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We live at a time when we are facing a relentless wave of AI cyberattacks, and they are becoming insanely sophisticated. On Monday, refrigeration units in supermarkets all over Europe were successfully attacked. But I am not going to talk about that today. In this article, I am going to talk about the sort of AI cyberattack that could turn off your electricity for an extended period of time. This is not a theoretical threat. Hackers have been repeatedly attacking Internet-exposed programmable logic controllers in recent months, and a successful attack could potentially plunge a large portion of the country...

European supermarkets have become the center of another cyberattack, with hackers remotely heating fridges and spoiling food. The attack caused temperatures in fridges and freezers to rise sharply, with at least one store reporting temperatures of up to 50°C (122°F) and other retailers discarding food. It’s sparked concerns across the retail industry. Which countries and retailers were affected?Dutch supermarket group Ahold Delhaize reportedly had dozens of Delhaize stores affected in Belgium and Luxembourg. The Dutch supermarket giant told CNBC that there was an incident with refrigeration systems in dozens of its stores on Monday, which has resulted in food having...

When Altman said that you dont need a computer, he's giving you the talking point of the global order. They may not ban computers outright, but it probably wont be long before you cant buy one or get parts to upgrade yours. All that will be available is a 2026 version of the dummy work station, if anything at all.

Alphabet is Google’s self-created parent company. On October 29, its stock dropped $500 billion — in a day. Thirteen percent of Alphabet’s total value. .... Alphabet is hemorrhaging AI cash — just like all the other Big Tech companies making the AI Big Bet. I still think the AI Big Bet is a big bubble that is about to burst. .... problem is Web Search. I have screwed around with AI a little in a variety of areas. The one thing for which I still return to the AI well? Web Search. Sorry, Google. I use Grok (sorry, Google). I...

Ukraine and Russia have both said air alert apps were hacked on Sunday night after fake messages warning of attacks, including nuclear, were sent to users. Ukraine's widely used app sent red-level air raid warnings across the country, with additional warnings of radiation, chemical attacks, and street fighting sent to some residents in areas including Kyiv. A few hours later, Russian authorities said a similar app was hacked after fake alerts, some of which contained foul language, were triggered. It was unclear who was behind the cyberattacks or whether the two incidents were connected.

Suspected cyberattacks have triggered temperatures to rise in grocery store refrigeration systems in a growing number of countries across Europe. Overnight temperature spikes were recorded in stores in Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden. On Monday, retailers and authorities pointed to alleged cyberattacks that underscored the vulnerability of systems that once largely operated mechanically. The head of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sweden’s national cybersecurity centre, John Billow, confirmed on Monday to the Reuters news agency that the centre ⁠⁠⁠⁠is responding to ⁠⁠⁠⁠multiple incidents affecting store cooling systems. The temperature of freezers in several Swedish stores rose suddenly overnight, store operators ICA and Coop said,...

Hoping FR will take the hint... Latency, in the realm of technology and network communication, is a critical factor that influences the time delay between input and output. This article explores the concept of latency, its real-world implications, common reasons for latency, and methods to reduce it. Whether you're a gamer, a streamer, or simply looking to optimize your internet experience, understanding and managing latency is key to a smoother digital journey.

The GoFundMe campaign for the Michigan Red Baron Pizza worker, the target of a social media prank at a grocery store, has taken an unexpectedly pleasant turn. The fundraiser, started by Luke Oakenshield for Red Baron employee Walt Z, just received a whopping $38k from Vivek Ramaswamy, the American entrepreneur and politician. Vivek and Apoorva Ramaswamy's contribution is listed as the top donation on Walt Z's GoFundMe page. According toThe Detroit News, the campaign had raised over $500,000 by October 30. And the total climbed to $655,943 through 18.3k donations, including the $38k donation from Vivek and Apoorva Ramaswamy. Luke...

I booted up my laptop, running Windows 11, and my Brave Browser won't launch. (I'm currently using Firefox).I uninstalled and reinstalled Brave. I downloaded the newest Brave file to reinstall. I thought CCleaner might be blocking it, so I uninstalled that. But that didn't work.I checked Windows Security, but it claims not to be blocking Brave.I checked the Task Manager. Brave is not already running in the background.I see the Brave.exe file in the Brave folder. I clicked it and got a message that Windows cannot find the Brave.exe file. Huh? It's right there where it's always been. Where I...

