Seattle – October 14, 2026 -- Chainguard has extended its Libraries product to Go and .NET, added CVE remediation for JavaScript and Go, and begun delivering fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities on the day they are made public.

Chainguard Libraries for Go and .NET are available in Early Access. They give engineering teams and AI agents a managed endpoint for pulling dependencies without exposure to malicious packages.

Hoboken – October 14, 2026 -- Threat actors weaponized artificial intelligence in 87% of ransomware attacks, and 40% of attacks involved psychological or physical threats against staff, according to the 2026 Ransomware Risk Report published by identity-focused cyber resilience company Semperis. The study surveyed only organizations that were hit by ransomware gangs in the past 12 months.

Seattle – October 13, 2026 -- Nearly 650 Horizon Air pilots, represented by Teamsters Local 1224, will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 10:30 a.m. They are pressing the airline to end what the union calls delay tactics and to agree to a collective bargaining agreement.

Pilots have bargained for nearly four years without a contract

The union says negotiations have run for nearly four years. Its priorities are wages, staffing and training shortages, and operational issues.

Queens, New York – October 13, 2026 -- Vaughn College hosted the sixth annual International Conference on Digital Technologies and Applications (ICDTA) on October 9 and 10, drawing researchers from more than 30 countries to a hybrid event on digital technologies, soft computing and intelligent systems.

Princeton – October 13, 2026 -- EDDA Technology has been named to TIME's 2026 list of the World's Top HealthTech Companies for the second consecutive year, the surgical imaging and AI company announced.

Statista partnership ranks companies on three pillars

TIME developed the list with data and rankings provider Statista. The analysis targets health technology companies that use digital technologies to make healthcare more effective and accessible. Companies were evaluated on Financial Performance, Reputation Analysis and Online Engagement.

Orange County – October 13, 2026 -- More than 465 County of Orange public sector workers, represented by Teamsters Local 952, have launched an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike after contract talks with the county failed.

Thousand Oaks – October 13, 2026 -- California Lutheran University's Center for Nonprofit Leadership will hold a three-hour virtual workshop on social media strategy for nonprofit growth on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon, with support from the Santa Barbara Foundation.

Tokyo – October 13, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Boston-based Abside Networks, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding on October 13, 2026, to jointly study high-altitude platform station (HAPS) communications and AI-driven network control for next-generation infrastructure.

High Point – October 13, 2026 -- S&H Rugs, a designer and wholesaler of hand-knotted rugs, has unveiled its Fall 2027 Collection at High Point Market (HPMKT) Fall 2026 in North Carolina, with all rugs shown on its website listed as in stock and ready to ship immediately.

S&H Rugs blends sustainable materials with traditional weaving in the new line

The collection combines sustainable materials with traditional weaving techniques. It uses organic textures and a palette of earth tones. The company says each piece is designed for modern living spaces.

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324) will show an eight-GPU, liquid-cooled NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra server alongside Rubin-based and Vera CPU systems at OCP Global Summit 2026. The company is pitching shorter time-to-AI to cloud service providers, enterprises and AI infrastructure operators.