New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access

A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or ...
Scientific American

An amateur just solved a 60-year-old math problem—by asking AI

A ChatGPT AI has proved a conjecture with a method no human had thought of. Experts believe it may have further uses ...
The Guardian

Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife found guilty of attempted manslaughter

Prosecutors alleged Gerhardt Konig, 47, had planned to kill Arielle Konig during a birthday trip to Honolulu A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a cliffside hike ...
The Guardian

‘It’s not AI, it’s real’: shock as RSPCA releases images of 250 dogs found at property

Dozens of dogs were found crammed into single living room space at property in undisclosed location in UK More than 250 dogs have been found at a property in scenes so shocking that the RSPCA was ...
Us Weekly

Missing Retired Air Force General William McCasland ‘Planned Not to Be Found,’ Wife Told 911

When the wife of retired U.S. Air Force general William Neil McCasland reported him missing more than a month ago, she told a 911 dispatcher that he might have “planned not to be found.” McCasland, 68 ...
Los Angeles Times

Microplastics are everywhere — even in the labs studying them. That’s a problem for research

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Microplastics found in human tissue, food and the environment are everywhere — even contaminating the very labs ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Crews rescue woman found clinging to cliff near San Francisco's Cliff House

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco fire crews swiftly rescued a woman who was found clinging to the side of a cliff near the Cliff House on Wednesday. SKY7 was over the entire rescue operation, and ...
IGN

It's becoming clear.

If you’re playing Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5, you might have noticed blurry visuals no matter which mode you’re playing on. Well, you’re not alone. But the good news is that players believe they ...
Ars Technica

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Python blood could hold the secret to healthy weight loss

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...
Variety

Kid Rock Says Conan O’Brien’s Oscars Diss Mocking Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Was ‘Not a Very Good’ Joke

Kid Rock was not a fan of Conan O’Brien Oscars joke targeting Turning Point USA‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show, where the musician served as the headlining act. During his opening monologue while hosting ...
The New York Times

His Mother Vanished When He Was 14. 33 Years Later, He Found Her.

Antonio Wiley’s mother, Anita, vanished during a time when her hometown Detroit was wracked by drugs and crime. It took three decades and an extraordinary effort by a missing persons detective to ...