Prajwal Revanna Found With Phone and Pen Drive in Bengaluru Jail, FIR Filed

Former MP Prajwal Revanna was discovered in possession of a mobile phone, pen drive, and charger during a raid at a Bengaluru central prison. Another inmate, Prathap Rai, was also found with a mobile phone during the same search operation. Authorities have registered a fresh FIR following the discoveries. An investigation is currently underway to establish how the prohibited devices were smuggled into the facility. Disciplinary action and notices are expected to be issued once the inquiry is complete.

Developer builds yocho.ai to separate AI news facts from hypotheses

A developer is building yocho.ai, an AI industry intelligence platform designed to keep four distinct layers of information separate: events, entities, relationships, and hypotheses. The system aims to prevent AI-generated interpretations from being mistaken for verified facts, allowing each layer to be updated independently as new evidence emerges. Using a structured flow from source to hypothesis, the platform treats predictions as provisional rather than conclusions. The builder is documenting design decisions and implementation lessons in a public founder build log on yocho.ai. The next planned step is enabling users to compare hypotheses directly against the sources and relationships that support them.

Rishabh Pant biggest threat to Sri Lanka in Tests, says ex-cricketer Maharoof

Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Farveez Maharoof has identified Rishabh Pant as India's most dangerous weapon in the upcoming Test series. Maharoof admitted he would be deeply concerned about Pant's ability to shift the momentum of a match rapidly. The ex-player also predicted India would field three spinners, with youngster Manav Suthar potentially preferred over Saransh Jain due to his bounce. Sri Lanka, however, is expected to counter India's batting threat through their spin bowling options.

Two Dead, Several Trapped After Landslide Hits Mumbai's Ghatkopar

A landslide struck Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, Ghatkopar, Mumbai, in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident was reported at 3:48 am, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's Mumbai Fire Brigade. At least two people have been killed as a result of the disaster. Several others are feared to be trapped under the debris following the incident.

'Much more than meets the eye': Rahul targets PM after US court drops case against Adani

Maha FDA cracks down on Ayurvedic drug makers

Centre blocks 3,718 mobile apps, including illegal loan apps

Inquiry Report on Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Controversy to Be Tabled in Parliament

The Indian Parliament's Monsoon Session 2026 is set to see the tabling of an inquiry report related to the cash controversy involving Justice Yashwant Varma. The probe panel was constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on August 15, 2025, under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. The committee was established to investigate the matter following the controversy surrounding the judge. The tabling of the report marks a significant step in the parliamentary proceedings addressing judicial accountability.

Linux kernel AF_Unix use-after-free flaw enables container escape

A security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53361 has been disclosed affecting the Linux kernel's AF_Unix socket implementation. The flaw involves a use-after-free condition arising from a race between the garbage collector and the MSG_PEEK socket operation. This class of vulnerability can allow an attacker to escape container isolation, potentially gaining elevated privileges on the host system. Details and proof-of-concept code have been published on GitHub by researcher sgkdev. The disclosure is currently attracting attention in the security community via Hacker News.

E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg sells Palm Beach waterfront lots for $13M

Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and his wife Rebecca have sold two adjoining waterfront lots in Ocean Ridge, Florida for $13 million. The combined properties span over 33,000 square feet and feature significant frontage along the Intracoastal Waterway. The sale was completed quickly and quietly, with the buyer's identity remaining undisclosed. The transaction highlights the continued strong demand for large waterfront properties in Palm Beach County.

DARPA Heavy Lift Drone Challenge Won with 3.84:1 Payload-to-Weight Ratio

DARPA has concluded its heavy lift drone challenge, with a winner achieving an impressive payload-to-weight ratio of 3.84:1. The winning entry was reported by DroneXL in August 2026, with the victor identified as Avidrone. The challenge was designed to push the boundaries of unmanned aerial vehicle lifting capability. A high payload-to-weight ratio is a key engineering benchmark, indicating the drone can carry significantly more than its own weight.

