{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "SysBrief.com - IT Infrastructure & Security News", "home_page_url": "https://sysbrief.com", "feed_url": "https://sysbrief.com/feed.json", "description": "Curated IT infrastructure and security news: Cloud, DevOps, Cybersecurity, AI, Networking, and more.", "icon": "https://sysbrief.com/favicon.svg", "authors": [ { "name": "SysBrief.com", "url": "https://sysbrief.com" } ], "language": "en-US", "items": [ { "id": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368105", "url": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368105", "title": "Pebble Round 2 Open-Source Smartwatch Finally Starts Shipping", "content_text": "Pebble Round 2 begins shipping after production delays, bringing its circular e-paper display, PebbleOS, and updated battery life to users.", "date_published": "2026-10-12T06:00:32+00:00", "tags": [ "LXer Linux News", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "News", "Community" ] }, { "id": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368107", "url": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368107", "title": "LineageOS 24.0 Open-Source Mobile OS Released with Android 17", "content_text": "The open-source mobile OS LineageOS 24.0 launches with Android 17, a new photo editor, improved updates, and redesigned system applications.", "date_published": "2026-10-12T06:00:32+00:00", "tags": [ "LXer Linux News", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "News", "Community" ] }, { "id": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368091", "url": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368091", "title": "Cloudflare Acquires Deno JavaScript Runtime, Core Development to End in 2027", "content_text": "Cloudflare acquires Deno, shifting its developers to Workers while the open-source JavaScript runtime faces an uncertain future.", "date_published": "2026-10-12T06:00:32+00:00", "tags": [ "LXer Linux News", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "News", "Community" ] }, { "id": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368079", "url": "https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=368079", "title": "Linux Networking Diverts 50+ Fixes To Next Kernel, Still Bombarded With AI Fueled Churn", "content_text": "Ahead of the Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel due for release on Sunday, this week's batch of networking fixes were submitted and merged. 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Apparently not, as these savings on 6 popular models proves.", "date_published": "2026-10-12T05:55:10+00:00", "tags": [ "TechRadar", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Consumer Tech", "Reviews" ] }, { "id": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/09/08/daniele-caldarigi-gsoc-final-blog-post/", "url": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/09/08/daniele-caldarigi-gsoc-final-blog-post/", "title": "GSoC 2026 Final term: AI Chatbot to Guide User Workflow", "content_text": "Hi everyone \ud83d\udc4b,\n\n\nI\u2019m Daniele, the Google Summer of Code 2026 contributor who worked this summer on creating the AI Chatbot to Guide User Workflow plugin.\n\n\nThe extended period of my project is coming to an end, and I want to share a bit about this brand-new plugin and my journey through GSoC.\n\n\nIndex\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Project\n\n\nSecond part of GSoC\n\n\nMy contributions\n\n\nThe plugin\u2019s future\n\n\nAcknowledgements\n\n\nMore about me\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Project\n\n\nThe plugin integrates an agent-powered chatb", "date_published": "2026-10-12T05:13:14+00:00", "tags": [ "Jenkins Blog", "DevOps, Automation & CI/CD", "Jenkins", "CI/CD", "Automation" ] }, { "id": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/09/07/adopt-a-modern-idp-without-replacing-your-ci/", "url": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/09/07/adopt-a-modern-idp-without-replacing-your-ci/", "title": "Jenkins + OpenChoreo: Adopt a modern Internal Developer Platform (IDP) Without Replacing Your CI System", "content_text": "Your Jenkins setup represents a decade of institutional knowledge: countless custom pipelines, shared libraries, and specialized build agents.\nYet when platform engineering enters the conversation, most IDP demos ignore this investment entirely.\nThis article is for platform engineers and DevOps leads who run Jenkins at scale and are evaluating an internal developer platform.\nIt lays out a different path: add one stage to your pipeline, and keep everything else exactly where it is \u2013 along with", "date_published": "2026-10-12T05:13:14+00:00", "tags": [ "Jenkins Blog", "DevOps, Automation & CI/CD", "Jenkins", "CI/CD", "Automation" ] }, { "id": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/06/01/nested-layout-for-pipeline-graph-view/", "url": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/06/01/nested-layout-for-pipeline-graph-view/", "title": "Nested layout for pipeline graph view", "content_text": "We\u2019re happy to announce that the most requested feature for the Pipeline Graph View plugin (and for Blue Ocean before it) is finally here: a new layout that renders nested pipelines in full detail.\n\n\n \n\n\nPipelines with nested parallel stages (like CI \u2192 Run tests \u2192 Frontend \u2192 cypress above) or nested sequential stages (like CD above) benefit from this change the most.