Summary Microsoft’s August 2025 security update fixed CVE-2025-50173, an authentication issue in Windows Installer that could allow local privilege escalation. The patch enforces User Account Control (UAC) prompts for administrator…
SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit Summary SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon (CRS-33) carried out a demonstration reboost of the International Space Station, raising the station’s perigee…
Microsoft inches toward Rusty Windows drivers, production use still a no-no Summary Microsoft engineers have made steady but cautious progress towards enabling Windows driver development in Rust. Crates now exist…
Summary The Register reports that Senator Jim Banks (R‑IN) introduced the GAIN AI Act amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, proposing that US buyers get a right‑of‑first‑refusal on advanced…
Sky-high budget gap: FAA launches air traffic overhaul, lacks cash to finish it Summary The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a request for solutions (RFS) to modernise its ageing…
Boffins build automated Android bug hunting system Summary Researchers from Nanjing University and The University of Sydney have developed A2, an agentic AI system that automates discovery and validation of…
Attackers snooping around Sitecore, dropping malware via public sample keys Summary Unknown actors have been exploiting a configuration weakness in multiple Sitecore products to achieve remote code execution by using…
Boffins detail new method to make neural nets forget private and copyrighted info Summary Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have proposed a new, computationally efficient technique called “source…
Uber India starts offering drivers gigs collecting and classifying info for AI models Summary Uber India has begun offering its rideshare and delivery drivers short “digital tasks” via the app…
Admin’s guide to Azure Arc Hyper-V management Summary This guide explains how Microsoft Azure Arc can be used alongside existing Hyper-V management tools to centralise and extend management of on‑premises…
