Ahead of this month's Kernel Recipes 2026 event in Paris, Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman shared a graph charting the steep rise in CVEs found in the kernel over the past several stable releases. The slide shows that between versions 6.9 and 6.19, security researchers spotted around 500 vulnerabilities per...
Microsoft will soon enable memory integrity by default on eligible Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft recently confirmed that memory integrity protection will soon be enabled by default on some Windows 11 devices. The change will arrive in October 2026 for eligible Windows PCs and will provide stronger kernel-level protection against malicious software and other threats. However, it could also have a detrimental effect on......
Popular Chrome extensions were quietly weaponized to steal crypto from 80,000 users
Socket Inc. researchers have identified 19 malicious extensions targeting Chrome and Edge users. The cybercriminal campaign primarily targeted Google's browser, but one extension gained significant popularity on both Chrome and Edge. In any case, the analysts believe a single "mind" is behind the campaign – and it's determined to keep......
GoPro just avoided bankruptcy with a $285 million rescue deal
As part of the proposed acquisition, GoPro shareholders will receive $285 million in cash, or $1.14 per share, while retaining approximately a 10% stake in the combined company. The merged entity will remain publicly listed on heNasdaq. The $1.14-per-share offer represents nearly double the $0.60 at which GoPro's stock was......
Arizona police investigate gay bar shooting as possible hate crime; 3 dead
Police in Arizona are investigating a shooting at a Tucson gay bar as a possible hate crime
Court documents show Tiger Woods plans to change not guilty plea in DUI case in Florida
Court documents show that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security
Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to conspiracy to endanger national security
Dan Koh wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District
Dan Koh wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District
After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda
Shabana Basij-Rasikh leads the School of Leadership of Afghanistan that's now based in Rwanda
When plastic companies write the lesson plans
This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school curricula: plastics. A new report from the nonprofit Plastic Pollution Coalition documents the many ways...