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CVE flood pushes Ubuntu onto weekly kernel release cycle

Canonical is speeding up Ubuntu kernel releases to one a week as AI-assisted bug hunting helps bury defenders under an ever-growing pile of CVEs. The Ubuntu maker is overhauling how it ships kernel Stable Release Updates (SRUs), replacing its current four-week regular and two-week security cycles with overlapping two-week cycles that will push a kernel release every week. Canonical says the change is needed because the number of reported vulnerabilities has exploded, with AI deserving some...

New data shows most women in the Marines passing toughened fitness tests for combat roles

New data shows most women in the Marines passing toughened fitness tests for combat roles 03:14 UP NEXT Navy says eight sailors attempted suicide across U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln strike group 03:34 Trump announces deal with Denmark for 'permanent control' over Greenland's security 02:21 Pentagon weighs plan to pull tens of thousands of U.S. troops from Europe 02:23 F-16 jet crash triggers evacuations 01:31 F-16 fighter jet crashes in residential area in Michigan 02:02 U.S. has weapons in space,...

Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years

Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years WASHINGTON, Sept 24 : Bats are critical players in global ecosystems, pollinating plants, dispersing seeds and eating huge numbers of insects. One of only three lineages of flying vertebrates in Earth's history, there are more than 1,500 bat species living today. But their evolutionary history has been a bit of a puzzle for scientists.