OpenAI rolls out AI-led push to fix open-source software flaws

OpenAI has launched a program with cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits to use AI to find and fix vulnerabilities in widely used open-source software, as enterprises face growing risks from flaws buried deep in their software supply chains.

The initiative, called Patch the Planet, uses AI-assisted vulnerability research alongside human review to help turn security findings into tested fixes that can…

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Safeway blames a "wood pulp shortage" for its handleless paper bags

Karen Aitchison, a senior who has shopped the Diamond Heights Boulevard Safeway for 30 years, lives three flights up. When her grocery store stopped stocking paper bags with handles last month, she did what any sensible person would do — she hoarded the old ones and started reinforcing them with strapping tape. — Read the rest

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America doesn’t depend on the Strait of Hormuz — but rural Alaska does

All over the world, nations are grappling with the ripple effects of the war in Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for the global oil market. In the United States, however, President Donald Trump has emphasized that the country imports little oil through the strait, arguing that it “doesn’t […]

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Thanks, Trump! — here's what happens when the world runs low on helium

Helium boils at 4.2 kelvin — colder than anything else on the periodic table. Superconducting magnets in MRI machines must be kept below 9.2 kelvin, and liquid helium is the only practical coolant to achieve this. (Liquid hydrogen boils at 20 kelvin. — Read the rest

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The AI Boom Is Creating Shortages in Completely Unrelated Industries

The AI boom is usually framed as a software revolution, but the reality looks very different on the ground. Behind every model, chatbot, and automation tool is a massive physical buildout and that buildout is starting to ripple across industries that have nothing to do with AI on the surface. The AI supply chain impact […]

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Will Trump’s War in Iran Kick Off a High-Seas Toll Binge?

Forty-six years ago I told an editor of _The New Republic_ that I’d like my first article for this publication to be about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. I was an earnest summer intern, less than one month out of college. The editor, Michael Kinsley, seven years my senior, was the smartest journalist I’d ever met (he retains that distinction today). Mike gave me a pitying…

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Enhancing Fresh Food Forecasting: The Gordon Food Service and RELEX Partnership

Discover how Gordon Food Service is enhancing fresh food forecasting and replenishment with RELEX Solutions to improve efficiency and reduce spoilage.

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Python Supply-Chain Compromise

This is news:

A malicious supply chain compromise has been identified in the Python Package Index package litellm version 1.82.8. The published wheel contains a malicious .pth file (litellm_init.pth, 34,628 bytes) which is automatically executed by the Python interpreter on every startup, without requiring any explicit import of the litellm module.

There are a lot of really boring things we…

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Rumor: iPhone Fold model back on track, could launch this September

If you’re hoping for an iPhone Fold, it might be in your hands this September. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, while the foldable iPhone is rumored to have hit production snags that could delay it by several months, the reporter rebutted the report and stated that the device is “on track” for an expected summer launch. […]

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Exclusive: Blue Star NBR CEO Calls on Trump Admin to Help Critical Glove Industry — or Rely on China

The United States is in danger of becoming dependent on China for essential nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) gloves, prompting Blue Star NBR CEO Scott Maier to call on President Donald Trump to help give the critical industry a fighting chance to continue American production.

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