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ssh-keysign-pwn: Reading Root-Owned Files via a ptrace Logic Bug

Qualys discovered a logic bug in __ptrace_may_access() allowing unprivileged users to steal SSH host keys and /etc/shadow via pidfd_getfd(). Fixed by Linus Torvalds on May 14, 2026.

Linux
Kernel
Security
Qualys
ptrace
CVE
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Bun Rewrites 960K Lines from Zig to Rust in 6 Days — AI Did the Heavy Lifting

Bun's PR #30412 merged 6755 commits, porting the JavaScript runtime from Zig to Rust using Claude AI agents. 99.8% test compatibility, massive community debate.

bun
rust
zig
ai-codegen
javascript-runtime
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YellowKey & BitUnlocker: Inside the Windows BitLocker Bypass That Looks Like a Backdoor

Deep analysis of YellowKey and BitUnlocker — two devastating BitLocker bypass techniques exploiting WinRE trust flaws to unlock encrypted volumes with physical access in minutes.

Windows
BitLocker
Security
WinRE
YellowKey
CVE
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NGINX Rift (CVE-2026-42945): An 18-Year-Old Heap Overflow in the Rewrite Module

Deep technical analysis of NGINX Rift — a critical CVSS 9.2 heap buffer overflow in ngx_http_rewrite_module, lurking since 2008, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution via crafted HTTP requests.

NGINX
CVE
Security
RCE
Heap Overflow
Web Server
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AIDA: The agent that discovers business insights without being asked

A new RL-driven agent framework autonomously explores 200+ metrics and 100+ dimensions to find insights. A deep analysis of the DSL-bridged architecture that beats workflow-based agents.

ai
agents
business-intelligence
reinforcement-learning
arxiv
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Debian 14 'Forky' to Be First Major Distro Mandating Reproducible Builds

The Debian release team announces blocking non-reproducible packages from testing — a milestone for supply chain security.

debian
reproducible-builds
linux
security
open-source
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Apple Releases iOS 26.5: RCS End-to-End Encryption, 50+ Security Fixes, and Pride Wallpapers — Everything You Need to Know

Apple just dropped iOS 26.5 with RCS end-to-end encryption for Messages, patches for 50+ security vulnerabilities, and 11 new Pride wallpapers. Should you upgrade? Full breakdown.

apple
ios
ios-26.5
iphone
rcs
security
update
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Karpathy's Roadmap: How AI Output Will Evolve From Text to Neural Video

Andrej Karpathy lays out a vision for AI's output evolution — from raw text and Markdown to HTML, slides, and eventually interactive neural video. A deep analysis of the I/O paradigm shift.

ai
karpathy
llm
ui
future
hci
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Inside the World's First $6.3B AI Take-Private: Long Lake's Plan to Transform 111-Year-Old Companies

Long Lake Management acquires Amex Global Business Travel for $6.3B in the first-ever AI take-private. How a team of ex-PE investors and ML engineers is buying old companies and rebuilding them with AI.

ai
private-equity
rollup
business-transformation
podcast
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OpenAI's $4B DeployCo: The bottleneck shifted from models to people

OpenAI raises $4B to embed Forward Deployed Engineers into enterprises, acquiring Tomoro for 150 specialists. When AI's frontier shifts from building models to deploying them.

ai
openai
enterprise
business-strategy
deployment
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