\n\n\nUpgrade the Pipeline Graph View plugin to version 918.vf572523124f2 or later to use the new layout.\n\n\nPreviously, a fi", "date_published": "2026-10-12T05:13:14+00:00", "tags": [ "Jenkins Blog", "DevOps, Automation & CI/CD", "Jenkins", "CI/CD", "Automation" ] }, { "id": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/04/30/introducing-secret-guard-plugin/", "url": "https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2026/04/30/introducing-secret-guard-plugin/", "title": "Introducing the Secret Guard Plugin", "content_text": "Hardcoded secrets still show up in Jenkins for very ordinary reasons.\n\n\nA token is pasted into a job field during a quick test. 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Don't miss this week's 'Top Tech Event' at the official Dell Store.", "date_published": "2026-10-12T04:00:00+00:00", "tags": [ "TechRadar", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Consumer Tech", "Reviews" ] }, { "id": "https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33416", "url": "https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33416", "title": "ISC Stormcast For Monday, October 12th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10132, (Mon, Oct 12th)", "content_text": "", "date_published": "2026-10-12T02:00:03+00:00", "tags": [ "SANS Internet Storm Center", "Cybersecurity & Risk", "SANS", "Threat Intel", "Analysis" ] }, { "id": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/botman-ai-uses-knowledge-graphs-for-legacy-modernization-neo4jdatatoknowledge/", "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/botman-ai-uses-knowledge-graphs-for-legacy-modernization-neo4jdatatoknowledge/", "title": "BotMan AI uses knowledge graphs for legacy modernization", "content_text": "Legacy modernization requires understanding how an application\u2019s code, data and business rules fit together before rebuilding it. BotMan AI uses an AI-powered migration pipeline that maps an application\u2019s dependencies, business logic and data models in a knowledge graph. 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Decart has developed software that makes it easier for developers to run their AI models on different processors, which has proven to be a valuable capability as [\u2026]\nThe post Report: Amazon in talks with AI startup Decart over possible $7B acquisition appeared first on SiliconANGLE.", "date_published": "2026-10-12T00:31:19+00:00", "tags": [ "Silicon Angle", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Enterprise", "Cloud" ] }, { "id": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code", "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code", "title": "Linus Torvalds Working On A Hefty Linux Kernel Improvement With Claude Code", "content_text": "Linux creator Linus Torvalds has been known to use AI to help with kernel debugging and outside of the kernel tree has also done some vibe coding with Google's Antigravity. He has previously said he views AI as a useful tool. It turns out he's even now using Claude Code for working on new Linux kernel features...", "date_published": "2026-10-12T00:16:25+00:00", "tags": [ "Phoronix", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "Hardware", "Benchmarks" ] }, { "id": "https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/12/seven-years-of-ipv6-in-production-lessons-from-one-million-broadband-subscribers/", "url": "https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/12/seven-years-of-ipv6-in-production-lessons-from-one-million-broadband-subscribers/", "title": "Seven years of IPv6 in production: Lessons from one million broadband subscribers", "content_text": "Guest Post: IPv6 deployment is often described as a protocol upgrade. In reality, operating IPv6 at broadband scale is a test of subscriber management, DHCP, CPE interoperability, observability, and operational processes. Over seven years, WorldLink Communications grew to more than one million dual-stack subscribers, with around 70% of traffic now carried over IPv6. Here are the lessons that mattered most.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T23:07:31+00:00", "tags": [ "APNIC Blog", "Networking, DNS & Internet Infrastructure", "IP", "Internet Governance", "Routing" ] }, { "id": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-12-october-2026", "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-12-october-2026", "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #1722)", "content_text": "Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T23:00:00+00:00", "tags": [ "TechRadar", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Consumer Tech", "Reviews" ] }, { "id": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-12-october-2026", "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-12-october-2026", "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #1219)", "content_text": "Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T23:00:00+00:00", "tags": [ "TechRadar", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Consumer Tech", "Reviews" ] }, { "id": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-12-october-2026", "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-12-october-2026", "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 12 (game #953)", "content_text": "Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T23:00:00+00:00", "tags": [ "TechRadar", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Consumer Tech", "Reviews" ] }, { "id": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/nvidia-reportedly-in-early-talks-to-buy-acqui-hire-or-invest-more-in-reflection-ai/", "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/nvidia-reportedly-in-early-talks-to-buy-acqui-hire-or-invest-more-in-reflection-ai/", "title": "Nvidia reportedly in early talks to buy, acquihire or invest more in Reflection AI", "content_text": "Nvidia Corp. is in early talks to acquire open-weight model developer Reflection AI Inc. or invest more in the startup, according to the Financial Times. People familiar with the matter told the paper that an agreement could come within weeks.