Linus Torvalds submitted a set of Linux kernel patches that were largely written with Anthropic's Claude Code, according to a ZDNET report. The series targets cache-line contention in the page cache, a known issue since 2024 that slows multi-core systems. Torvalds disclosed in his Git submission that the code, test programs, review and fi…
Docking stations are easy to leave unpatched. A Dell support article (last modified May 22, 2026) says that with "Enable External USB Port" off and Type-C dock LAN on, the HD22Q, WD19 and WD22TB4 docks cannot be updated by Dell's Firmware Utility. Separately, the tools that update docks have had local vulnerabilities, including CVE-2023-4…
This TechCrunch Equity interview features Amulya Vishwanath, founder and managing partner of Techable Ventures, a VC firm focused on physical AI. She is a former Nvidia product marketer. She argues that robotics has not yet had its "ChatGPT moment" and is in a "LEGO era", in which foundational software and hardware building blocks such as…
Kaspersky researchers report that the APT group Mirage Kitten has moved from native C/C++/Go malware to Node.js and JavaScript implants, NodeRabbit and PollCat. Both are cross-platform RATs delivered through spear-phishing by fake recruiters on LinkedIn and other job platforms, using trojanized coding-challenge archives hosted on Amazon S…
AI inference chip startup Tenstorrent has raised $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation, more than double the $2.6 billion it fetched in late 2024. The round was led by Trace Capital and Innovation X, with participation from Cadence Ventures, Eclipse, Fidelity, SanDisk and T. Rowe Price. The raise follows reported acquisition interest f…