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AI Models Pick Opposite Parties in US Midterm Races

Technology2026-10-25Anchor: Daniel KowalczykConstructive 58

Forced to name a single candidate in the upcoming US midterm elections, two AI models backed opposite parties. Grok, the model from Elon Musk's company SpaceXAI, recommended the Republican in 92 percent of its answers, while OpenAI's GPT picked the Democrat in 97 percent.

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PHP Flaw Pushes Governments to Pull Websites Offline

Flaws that had sat in PHP for decades became public on Wednesday, and attackers moved within hours, the Guardian reported on 22 October. PHP is a programming language behind about 70 percent of the world's websites.

Technology2026-10-23Anchor: Naomi Okafor-ReyesConstructive 55

PHP Flaw Found With AI Forces Websites Offline Worldwide

Governments in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Finland and Germany temporarily took websites offline as they patched a critical flaw in PHP, a programming language used by almost 70 percent of websites.

Technology2026-10-22Anchor: Marcus DelaneyConstructive 66