\u00a0The talks could still collapse. The FT described more than one way a deal could take [\u2026]\nThe post Nvidia reportedly in early talks to buy, acquihire or invest more in Reflection AI appeared first on SiliconANGLE.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T22:38:36+00:00", "tags": [ "Silicon Angle", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Enterprise", "Cloud" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009346/george-a-romero-season-of-the-witch-feminist-horror-review", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009346/george-a-romero-season-of-the-witch-feminist-horror-review", "title": "George A. Romero\u2019s Season of the Witch is a slow-burn feminist occult drama", "content_text": "George A. Romero is obviously best known as the father of the modern zombie movie. But between inventing the genre with Night of the Living Dead and his outbreak horror, The Crazies, Romero made two much lesser-known films: There's Always Vanilla, which I'll admit I've never seen, and Season of the Witch, or, as it [\u2026]", "date_published": "2026-10-11T22:31:45+00:00", "tags": [ "The Verge", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/will-the-homeview-be-apples-first-smart-home-success/", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/will-the-homeview-be-apples-first-smart-home-success/", "title": "Will the HomeView be Apple\u2019s first smart home success?", "content_text": "Over the past couple of years, we\u2019ve seen multiple reports that Apple was working on a new smart home product, but now it seems the product has a name and a launch date.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T21:14:40+00:00", "tags": [ "TechCrunch", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Startups", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009411/elgin-community-college-flock-safety-cameras", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009411/elgin-community-college-flock-safety-cameras", "title": "A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused", "content_text": "In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to \"enhance the safety and security of students.\" But by September of that year, the school's administration grew concerned that Flock was sharing data with Customs and Border Patrol, that camera feeds were not properly secured, and that both law enforcement and [\u2026]", "date_published": "2026-10-11T21:08:43+00:00", "tags": [ "The Verge", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/aaron-sorkins-social-reckoning-is-off-to-a-weak-start/", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/aaron-sorkins-social-reckoning-is-off-to-a-weak-start/", "title": "Aaron Sorkin\u2019s \u2018Social Reckoning\u2019 is off to a weak start", "content_text": "What does this mean for a fall full of movies starring villainous tech CEOs?", "date_published": "2026-10-11T20:51:47+00:00", "tags": [ "TechCrunch", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Startups", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/ai-powered-engineering-semiconwest/", "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/ai-powered-engineering-semiconwest/", "title": "What to expect during SEMICON West: Join theCUBE Oct. 14", "content_text": "The semiconductor industry is entering a new era of hardware engineering as artificial intelligence accelerates demand for more powerful chips, interconnected systems and faster product development. But increasing design complexity, power consumption and thermal constraints are putting traditional engineering approaches under pressure, driving greater interest in AI-powered engineering. These challenges will help shape theCUBE\u2019s coverage [\u2026]\nThe post What to expect during SEMICON West: Join", "date_published": "2026-10-11T20:39:00+00:00", "tags": [ "Silicon Angle", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Enterprise", "Cloud" ] }, { "id": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/why-ai-agents-might-not-be-right-for-you/", "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/11/why-ai-agents-might-not-be-right-for-you/", "title": "Why AI agents might not be right for you", "content_text": "There\u2019s no question that 2026 is the year of the artificial intelligence agent. AI agents are remarkably ubiquitous, as people use them to write code, communicate with customers, identify and resolve issues in their information technology environments, and execute complex tasks within enterprise environments. It seems there\u2019s nothing that agents cannot do. And yet, the [\u2026]\nThe post Why AI agents might not be right for you appeared first on SiliconANGLE.