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- OpenAI encrypted Codex agent instructions, raising developer concerns about debugging difficulties.
- Anthropic's Claude shows varying values across languages, with more pleasant interactions in Hindi or Arabic.
- New York halted datacenter buildouts over 50 MW to formulate environmental and ratepayer protection rules.
- IBM's mainframe sales dropped due to AI hardware spending, causing a stock value loss of over 25%.
- Anthropic's tokenizer complicates AI pricing, as token consumption alone doesn't fully reflect costs.
- Russian actors impersonated Signal support for phishing attacks; US took down Iranian propaganda sites.
- Microsoft's patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint vulnerabilities, now under zero-day attack.
- DEF CON expanded its Franklin project to involve hackers in hardening critical infrastructure.
- EQT acquired a majority share in Acronis at a valuation exceeding $3.5 billion.
- Mikko Hyppönen noted no end in sight for corporate ransomware a decade after its inception.
- Debian released final versions for x86-32 architecture (13.6 and 12.15).
- Exploits targeted Joomla websites via flaws in iCagenda and Balbooa Forms extensions.
- Frame, a new X11 server implemented in assembly, joined other servers like yserver and Phoenix.
- Cinnamon 6.8 will offer Wayland support alongside X11 for Linux Mint's desktop.
- KDE Plasma 6.6.6 released, with upcoming versions mandating Wayland adoption.
- Collabora released CODE 26.04 with Markdown support, improved formulas, and optional AI integration.