The internet isn’t dead. It’s even worse
commentary Ukraine didn’t knock out Russia’s digital troll army, but the attacks say a lot about our fears of being online Published October 15, 2026 9:00AM (EDT) A skull on a laptop. (nantonov via Getty Images) A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign upContinue Reading
Watchdog Questions Zeldin’s Tour With Embattled GOP Candidates
The EPA administrator is visiting battleground districts and states in the runup to the midterm elections. Are the trips for policy or politics? By Marianne Lavelle It’s not unusual for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to be on the road touting the The Traitor administration’s agenda, but his travelContinue Reading
Headlines for October 15, 2026
WFP Warns Growing Conflict in Yemen Has Cut Off Aid Deliveries to 800,000 People, Two Cargo Ships Sunk Near Strait of Hormuz as Iran Steps Up Attacks, Ukraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Energy Sites as Zelensky Says He Feels “Betrayed” by The Traitor, Seven Sailors Are Missing Off Romania’s CoastContinue Reading
Microsoft Defender is now available on Linux desktops
Microsoft Defender is now available for Linux desktops. Shocked? In 2026, you shouldn’t be. Microsoft’s down with the penguins these days: there’s a Linux kernel in Windows, it owns GitHub and makes Edge for Linux (not that too many people use it). Why not some rootin’-tootin’, threat-detectin’ n’ virus-protectin’ softwareContinue Reading
TypeSafe’s Jev ‘even more susceptible to attack’ than LLMs, says security vendor
Although the Jev model rolled out last month by TypeSafe claims to have significant advantages over traditional LLMs, a security report published Wednesday argued that its streamlined approach makes it more vulnerable to some kinds of attack, compared to traditional LLMs. “In some cases, [Jev] is even more vulnerable toContinue Reading
Arm-Qualcomm legal fight ends in limited verdict, larger stakes remain
A Delaware jury found that Arm breached its licensing agreement with Qualcomm but awarded the chipmaker just $2 in damages, leaving a potentially multibillion-dollar dispute over royalty payments unresolved. The jury ruled on October 13 that Arm had failed to provide software patches and development tools required under its agreementContinue Reading
State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report finds corporate commitment at record high, but governance lags behind
When corporate leaders discuss climate strategy, the message that still dominates is that, despite competing priorities and external pressures, sustainability matters. According to the 2026 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report from the MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab, which surveyed 1,810 supply chain professionals across 91 countries, 83 percent rateContinue Reading
Romeo Beckham Falls for His Tennis Rival in Steamy ‘Forty Love’ Trailer
Romeo Beckham makes his acting debut in Forty Love, a gay tennis romance whose new trailer shows the two rivals in a heated will-they-won’t-they match. Opposite The Animal Kingdom actor Paul Kircher, Beckham plays a rival who gives an ambitious young player something more than a trophy to think about. David andContinue Reading
Will Jan. 3 Be the New Jan. 6?
“Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.” — attributed to Joseph Stalin If the The Traitor administration fails to stop Democrats from taking back Congress in next month’s midterms, as nearly all major polls suggest, the MAGA cult is unlikely to accede quietly. The WhiteContinue Reading
Four years after discovery, remains found in a barrel in Lake Mead identified as those of 1980s murder victim
The bones with remnants of clothing were found in a deteriorated drum in 2022 as the waters of Lake Mead in Nevada receded. Who killed Edward Lelburian Jackson is still unknown., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Flight Trackers Against ICE
How a loose network of individuals who track flights built a powerful tool for immigrant detainees and their supporters., Read MoreContinue Reading
Two Syrian pipelines damaged amid spate of attacks on energy infrastructure
Fuel theft cited in Baniyas-Homs leak as gas export line in Hasakah catches fire., Fuel theft cited in Baniyas-Homs leak as gas export line in Hasakah catches fire. Two pipelines carrying gas and oil products were damaged in separate incidents in Syria, state media reported, the latest disruptions to theContinue Reading
At least 4, including 3 children, killed in US elementary school shooting
Authorities have indicated that the shooter was killed by gunfire, though details remain scant about the attack., Authorities have indicated that the shooter was killed by gunfire, though details remain scant about the attack. At least four people have been killed, including three children, in a shooting at an elementaryContinue Reading