Mozilla adds ad blocking to Firefox for iOS
Firefox for iOS now includes an optional ad blocker, or it will soon. According to Mozilla, the experimental feature “is […]
Month: August 2026
An AI broke Snowflake’s code. Then another AI agent exploited it
An AI broke Snowflake’s code; then another AI, an attack agent, autonomously found the bug, exploited it, and extracted credentials […]
Black Hat and DEF CON are AI conferences now, too
KETTLE Our cybersecurity editor Jessica Lyons spent last week in Las Vegas for the Black Hat and DEF CON security […]
Code fixers have fired up the AI warp drive. Strange new worlds await
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times – especially if your job is keeping systems […]
Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says ‘new normal’ means he had to do it now … or never?
Linus Torvalds has decided version 7.2 of the Linux kernel is ready for release, albeit in a “new normal” state […]
Part didn’t fit so techie got out his screwdriver. Then something flew off the motherboard
WHO, ME? Is it a mistake to return to work on Monday? While you ponder that question, pause a minute […]
Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI
ASIA IN BRIEF Chinese company Zhipu last week launched a new AI model called GLM-5.3 that it claims has bug-finding […]
Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive
Microsoft has blamed extra work created by AI bug-finders for the delayed release of a major Cumulative Update to Exchange […]
The what, why, and how of pull requests and source comments
Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has weighed in on the difference between a pull request description and comments embedded in […]
Stopping a cyberattack while walking your dog – defensive AI security CEO says it’s not ruff to do
Corma CEO Alon Pluda says his AI security startup aims to close the “defense gap,” where models are better at […]