Linus Torvalds released Linux kernel 7.3 with a record 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers. The update adds features including sched_ext completion, failfs, and fchroot() while the 7.4 merge window opens next.
The kernel brought in 18,765 non-merge commits from 3,021 developers.
The new failfs filesystem that fails all operations.
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bbs-go through 4.4.6 has a Google One Tap login flaw (CVE-2026-111639) that skips ID-token audience checks, letting attackers replay tokens from any OAuth client to take over Google-linked accounts. VulnCheck rates it 8.1 (CVSS 3.1) and 8.6 (CVSS 4.0).
DigiTimes: Anthropic has proposed to Blackstone a financing structure promising returns above 10 percent to back a 60 billion dollar package for Google tensor processing units totaling around 1.5 gigawatts, internally labeled Project North Star, amid higher infrastructure costs.
Seeking Alpha asked its analysts whether Tesla should merge with SpaceX after Barclays said an all-stock deal could be announced before Tesla's annual meeting, expected by Dec. 6. No merger has been announced. Musk's "more and more overlap" remark came on Tesla's July 22 call; the next one is Oct. 21.
CISA added AhsayCBS flaws CVE-2026-105134 and CVE-2026-105133 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 14, with an October 17 deadline for federal agencies. Attackers are chaining them to plant webshells and cryptominers, and Ahsay says its first patches did not fully fix them.
Apple has expanded its App Store rules to require developers to proactively prevent and remove AI-generated deepfakes and nonconsensual intimate imagery. The changes also target hidden nudify features and extend existing bans to alternative app distribution.
