The recently revealed Boothole bug in Grub2, a bootloader used by almost all Linux distributions, has been fixed. But while it’s getting headlines, it can only successfully attack a handful …read more Source:: Linux
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Open Invention Network comes to GNOME’s aid in patent troll fight
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•GNOME, the popular Linux desktop, is under attack by Rothschild Patent Imaging, a patent troll. But the non-profit GNOME has friends in this fight. The Open Invention Network is helping …read more Source:: Linux
Dog ownership associated with longer life, especially among heart attack and stroke survivors
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•Dog ownership was associated with a 33% lower risk of early death for heart attack survivors living alone and 27% reduced risk of early death for stroke survivors living alone, …read more Source:: Science
New molecule could help improve heart attack recovery
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•Reparative medicine scientists have discovered a new compound that could shield heart tissue before a heart attack, as well as preserve healthy cells when administered after a heart attack. …read more Source:: Science
Doomsday Docker security hole uncovered
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•A security vulnerability has been disclosed for a flaw in runc, Docker and Kubernetes’ container runtime, which can be used to attack any host system running containers. …read more Source:: Linux
Biologists turn eavesdropping viruses into bacterial assassins
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•Researchers have found a bacteria-killing virus that can listen in on bacterial conversations — and then they made it attack diseases including salmonella, E. coli and cholera. …read more Source:: Science
IBM’s new Nabla containers are designed for security first
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•IBM claims its new container design is more secure than Docker or other containers by cutting operating system calls to the bare minimum and thereby reducing its attack surface as …read more Source:: Linux
Device attaches to damaged heart, enabling delivery of multiple therapy doses
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•A team of researchers is hoping to halt the progression from heart attack to heart failure with a small device called ‘Therepi.’ The device contains a reservoir that attaches directly …read more Source:: Science
Even a shark’s electrical ‘sixth sense’ may be tuned to attack
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•Imagine having superhuman hearing. You’re at a noisy, cocktail party and yet your ears can detect normally inaudible sounds. But, unlike normal hearing, each of these sounds causes your ears …read more Source:: Science
Ant raids: It’s all in the genes
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•Certain ants attack and enslave other species, and integrate their offspring into their own colonies in order to survive. Researchers have recently discovered that the raids required to achieve this …read more Source:: Science