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· Ars Technica - All content

NATO may redeploy anti-drone defenses as attacks sink more Black Sea shipping

Suspected Russian drones have sunk or damaged 5 ships near Bulgaria and Romania.

· Ars Technica - All content

Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

· Ars Technica - All content

Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security

Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.

· TechCrunch

CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes

Databases have traditionally been designed either for analytical data or for operational data. But database engine CedarDB supports both, and its approach has gained relevance with the rise of agentic AI.

· BleepingComputer

Palo Alto Networks warns of PAN-OS RCE flaw exploited in attacks

Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a high-severity PAN-OS RCE zero-day, tracked as CVE-2026-0322, that has been exploited in attacks targeting firewalls. [...]

· Ars Technica - All content

Software development and rules stability: Prototype racing in 2030

With the end of IMSA’s 2026 season, we have thoughts about the future of the sport.

· Ars Technica - All content

Georgia man sues Flock, sheriff's office over alleged ALPR-fueled retaliation

Plaintiff claims cameras enabled warrantless tracking and monitoring after he previously sued over excessive force.

· Ars Technica - All content

Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet

FCC chair threatens E-Rate fund, blames schools for kids' excessive screen time.

· Ars Technica - All content

Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation

"This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating."

· TechCrunch

Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts

Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to back startups who use it.