Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
The US government awards $500M under the CHIPS Act to SandboxAQ to use AI to develop new chemicals and materials for domestic semiconductor manufacturing — The U.S. government awarded $500 million on Wednes…
Google Cloud Vertex AI Vulnerability Lets Attackers Take Over and Poison AI Models
A critical vulnerability in Google Cloud’s Vertex AI has been discovered, allowing attackers to hijack machine learning model uploads, poison artifacts, and achieve cross-tenant remote code execution (RCE) without any prior access to the victim&#…
Microsoft working on patch for RoguePlanet Defender zero-day (CVE-2026-50656)
Microsoft has acknowledged the local elevation of privilege issue in Microsoft Defender that can be triggered via the “RoguePlanet” exploit, and is “working to provide a high quality security update that addresses this vulnerability.&…
Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
Iran gets economic relief and war ends across Middle East in leaked draft of first-stage deal
The first-stage deal struck by the U.S. and Iran would end the war “on all fronts,” including Lebanon, and offers economic benefits for Tehran, including the release of frozen funds and waivers to export oil.
New Rokarolla Android Trojan Targets 217 Banking and Crypto Apps
Rokarolla Android malware targets 217 banking and crypto apps, steals credentials, blocks bank calls, intercepts SMS, and disables Play Protect. Zimperium’s zLabs researchers have published a detailed analysis of Rokarolla, a new Android banking trojan named after its command-and-control infrastructure. It spreads through malicious websites masquerading as TikTok and Chrome, one confirmed distribution point being […]
Uber plans to expands its premium robotaxi service from SF to Houston by mid-2027, in partnership with EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle startup Nuro (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Uber plans to expands its premium robotaxi service from SF to Houston by mid-2027, in partnership with EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle startup Nuro — Uber plans to launch a premium robotaxi servic…
Humiliation for Majorca tourist-haters as £3.40 tax has ‘no effect whatsoever’
Ministers have called for other measures to be explored to curb tourism.
Why the US-Israel war on Iran failed
The US and Israel sought a decisive result against Iran. Instead, the war showed why modern power struggles increasingly end in stalemate
Read Full Article at RT.com
Hackers Target npm Ecosystem by Compromising 140+ Mastra Packages
A large-scale software supply chain attack has compromised more than 140 npm packages under the widely used Mastra namespace, exposing developers, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise environments to a stealthy cross-platform infostealer. The campaign, unco…