Kryptos' final code remains unsolved. The CIA sculpture's creator is auctioning the solution

An artist is auctioning off his archive for a sculpture at CIA headquarters that has transfixed code breakers for decades.

Kennard Davis Jr. of No. 7 BYU arrested on suspicion of DUI

BYU starting guard Kennard Davis Jr. was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a crash. A Provo police department release ...

FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may point to higher safety risks in older generic drugs

(THE CONVERSATION) A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin, made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, is being recalled by the Food and Drug Administration because it contains elevated levels of ...

National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters

Like 911 for emergencies, 211 is a national three-digit dialing code, launched in 2000, that connects callers to information specialists at the nearest local 211 helpline. Those specialists listen to ...

No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean’s compounding disaster trap

Jamaica was still recovering from Hurricane Beryl, which sideswiped the island in July 2024 as a Category 4 storm. The parish of St. Elizabeth – known as Jamaica’s breadbasket – was devastated. The ...

Vikings' Carson Wentz to IR with shoulder injury that requires season-ending surgery, AP source says

The Minnesota Vikings have placed quarterback Carson Wentz on injured reserve. Wentz will have season-ending surgery on his ...
Opinion

Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades – now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go alone

(THE CONVERSATION) On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most consequential trade cases in decades. The justices will decide whether a president can rely on a Cold War–era emergency ...

SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

Shklovsky’s article soon expanded into a widely popular book called “ Universe, Life, Intelligence ,” published in 1962. That same year, the USSR’s Academy of Sciences sent its first radio message in ...

Nationals finalizing hire of 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, an AP source says

A person with knowledge of the situation says the Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday ...
Hackaday

This Week In Security: Bogus Ransom, WordPress Plugins, And KASLR

There’s another ransomware story this week, but this one comes with a special twist. If you’ve followed this column for long, ...