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Red Hat and the Keycloak project have released patches to address a critical security flaw in the open-source identity and access management server that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker…
If your developers are using AI coding tools, you are probably already seeing the upside: faster development, more code, and less time spent on routine work. The harder part is…
In another time, the MacBook Neo could have caused a substantial realignment of the lowish-end laptop business. Sure, it has shortcomings compared to the MacBook Air, but it could have…
Earlier this month I noted that Elon Musk’s Starlink is giving very unsubtle indications that the company wants to jump into the wireless business. I also noted that there’s a…
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that’s targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors. The vast…
This week, MrWilson takes both top spots on the insightful side. In first place, it’s a comment about opportunistic ICE arrests: ICE keeps trying to find more victims to prove…
China’s “Manned Space” program issued a terse announcement on Sunday regarding its much-anticipated Chang’e 7 lunar exploration mission. The agency stated: “In keeping with the principle of proceeding prudently and…
The first telegram arrived in Singapore on a Monday, sent from the city of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia). “Terrific detonations from Krakatau (volcanic island),” it…
This Week in 2016 Snowden Docs Show NSA, New Zealand Spied On Pro-Democracy Activists Which Crazy Copyright Holder Took Down Katie Ledecky/Carlos Santana ‘Smooth’ Mashup First? Billionaire Backer Of Palantir…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company of violating child privacy laws in…