New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access

A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or ...
Scientific American

An amateur just solved a 60-year-old math problem—by asking AI

A ChatGPT AI has proved a conjecture with a method no human had thought of. Experts believe it may have further uses ...
The Guardian

‘It’s not AI, it’s real’: shock as RSPCA releases images of 250 dogs found at property

Dozens of dogs were found crammed into single living room space at property in undisclosed location in UK More than 250 dogs have been found at a property in scenes so shocking that the RSPCA was ...
The New York Times

The Artemis II Toilet Had a Problem

The Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion capsule is an innovation in deep space toiletry (it seems to be fixed now). By Katrina Miller While in orbit around Earth, the Artemis II crew ...
SFGate

Remains found on Bay Area beach traced back to missing banker

Remains found on a Sonoma County beach have been traced back to a man who disappeared in 1999 —marking the second time his remains have been discovered in the area. In June 2022, a family was walking ...
IGN

It's becoming clear.

If you’re playing Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5, you might have noticed blurry visuals no matter which mode you’re playing on. Well, you’re not alone. But the good news is that players believe they ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Python blood could hold the secret to healthy weight loss

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...
Variety

Kid Rock Says Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Diss Mocking Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Was ‘Not a Very Good’ Joke

Kid Rock was not a fan of Conan O’Brien Oscars joke targeting Turning Point USA‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show, where the musician served as the headlining act. During his opening monologue while hosting ...
CNBC

Mike O'Rourke: The Fed raising rates will not fix this inflation problem

Mike O'Rourke, Chief Market Strategist at JonesTrading, warns that rising oil prices, private credit stress and stagflation signals could pressure markets, urging investors to rotate toward defensive ...
KTLA

Man and woman found dead near Riverside courthouse; investigation underway

A man and women were found dead early Thursday morning, less than a hundred feet apart, behind the Riverside Hall of Justice. Police are trying to figure out if the killings were connected. Police ...