MOST POPULAR
AI #
AI and ML
OpenAI scored an own goal with HuggingFace attack, showing how open Chinese models are winning
Closed models with guardrails can still cause harm, but may also not be able to fix problems they caused
paas and iaas
Google Cloud is killing it
It's Alphabet's fastest-growing business and now makes up more than a fifth of the juggernaut's revenue and operating profit
AI AND ML
Sovereign AI is 'nonsense,' says Doctorow
As Trump dismantles the US-led world order, what the rest of the world really needs is sovereign apps and datacenters, argues 'enshittification' coiner
AI and ML
Fresh off AI layoffs, Block now wants to whack Slack with agent-human collab tool
Because what could be more appealing to humans than sharing virtual space with AI?
AI and ML
OpenAI tries the consulting path with 'Presence', charging enterprises boots-on-the-ground prices to deploy agents
As AI models become commoditized, maybe there's margin in the plumbing
Infosec #
Security
Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks
PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!
Security
Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack
PLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more
Black Hat and DEF CON
DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure
Voting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included
Security
EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis
Went at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified
Malware Month
Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight
On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career
FOSS #
GNOME can look like Windows – and Flashback can do it without extensions
New 'Simple-taskbar' is an option, but there's a simpler, stabler way #
A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32
New Debian versions hit FOSSland in the form of 13.6 and 12.15 #
Baddies caught exploiting extensions bugs with perfect 10 scores on vulnerable Joomla websites
Flaws in iCagenda, Balbooa Forms extensions can impact open source CMS that powers a million sites worldwide
Frame: A new X11 server – implemented directly in assembly
Joins yserver, Phoenix, and of course XLibre – and outlier Arcan
Cinnamon 6.8 will support Wayland – if you want it
Next version of Linux Mint’s desktop has both kinds of display server
KDE Plasma users face a dire omen of change: 6.6.6 arrives
6.7 is now current, and in 6.8 you're getting Wayland whether you like it or not