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  Business

  Quick LLC Launches The Pedro, a DNS-Verified Security Intelligence Platform for Brand Owners

  Sheridan, Wyoming — October 5, 2026 — Quick LLC today announced the launch of The Pedro, a security intelligence platform designed to help businesses discover exposed data, security weaknesses, and attack surfaces across their web infrastructure before they are discovered by mali

  Hokkaido Japan Wire NewsroomOct 6, 20262 min read

• Culture

  Culture

  Saddam Hussein used Oliver Reed and a James Bond director to tell Iraq’s story – but who tells it now?

  From the beginning of his brutal reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein could claim an unusual credit: film producer. After Saddam became president in 1979, his cousin played him in The Long Days.

  SyndicatedMatthew Alford, Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of BathSep 23, 20264 min read

• Technology

  Technology

  Why AI consciousness could become the next great societal divide

  The debate about AI consciousness is growing, in academic articles, newspaper opinion pieces, and even among AI bots themselves. I doubt this is a passing wave of interest.

  SyndicatedLucius Caviola, Assistant Professor in the Social Science of AI, Institute for Technology and Humanity, University of CambridgeSep 17, 20264 min read