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T19:59:34+00:00", "tags": [ "Silicon Angle", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Enterprise", "Cloud" ] }, { "id": "https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-app-center-add-ons-media", "url": "https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-app-center-add-ons-media", "title": "Ubuntu\u2019s App Center makes it easy to install missing media codecs", "content_text": "Ubuntu 26.10\u2019s new Add-ons page in App Center can now install restricted media codecs as well as hardware drivers. The new flow should make things simpler for those who don\u2019t select the opt-in to \u201cinstall restricted codecs\u201d in the Ubuntu OS installer (not everyone thinks they need it) and for those who install without an active internet connection, as that box is greyed out. While apt makes it easy to get the relevant codecs if you know the right gstreamer-* , App Center doesn\u2019t show s", "date_published": "2026-10-11T19:41:15+00:00", "tags": [ "OMG! 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Or score other deals.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T19:00:00+00:00", "tags": [ "TechCrunch", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Startups", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009406/silicon-valley-is-falling-in-line-with-trumps-attempt-to-rename-ai", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1009406/silicon-valley-is-falling-in-line-with-trumps-attempt-to-rename-ai", "title": "Silicon Valley is falling in line with Trump\u2019s attempt to rename AI", "content_text": "When President Donald Trump announced his plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as \"super intelligence,\" you'd be forgiven for being skeptical that it would catch on. While most of the broader population is sticking with AI, some of Silicon Valley's most powerful are falling in line and trying to give Trump the great AI rebrand he [\u2026]", "date_published": "2026-10-11T18:33:56+00:00", "tags": [ "The Verge", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/review-4-hour-musk-documentary-feels-like-two-different-films/", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/review-4-hour-musk-documentary-feels-like-two-different-films/", "title": "Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films", "content_text": "Alex Gibney's provocative film is compelling but overlong, and there's not much new here for Ars readers.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T18:10:54+00:00", "tags": [ "Ars Technica", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Analysis", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/the-investors-guide-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-everything-you-need-to-know/", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/the-investors-guide-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-everything-you-need-to-know/", "title": "The investor\u2019s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know\u00a0", "content_text": "Year after year, investors who've explored the Expo Halls, met founders, and learned from peers have proven why you need to be on the ground at Disrupt Oct. 13.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T17:53:37+00:00", "tags": [ "TechCrunch", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Startups", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-will-pay-you-1k-to-ditch-macbooks-for-surface-laptop-ultra", "url": "https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-will-pay-you-1k-to-ditch-macbooks-for-surface-laptop-ultra", "title": "Microsoft Will Pay You $1K To Ditch MacBooks For Surface Laptop Ultra", "content_text": "In addition to a number of other offers for various devices, Microsoft is offering a massive trade-in bonus of \"up to $1000\" for potential buyers of its new NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra, if they're willing to trade-in a MacBook Pro.\n\nWhen using Microsoft's trade-in tool, the top M5 Max / 128GB / 4TB 16-inch Apple MacBook", "date_published": "2026-10-11T17:40:00+00:00", "tags": [ "HotHardware", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Hardware", "Computers", "Mobile", "Peripherals" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009397/apple-tv-refresh-built-in-mic-remote-speaker", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009397/apple-tv-refresh-built-in-mic-remote-speaker", "title": "The new Apple TV could have a built-in mic and a remote with a speaker", "content_text": "The latest rumors are that the new Apple TV will have a built-in microphone, while the upgraded remote will get a speaker. The mic would let users control the set-top box using Siri without having to speak into the remote or a connected HomePod device. That could also let the Apple TV serve as a [\u2026]", "date_published": "2026-10-11T17:31:07+00:00", "tags": [ "The Verge", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/can-the-ai-industry-persuade-data-center-opponents-by-getting-rid-of-ndas/", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/can-the-ai-industry-persuade-data-center-opponents-by-getting-rid-of-ndas/", "title": "Can the AI industry persuade data center opponents by getting rid of NDAs?", "content_text": "On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T16:52:33+00:00", "tags": [ "TechCrunch", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Startups", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/science/1009379/nasa-800gb-artemis-ii-data", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/science/1009379/nasa-800gb-artemis-ii-data", "title": "NASA