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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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Bambu Lab Cracks Down on Open-Source Slicer: A Right to Repair Battle That Shook the 3D Printing Community

Bambu Lab sent a legal letter to an independent developer to take down an OrcaSlicer fork, GamersNexus publicly fired back with 'Fuck You' and pledged $10,000 in support, Louis Rossmann and the FULU Foundation struck back in unison—the Right to Repair war in the 3D printing community has fully erupted

Bambu Lab
Right to Repair
3D Printing
OrcaSlicer
Open Source
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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 та BitUnlocker: Всередині обходу BitLocker, який виглядає як бекдор

Глибокий аналіз YellowKey та BitUnlocker — двох нищівних технік обходу BitLocker, що експлуатують помилки довіри WinRE для розблокування зашифрованих томів за хвилини з фізичним доступом.

Windows
BitLocker
Безпека
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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