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PaperCut has released a second emergency security update for two actively exploited vulnerabilities in its PaperCut NG and MF print management software after researchers discovered multiple ways to bypass the initial fixes. As BleepingComputer reported yesterday, PaperCut warned that hackers were exploiting a vulnerability in zero-day attacks against customer servers and released an initial emergency patch for PaperCut NG/MF versions 25 and 26. At the time, however, the company had not disclosed CVE identifiers or technical details about the vulnerabilities, saying it was withholding information while it investigated the attacks and gave customers time to apply emergency fixes. PaperCut has…

Bitcoin slid Friday afternoon, cooling down after a phenomenal run following huge investment from U.S. ETF buyers.  The leading cryptocurrency was trading for $77,379 on Friday afternoon in New York after dropping more than 3% over a 24-hour period.  Bitcoin hit a high this week of $81,281 but slowed down after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh gave his first major speech as head of the central bank — saying on Friday that he had “more work to do” to fight inflation.  The Bitcoin price has in the past dropped when the Federal Reserve thinks inflation is too high because it…

England is already experiencing wetter winters, something climate models predict will continue. This prompts the question of whether we could just store more of this excess water for when we need it?To do this, new reservoirs would be needed. But England has built no major new major reservoirs for more than 30 years.The reason for the lack of new storage sites has been hotly debated between water companies and campaigners, the latter saying there has been a lack of investment from the privatised sector, the former arguing they were not given permission to spend the money by the regulators because…

Articles comparing tipping culture in the UK to that in the US (‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos, 24 August) do not go into the complication of minimum wage calculation in the US. There, wait staff are paid a low base rate, but employers must ensure their earnings are topped up to at least the minimum wage through tips.As an American who has lived in the UK for 27 years, I have endless discussions with American visiting friends about tipping, and how their example of cultural imperialism has resulted in the…

Claim: Lake Ontario was named by Indigenous people, not after the Canadian province of Ontario. Rating: In late August 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered that Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great Lakes, be renamed “Lake America” in government publications. Trump signed that executive order while he feuded with Canadian leaders over failed trade negotiations. Some people on social media immediately claimed Trump wasn’t even targeting a Canadian name in his apparent attempt at retaliation. One X user wrote (archived) that Lake Ontario was named by Indigenous tribes hundreds of years ago, and Canada’s province of Ontario adopted the…

The US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, according to President Donald Trump.”This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans,” Trump posted on social media.After the US arrested Venezuela’s then-President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, Trump vowed to tap its reserves – the world’s largest. More recently, he has been under pressure to bring gas prices down at home.Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the deal “a huge win for both the American…

In July, the U.N. recorded the highest mortality rates among civilians in Ukraine since March 2022. Russia also reports more civilian deaths caused by Ukrainian attacks, even though, unlike Moscow, Kyiv does not deliberately target civilians but aims to bring the war “where it came from.“ Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal best described the situation when talking to me about the attacks on the energy system last month: “It’s like the 12th round and each boxer hopes their rival will fall first.” While troops on the frontline are largely stuck, with neither side making much progress on the ground,…

Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. The change, when it kicks in, pushes the typical list of links from a search much farther down Google’s results page; instead of seeing part of an AI Overview with a “Show more” button you can click, you’ll Google will show a full AI Overview at the top of your search, an “Ask anything” box under that, and then the list of links. It can lead to a lot of scrolling.It’s unclear exactly what Google’s…

Healthcare and pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and data theft, with the ShinyHunters extortion group claiming it stole 284 million patient data records. McKesson is a major U.S. healthcare company and pharmaceutical distributor that provides medicines, medical supplies, technology, and services to healthcare providers and pharmacies. CyberInsider first reported the breach earlier today, and McKesson later disclosed it in a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. McKesson says it discovered the cybersecurity incident on August 25, 2026, and that its investigation remains in the early stages.…

Update (Aug. 28, 8:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include information about the FCA’s oversight of stablecoins.Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, will be the latest sponsor for the Chelsea Football Club just months after the UK’s financial watchdog warned about “questionable sponsorship deals with unauthorized financial firms,” including crypto companies.In a Friday announcement, Circle said its name and USDC would appear on jerseys for Chelsea FC players in the 2026/2027 season. The partnership deal between the football club and the digital asset company came about three months after the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said…