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Teenager and pensioner killed after aircraft crashes near Drymen

A pensioner and a teenager have been killed after a plane crashed near Drymen more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/17/26

Harbor Insurance: $10M Seed to Insure the Risks AI Agents Create

Agents are taking over tasks traditionally done by humans, making payments, signing contracts, and handling sensitive customer data. But who pays if the agent makes a mistake? The rapid expansion of … more

Tessa Vaughn (via Forkast) | 10/17/26

Bill McLaren was the voice of rugby. Behind the microphone was a very different man

Bill McLaren became the voice of rugby and a Scottish broadcasting legend. A new book reveals the shy man behind that unmistakable voice more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/17/26

Colorado Builds the Agent-Obligation Playbook While Federal Enforcement Stays on the Shelf

Colorado’s interim redline rules for the Automated Decision-Making Technology Act lay out the most detailed framework yet for holding AI agent builders and deployers accountable. Released by the … more

Priya Nair (via Forkast) | 10/17/26

The Dual Voids: SEC Reg CA and the AI Agent Liability Gap

The Monday Deadline Monday, October 20, marks the close of the comment period for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets (Release No. 33-11434, Docket … more

Priya Nair (via Forkast) | 10/17/26

Five magical autumn walks around Scotland easily reached by train

We have officially reached one of my favourite bits of the year. The midway stage of October when, if you’re out and about close to 7.30am, chances are you’ll catch the sun popping its head over … more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/17/26

Royal National Mòd in pictures as it closes with hundreds of choristers in Glasgow

Tuesday saw the junior competition programme reach its climax with the fluent learner events at the Royal National Mòd in Glasgow. In the Solo Traditional Singing Girls and Boys 13-15 categories, … more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/17/26

Attacks on Edinburgh secondary school teachers more than double in four years

In total, 210 attacks were recorded, including 39 instances of teachers being hit with a thrown object and 14 cases of an item being used as a weapon. more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/17/26

Six Vendors Are Shipping Agent Identity Products. The IETF Has Not Finished the Standard.

Six vendors are now shipping agent identity products. The IETF has not finished writing the standard any of them would need. Our coverage of the IETF standardization gap mapped the structural … more

Blair Hayes (via Forkast) | 10/17/26

NHS staff anger over bombshell plan to reshape orthopaedic surgery across Scotland

A confidential Scottish Government blueprint for orthopaedic surgery — revealed by The Herald — calls for 100 extra clinics and 15 extra theatres monthly, while surgeons, nurses and unions say … more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/17/26

Women’s health champion rubbishes SNP plan to tackle gynaecology crisis

Scotland’s women’s health champion has pushed back on an SNP-backed gynaecology workforce scheme as Maree Todd pledged action on rural care and abortion services. more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/17/26

Call for action as Scottish housing developer placed into administration

Industry chief raises concerns after housing developer placed into administration more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/16/26

Why India is the growth story investors cannot afford to ignore

Strong economic growth, booming IPOs and rising domestic investment are boosting confidence in India's economic future. more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/16/26

The £78m windfall that could stay in Scotland’s wind farm communities

Renewable energy developers are backing proposals that could allow Scottish councils to retain £78m a year from new onshore wind farms more

Via The Herald Scotland | 10/16/26

The OAuth/SAML Authentication Bypass Wave: Seven Months, Eight Vendors, One Structural Failure

Eight authentication bypasses in three weeks. Between September 26 and October 17, 2026, the enterprise landscape suffered a cascade of failures that, while reported as isolated incidents, reveal a … more

Heath Callahan (via Forkast) | 10/16/26

OAuth2 Proxy Fixed a Header-Spoofing Bypass. Then Its Default Undid the Fix.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass authentication in OAuth2 Proxy versions 7.15.2 through 7.15.4 by manipulating the X-Forwarded-Uri header. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76835, … more

Heath Callahan (via Forkast) | 10/16/26

The IETF Is Formalizing the Identity Layer Vendors Are Already Shipping

The rapid proliferation of autonomous agents has created a significant governance vacuum. As organizations prepare to manage an estimated 150,000 agents by 2028, the technical infrastructure required … more

Blair Hayes (via Forkast) | 10/16/26

Agent Vulnerability Disclosures Doubled in 2026. The Auth Stack Wasn’t Built for This.

CVE disclosures hit 10,740/month by August 2026. Agent middleware: 50% of AI flaws, +347%. Seven trust-through-defaults auth bypasses show the identity layer is the front line. more

Heath Callahan (via Forkast) | 10/16/26

DOJ’s Hands-Off AI Enforcement Leaves States to Police the Agents

Attorney General Todd Blanche has drawn a sharp line around the Department of Justice’s role in artificial intelligence: the DOJ will prosecute crimes that happen to involve AI, but it will not … more

Priya Nair (via Forkast) | 10/16/26

Cequence Shipped a Commercial Agent Identity Layer. The Law Has Not Caught Up.

Agent Trust turns detection into a protocol-agnostic registry and transaction-level enforcement. No federal mandate requires it. more

Tessa Vaughn (via Forkast) | 10/16/26