dumped over 800GB of Artemis II data online", "content_text": "If you thought you'd seen all there is to see from the Artemis II mission, you're wrong. This week NASA posted over 800GB worth of science data, images, and videos on the Artemis II: Sights & Sounds of Science site. The archive includes over 11,000 photos and videos, over 8.5 hours of audio, and crew-annotated [\u2026]", "date_published": "2026-10-11T15:34:40+00:00", "tags": [ "The Verge", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-october-11th-2026", "url": "https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-october-11th-2026", "title": "9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 11th, 2026", "content_text": "9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 4th, 2026, brings news about COSMIC 1.10, Raspberry Pi Desktop, NVIDIA 615.78.08, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.12, Q4OS 6.10, Ventoy 1.1.18, KDE Gear 26.08.2, OpenVPN 2.7.8, Raspberry Pi OS, Calibre 9.16, GStreamer 1.28.8, GNOME 52 release date, KDE Frameworks 6.31, Ubuntu Summit 26.10, Blender 5.3 beta, Debian 14 artwork, and more.\nThe post 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 11th, 2026 appeared first on 9to5Linux - do not reproduce this article without permission", "date_published": "2026-10-11T15:13:58+00:00", "tags": [ "9to5Linux", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "News", "Open Source" ] }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/prime-video-unveils-blade-runner-2099-full-trailer-at-nycc/", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/prime-video-unveils-blade-runner-2099-full-trailer-at-nycc/", "title": "Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC", "content_text": "Also: new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki\u2019s kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One", "date_published": "2026-10-11T14:50:24+00:00", "tags": [ "Ars Technica", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Analysis", "Industry" ] }, { "id": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nippon-columbia-malware-incident-exposes-86-million-karaoke-fan-records/", "url": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nippon-columbia-malware-incident-exposes-86-million-karaoke-fan-records/", "title": "Nippon Columbia malware incident exposes 8.6 million karaoke fan records", "content_text": "Daiichi Kosho, a major Japanese entertainment system maker, disclosed that a malware infection at its contractor, Nippon Columbia, exposed more than 8.7 million customer and employee records. [...]", "date_published": "2026-10-11T14:23:46+00:00", "tags": [ "BleepingComputer", "Cybersecurity & Risk", "Security", "News", "Vulnerabilities" ] }, { "id": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WA-TLBI-Erratum-1718", "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WA-TLBI-Erratum-1718", "title": "Linux Landing Kernel Workaround For AMD TLBI Erratum #1718", "content_text": "AMD TLBI Erratum #1718 was worked around in CPU microcode for addressing a defect in certain Zen CPUs where the Translation Lookaside Buffer Invalidate Instruction use could lead to to stale translation entries. But for those on affected AMD CPUs and not running the updated microcode, a kernel workaround is being introduced with today's Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel and to be back-ported to prior kernel versions...", "date_published": "2026-10-11T13:20:00+00:00", "tags": [ "Phoronix", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "Hardware", "Benchmarks" ] }, { "id": "https://hothardware.com/news/gta-6-leaker-guns-take-two-disc-apology-ultimatum", "url": "https://hothardware.com/news/gta-6-leaker-guns-take-two-disc-apology-ultimatum", "title": "GTA 6 Leaker Guns For Take-Two With Disc And Apology Ultimatum", "content_text": "Just days after leaking 24 minutes of footage, the hacking entity known as CyberLeek has issued an ultimatum to Take-Two Interactive: release Grand Theft Auto VI on physical discs and issue a public apology, or else a full build of the game's story mode will go out. There is no time frame for the conditions, but the clock is ticking with GTA", "date_published": "2026-10-11T13:05:00+00:00", "tags": [ "HotHardware", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Hardware", "Computers", "Mobile", "Peripherals" ] }, { "id": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/MS-Paravirt-Hyper-V-IOMMU", "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/MS-Paravirt-Hyper-V-IOMMU", "title": "Microsoft Contributes Para-Virtualized IOMMU Hyper-V Driver For Linux", "content_text": "Microsoft is contributing a new kernel driver for the upcoming Linux 7.4 cycle. Queued up into the IOMMU subsystem's \"-next\" branch is a new para-virtualized IOMMU driver for benefiting Linux guest VMs running on Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform...", "date_published": "2026-10-11T12:00:00+00:00", "tags": [ "Phoronix", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "Hardware", "Benchmarks" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/11/ai-systems-are-fully-capable-of-carrying-out-nightmare-attacks-against-infrastructure-and-nobodys-ready/5302450", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/11/ai-systems-are-fully-capable-of-carrying-out-nightmare-attacks-against-infrastructure-and-nobodys-ready/5302450", "title": "AI systems are fully capable of carrying out nightmare attacks