A new Linux kernel bug lets an ordinary, unprivileged user become root. It now hits Android too. Researchers have named it Bad Epoll. The Bad Epoll vulnerability carries the identifier CVE-2026-46242.

Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of June 30, 2026): apl-2.0: GNU APL is a free interpreter for the programming language APL. It is an implementation of the ISO stan ...

Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux command-line utilities to Windows as native applications. The ...

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who lost in a primary last week, says he has filed with the Federal Election Commission to run in 2028. “This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations ...

Fresh off last week’s primary loss, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., announced Monday he had filed paperwork for a 2028 run for the House — or something else. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription ...

NEW YORK — It may be the most unlikely new tourist attraction in New York: a generic Tribeca gallery space, dotted with a few small plants and wingback chairs, and arrayed with tall green curtains.

ON THE SECURITY OF THESE FILES. YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG THING FOR HIM. KAI VERY GUARDED IS HOW CONGRESSMAN JOHNNY OLSZEWSKI DESCRIBED THE KEEPING OF THOSE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES. AND THE ACCESS ...

The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis. By Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington The Pentagon released ...

A new library is opening up in New York City this Friday, but rather than books, the space will house 3,437 volumes and roughly 3.5 million pages of the Epstein Files. The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey ...

TL;DR: A PlayStation 5 running firmware up to version 4.5 can be modified to run Linux via a USB or M.2 SSD, enabling Steam-like gaming with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. While performance is comparable to native ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...