Palo Alto firewalls 25 compromised by Chinese attackers using a custom PHP2Shell linked to a Linux kernel flaw. The attackers rooted 25 servers including firewalls linked to US government-affiliated organizations.
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25 firewalls owned
Attack used PHP2Shell chained with a Linux kernel flaw to gain root access
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Jiffshot Snagit built in Rust with Avalonia UI
Jiffshot is a Snagit replacement built in Rust with Avalonia UI via Rustolonia, offering fast and stable screenshot, screen recording, and webcam capture. It includes a full editor and capture tools for those media types.
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Tool: Jiffshot, built in Rust with Avalonia UI via Rustolonia
Claim: fast and stable, full editor and capture tools for screenshots, screen recordings, and webcam video
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Cloudflare Agentic Internet Is Here - announcement
Cloudflare Agentic Internet Is Here announced at Connect 2026 in San Francisco, saying autonomous AI agents are becoming the Internet’s dominant users. It positioned Cloudflare’s global network as where those agents are identified, governed and can pay for usage.
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Cloudflare used its Connect 2026 event in San Francisco to argue autonomous AI agents are becoming the Internet’s dominant users.
Cloudflare positioned its global network as the place where those agents are identified, governed and able to pay for what they use.
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spawn spends $32 million a year on AI tokens
spawn spends $32 million a year on AI tokens, about 30 times its payroll. The ten-person company claims it ships almost as much as Anthropic.
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Ten people company
$32 million a year on AI tokens, 30 times payroll
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ScyllaDB native full-text search benchmark compares with OpenSearch
ScyllaDB native full-text search was benchmarked against OpenSearch in Karol Nowacki's #P99CONF session. Both solutions were evaluated, comparing a standalone search engine against ScyllaDB managing the complete data lifecycle.
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Session: Karol Nowacki's benchmark-driven #P99CONF session.
Comparison: native full-text search in ScyllaDB vs OpenSearch, evaluating a standalone search engine against ScyllaDB managing the complete data lifecycle.
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- Original post
- ow.ly - Linked in the post
ServiceNow Q3 mixed but strong Control Tower demand
ServiceNow Q3 mixed, but AI Control Tower demand is strong. The quarter showed mixed results and highlighted strong demand for its AI Control Tower offering.
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Q3 mixed performance
Strong AI Control Tower demand
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- Original post
- bit.ly - Linked in the post
