A large and unfortunate mistake in the kernel development management process is underway comment The first release candidate of Linux 6.17 is out, without any bcachefs changes… but not for any technical reasons. This is bad.…
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Lees meerCould tinkering with a site’s code to hide ads count as infringement? A recent ruling by the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has reopened the possibility that using ad blocking software could violate copyright law in Germany.…
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Lees meerSwitchzilla's summer of perfect 10s Cisco has issued a patch for a maximum-severity bug in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands on vulnerable sys…
Lees meerIntruders accessed important systems but tells customers their data is safe Updated A UK-based multinational that provides tech stock availability tools is telling customers that its website outage is due to a cyber attack.…
Lees meerLondon-based multinational takes customer portal and Voice API platform offline as 'protective measure' following breach Updated Multinational telco Colt Technology Services says a "cyber incident" is to blame for its customer portal and other serv…
Lees meerYou have until Thursday August 21 to respond if you do NASA's plans to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon have moved on – the agency has now put out a Request For Information (RFI) to gauge industry interest in the project.…
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