Users of Docker Desktop on Windows and Mac are urged to upgrade to the latest version to patch a critical vulnerability that could allow an attacker to break the container isolation layer and potentially take over the host system. The flaw could also be exploited remotely through server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks against web applications

MariaDB, a company that as recently as last year was very much in transition due in part to the fact its new CEO, Rohit de Souza, is a specialist in preparing organizations for acquisition and resale, went in another direction Tuesday by making an acquisition of its own. It brought SkySQL, the cloud-based database-as-a-service (DBaaS)

Microsoft has released Proxy 4, an update of its Proxy library for runtime polymorphism in the C++ language. The new release introduces building blocks for composing facades, aliases to express borrowing and weak ownership patterns, helpers for efficiently creating shared and weak proxies, and more. Proxy 4 was announced August 19. Found on GitHub, Proxy

One of my favorite TV shows is The Bear. It’s a show about a troubled yet brilliant chef, his family, his friends, and the restaurant they all start together. It’s also about excellence and growing into greatness.  The Bear includes what might be the best television episode I have ever seen. In Season 2, Episode 7, called

Solid.js takes a unique approach to reactive state management that has broadly influenced other reactive front-end JavaScript frameworks. It provides a compact set of reactive primitives built on signals, rather than state, and leverages those to support higher-order functionality. With a clean core design built for speed and a full set of enterprise features, Solid

AI-enabled cheating has surged, particularly in virtual technical job interviews. Would-be job candidates increasingly use AI tools off-camera to feed them answers, such as responses to coding challenges, and in some cases turning to deepfake technology to impersonate applicants. To battle that trend, more and more companies are ditching screens for handshakes — bringing back

Intel has warned that granting the US government an equity stake could subject the company to “additional regulations, obligations or restrictions” in foreign markets and limit its ability to pursue strategic transactions that are beneficial to shareholders. The chipmaker disclosed significant uncertainties about the government equity deal in an SEC filing on Tuesday, revealing concerns

The Trump administration is reportedly weighing sanctions on EU officials responsible for enforcing the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a move that could escalate transatlantic tensions and complicate how US enterprises manage compliance, data flows, and operations in Europe. Deliberations on this within the State Department are still underway, with no final decision yet on

“Disruptive products cannot be built from legacy chips,” Apple Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies Johny Srouji said when he spoke at ITF World in Belgium in May. He was there to receive the prestigious 2025 IMEC Innovation Award and shared some of the lessons Apple has acquired since it began building its own processors with the A4 chip

Cloud storage provider Dropbox has a generative AI (genAI) service called Dash that users will soon be able to download and install. “We plan to launch a self-serve version of Dash,” Dropbox CEO Drew Houston said during an earnings call earlier this month. “Basically, a version anyone can download and start using similar to what