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Apache HTTP Server: 'RewriteCond expr' always evaluates to true

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 23:20:52

*) SECURITY: CVE-2025-54090 : Apache HTTP Server: 'RewriteCond expr' always evaluates to true in 2.4.64 (cve.mitre.org) A bug in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.64 results in all "RewriteCond expr ..." tests evaluating as "true". Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.65, which fixes the issue. Reviewed By: covener, ylavic, gbechis, jorton git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x@1927361 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

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Estonia's tech elite are getting behind a European challenger to Robinhood

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2026-01-07 06:13:19

Some of the biggest names of Estonia's tech scene are backing Lightyear, a startup looking to become Europe's answer to commission-free trading pioneer Robinhood . Based in London, Lightyear develops an app that lets users invest in a range of over 5,000 stocks, exchange-traded funds and money market funds. It was founded by two former Wise employees, Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer, in 2021. The company is set to announce later on Thursday that it has raised $23 million in a new round of funding

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CVE-2025-54090: Apache HTTP Server: 'RewriteCond expr' always evaluates to true

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 05:20:52

*) SECURITY: CVE-2025-54090 : Apache HTTP Server: 'RewriteCond expr' always evaluates to true in 2.4.64 (cve.mitre.org) A bug in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.64 results in all "RewriteCond expr ..." tests evaluating as "true". Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.65, which fixes the issue. Reviewed By: covener, ylavic, gbechis, jorton git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x@1927361 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

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YouTube sees a rise in ad revenue to reach nearly $10B

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2026-01-06 22:02:57

YouTube continues to lead in the streaming market, with advertising revenue increasing by 13% year over year, according to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, in its second-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday. This growth brings YouTube’s total ad revenue to $9.8 billion, up from $8.7 billion in the same period last year. The company slightly exceeded analyst expectations, which had forecast YouTube’s Q2 ad revenue to be around $9.6 billion. For years, YouTube has been striving to cap

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Seven Sisters eclipse will temporarily block stars from view

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 21:16:26

Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Key Takeaways on the Seven Sisters Eclipse The Seven Sisters Eclipse occurs when the moon in its waning crescent phase moves across the Pleiades and blocks the stars from view. The event is not rare and has taken place every month since September 2023. The July 2025 event will occur on July 20 in the early hours of the day. The Pleiades contain more than a thousand young stars bound together by gravity, the brightest of which can b

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Yes, You Can Still Get Student Loan Forgiveness With IBR. What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 05:05:28

Zooey Liao/CNET/Getty Images Student loan forgiveness options have dwindled considerably during President Donald Trump's second administration, but the Department of Education says forgiveness through Income-Based Repayment isn't going away. However, it is on pause. The Federal Student Aid website says IBR forgiveness is on hold while the Education Department retools its system to recalculate eligible payments. "IBR forgiveness will resume once those updates are completed," said an FAQ section

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The Next Planet Parade Takes Place at the End of August. Here's How to See It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 08:44:36

Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets in the sky at the same time. These events, colloquially known as planet parades, only occur about once or twice a year, with the most recent one in February showing off all seven planets at once. The next one will feature six of our closest celestial neighbors, and the event starts on Aug. 20. The six planets sharing the sky will be Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. Mars will technically be

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IBM shares drop as software revenue misses

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-07 16:19:14

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. IBM shares fell as much as 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the tech conglomerate issued second-quarter results that topped Wall Street projections. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected Revenue: $16.98 billion vs. $16.59 billion IBM's revenue increased nearly 8% year over

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Google adds new button to Discover that will save you some scrolling

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 16:47:02

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google has added a new jump-to-top button in the Discover feed. It only appears when accessing Discover from the launcher, not inside the Google app. The button is available in the latest beta version and appears when you scroll up. Some people are content with endlessly scrolling through the Google Discover feed, but others are keen to get back to the latest updates at the top as fast as possible. Big tech will always oblige if it keeps you on the platf

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Brave blocks Windows Recall from screenshotting your browsing activity

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-07 16:42:05

Brave Software says its privacy-focused browser will block Microsoft's Windows Recall from capturing screenshots of Brave windows by default to protect users' privacy. Windows Recall is an opt-in Windows feature that takes screenshots of active windows every few seconds, analyzes them, and enables Windows 11 users to search for text within the snapshots using natural language. The goal is to make it easy for users to quickly find information about past activities in Windows. However, the featu

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Microsoft Put Older Versions of SharePoint on Life Support. Hackers Are Taking Advantage

wired.com Lily Hay Newman 2026-01-07 15:59:20

Hundreds of organizations around the world suffered data breaches this week, as an array of hackers rushed to exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in older versions of the Microsoft file-sharing tool known as SharePoint. The string of breaches adds to an already urgent and complex dynamic: Institutions that are longtime SharePoint users can face increased risk by continuing to use the service, just as Microsoft is winding down support for a platform in favor of newer cloud offerings. Mic

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Undeterred by limits, Elon Musk plots a big robotaxi expansion

