CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more. Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe compromises inside data centers and on personal…
Meta said the Kenyan workers didn’t “meet our standards.” In February, numerous workers from a company that Meta contracted to perform data annotation for Ray-Ban Meta reported viewing sensitive, embarrassing, and seemingly private footage recorded by the smart glasses. About two months later, Meta ended its contract with the…
Using AI tools, the team reworked part of the ribosome to need one less amino acid. The genetic code is central to life. With minor variations, everything uses the same sets of three DNA bases to encode the same 20 amino acids. We have discovered no major exceptions to…
Beijing’s citywide ban restricts the sale, transport, and storage of drones. China’s new clampdown on drone sales and even the storage of drone components within the capital of Beijing stands out in a country that effectively built the global market for affordable commercial drones. The unprecedented citywide rules taking…
AI finds value in motorsport, multiplying limited computational fluid dynamics resources. Since the introduction of wings to racing cars halfway through the 1960s, airflow has been everything in racing. Until that point, the focus was on making a car as slippery as possible; less drag meant more top speed…
Old 86-DOS source code dates back to the time before Microsoft bought it. Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the company has reached further back…
Most are keeping their subscriptions after signing up, too, research firm says. Six months after its launch, research firm Antenna estimates that the Howdy streaming service has more than 1 million subscribers. Roku debuted Howdy in August. The subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service is $3 per month and doesn’t have…
Motorola’s foldable lineup is bigger and more spendy than ever. Motorola is crazy about foldables. With each passing year, the company has beefed up its folding phone lineup, and in 2026, there will be four devices launching on May 21. At the top end is the company’s first tablet-style…
Framework charges nearly double for the 12GB version of the mobile RTX 5070. Whether you’re a gamer trying to play recent AAA titles at high resolutions and maxed-out settings or an AI enthusiast trying to run models locally, we’ve reached the point where a GPU with 8GB of video…
Study authors say courts should reconsider rulings in light of this new evidence. Even before the Trump administration went to war against DEI and attempts to address historical discrimination, diversity efforts in the US were controversial. A pivotal moment came in 2023, when the Supreme Court ruled that race-based…
