Microsoft issues out-of-band patch for critical security flaw in update to ASP.NET Core Developers are advised to check their applications after Microsoft revealed that last week’s ASP.NET Core update inadvertently introduced a serious security flaw into the web framework’s Data Protection Library. Microsoft describes the issue as a “regression,” coding jargon for an update that breaks something that was previously working correctly. In this case, what was introduced was a CVSS 9.1-… Gates Foundation To Cut 20% of Staff, Review Epstein Ties An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The Gates Foundation opened an external review earlier this year into its engagement with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the philanthropic group said on Tuesday. The foundation has been mired in controversy due to Chairman Bill Gates' association with Epstein. A release of emails in January by the U.S. Justice Depar… Is This Baby Food Maker ACTUALLY Worth It? | Extreme Reviews Baby food can get pretty pricey, which is a shame since it's just regular food turned into mush. Can this baby food maker save you some money at the grocery? 5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good The cyber capabilities of AI models have experts rattled. AI’s social skills may be just as dangerous. A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study in the journal Nature that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are m... InformationWeek Podcast: Rightsizing AI frameworks to avoid failure mode Robin Gordon, chief data officer at Hippo Insurance, and Gabe Goodhart, chief architect of AI open innovation at IBM, discuss how they match data models with context. The UX Designer’s Nightmare: When “Production-Ready” Becomes A Design Deliverable In a rush to embrace AI, the industry is redefining what it means to be a UX designer, blurring the line between design and engineering. Carrie Webster explores what’s gained, what’s lost, and why designers need to remain the guardians of the user experience. Focus: South Korea builds a semiconductor talent pipeline South Korea's long-running experiment with job-guaranteed semiconductor education is entering a more consequential phase, with the first large wave of students from expanded industry-linked programmes set to enter the workforce from 2027. The shift is drawing fresh scrutiny over whether a model built around direct hiring pipelines, practical training, and university-industry coordination can do m… Former MrBeast exec sues over ‘years’ of alleged harassment A former employee of Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson has filed a lawsuit alleging that she faced "intentional infliction of emotional distress" from harassment at the YouTuber's production company, was asked to work during maternity leave, and was wrongfully fired just a few weeks after returning from leave. According to the lawsuit, plaintiff Lorrayne Mavromatis and other […] |
A LEGO fan vibe-coded a brick-finding tool with Codex If you’ve ever built something with LEGOs, you know the sound: the clatter of those little plastic bricks as you hunt for just the right piece to finish your creation. Boy Genius Report contributor and WordPress developer James Bruce must know that sound well. A self-reported LEGO fanatic, Bruce has described his passion for scooping up “old bargain bulk boxes” of LEGOs to “figure out what sets w… Almost 40% of data center projects will be late this year, 2027 looks no better An exhaustive study by the Financial Times has found that almost half of all data centers projected to open this year are going to be at least three months late if they make it at all. The Financial Times drew upon satellite imagery from the geospatial data analytics company SynMax and cross-checked project progress against public statements and permit documents compiled by the industry research … France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs The French government agency that issues and manages national IDs, passports, and other documents, announced that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number of citizens. Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Stepping Down Apple announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO in September after 15 years in the role, handing the job to hardware chief John Ternus. Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares the news from MarketWatch: Cook leaves an impressive legacy after growing the company to a $4 trillion market capitalization from just $300 billion 15 years ago. Over Cook's 15-year tenure as CEO, Apple's stock has risen 1,932%, beating the S&P 500's 504% increase, according to Dow Jones Market Data. That places Apple's… Emma the joke-telling robot cracks up the care home: Paula Hornickel’s best photograph ‘The first resident that Emma – a social robot – was introduced to was called Peter. After that, Emma assumed they were all called Peter, which everyone found hilarious. Then she broke down’ One morning in July 2025, I arrived in the small, quiet town of Albershausen in south-west Germany. It has only around 4,000 inhabitants. I went to visit a care home where they were piloting a social robot na… Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun Sues Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial, Accusing It of Fraud Justin Sun, one of the largest backers of World Liberty Financial, sued the Trump family’s crypto start-up, accusing it of a fraudulent scheme to pressure him into buying digital coins. Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer Apple today announced that, effective immediately, Apple executive Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer. ChatGPT probed for possibly aiding campus shooting suspect Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier leads a criminal investigation into OpenAI, questioning if ChatGPT aided a suspect in a deadly campus shooting by providing advice on weapons, ammunition, and media attention. Apple's next era: After Tim Cook's dream run, new CEO has to help the company catch up Cook charted his own path as chief executive after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011. Over nearly 15 years, he expanded Apple's business and navigated the company through major challenges. Oil crisis? What oil crisis? IT spending de-coupled from wider war shock Gartner sees accelerating growth in IT spending, powered by cloud and AI infrastructure investment A day after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the US/Israel/Iran war was creating the worst energy crisis ever faced by the world, Gartner increased its growth forecasts for global IT spending by nearly three percentage points.… |
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