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Microsoft Patches Critical ASP.NET Core CVE-2026-40372 Privilege Escalation Bug

"A regression in the Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection 10.0.0-10.0.6 NuGet packages cause the managed authenticated ...
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Microsoft issues out-of-band patch for critical security flaw in update to ASP.NET Core

Patching is not enough: applications embedding the insecure library will need to be rebuilt, and affected tokens and cookies ...

Portal 2: Community Edition enters open beta with enhanced graphics, larger maps, and new modding tools

A new, community-enhanced version of Portal 2 is now available on Steam. The modding platform is free for Portal 2 owners, ...

OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 is here and it does multilingual text, full infographics, slides, maps, even manga — seemingly flawlessly

For creators working on storyboards or brand campaigns, the most impactful new feature is the ability to generate up to eight ...

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 to rival Google's Nano Banana 2OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 to rival Google's Nano Banana 20 0

ChatGPT Images 2.0 key upgrades include the ability to render complex text, UI components, and iconography within images at ...
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In a Reading Slump? How to Find Free Ebooks and 'Stuff Your Kindle'

In a Reading Slump? How to Find Free Ebooks and 'Stuff Your Kindle' From Amazon's Stuff Your Kindle Days (grab some cozy mysteries today!) to websites with free access to classics, there are plenty of ...