Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative appears to have mistakenly posted several unpatched Linux kernel vulnerability reports to the public Linux Kernel Mailing List rather than the private security list. The disclosures include two CVSS 9.0-rated bugs enabling remote code execution via SMB Direct and KSMBD, plus other flaws affecting VMware's graphics driver, NVMET, and network code. Kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman reportedly responded to each report questioning why they were submitted publicly.
it.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-22
Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative mistakenly sent several Linux kernel vulnerability reports to the public Linux kernel mailing list instead of the private security list. The disclosed issues include two CVSS 9.0-rated bugs in SMB Direct and KSMBD that could enable remote code execution, plus additional flaws in networking code, VMware's graphics driver, and NVMe target code. Kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman responded to each report questioning why they were posted publicly, and most of the flaws remain unpatched in mainline, though some fixes are in testing or queued branches.
phoronix.com
· 2026-10-22
Nature's editorial board examines how a growing cohort of tech-wealth philanthropists, including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, are funding science with an engineering-style focus on speed, data sharing and AI-assisted grant processes. The piece notes that potential IPOs at OpenAI and Anthropic could soon create many more such donors with billion-dollar fortunes.
nature.com
· 2026-10-21
MIT researchers led by Omer Yilmaz found that mice fed a ketogenic diet developed more tumors in the small intestine than those on a control diet, even as the same diet suppressed colon tumor growth. The team traced the small intestine effect to fatty acid oxidation, a metabolic pathway that spurs intestinal stem cells to multiply faster, and found that ketone bodies themselves appeared uninvolved in either outcome.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-20
Following sexual assault allegations against seven Cornell Chi Phi fraternity members, online users including commentator Michael Tracey attempted to identify the anonymous accuser, with Tracey arguing his actions are protected under the First Amendment. George Washington University law professor Mary Anne Franks, who leads the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, discussed the case in an interview, framing sexual abuse and harassment as themselves free speech issues that silence victims.
wired.com
· 2026-10-20
Researchers analyzed large collections of human and mouse RNA sequencing data—including bulk RNA-seq, TRAP-seq, single-nucleus and single-cell RNA-seq—to catalog known and previously unannotated microexons, short stretches of RNA that can be spliced into genes. Using a modified version of the MicroExonator pipeline alongside whole-genome sequencing and PsychENCODE/NIMH data, the team identified a regulatory pattern governing microexon inclusion and linked variation in this process to genetic changes found in people with autism.
nature.com
· 2026-10-14
Direct admission programs, which offer college acceptance to students who meet set eligibility criteria without requiring an application, have been adopted statewide in 15 states as of December 2025, according to the National College Attainment Network. A peer-reviewed study of Idaho's program found it raised first-time undergraduate enrollment by 4-8%, mostly at two-year, open-access schools, but showed little to no increase in enrollment among Pell-eligible students.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-12
The latest Triple-i Initiative showcase unveiled release details and updates for several indie titles, including the detective spinoff Among Us Story: On Guard, set for February 17, and a new Strange Scaffold project called Gods With Badges. The event also showed off Lazare's Sacrifice, a narrative deckbuilder with input from Gwent designer Damien Monnier, plus new footage of The Talos Principle 3 and a hands-on demo of the long-awaited immersive sim Militsioner.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-10
A team calling itself the Mach Initiative, made up of University of Bath graduates, has completed the maiden flight of the Kingfisher, a roughly one-meter RC aircraft built mostly from 3D-printed PETG and PET-CF with an aluminum skeleton. The plane is powered by a Jetcat P60 miniature jet turbine producing 63 N·m of thrust and reaching about 205 mph, following an earlier electric-fan prototype called the Kinglet used to test the design.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-10
Biohub announced a coordinated $1.8 billion investment with the Department of Energy, NIH, and new partners to generate and share AI-ready biological data. DOE will contribute over $500 million in measurement and computation, NIH will coordinate standardization of datasets from over $500 million in prior federal research, and Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs, and Meta are jointly investing $300 million through a Virtual Biology Initiative. The effort aims to build an open resource expanding cell response data across many more cell types and conditions than currently studied.
biohub.org
· 2026-10-08
DARPA announced after market close that it selected four companies to move into Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, a program designed to rigorously test quantum computing hardware. The stage carries roughly $300 million in funding, and DARPA indicated it may still admit additional firms in a second wave.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-08
Alina Morse, who appeared on Entrepreneur Magazine's cover at age 13, is now a senior at Michigan State University while continuing to run her candy company Zolli Candy and its nonprofit, the Million Smiles Initiative. She told Entrepreneur that the company expanded distribution through retailers including Whole Foods, Walmart and Amazon in the years following the cover story, and that she still uses the original magazine feature as a tool when pitching new retail partners.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-02
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