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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about

"I did not say I was uncomfortable talking about it. I said we're not going to talk about it."




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For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

"If we hold strong together, we will come through this."





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Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed

Dropbox also laid off 500 last year but still had "excess layers of management."




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300 percent price hikes push disgruntled VMware customers toward Broadcom rivals

Ars speaks with users and partners unhappy with Broadcom's changes.





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Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak

"The goal is to complete the password updates by this evening," government says.




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Thousands of hacked TP-Link routers used in yearslong account takeover attacks

The botnet is being skillfully used to launch "highly evasive" password-spraying attacks.





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Nvidia ousts Intel from Dow Jones Index after 25-year run

Stock index switch-up reflects symbolic market shift as chip industry refocuses around AI.





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Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.








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Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide

Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing.





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New SMB-friendly subscription tier may be too late to stop VMware migrations

Broadcom acquisition was a "wake-up call" for VMware-dependent SMBs.




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Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal

Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its "ethical" AI stance due to defense associations.







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Dry weather in New York and New Jersey leads to a rash of dangerous wildfires

Wildfires have been raging in New York and New Jersey. People in some areas have been asked to prepare for possible evacuations.




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Top contenders to lead the Senate. And, Trump's DOJ priorities

Congress reconvenes this week with a top priority: electing the leaders of each chamber. Here's a look at the contenders. And, top priorities for Trump's Justice Department.




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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

The new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday. The judge said the law is "unconstitutional on its face."




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A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder

Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.




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My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10 join the National Toy Hall of Fame

The three 1980s staples are new National Toy Hall of Fame inductees. Hess Toy Trucks, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the trampoline, and balloons were among the finalists.




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Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff

The Supreme Court dealt a major legal blow to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday, refusing to move the Georgia election interference charges against him to federal court.




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Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira is sentenced to 15 years in prison

A federal judge sentenced Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, to prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.




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Sidecarless Service Meshes: Are They Ready for Prime Time?

Service meshes have become a cornerstone in the architecture of modern microservices, providing a dedicated infrastructure layer to manage service-to-service communication. Traditionally,

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Identity, Endpoint, and Network Security Walk into a Bar

With a macrotrend/backdrop of platformization and convergence, the industry is exploring places where identity security, endpoint security, and network security naturally meet.

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The Impact of GenAI on Data Loss Prevention

Data is essential for any organization. This isn’t a new concept, and it’s not one that should be a surprise, but it

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Don’t Ignore What You Can Easily Control: Your IP Infrastructure

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, managing IP infrastructure has become increasingly complex and critical for organizations of all sizes. As networks

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The Modern CIO

At the recent Gartner Symposium, there was no shortage of data and insights on the evolving role of the CIO. While the

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Driving AI Transformation

As we head into 2025, CEOs are focused on a clear set of priorities—AI-enabled growth, dynamic capacity, risk management, and human-machine integration.

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Preparing for a Billion Developers

With the vision of a billion developers, AI is evolving from a specialized tool to a platform that democratizes coding. As AI’s

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Unleashing Transformation

AI isn’t just another tool in the technology toolkit; it’s a revolution waiting to be led. As tech leaders, this is your

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DevOps, LLMs, and the Software Development Singularity

A Brief History of DevOps To understand the future of DevOps, it’s worth understanding its past—which I can recall with a level

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The Case for Security.txt

In today’s cybersecurity landscape, it’s not just about having robust defenses—it’s also about building trust and partnerships with the wider security community.

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The Dow Jones soars over 1,500 points to record high after Trump wins the election

Wall Street, crypto investors, and shareholders in Trump Media are all cheering the election results.




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Amazon ordered to let workers vote on unionizing -- for the 3rd time

A federal administrative law judge says Amazon interfered in the last election on unionization at its warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.




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Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the decision to dissolve TikTok of its Canadian business is meant to address risks perceived to be related to TikTok's Chinese parent company.




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Australia proposes social media ban for children under the age of 16

If the legislation is passed, social media platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook would have one year to work out how to exclude Australian children.




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With Trump's win, Elon Musk stands to benefit

The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.




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Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' alert, dies at 74

Edwards recorded the iconic AOL lines at home with a cassette recorder for $200. Little did he know, he would become the voice that welcomed millions of people to the world of email.




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2020's debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump's 2024 victory

Election deniers have spent the past four years focused on false claims that 2020 was rigged. This year, it raised similar alarms about fraud — only for those claims to evaporate as returns came in.




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From Taiwan to technology, China ponders what's to come under Trump 2.0

Chinese business people may be able to find creative ways to avoid U.S. tariffs, but for Beijing, its concerns for the incoming Trump presidency go beyond trade.




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Foreign influence efforts reached a fever pitch during the 2024 elections

While some fake videos made by actors with Russian ties received millions of views, researchers say there's so far no indication that these efforts swayed U.S. election results.




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Google's AI Overview has no opt-out. That's making some people unhappy

Tech companies are force-feeding people AI on search engines and social media platforms and there's no way to opt out. Google search, considered the gateway to the internet, is especially frustrating.