How a CDN Works Between Your Browser and Origin Server

A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a distributed system of edge servers that delivers web content from locations geographically closer to users, reducing latency and origin server load. When a user makes a request, routing technologies like DNS-based routing and Anycast direct traffic to the nearest edge location, which checks if it can serve the content from its local cache. A cache hit means the resource is served directly from the edge without contacting the origin, while a cache miss triggers a fresh fetch from the origin server, which may then be stored for future requests. Cache duration is governed by Time to Live (TTL) settings, which vary based on how frequently content changes, and CDNs also offer purge mechanisms for immediate cache invalidation. Beyond caching, modern CDNs can also optimize the network path for dynamic or uncacheable content such as API responses, authenticated pages, and personalized data.

UchenML Lets Developers Compile Neural Networks Directly Into C++ Binaries

UchenML is a C++20 machine learning framework that embeds trained neural network models as compile-time constants directly inside C++ binaries, eliminating the need for separate model loaders or runtime file parsing. The framework represents model architecture as composable layer values, allowing parameter counts and shapes to be verified at compile time via static assertions. Weights are stored as flat float arrays and can be memory-mapped or packed in fp16 format, as demonstrated in a live browser demo running a model with over 2.7 million parameters. Training is supported within the same framework using immutable state updates and optimizers such as SGD and Adam, with the final output being a plain float array ready for deployment. Built with Bazel and tested across MSVC, GCC, and Clang, UchenML prioritizes portability and integration ease over Python-based alternatives.

Baby Shark Boy, Now 17, Aims to Launch K-Pop Music Career

The young boy who appeared in Baby Shark, the most-watched YouTube video in history, is now 17 years old. He has expressed ambitions to break into the K-pop music industry. The viral video, which became a global phenomenon, catapulted him to early fame as a child. He is now looking to build on that recognition by pursuing a professional music career.

How One Team Used Postgres Advisory Locks to Safely Reset Monthly Usage Quotas

A development team building a subscription-based app encountered quota reset failures for yearly subscribers and free-tier users, since both groups never trigger monthly payment events. To fix this, they built a Spring scheduler that runs at 00:05 UTC on the first of each month, decoupling quota resets from billing cycles entirely. The solution uses Postgres's pg_try_advisory_xact_lock to ensure only one application instance executes the reset job, even in multi-instance deployments. The non-blocking 'try' variant means competing instances exit immediately rather than queuing up, while the transaction-scoped lock auto-releases if the process crashes. The five-minute cron offset was deliberately chosen to avoid the load spike caused by multiple infrastructure jobs firing at exactly midnight.

Abu Dhabi T10 League to Get Overhaul After Government Takes Controlling Stake

The Abu Dhabi T10 league is set for a major reboot following persistent corruption issues that have plagued the tournament. The UAE government has stepped in by acquiring a controlling stake in the league, signaling a shift toward more stable and accountable ownership. This move is expected to trigger a significant overhaul of the league's structure and operations. The change in ownership is aimed at restoring credibility and ensuring long-term stability for the T10 competition.

Docker's YOLO Mode and the Case for Permission-Level AI Agent Security

Docker this week launched a feature called YOLO mode within its Sandboxes product, giving AI coding agents like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI isolated microVMs with outbound firewalls so they can run unattended without human oversight. Unlike standard containers, each session uses a dedicated microVM with its own kernel running on a hypervisor, providing stronger isolation for agents that install packages and execute arbitrary commands. A senior software engineer at BS23 in Dhaka, building production AI agents with Spring Boot and Spring AI, argues that a microVM cage suits coding agents but not conversational e-commerce assistants with defined tool sets. During adversarial testing, the engineer discovered that a product description embedded with fake user instructions caused the agent to follow those instructions instead of answering the customer's question — an indirect prompt injection attack originating from the agent's own catalog. This highlighted three distinct attack channels for tool-equipped agents: direct user injection, indirect injection via tool outputs, and privilege abuse through tool side effects, each requiring its own targeted defense rather than process-level sandboxing.

Parliament Monsoon Session Live: Amit Shah set to present two Bills before Rajya Sabha, FCRA Bill may go to JPC

Washington Sundar's availability for Sri Lanka second Test remains uncertain

Washington Sundar's participation in India's second Test against Sri Lanka is in doubt due to an ongoing injury. The Indian team management is taking a cautious approach following a series of recent player fitness setbacks. Fellow pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep are also facing unclear recovery timelines from their respective injuries. If Sundar is ruled out, the selectors may choose not to name a replacement for his spot. The team's medical staff is closely monitoring player fitness ahead of upcoming international commitments.

K'taka Bandh: Will schools, offices remain closed?