Security
Simba Data Breach Affects 23,549 Singapore Customers, Regulator Investigating
Singapore telco Simba is emailing 23,549 affected customers after a data breach. The Personal Data Protection Commission is investigating.
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Business
Treasury yields at 5.3% push mortgage rates to their highest since 2023
The 10-year Treasury yield has hit levels not seen in nearly two decades, and home loans are getting costlier. Stocks, meanwhile, keep climbing.
Reviews
Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra reviews: a superb screen, but a $1,399 price
Reviewers praise Samsung’s 14.6-inch tablet for its display and battery life, but question a $200 price rise for a modest upgrade over last year’s model.
Politics
Sánchez calls a snap November election as housing protests grow in Spain
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early election for November. Housing protests have run for more than a week, and Sánchez has also clashed with Donald Trump.
Reviews
Amazon’s $59.99 Fire TV Stick 4K trades Android for Vega OS and a better remote
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K is faster on paper, runs on Linux-based Vega OS and powers from the TV’s USB port. Early reviews like the remote but note limits.
Culture
Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup lead sold-out West End revival of Albee’s classic
The first major West End staging of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” in a decade is heavily sold out. Time Out lists it among London’s October highlights.
Security
UpGuard Finds 16,326 Supabase Databases Open to the Public Web
Researchers say misconfigured databases behind many AI-built apps exposed personal data, including credentials and some payment details. Supabase says projects are secure by default.
Business
Brent crude holds near $102 a barrel, back above $100 after a volatile year
Brent crude was trading around $102 on 4 October, up about 5% in a week and far above January’s low $60s. Price data show how large the swings have been in 2026.
AI
Meta says Muse Spark helped co-write six math papers, five on open problems
Meta AI published six mathematics papers written with human mathematicians and its Muse Spark model. According to a news digest, five address previously open problems.
Science
Forgotten 30-Year Forest Experiment Shows Thinned Trees Grew Giant
A 1980s Victorian logging trial, rediscovered after its access road grew over, found heavily thinned mountain ash stored as much carbon as untouched forest.