CORVALLIS — Sitting at 0-7 on the season, having lost 13 of his last 14 games as head coach, Trent Bray faced an intense line of questioning after Oregon State’s blowout loss to Wake Forest on Saturday. Here is a transcript of Bray’s remarks: Opening statement: Just not good. Not good on any front. Congrats to Wake Forest. They played …
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Social Security COLA 2026: Retirees in 10 states will get the biggest raises next year
Faced with data delays due to the government shutdown, the Trump administration is planning to call back Bureau of Labor Statistics staff to compile a key economic report. That report – known as the Consumer Price Index – is needed to determine the 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, for Social Security beneficiaries. READ MORE: Social Security makes major …
Read More »Apple will pay up to $2M for finding an iPhone security flaw – Axios
Apple will pay up to $2M for finding an iPhone security flaw Axios A major evolution of Apple Security Bounty, with the industry’s top awards for the most advanced research Apple Security Research Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits WIRED Apple now offers $2 million for zero-click RCE vulnerabilities BleepingComputer Apple Bug Bounty Update: Top Payout $2 Million, …
Read More »Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek slams Homeland Security secretary in podcast with California, Illinois governors
In a rare podcast appearance this week, Gov. Tina Kotek slammed U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for making inflammatory remarks about Portland and continuing to push for federal troop deployment to Oregon following Noem’s visit to the area. The podcast, hosted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, featured Kotek and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. In it, Kotek doubled down on …
Read More »Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say
WASHINGTON — John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump turned prominent Trump critic, is expected to be charged with federal crimes soon, according to two federal officials with knowledge of the investigation. One of the officials said Bolton could be indicted next week. The other said he could be indicted soon. The charges would be brought …
Read More »President Donald J. Trump Authorizes Construction of Arctic Security Cutters – The White House
GROWING OUR ARCTIC FLEET: President Donald J. Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum to authorize the construction of up to four Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) abroad to address urgent national security needs in the Arctic region. The Memorandum invokes the President’s authority under 14 U.S.C. 1151(b) and 10 U.S.C. 8679(b) to permit foreign construction as a national security necessity. It …
Read More »Venezuela asks UN Security Council for emergency session over US military actions
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the U.S. military actions in recent weeks in the waters off the South American country. Venezuela made the request in a letter addressed to Russia’s ambassador to the U.N. and council president, Vassily Nebenzia, that accused the administration of U.S. …
Read More »Kristi Noem says Homeland Security ‘purchasing more buildings in Chicago’ – Chicago Tribune
Kristi Noem says Homeland Security ‘purchasing more buildings in Chicago’ Chicago Tribune Kristi Noem accuses Oregon leaders of ‘covering up terrorism’ after visit to Portland KGW Federal officials to buy Chicago buildings in immigration enforcement operations NBC 5 Chicago ‘Do it the hard way’: DHS Secretary wants to buy more Portland buildings for federal agents KOIN.com DHS preps new law enforcement sites in major …
Read More »Gemini has a troubling security flaw, but Google won’t fix it
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A security researcher found that Gemini is susceptible to ASCII smuggling attacks. These attacks hide malicious prompts in emails or calendar invites that LLMs can read when asked to summarize text. Google has dismissed the threat as a social engineering attack, placing the responsibility on the end user. Google tends to take the security …
Read More »Federal officials made 4 asks over ICE security. Here’s how Portland’s mayor responded
Portland and federal officials remained at odds Wednesday over security concerns outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, with Mayor Keith Wilson balking at a new list of federal requests. Wilson met Tuesday with Kristi Noem, President Trump’s secretary of homeland security, during her unexpected trip to Portland. At some point in the process, Scott Bradford, the Trump administration’s …
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