Weak Keys Found in Eight eMudhra Certificates
Researcher Scott Helme recovered the private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate certificates in less than a second: each contained just one non-zero byte.
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Claude helped uncover the origins of five NIST curve parameters
Anthropic said the seed values for five NIST prime elliptic curves were generated using lrand48, initialized with Unix time.
Read the newsMoscow Tests Mobile Charging Station for Electric Vehicles
The Moscow Department of Transport and Rosatom are testing a mobile charging station in parking lot No. 9080 on Triumfalnaya Square. For now, an engineer moves it.
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Phase III trial of oral minoxidil showed an increase in hair count
The VDPHL01 study included 536 men. After six months, hair-count increases in both groups receiving the drug were greater than with placebo.
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Joseph Aspdin Patented Portland Cement in 1824
On October 21, 1824, Joseph Aspdin was granted a patent for a method of producing artificial stone, which he called Portland cement.
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Working group discusses easing imports of Samsung and SK Hynix equipment
In August and September, a working group of the government’s AI subcommittee discussed easing imports of computing equipment, including the possible return of Samsung and SK Hynix products to the…
Read the newsTeaser for ‘Dune: Part Three’ released ahead of special screenings
Rotten Tomatoes shared a teaser and reported that tickets for screenings in IMAX and other premium formats are now on sale.
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Manager Tests His Company’s Job Filter on His Own Résumé and Is Rejected
A manager said he applied for a job at his company under another name and was rejected six minutes later. A week later, he suggested that the filter may have…
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A plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed on October 20, 1977
Six people died in the crash in Mississippi, including three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Twenty people survived.
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JAXA launched the MMX spacecraft
On October 20, 2026, JAXA launched the MMX spacecraft from Tanegashima Space Center aboard an H3 rocket. Approximately 71 minutes and 13 seconds later, spacecraft separation was confirmed.
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FITNESS SF asks gym-goers not to vibe-code between sets
A screen at one FITNESS SF gym displays a notice asking people to use their rest time for recovery, not for working on code and AI.
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Ubuntu Turns 22
The first Ubuntu release came out on October 20, 2004.
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