CERT-In Highlights Zoom Security Flaws That Could Let Hackers Access Meeting, Sensitive Information

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a notification asking Zoom for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS users to download the latest available update of the app, as multiple vulnerabilities have been found in its particular version. The security flaws allow bad actors to gain unauthorised access to Zoom Rooms and get their hands on sensitive information, compromising the safety and integrity of the systems.

Baek Se-hee, author of I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, dies aged 35

The Korean author’s hit self-help memoir, which follows her conversations with her psychiatrist, sold more than a million copies worldwide

Baek Se-hee, the author of the hit self-help memoir I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, has died at the age of 35.

According to the Korean organ donation agency, Baek saved five lives through the donation of her heart, lungs, liver and both kidneys.

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‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins

The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present

As a ceasefire brings a measure of peace to the Dresden-like hellscape that Gaza has become, it is time to take stock of all that has been lost. The human cost of what the UN commission of inquiry recognises as a genocide is of course incalculable, but fewer are aware of how much rich history and archaeology has also been destroyed in these horrific months. This is bolstered by the widespread assumption that Gaza was little more than a huge refugee camp built on a recently settled portion of desert. That is quite wrong. In reality Gaza it is one of the oldest urban centres on the planet.

Golda Meir famously declared that “there was no such thing as Palestinians”, but the reality is very different. Palestine is actually one of humanity’s oldest toponyms, and records of a people named after it are as old as literacy itself. Palestine was an established name for the coast between Egypt and Phoenicia since at least the second millennium BCE: the ancient Egyptian texts refer to “Peleset” from about 1450BCE, Assyrians inscriptions to the “Palashtu” c800BCE, and Herodotus c480BCE to “Παλαιστίνη” (Palaistinē). This was all brought home to me as I worked, with my co-presenter Anita Anand, on a 12-part series on Gaza’s history for the Empire podcast.

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OpenAI Is Now Letting Users Generate Sora 2 Videos on the Web, Increases Duration

OpenAI has made Sora 2 easier to access with two major updates. Users can now generate AI videos directly from the Sora website, not just the iOS app, although invites are still required. The company has also extended video length limits—up to 15 seconds for regular users and 25 seconds for Pro subscribers—while adding web-based storyboard editing for finer creative control.

Redmi K90 Pro Max Design Revealed; Will Feature Denim-Textured Rear Panel, Bose-Tuned Speakers

Redmi’s latest teaser reveals the K90 Pro Max will launch in China on October 23, featuring a dual-tone textured denim blue finish with a silver middle frame and camera island, along with a Flowing Gold White variant. The phone has a centrally placed punch-hole front camera, slim bezels, and a rectangular rear camera module with a periscope lens and LED flash. A “Sound by Bose” speaker indicates a Redmi-Bose collaboration. It is expected to run on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and support 100W wired fast charging.