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-01-07 16:29:24

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Tesla wants to bring its robotaxi service to new markets, including cities in Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and California, Elon Musk said in an earnings call Wednesday. The company is testing its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature in Europe and China, and hopes the launch the controversial product in the near future. And i

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YouTube sees a rise in ad revenue to reach nearly $10 billion

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2026-01-07 16:02:57

YouTube continues to lead in the streaming market, with advertising revenue increasing by 13% year over year, according to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, in its second-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday. This growth brings YouTube’s total ad revenue to $9.8 billion, up from $8.7 billion in the same period last year. The company slightly exceeded analyst expectations, which had forecast YouTube’s Q2 ad revenue to be around $9.6 billion. For years, YouTube has been striving to cap

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Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 16:20:16

We are happy to announce the deployment of Vector Tiles on OpenStreetMap Foundation servers and the publication of the layer on the OSM website! We have been working hard to bring you a fresh look to OSM data, paired with exciting technological upgrades. Work has been progressing since last year. In June 2024 we shared progress, including the launch of the vector tiles demo site, as well as details on the technical background on the tools being used. Since then we have put the tile generation p

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A $17 Hotdog and a Humanoid Robot Serving Popcorn: WIRED’s Day at the Tesla Diner

wired.com Jason Parham 2026-01-07 21:00:54

Renuka Veerasingam believes Elon Musk is humanity’s last hope. “I want to go to Mars, and he is going to take us,” she says. “Space is the final frontier. It’s in our DNA to find the final frontier—to keep going until we get to the edge.” Though Veerasingam is 140 million miles from Mars, she is currently on the edge of Santa Monica Boulevard and North Orange Drive, in the heart of Hollywood, for the opening of the new Tesla Diner, modeled in the likeness of the same kind of retro-futuristic sp

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Alphabet beats earnings expectations, raises spending forecast

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2026-01-08 02:58:14

Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. Alphabet reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat on revenue and earnings, but the company said it would raise its capital investments by $10 billion in 2025. Shares of the company were up slightly in after hours trading. Here's how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Revenue: $96.43 billion vs. $94 bill

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IBM shares drop despite earnings beat

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-08 02:49:59

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. IBM shares fell as much as 5% in extended trading on Wednesday after the tech conglomerate issued second-quarter results that topped Wall Street projections. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected Revenue: $16.98 billion vs. $16.59 billion IBM's revenue increased nearly 8% year over

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AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 00:50:12

Google's search results have undergone a seismic shift over the past year as AI fever has continued to escalate among the tech giants. Nowhere is this change more apparent than right at the top of Google's storied results page, which is now home to AI Overviews. Google contends these Gemini-based answers don't take traffic away from websites, but a new analysis from the Pew Research Center says otherwise. Its analysis shows that searches with AI summaries reduce clicks, and their prevalence is i

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Using uninitialized memory for fun and profit (2008)

news.ycombinator.com Russ Cox 2026-01-03 21:11:09

Using Uninitialized Memory for Fun and Profit Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008. This is the story of a clever trick that's been around for at least 35 years, in which array values can be left uninitialized and then read during normal operations, yet the code behaves correctly no matter what garbage is sitting in the array. Like the best programming tricks, this one is the right tool for the job in certain situations. The sleaziness of uninitialized data access is offset by performance improveme

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Tesla’s earnings hit a new low, with largest revenue drop in years

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-01-08 02:20:40

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Tesla released its second quarter financial earnings today, offering the latest evidence of the damage Elon Musk’s political activities have done to his flagship company. Tesla said it earned $1.17 billion in net income on $22.5 billion in revenue. That’s above Wall Street expectations of $22.3 billion but represents a 12

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Tesla profits pulled down by falling EV sales and regulatory credits

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-01-08 02:48:04

Falling EV sales combined with a lower average selling price, less revenue from regulatory credits, and a decline in solar and energy storage revenue took a toll on Tesla’s bottom line during the second quarter of 2025. And a 17% growth in revenue in its services business, which includes cash generated from its Supercharging network, wasn’t enough to close the gap. The company reported Wednesday revenue of $22.5 billion, a 12% decline from the same period last year. The company’s second quarter

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Uber finally launches feature to prioritize women's safety

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-08 06:43:09

Uber is giving women more control over their next ride. The ride-share app launched Women Preferences on Wednesday, which allows women to be matched with women drivers for further safety and security. The change has been widely requested among women riders and drivers, according to Uber's press release. Also: The best Apple Watch: Here's the best smartwatch for you The new feature will launch in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit in the next few weeks. Women Drivers will be among the op

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Shark Week 2025: How to Stream the All the Splashy Programming

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 06:00:04

Looking for sharks? You've paddled to the right place. Discovery Channel's Shark Week programming event is underway, bringing loads of shark-centric content for those who want to celebrate the iconic top predator. It's the kind of annual tradition that shines on the right screen. According to a press release, Shark Week 2025 will include 20 hours of new specials debuting Sunday, July 20, through Saturday, July 26. The first program up is Dancing with Sharks, which involves "an unprecedented und

