Hanwha Ocean General Manager and Team Leader of Commercial Vessel Development team; and Dong Kwon (Duke) Lee, Hanwha Ocean Senior Vice President…

A federal judge has denied efforts to remove oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, saying the agency continues to show racial disparities in traffic arrests of Latinos — and that there is not enough evidence that efforts to improve would stick without legal monitoring. In his 72-page ruling issued Sept. 10, U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow stressed Sheriff Jerry Sheridan’s role in the department’s racial profiling since the start of the case more than a decade ago, including fighting court-ordered reforms and stymieing investigations. Sheridan was the No. 2 under former Sheriff Joe Arpaio when the county was…

In 1965, as the United States began to ramp up its war in Vietnam, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized a massive increase of draft numbers. Ron Amen, the son of Lebanese immigrants in Dearborn, Michigan, was one of the young men called up to serve that year. When he received his dog tags before being deployed, he was surprised to find that, even though he had spelled out “Islam” for the bemused official in the recruitment office, his religion was listed as “none.” Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America, Rozina Ali, Crown, 464 pp.,…

Trump on war in Iran, Houthi advance in Yemen: ‘It’ll all work out’In a new interview with NewsNation on the war in Iran – where the president’s hopes for a quick toppling of the Iranian regime have dissolved into an ever-escalating regional conflict – President Trump said he was still waiting to determine how he would move forward.“Well, we’re gonna see what happens,” Trump told NewsNation. “Right now, they want to make a deal. And if the deal’s not a correct deal, then I wouldn’t even think about it. But right now, they want to make a deal because they’re losing…

‘Smart voting’ The Russian opposition is still seeking to make its voice heard in an increasingly repressive environment. Navalnaya called the upcoming elections a “propagandistic exercise” for Putin, and believes it is essential to prevent him from getting results that will legitimize his war effort in Russia and in the West. “Our task is to convey to the majority of Russians — the anti-war majority — that, despite total censorship, fear, and repression, these ‘elections’ represent literally the last opportunity to safely express protest against the policies of Putin and his United Russia party,” she told POLITICO. Navalnaya and Katz…

Disabled people must have a guaranteed right to travel abroad, MPs and peers have said, as further cases emerged of individuals barred from taking holidays as a result of “ridiculous” rules imposed by local NHS care boards and local councils.Leading figures have called on the government to bring in clear national guidelines to ensure people who require full-time personal assistants (PAs) are not prevented from using funding for their 24/7 support team for breaks and work trips.Wide variations in local rules governing foreign travel mean whether a disabled person can take their care team abroad can depend on where they…

Towards the end of Keir Starmer’s time in office, his senior ministers, alarmed by the latest developments in artificial intelligence, began drawing up plans for a new AI safety law.They ordered a review of existing legislation to see what powers they already had, according to those briefed on the plans, and were exploring whether they could force the world’s most advanced technology companies to submit their products for safety testing before launching them.In the midst of the political chaos that engulfed the former prime minister as he fought to remain in office, however, the plans fell by the wayside.Now, after…