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Anthropic builds a system to verify which AI model made an output

Anthropic builds a system to verify which AI model made an output

Anthropic is developing an open source system called FlashProve to verify which AI model produced a given output. The project is meant to give users a cryptographic proof that an answer came from the specific model they think they were using, according to a blog post published Tuesday. How FlashProve is meant to work The researchers describe FlashProve as a form of provable inference. That means the system is intended…

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TightVNC Viewer Pre-Auth RCE: PoC Shows Remote Code Execution Risk

TightVNC Viewer Pre-Auth RCE: PoC Shows Remote Code Execution Risk

A newly disclosed vulnerability in the TightVNC Viewer allows attackers to execute code on Windows machines before a password prompt appears. Research credited to SeongJoon Cho of SSD Labs Korea includes proof-of-concept exploit code targeting TightVNC 2.8.88 x64. The flaw affects the viewer component and can be triggered when a viewer connects to a malicious server or when the viewer is reachable in Listening Mode. How the bug works The…

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PHP2Shell and the PHP scare that nearly stopped the web

PHP2Shell and the PHP scare that nearly stopped the web

On Wednesday, a pair of long-dormant vulnerabilities in PHP sparked an emergency scramble across the internet. The bugs—dubbed PHP2Shell and assigned CVE‑2026‑109618 and CVE‑2026‑109619—allow unauthenticated remote code execution on affected systems. Once researchers demonstrated exploitability, vendors and web hosts rushed to apply patches released by the PHP Foundation, while companies and governments warned users and some organizations temporarily took services offline to protect themselves. What happened Security researchers at Calif…

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ArtCraft, Get Craft Apps, and the New Open-Source Beat in Creative Software

ArtCraft, Get Craft Apps, and the New Open-Source Beat in Creative Software

For years, creative professionals and hobbyists alike have chosen established, paid suites for design, illustration, audio, and motion work. Lately, a new class of open-source “get craft” apps — exemplified by projects like ArtCraft — has begun to shift that balance. These tools are not just affordable alternatives; they are changing workflows, challenging licensing models, and proving that community-driven software can deliver the polish and interoperability pros expect. This piece…

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