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Fed Up With Vibe Coders, Dev Sneaks Data-Nuking Prompt Injection Into Testing App
It all started when the German developer behind an open-source app for Java testing “added hidden instructions to sabotage projects performed by AI coding agents,” reports Ars Technica:

The instructions were added to jqwik, a test engine for JUnit 5… The salient change in the update was a line that read: … ⌘ Read more

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Pentagon Says US Military Personnel Targeted Using Commercial Location Data
U.S. forces deployed to war zones “have been targeted using commercially available location data,” reports Reuters, citing “reports fielded by military officials.”

Reuters calls it “an illustration of how the global surveillance economy is shaping the battlefield.”

In a letter shared with Reuters by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, … ⌘ Read more

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Various USB Quirks Merged Ahead Of Linux 7.1-rc6
Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc6 kernel due out on Sunday, this week’s round of USB fixes have been merged with various new device quirks added as well as some patches as a result of scanning tools… ⌘ Read more

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Journalist Spots Fugitive Terrorist Using Facial Recognition Software
Slashdot reader Bruce66423 writes: A German court this week sentenced a member of the Red Army Faction — a far-left terrorist organisation that operated in West Germany in the 1970s and 1980s — to jail. [67-year-old Daniela Klettewas was sentenced to 13 years for armed robberies, according to the Guardian, and “she also faces trial for … ⌘ Read more

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Linux Developers Consider Retiring The x32 ABI
The Linux kernel mailing list has a new patch proposing the retirement of the x32 ABI, reports Phoronix:

The Linux x32 ABI for x86_64 processors allow making use of the full 64-bit register file and wide data path but retaining 32-bit pointers to provide for a smaller memory footprint when not needing 64-bit pointers. Linux x32 came to the party late and didn’t enjoy much adopt … ⌘ Read more

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Maßnahmen zu langsam
Tedros Ghebreyesus, Chef der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO), ist am Samstag in ein Epizentrum der aktuellen Ebola-Ausbreitung im Osten der Demokratischen Republik (DR) Kongo gereist. Hier starben bisher über 200 Menschen an der gerade grassierenden Virusvariante. Die Hilfslieferungen treffen inzwischen ein, doch die Maßnahmen halten mit dem raschen Ausbruch nicht Schritt, wie Ärzte ohne Grenzen (MSF) warnten. ⌘ Read more

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‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ Is Shutting Down On PS4 And Xbox One
Call Of Duty: Warzone is shutting down on PS4 and Xbox One later this year, reports Kotaku.

As Call of Duty fully transitions to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S (and Switch 2), its popular battle royale spin-off, Warzone, is also ditching the old consoles. Later this year, Warzone will no longer be playable on PS4 or Xbox One…

Shortly after Modern Warfare 4 ( … ⌘ Read more

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Microsoft Criticized for Threatening Legal Action Against Security Researcher
“A security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft products,” reports TechCrunch, “along with code to exploit them.”

Microsoft’s response to the researcher? “Threatening to take legal action and call the cops on them.”

On Wednesday, Microsoft published a blog post criticizing the researcher, who goe … ⌘ Read more

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Mars Minerals Reveals an Ancient Ocean’s Potential For Life - and a Possible Way to Make Oxygen
Researchers have identified a ring of minerals around the largest basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars (which past research suggests held a large body of water). Phys.org says the research provides new clues on when life may have been possible on Mars — and how future astronauts … ⌘ Read more

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