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AI video is invading YouTube Shorts and Google Photos starting today

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-08 06:34:55

Google is following through on recent promises to add more generative AI features to its photo and video products. Over on YouTube, Google is rolling out the first wave of generative AI video for YouTube Shorts, but even if you're not a YouTuber, you'll be exposed to more AI videos soon. Google Photos, which is integrated with virtually every Android phone on the market, is also getting AI video-generation capabilities. In both cases, the features are currently based on the older Veo 2 model, no

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Microsoft fixes three SharePoint zero-day exploits used in series of cyberattacks - how to patch them

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-01-08 11:36:00

Olemedia / Getty Images Microsoft has patched three critical zero-day SharePoint security flaws that have already been exploited by hackers to attack a larger number of vulnerable organizations. Responding to the exploits, the software giant initially issued fixes just for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and SharePoint Server 2019 and then eventually rolled out a patch for SharePoint Server 2016 as well. Designated as CVE-2025-53771 and CVE-2025-53770, the two vulnerabilities apply only

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The 13 Best Healthy Beverages for Staying Hydrated in the Heat

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 08:03:00

When it comes to picking the right healthy beverage for your taste and preferences, there are multiple factors to consider. Below, we outline them so you can find the right drink for you. Dietary notes If you follow a specific diet or are looking for specific ingredients, this can help you narrow down the best drink for you. Examples include gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, low-sugar or zero-sugar, and no artificial flavors or sweeteners. You’ll also want to think about what is added to the drink

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Things Are Looking Really, Really Bad for Tesla

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-08 14:23:12

Elon Musk's carmaker Tesla is widely expected to disappoint with its Q2 earnings report later today. Demand for the company's EVs has dried up significantly over the past 18 months, driven in large part by its exceptionally divisive CEO's efforts to alienate buyers at the exact moment that the company is facing a flood of high-quality international competition. Deliveries fell a record 13.5 percent this quarter compared to a year earlier — and the accompanying earnings report, which is set to

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Proton launches privacy-respecting encrypted AI assistant Lumo

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-08 16:41:11

Proton has launched a new tool called Lumo, offering a privacy-first AI assistant that does not log user conversations and doesn't use their prompts for training. Proton is a Swiss company behind proven privacy and security tools and services, including Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and Proton Drive. In June 2024, it transitioned to a non-profit structure, putting user privacy over profits. The introduction of Lumo aligns with this mission, as Proton claims this AI tool is designed to provide help

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This Retro PC Case Gives Your Gaming Rig Big Windows 95 Energy

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-08 16:30:41

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. It’s enough to turn off the parts of my brain that would normally despise the look of a big, gray, plastic box and transform me into a drooling retro devotee ready to hand over his cash just to hear those fans whir. That was my first reaction when I saw custom PC maker Maingear’s new Retro95 throwback PC case. It comes packed with the modern components you expect to see in a modern gaming rig, but it adds extras like an optical disc drive and I/O ports hidden under

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Former Y Combinator, a16z experts hold invite-only summit for founders

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-01-08 16:50:21

On August 9, the people who previously ran startup incubator Y Combinator’s events and PR, along with a former Andreessen Horowitz social media manager, are holding a small, invitation-only event, TechCrunch has learned. The To Do List Summit will cap off at 80 early-stage founders and will teach them how to work with the press and run their own social media, the organizers promise. The fee for the event is $600. YC laid off most of the folks putting on this event between a small layoff about

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Apache HTTP Server: 'RewriteCond expr' always evaluates to true

Estonia's tech elite are getting behind a European challenger to Robinhood

CVE-2025-54090: Apache HTTP Server: 'RewriteCond expr' always evaluates to true

YouTube sees a rise in ad revenue to reach nearly $10B

Seven Sisters eclipse will temporarily block stars from view

Yes, You Can Still Get Student Loan Forgiveness With IBR. What You Need to Know

The Next Planet Parade Takes Place at the End of August. Here's How to See It

IBM shares drop as software revenue misses

Google adds new button to Discover that will save you some scrolling

Brave blocks Windows Recall from screenshotting your browsing activity

Microsoft Put Older Versions of SharePoint on Life Support. Hackers Are Taking Advantage

Undeterred by limits, Elon Musk plots a big robotaxi expansion

YouTube sees a rise in ad revenue to reach nearly $10 billion

Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org

A $17 Hotdog and a Humanoid Robot Serving Popcorn: WIRED’s Day at the Tesla Diner

Alphabet beats earnings expectations, raises spending forecast

IBM shares drop despite earnings beat

AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks

Using uninitialized memory for fun and profit (2008)

Tesla’s earnings hit a new low, with largest revenue drop in years

Tesla profits pulled down by falling EV sales and regulatory credits

Uber finally launches feature to prioritize women's safety

Shark Week 2025: How to Stream the All the Splashy Programming

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Proton launches privacy-respecting encrypted AI assistant Lumo

This Retro PC Case Gives Your Gaming Rig Big Windows 95 Energy

Former Y Combinator, a16z experts hold invite-only summit for founders

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