Linux Mint 22.2 polishes the desktop, but kernel updates are the real deal
Linux Mint 22.2 polishes the desktop, but kernel updates are the real deal Summary Linux Mint 22.2 (codename “Zara”) is a point release based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 that brings a…
Bot shots: US Army enlists AI startup to provide target-tracking
Bot shots: US Army enlists AI startup to provide target-tracking Summary The US Army has awarded San Francisco startup TurbineOne a five-year contract worth up to $98.9m to scale its…
Europe’s Jupiter supercomputer hits exascale threshold at inauguration
Europe’s Jupiter supercomputer hits exascale threshold at inauguration Summary At its inauguration on 5 September 2025 the Jupiter supercomputer at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre surpassed the exascale threshold — one…
Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python
Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python Summary A criminal group called TAG-150 has developed CastleRAT in two flavours: a stealthy Python…
HHS warns US health care industry to share data with patients or else
HHS warns US health care industry to share data with patients or else Summary The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it will take an “active…
Critical, make-me-super-user SAP S/4HANA bug under active exploitation
Critical, make-me-super-user SAP S/4HANA bug under active exploitation Summary A critical code-injection vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA (CVE-2025-42957) rated 9.9 is being actively exploited in the wild, according to SecurityBridge Threat…
FCC plans to kill Wi-Fi on school buses, hotspots for library patrons
FCC plans to kill Wi‑Fi on school buses, hotspots for library patrons Summary The US Federal Communications Commission, led by Chair Brendan Carr, has moved to eliminate two Biden‑era expansions…
The crazy, true story behind the first AI-powered ransomware
The crazy, true story behind the first AI-powered ransomware Summary NYU engineers developed a proof-of-concept called Ransomware 3.0 that stitches large language models into the full ransomware lifecycle. The system…
OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety
OpenAI reorg at risk as Attorneys General push AI safety Summary California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings have written an open letter to OpenAI’s board…
Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features
Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features Summary The Register reports widespread developer frustration with GitHub Copilot being pushed into more parts of…