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Light spoilers follow for Clayface . Not many people would've predicted that a Clayface movie would be part of James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC Universe (DCU). Three years after Gunn unveiled the initial DCU slate , fewer still expected a shape-shifting villain to beat heavy hitters like Batman and Wonder Woman to the big screen. And yet, here we are. Four months after Supergirl bombed at the box office, Clayface feels like a crucible moment for a cinematic universe that's still trying to find its footing and drop a few spontaneous surprises along the way. And, while the lovingly crafted origin story delivers on the latter front, it doesn't fully succeed in helping to shape the direction of DC 's fledging comic book franchise. Face/Off Clayface is arguably the biggest role of Welsh actor...

DJI might not be as well-known in the power supply space as Anker, Bluetti, EcoFlow, or Jackery, but its range of portable power stations have proved rather impressive in our tests. I find them particularly good for drone operators, since the units feature SDC ports for charging DJI drones. But that's not the only use for these power stations. The DJI Power 1000 V2, currently $400 (was $600) at Amazon , is a prime example of that, with its 1,024Wh battery capacity, 2,600W output, and a port selection that makes it well-suited for home backup during emergency power outages. • Best for: Drone operators charging multiple devices on the move, or home-owners wanting emergency backup power for appliances, electronics, and outdoor equipment. • What we like: The DJI Power 1000 V2 is a portable battery station that can also come along on camping trips, RV adventures, and outdoor challenges. Today...

A draft of Russia's national AI plan proposed using AI to analyze 70% of blocked VPN services and lift blocking effectiveness to 95% The Digital Development Ministry says the measure is absent from the current draft, but Roskomnadzor's separately budgeted and arguably crucial ML filtering project remains The 95% is an effectiveness target, not accuracy, and sources expect AI to raise false positives, with corporate VPN, cloud and voice traffic most exposed Russia's Digital Development Ministry considered using artificial intelligence to push the effectiveness of its VPN blocking to 95%, according to a front-page report in Kommersant . The measure appeared in a draft of the country's national plan for implementing AI through 2030; the ministry now says it is not in the current version. This isn't the first time such a move has been reported, but some earlier coverage might have...

California Department of Education third-party partner falls victim to a data breach attack An estimated three years' worth of students (5.7 million per year) likely affected It seems access was obtained by a simple password theft Malwarebytes has reported that millions of current and former California public school students have had their sensitive personal information stole following a massive data breach. The breach occurred in a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) system used by Educational Testing Service (ETS) – a third party used by the California Department of Education for managing student information. According to the report, the attackers were able to regain entry repeatedly over the course of four months, accessing student files filled with names, addresses, dates of birth and more. California student system breach likely impacting millions Though ETS hasn't officially discl...

The Kindle Colorsoft is Amazon's cheapest color e-reader, and it just got a 2026 update. The new version is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, the Kindle Colorsoft (2024) , and features an edge-to-edge 7-inch color display. It's pricier than the black-and-white Kindle Paperwhite, and the color display shortens battery life, but these compromises are worth it for fans of graphic novels and manga. If you're wondering if a Kindle Colorsoft is the best e-reader for you, you're in the right place. In this article, I'll cover all the key info worth knowing, including what's changed compared to the 2024 version, how the regular and Signature editions differ, and the key pros and cons of this specific e-reader. I've also rounded up all available versions and their current pricing, so you can easily browse your options. Let's go... Kindle Colorsoft — overview The Ki...

YouTuber sends an AI avatar to attend an interview with an AI avatar Graham Dot Zip performs popular AI bot trolling pranks on his YouTube channel His AI avatar negotiated a salary over 50% lower than instructed A YouTube comedian has used an AI avatar to represent him in a job interview for an organization that uses AI avatars to conduct interviews. The results, shared online by YouTuber Graham Dot Zip, demonstrates the apparent weaknesses of the approach, while also being pretty amusing. Graham Dot Zip found that while the interviewing AI was open to him using his own representative, the automated tools ultimately failed to negotiate a salary successfully. The use of AI interviewers has increased over the past couple of years, but is increasingly bemoaned by jobseekers looking for an employer they can feel a connection to. Pat, meet Victor To explore the effectiveness (or otherwise) of AI inter...

Ukraine's CCD says suspected Russian bot posts in its sample fell 83.6% on October 8 after a strike shut Yandex's Sasovo data center The same data shows volume back above pre-strike levels by October 10, with a smaller 42.6% dip after the Vladimir shutdown Cloudflare and Graphika found no comparable drop in Western political communities, though Russian-language Telegram output fell 5% to 15% Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) says suspected Russian bot accounts went almost silent after drones knocked out Yandex data centers earlier this month, with message volume across a monitored network falling 83.6% in a single day. The findings come from an analytical report the CCD dated October 15 2026. Using Osavul monitoring software, analysts tracked 22,664 messages from 5,201 accounts showing signs of inauthentic behavior across 26 topics in Ukraine's Facebook and Tel...