Attackers exploit SiteGuard firewall flaw to execute privileged commands
Attackers are exploiting a command-injection flaw in SiteGuard Server Edition that lets them run commands with root or SYSTEM privileges, according to the vendor and Japan's CERT agency. Tracked as CVE-2026-106931, the vulnerabili...
Holyvolt raises $45M for AI battery-material tools
Holyvolt, which develops AI tools for making and testing new battery materials, raised $45M from investors including Zone II and CC.VC, Fortune reported. A source cited by Fortune put the company's valuation at $245M. The financi...
Researchers show Cyrillic domain can evade Chromium lookalike checks
Researchers at Have I Been Squatted demonstrated a Cyrillic domain that evades Chromium's safeguards against addresses resembling legitimate websites, Tom's Hardware reports. The example resembles apple.com but uses a character ou...
Open MicroManipulator revises hardware to fix homing and joint problems
The Open MicroManipulator project has released revised hardware for its open-source motorized positioning platform, fixing collisions during homing and problems with joint restraint, linkage length and friction. The device is desi...
Anthropic reports falling junior hiring share as agent use expands
Anthropic reports that junior employees' share of its technical hires fell from 27% to 9% since early 2025 as AI agents took on more work. Its internal employment study draws on company records and 17 employee interviews; technica...
OpenAI engineer arrested over alleged covert conference-room recording device
An OpenAI engineer was arrested after being accused of planting a covert recording device in an executive conference room, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg Weekend senior writer Morgan Meaker discussed the case as an example of concer...