A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in the Marimo Python notebook framework is raising serious alarms across the cybersecurity community, as it allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands remotely, without authentication. Tracked as CVE-2026-39…
Trump posts AI photo of himself with buff alien in latest Truth Social spree
President Donald Trump relaxes after China trip by golfing and posting bizarre memes on his social media platform, featuring muscular extraterrestrials, interstellar warfare, and a zombie Gavin Newsom
American forces kill at least 20 ISIS militants in fresh airstrikes in northeast Nigeria
AFRICOM confirmed no U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed during the strikes
UAE reports fire near Barakah nuclear facility after suspected drone attack
By R Anil Kumar Drone strike sparks fire on perimeter of UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant Authorities say radiation levels remain normal, operations not affected Abu Dhabi, May 17, 2026. A drone strike has sparked a fire on the perimeter of the Baraka…
In his weekly Linux kernel post, Linus Torvalds says “AI tools are great” but the flood of duplicate AI bug reports has made the security list “unmanageable” (Simon Sharwood/The Register)
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In his weekly Linux kernel post, Linus Torvalds says “AI tools are great” but the flood of duplicate AI bug reports has made the security list “unmanageable” — Multiple research…
Bodybuilders show off muscles at Southeast Asian championships
Myanmar hosts the Southeast Asian Bodybuilding Championships in Yangon, with athletes from eight countries competing from May 14 to 18.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship steams towards Rotterdam at voyage end
After docking in the Dutch port, the ship will undergo thorough cleaning and disinfection procedures.
Chinese man arrested in Norway for suspected espionage
He is the second Chinese citizen to be arrested for alleged spying this month
Spain mulls tighter mortgage requirements
The Bank of Spain is considering imposing stricter rules for securing a mortgage, while acknowledging this could have an impact on young and lower-income buyers in the country.
‘Tool of control to crush dissent’: Amnesty warns of global ‘resurgence’ in use of death penalty
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Chiara Sangiorgio, Amnesty International’s Death penalty specialist. In Amnesty International’s latest global report on the death penalty, 2025 emerges as a grim landmark year: at least 2,707 executions were recorded…