against infrastructure and nobody's ready", "content_text": "Meanwhile, AI agents move robotic arms, 'make OT device operator screens lie'", "date_published": "2026-10-11T11:30:00+00:00", "tags": [ "The Register", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry", "Data Center" ] }, { "id": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Auto-Vectorize-RISC-V-Kernel", "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Auto-Vectorize-RISC-V-Kernel", "title": "Auto Vectorizing The RISC-V Linux Kernel Shows Promising Results", "content_text": "The Linux kernel build for RISC-V doesn't currently make use of the CPU ISA's Vector extension. but leveraging it with compiler auto vectorization is showing the ability to provide nice performance results for enhancing RISC-V Linux performance...", "date_published": "2026-10-11T10:18:00+00:00", "tags": [ "Phoronix", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "Hardware", "Benchmarks" ] }, { "id": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Drgn-0.3-Released", "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Drgn-0.3-Released", "title": "Drgn 0.3 Released For This \"Natural\" Programmable Debugger From Meta", "content_text": "Drgn is the open-source project out of Meta developing a very versatile debugger with the intent being a debugger focused on programmability with it striving to \"make scripting as natural as possible so that debugging feels like coding.\" Drgn 0.3 released this weekend with the latest round of improvements...", "date_published": "2026-10-11T10:07:17+00:00", "tags": [ "Phoronix", "Operating Systems & Open Source", "Linux", "Hardware", "Benchmarks" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/11/hpes-networking-boss-says-ai-will-handle-all-trouble-tickets-without-humans-in-two-years/5302179", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/11/hpes-networking-boss-says-ai-will-handle-all-trouble-tickets-without-humans-in-two-years/5302179", "title": "HPE's networking boss says AI will handle all trouble tickets without humans in two years", "content_text": "And you'll trust agents to do that for the same reason you no longer worry about automatic transmissions", "date_published": "2026-10-11T09:37:00+00:00", "tags": [ "The Register", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry", "Data Center" ] }, { "id": "https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/11/researchers-work-out-how-to-control-2d-semiconductor-growth-for-future-chips/5301666", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/11/researchers-work-out-how-to-control-2d-semiconductor-growth-for-future-chips/5301666", "title": "Researchers work out how to control 2D semiconductor growth for future chips", "content_text": "Korean boffins use oxygen to stop crystals forming in the wrong places, aiming to get tech to commercial sector by 2030", "date_published": "2026-10-11T08:30:00+00:00", "tags": [ "The Register", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Tech News", "Industry", "Data Center" ] }, { "id": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/p7-darksword-ios-exploit-kit-adds.html", "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/p7-darksword-ios-exploit-kit-adds.html", "title": "P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands", "content_text": "Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unseen variant of the DarkSword iOS exploit kit called P7 DarkSword.\n\n\"Compared with the variants we usually observe, P7 reduces its on-device footprint, adds on-device keychain and crypto-wallet theft, and adds two way C2 communication with the attacker's infrastructure,\" iVerify said in a new report published Thursday.\n\nThe name", "date_published": "2026-10-11T04:24:34+00:00", "tags": [ "The Hacker News", "Cybersecurity & Risk", "Security", "Hacking", "CVE" ] }, { "id": "https://hothardware.com/news/sony-dump-patents-meta-end-psvr", "url": "https://hothardware.com/news/sony-dump-patents-meta-end-psvr", "title": "Sony's XR Patent Dump To Meta Could Signal The End Of PlayStation VR", "content_text": "According to ZDNet Korea, Sony is transferring 419 extended-reality (XR) patents and patent applications to Meta, raising serious questions about the future of PlayStation VR. The portfolio spans virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and general head-mounted display (HMD) technologies, giving Meta access to a substantial", "date_published": "2026-10-10T19:15:00+00:00", "tags": [ "HotHardware", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Hardware", "Computers", "Mobile", "Peripherals" ] }, { "id": "https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-overhauls-windows-11-search-to-control-your-pc-faster-than-ever", "url": "https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-overhauls-windows-11-search-to-control-your-pc-faster-than-ever", "title": "Microsoft Overhauls Windows 11 Search To Control Your PC Faster Than Ever", "content_text": "With the latest build, Microsoft Insider Program members have access to an overhauled Search feature, that can trigger many additional actions directly from the search window. In addition to the\u00a0numerous changes introduced with 26H2, some of the new advanced search features come by way of WinUI 3. Not only does the updated Search offer many", "date_published": "2026-10-10T18:18:00+00:00", "tags": [ "HotHardware", "IT Industry & Vendor News", "Hardware", "Computers", "Mobile", "Peripherals" ] } ] }