7-Zip: RCE vulnerability in archive parser - update now
A critical vulnerability in 7-Zip allows remote code execution via a booby-trapped archive. The patch is available; given the installed base, the urgency is real.
Jul 18, 2026 2 1
Revive your old Intel Mac with OpenCore Legacy Patcher
Apple has cut support for modern macOS on the entire Intel generation. A community project - OpenCore Legacy Patcher - allows you to run Sequoia on it. Why attempt it, and what's holding it back.
Jul 17, 2026 14 3
wp2shell: Public exploits for WordPress Core RCE - patch now
The wp2shell vulnerability in WordPress Core allows unauthenticated remote code execution. Public exploits are circulating. If your installation isn't up to date, you're at risk—and 43% of the web runs on WordPress.
Sep 2, 2026 9 2
X sues Nitter — the end of Twitter's open-source mirror
X Corp has just sent cease and desist letters to the open-source project Nitter, a lightweight, tracker-free alternative to Twitter/X. Nitter allowed users to view tweets without an account or advertising surveillance. Hiroshi assesses what is shutting down, why, and what alternatives remain.
Aug 27, 2026 3 1
SharePoint Server zero-day actively exploited: CISA warns of IIS key theft to survive patches
Attackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in on-premises SharePoint Server to gain Farm Administrator rights and steal IIS machine keys to maintain access even after applying a patch.
Aug 25, 2026 4 1
GTA VI and Netflix: the investment is confirmed - as Take-Two closes studios
Netflix is officially betting on GTA VI. But Take-Two is shutting down two game studios in the wake. A mixed signal about the industry's real state.
Aug 24, 2026 2 1
Another Crab's Treasure launches on Nintendo Switch 2 with a dedicated edition
Another Crab's Treasure, the submarine souls-like from Aggro Crab that was a hit in 2024, is now releasing in a Nintendo Switch 2 edition - available today.
Aug 20, 2026 13 3
Aaron Swartz prosecuted for scraping, Meta gets away with it: the hypocrisy of today's web
An acid tweet highlights the paradox: Aaron Swartz, co-creator of RSS, was prosecuted to the point of suicide for "scraping" academic articles. Today, Meta massively scrapes the web to train its AIs—without legal consequences.
Aug 20, 2026 16 4
The Z80 turns 50: a look back at the chip that changed everything
In 1976, Federico Faggin left Intel to found Zilog and launch the Z80, an 8-bit processor that would power tens of millions of computers, consoles, and devices for the next two decades. Fifty years later, it is still in use.
Aug 18, 2026 6 2
MSI Claw 8 EX: the most powerful Intel Panther Lake handheld - but not yet the one to buy
The Verge takes a close look at the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus, the first handheld PC to feature an Intel Panther Lake chip. The result: the most powerful and portable handheld PC to date — but compromises still prevent it from being unreservedly recommended.
Aug 14, 2026 2 1
Qwen 3.8 27B: Alibaba launches the best local dense model in open weights
Alibaba releases Qwen 3.8 27B in open weights on Hugging Face—claimed to be the best dense local model to date. What this concretely means for your local inference setups, and why it deserves attention.
Aug 14, 2026 2 1
SAP Commerce Cloud: Critical severity e-commerce vulnerability exploited in active campaign within 3 days
An unauthenticated RCE vulnerability in SAP Commerce Cloud is already being targeted by attackers three days after the patch. Large enterprise B2B and B2C e-commerce platforms are in the crosshairs.
Aug 14, 2026 12 3