Ever since I logged on tonight, my computer has been S-L-O-W reacting. I have to wait up to a minute for it to go from one webpage to another. This is not normal behavior. Anyone else experiencing this with Xfinity?

Yes, individuals are significantly more likely to die from complications related to obesity than from crime or homicide. WCNCComparison of NumbersObesity-Related Deaths: Public health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and research studies estimate that obesity and excess weight contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year (such as through heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and related chronic conditions). Some studies indicate that excess weight plays a role in roughly 1 in 6 U.S. deaths. University of Colorado Boulder +2Crime/Homicide Deaths: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) homicide and violent crime statistics show annual...

Intel suffers worst-ever daily decline as investors’ anxieties hit new highsSlowing growth. Dwindling cash piles. Cannibalized business lines. Pressure points are multiplying across the artificial-intelligence boom that has propelled markets and the economy.The cracks in the AI trade widened through the week, culminating in a sharp tech selloff Friday that sent the Nasdaq composite to its worst day since June and its worst month in more than a year. The vulnerabilities in Wall Street’s favorite trade have been building for months, periodically appearing around smaller companies drowning in debt. Each time, the largest firms behind America’s AI build-out have reassured...

Within the last week, Edge quit finding freerepublic.com. https://freerepublic.com/home.htm works, but clicking any link gives the NXDOMAIN failure. If I go to chrome, on the same pc, it works? Any ideas?

Editor's note: As founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit I approved of this report. We can not stay silent when we have groups of radicals mocking, joking and laughing about cold-blooded murder of our friends. They want us all dead. We will not be silent. Jim Hoft Editor The Gateway Pundit Casahuga-Lemgruber is reportedly a Class of 2029 student majoring in International Relations and Diplomacy, from Houston, and a graduate of St. Agnes Academy. As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the student, who introduced herself as “Pamper Baby,” told the crowd she had taken a Plan B that morning,...

It still leads rivals MS NOW and CNN by wide margins, however. ======================================================================= In the “two things can be true” category: Fox News still holds sizable ratings leads in cable news over CNN and MS NOW. It also suffered the largest year-to-year ratings drop in the month before an election in the past 10 years. Nielsen ratings for October show Fox News averaging 1.68 million viewers in primetime and 1.01 million for the full day. Both are comfortably ahead of MS NOW (925,000 primetime, 588,000 full day) and CNN (598,000, 402,000). In the key news demographic of adults 25-54, things...

Digital ID + digital currency = government control over every purchase and behavior. China already does it. The West is next.

WASHINGTON – Former FBI official Nikki Floris broke down in tears outside a federal courtroom Tuesday during a preliminary hearing on charges that she and another ex-bureau official lied to Congress about burying the Hunter Biden laptop story. Floris was seen weeping in a courthouse hallway during a break in the probable cause hearing in the district court for Washington, DC. She and fellow former FBI official, Bradley Benavides, self-surrendered last week and face up to five years in prison if convicted of lying to the House Judiciary Committee in 2023 about their involvement in discrediting stories about the troubled...

‘The person they picked on was about as vulnerable as they come’ ↗ Dementia patient kidnapped so investors could steal his home, authorities sayDementia patient kidnapped so investors could steal his home, authorities say HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Two real estate investors, plus a realtor and a notary, are all accused in a scheme to defraud a dementia patient out of his Hollywood home. Investigators said the realtor kidnapped the victim and dumped him in Miami Gardens as part of the scam. Leer en español According to a news release from the office of Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar, the...

A campaign staffer for Abdul El-Sayed, the radical leftist running for Senate in Michigan, was recently caught on an undercover camera saying that 'Americans are idiots.' The staffer is apparently angry about the scrutiny El-Sayed is getting over his family's reported ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. To make matters even more ironic, this staffer is supposedly El-Sayed's 'conservative and independent outreach captain.' The Midwesterner reports: U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s staffers have no issue with his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an issue he waves off as a genuine concern “because Americans are idiots.” T.J. Wolfgram, Independent and Conservative Outreach...

Gov. Kathy Hochul was ranked the worst state leader in the US for protecting constituents’ freedoms, a scathing new study found. Hochul ranked No. 50 in the Cato Institute’s 2026 “Freedom in the 50 States” list, scoring an “F” and falling behind the governors from Hawaii, California, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The annual study weighed the freedom of various state economic and personal policies — such as fiscal, housing, occupational, education, firearms, speech and medical — and graded each state a percentage out of 100 for how its local laws promoted freedoms for each. This year’s study was the first...