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- OpenAI has encrypted Codex agent instructions, making debugging and auditing more challenging for developers.
- Anthropic's Claude AI exhibits varying values across different languages, such as Hindi and Arabic.
- New York has temporarily halted datacenter buildouts exceeding 50 MW to develop environmental and ratepayer protection rules.
- IBM's mainframe sales declined as customers shifted budgets to AI hardware, causing a stock value drop.
- Anthropic's tokenizer complicates AI pricing, highlighting that token consumption doesn't fully represent costs.
- Russian attackers are impersonating Signal support for phishing, alongside US actions against Iranian propaganda sites.
- Microsoft's patches failed to secure on-prem SharePoint, leaving it vulnerable to zero-day attacks.
- DEF CON's Franklin project engages hackers to strengthen critical infrastructure, expanding its scope.
- EQT acquired a majority stake in Acronis, valuing the cybersecurity firm at over $3.5 billion.
- Despite a decade since the first corporate ransomware, expert Mikko Hyppönen predicts continued threats, suggesting infosec offers stable careers.
- Joomla websites are at risk due to vulnerabilities in iCagenda and Balbooa Forms extensions.
- A new X11 server called Frame has been implemented directly in assembly, joining other projects.
- Cinnamon 6.8 will support Wayland, providing options for Linux Mint's desktop display server.
- KDE Plasma 6.6.6 signals upcoming changes, with Wayland becoming standard in future versions.
- Collabora released CODE 26.04 with Markdown support and integrated AI, intensifying competition among FOSS office suites.
- GIMP 0.54 has been revived in Flatpak form, offering retro-computing fun with Motif instead of GTK.