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Invoking another user’s privileges to execute a command. (credit: Cavan Images/Getty) Two of the most fundamental tools of the modern Unix-like command line, sudo and su, are being rewritten in the modern language Rust as part of a wider effort to get critical but aging infrastructure pieces replaced by memory-safe counterparts. As detailed at Prossimo,...

In an update on the first flight of the most powerful rocket ever, Elon Musk offered a timeline of what went wrong while staying optimistic about forthcoming launches.

The Denver airport is a magnet for conspiracy theories — and a case study in the line between mass delusion and fun.

In the 1990s, the U.S. government limited what young people could see online, but lost a court fight challenging those rules. Now it’s happening again.

New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults’ access to online services.

As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.

Some Twitter users are rushing to join Bluesky, a social platform funded by Jack Dorsey, a founder of Twitter.

A day after nearly 1,100 people were laid off, the struggling company told its remaining workers to prepare for a series of changes.

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Servers running software sold by Salesforce are leaking sensitive data managed by government agencies, banks, and other organizations, according to a post published Friday by KrebsOnSecurity. At least five separate sites run by the state of Vermont permitted access to sensitive data to anyone, Brian Krebs reported. The state’s Pandemic Unemployment...

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a nuclear mushroom cloud. (credit: Midjourney) On Wednesday, US Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), Don Beyer (D-Va.), and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced bipartisan legislation that seeks to prevent an artificial intelligence system from making nuclear launch decisions. The Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence...