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A use-after-free race condition in the Linux epoll subsystem lets an unprivileged local user take full root control of servers, desktops, and Android devices. A public exploit works with 99% reliability, and most distros have not yet shipped the patch.
Snap's first consumer-grade augmented reality glasses pack dual Snapdragon chips, a 51-degree field of view, and 7-millisecond latency into a 132-gram frame — with no phone, puck, or tether required.
Sysdig's threat research team says an operation it calls JADEPUFFER shows a large language model independently breaking into a network, stealing credentials, and encrypting a company's database — with no human operator in the loop.
Xbox is preparing to shut down Arkane Lyon — the studio behind Dishonored and Deathloop — and cancel the long-in-development Marvel's Blade game, as sweeping layoffs across the division start next week.
Anthropic is in early discussions with Samsung Foundry to produce its own custom AI chips using Samsung's 2nm process, as the Claude developer joins a growing list of AI companies building proprietary silicon.
Spotify says bot streams pushed Malcolm Todd's 'Earrings' to No. 1 to cash in on a $3 million Kalshi market betting on the most-streamed US song of June.
Paxton's office says StubHub canceled some FIFA World Cup 2026 orders hours before kickoff and is probing whether the platform sold tickets it never had.
Alibaba is barring staff from using Anthropic's Claude Code starting July 10, citing a hidden tracking mechanism that flagged Chinese users to Anthropic's servers.
Senator Mark Warner is calling for a joint DHS-DOJ investigation after hackers breached the Homeland Security Information Network, a platform used by federal, state, and local law enforcement to coordinate on major events including the FIFA World Cup.
Tesla's second-quarter deliveries jumped 25% year-over-year, marking its first quarterly growth after two straight years of decline, with European demand offsetting continued softness in North America.
At an internal town hall on July 2, Meta's CEO admitted agentic AI development 'hasn't really accelerated in the way we expected' over the last four months, despite a company-wide restructuring built entirely around that bet.
Microsoft's new Frontier Company will plant 6,000 engineering and industry experts inside enterprise clients to co-design, deploy, and continuously improve AI systems tied to measurable business outcomes.