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- Jul- 2026 -18 July
CISA integrates its vulnerability disclosure lessons into new guidance
CISA and allied cyber authorities released new guidance for software vendors on establishing coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) programs, emphasizing transparent…
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Linus Torvalds tells anti-AI devs to fork Linux or move on
Linus Torvalds has firmly stated that AI is now an integral part of Linux kernel development, and he will "absolutely…
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OpenAI launches GPT-Red as US heat pump adoption surges
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-Red, an AI system that automates the red-teaming process for safety evaluations, which traditionally required manual probing…
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ValorC3 Adds Immutable Cloud Backups to SaaS Security
ValorC3 Data Centers has launched Backup as a Service (BaaS), a fully managed solution providing immutable backups for SaaS data…
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AI-Powered Penetration Testing Now On-Demand for Web Apps
Intruder has launched AI-powered web application penetration testing that connects to codebases via GitHub or GitLab, automatically scoping and running…
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Romania’s land registry hacked, stolen data reportedly for sale
Romania's ANCPI experienced a severe operational breakdown of its e-Terra land registry system on July 14, initially called a technical…
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Vertu charges execs $6,880 for an AI agent – does it deliver?
The Vertu Alphafold is a $6,880 luxury foldable phone targeting executives, powered by the Hermes Agent AI that automates multi-step…
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India’s smartphone market shaken by AI memory crunch
Rising AI demand for memory chips has diverted production to high-bandwidth memory for data centers, tightening supply and driving up…
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GTA 6 Hacker Moved to Prison, Awaits Retrial
Arion Kurtaj, the Lapsus$ hacker behind the massive 2022 GTA 6 leak, has been moved from a secure hospital to…
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5 Deep Discounts at Micro Center for July 2026
Micro Center's July 2026 deals offer significant discounts on laptops, desktops, and PC parts to help offset rising AI-driven memory…
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New Spirals ransomware encrypts networks in under 24 hours
A new ransomware strain called "Spirals" completed a full corporate intrusion cycle in under 24 hours, targeting an IT services…
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SANS Warns Security Teams Face AI Governance Gap
78% of organizations now actively use AI in cybersecurity, up from 50% in 2025, but 63% report significant shortcomings in…
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Tenable One merges code risks with exposure data
Tenable One now unifies application security risks, including static code vulnerability data, with all other exposure data to provide complete…
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Lineation.ai secures autonomous AI agents at runtime
Lineation.ai launched an agentic security platform with a zero trust unified control plane and lightweight endpoint daemon to secure autonomous…
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US Launches Gold Eagle for AI-Driven Vulnerability Management
The U.S. federal government launched "Gold Eagle," a program using AI to accelerate cyber threat detection and remediation, uniting CISA,…
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Stripe x Startup Battlefield: What Australian founders need to know before applications close
Applications for the Stripe x Startup Battlefield pitch competition close July 20, 2026, with eight startups selected to pitch live…
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Google Sued Over Books Used to Train Gemini AI
A class action lawsuit alleges Google unlawfully used copyrighted books from its own platforms, including Google Books, to train its…
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Trump AI advisor praises Kimi K3’s performance
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 topped the frontend coding leaderboard within 24 hours of launch, outperforming Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6…
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Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending AI’s second act run
Databricks announced a new funding round at a $188 billion valuation led by Coatue, with reports indicating roughly $3 billion…
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Patreon drops request, starts blocking AI scrapers
Patreon has partnered with Cloudflare to actively block AI training bots from scraping creators' content, moving beyond voluntary robots.txt restrictions…
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