Feed aggregator

ShinyHunters claims to have breached the Council of Europe and stolen more than 297 GB of data after exploiting a zero-day flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft and abusing that hole to hack more than 100 organizations. According to a post on the extortion crew’s data-leak site, the 429,000 pilfered files contain HR and payroll records, payslips, purchase-order records, CVs, and employees’ salary, banking, tax, and medical records. A Council of Europe spokesperson told The Register that it is “currently investigating the matter and assessing the situation,” but declined to comment further. A spokesperson for the cybercrime group told us that the Council is yet another victim of the Oracle PeopleSoft heist. Oracle has yet to respond to The Register’s inquiries, and it's unclear if the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-35273, has been patched. ShinyHunters previously told us that the gang exploited the CVE to compromise more than 100 organizations across 300 vulnerable instances, and that these victims included the University of Nottingham. Last week, the crims listed the UK uni on their leak site, then dumped data belonging to around 454,600 current and former students, including personal and academic records. Meanwhile, a Google threat report published late last week noted malicious activity, “consistent with the exploitation of CVE-2026-35273,” between May 27 and June 9, and said that its incident responders notified more than 100 global orgs “whose IP addresses correlated with potentially vulnerable endpoints." Most of these are US-based organizations, and 68 percent operated within the higher education sector. This latest heist follows another ShinyHunters intrusion targeting data belonging to university and K-12 students, teachers, and staff. In mid-May, ed-tech giant Instructure said it “reached an agreement” - this is corporate-speak for “paid the ransom demand” - with the data theft and extortion crew after ShinyHunters breached its Canvas digital learning platform and accessed data tied to 275 million students, teachers, and staff. In March, ShinyHunters claimed it stole data from K-12 software provider Infinite Campus as part of a broader wave of Salesforce-related intrusions. The ed tech company did not pay up, and the group subsequently published data they claim was stolen from Infinite Campus, including 137,000 individuals’ email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and support tickets. Infinite Campus, in its data breach notification, said that the leaked files largely consisted of “names and contact information for school staff" and that “the majority is directory information commonly found on school websites.” ®

DrLori died on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at the age of 67, succumbing to acute myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that undoubtedly resulted from the more than thirty years of weekly chemotherapy she endured to hold her Stage 4 breast cancer at bay. That bald sentence says nothing about what DrLori accomplished in her life; what she still hoped to do; or what she leaves behind. It also does not…

Source

Two people died in a two-car crash Sunday night at the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Casserly Road. 

California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said the crash happened around 8:45pm between a white Infiniti sedan and a gray Toyota sedan.

According to Murillo, a 19-year-old man from Watsonville was driving west on East Lake Avenue in the white Infiniti east of Casserly Road at an undetermined speed. A man in his 20s was a passenger.

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old man from Capitoila was driving east in a 2026 Toyota Camry in the intersection at an undetermined speed, with a 17-year-old girl as a passenger.

The two in the Toyota died that ended up crushed beneath a large billboard sign on the dirt shoulder. Two others in the Infiniti suffered major injuries. One of them was picked up by CALSTAR air ambulance at a staging area at the nearby Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds while the other was taken by American Medical Response ambulance to an out of county trauma center.

MAJOR IMPACT Two people died in this Toyota that collided with an Infiniti before plowing through a large sign (at right). (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

A swarm of firefighters struggled for close to an hour to extricate injured people from the Infiniti. One young man they hoisted from the caved in sedan appeared to be conscious and was able to answer questions.

About an hour into the rescue operation, Murillo said it was too early to say what led to the crash and what direction the vehicles were traveling, and it was unclear whether drugs or alcohol were involved. 

The heavily travelled intersection was strewn with car parts, including two bumper sections, license plates, shattered glass, paneling and engine parts. Firefighters had to saw the roofs off of both vehicles in order to access the victims.

East Lake Avenue (Hwy 152) was shut down in both directions for hours. Scores of motorists trying to get to Gilroy and Morghan Hill  from Watsonville had to turn around and head to Highway 129.

Cal Fire, who headed up the rescue operation, was joined by Watsonville Fire while the CHP had about eight officers working the scene.

This story will be updated.

President Donald Trump had his big boy birthday bash over the weekend and, unsurprisingly, reached a new level of tackiness. I’m not just talking about the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage fight—though, hoo boy, that was indeed a gross spectacle. I’m talking about the fact that the nation’s capital as a whole has descended into a pile of rubble thanks to Trump.

Source

⚡ Quick Take

• Walt Disney World can seem like its more geared towards adults now, but new experiences show Disney still very much has youngsters and families in mind.

The first time I brought my young son to Walt Disney World, it felt as though I had never been there before. Rides, shows, and even restaurants I thought I knew intimately felt fresh, as if I’d never fully experienced them before. Being there with my bubs made every aspect feel new and special. He made it possible for me to appreciate the parks in ways I couldn’t otherwise. But…

“But….”

Going to Disney with a young child is fundamentally different than going alone, with other adults, or even with older kids. It’s a whole lot harder. Young children require way more rest and attention. They can’t control their emotions as well as (most) grownups in a place designed to make them feel big emotions. And they pose logistical issues you don’t have to deal with otherwise. Hopping on a bus by yourself to get to EPCOT so you can drink around the world is easy. But “easy” does not describe desperately struggling to quickly fold up a stroller you’re unfamiliar with so you can squeeze onto an overcrowded bus at 11:30 at night. While exhausted. And overheated. And hoping your kiddo can hold it together for 20 long anxious minutes.

As he gets older, it will get easier for my wife and I to take him (We noticed a big difference just from age three to age four.) But while we’ll age out of those issues, they will always exist for families who take their little ones to Disney. Fortunately, our most recent trip made it obvious the company knows that and is trying to make things easier both littles and their bigs. Because while countless vloggers and fansites can make it seem as though Disney parks have become more geared towards adults, new additions and a renewed focus on kids show Disney is still very much a place for families.

Enjoying the ease of an unexpectedly empty Monorail

Last year, Walt Disney World invited my family and I down to experience the kickoff of the first ever Cool Kids Summer. I described it as a boondoggle for worn-out parents. Clearly many others agreed. Executives told media in attendance for this year’s Summer Fun Fest event it was a resounding success with guests, which is why Disney brought Cool Kids’ Summer back this year.

The program once again includes discounted tickets for children. There is also a free kids dining plan offer and lower rates at select Disney resorts. During the summer, those participating hotels also run unique activations and experiences for youngsters. Children can enjoy special character interactions, libraries, pajama parties, sing-a-longs, campfires, and more. Plus, once again everyone in your party gets free entry to one of two Disney World water parks on the day you check into any Disney resort.

Can’t do better than a free water park visit and a tub of Dole Whip.

(Of all the Cool Kids’ Summer perks, the free water park entry might be my favorite. I love both Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon for very different reasons. And it’s possible to do both. You can go to either one on the day you arrive. Or you can do a split resort stay and go to a water park in the middle of your trip. Either is a truly fantastic way to take a break from the theme parks without feeling like you’re missing out. Some of our favorite moments on both vacations happened at the water parks.)

All of that is great for kids, since youngsters always need more breaks from the hot summer Orlando weather. That means more time at the resorts. But this year Disney is also making it physically easier for parents and caregivers to take them there. Cool Kids’ Summer now includes complimentary amenities adults would otherwise have to trudge along or forego entirely. In addition to pack and play cribs, Walt Disney World is now providing free-to-use items like bottle warmers, baby bathtubs, diaper trash cans, nightlights, and bed bumpers. If you don’t have to worry about things like baby bottles or your toddler sleeping in a tall bed, that might not sound like a big deal. If you do, it’s like having the Blue Fairy grant a wish you didn’t even know you could make.

Click To View Gallery Bed bumpers = Boo yeah Hercules-sent Simple but glorious Old standby with new amenity friends

Disney’s focus on families and its youngest guests extends well beyond ticket discounts and hotel bonuses. The parks are full of attractions and shows meant for them. During the Summer Fun Fest media presentation, we got sneak peeks at three new park activations that opened after Memorial Day. Animal Kingdom is now home (full-time) to Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station.

It’s a free-flowing interactive experience with dancing, games, and photo ops inspired directly by the show. The reaction from my four-year-old and the other kids in attendance to playing magic asparagus with Bluey and Bingo was exactly as joyous and exciting as you’d think. It was like the kids version of The Beatles arriving to play The Ed Sullivan Show.

Keepy Uppy with Bluey and Bingo!

The children at the event also went wild for the song, dance, and games addition that has arrived at the Magic Kingdom for the summer, Jessie’s Roundup: A Rip-Roarin’ Revue. Toy Story‘s Jessie, Woody, and friends have taken over the Diamond Horseshoe during Cool Kids’ Summer. Like with Bluey’s Wild World and the third activation, the returning GoofyCore experience at EPCOT, kids went wild for this show. All told my son spent an hour dancing and having the time of his life with all three activities.

GoofyCore remains undefeated

And for me? I didn’t have to do much more than enjoy watching him have fun while cast members helped keep him engaged and entertained.

Like I said last year, Cool Kids’ Summer is secretly just as much for parents as it is little ones.

You’ve got a friend in any cast member who keeps your kid dancing.

(Like its east coast counterpart, Disneyland Resort is also offering special experiences and discounts for little ones as part of its own Kids Rule Summer celebration. It features the Disney Friends Dance Party at DCA’s Disney Theater. You can also find Experiment-626 at Stitch’s Interplanetary Beach Party Blast at Tomorrowland. And there are new opportunities and characters in Galaxy’s Edge, as well as special ticket and hotel rates.)

My optimism as a park-loving Disney dad is about much more than special summertime activations, though. I’m far more excited about the permanent additions and updates that have arrived or are coming to Walt Disney World, because it’s obvious Disney is making a big family-centered investment in its parks. There are already far more characters and live-performers than there had been in years. They’ve added a kinetic energy that each park was clearly missing. Last year Magic Kingdom also introduced the lovely nighttime Starlight Parade. It’s exactly what it needed. My little guy loved Starlight the way I adored the old Main Street Electrical Parade when I was a kid.

A little nighttime Starlight magic

Walt Disney World’s signature theme park also just underwent two huge refurbishments on famous attractions, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. The latter was my son’s favorite ride last year. And while he loved it (and rode it) more than ever thanks to the ride’s special new blasters and targets, the former was his favorite this year. With good reason. Big Thunder Mountain has never been smoother or more fun.

(My son was obsessed with the new story behind Big Thunder. I never fully appreciated the storytelling aspect of Disney attractions until a toddler started asking me four million questions after every ride. Every time. And I do mean every ride, every time. Weeks later he’s still asking about the Na’vi after going on Na’vi River Journey at Animal Kingdom.)

The only actual nap my bubs took the whole long trip!

Magic Kingdom, which is getting a giant Carousel of Progress overhaul in 2027, will soon be home to the new Cars-themed Piston Peak and Villains Land as well. Meanwhile Hollywood Studios, where a refresh has made Smuggler’s Run a lot more re-rideable, is working on Monstropolis (which I got to visit) and Animal Kingdom is building its new Tropics of America area. These are giant, park-shifting changes that will offer even more experiences for youngsters and their families.

While those new lands are years away, Hollywood Studios has already opened an incredible new area. It couldn’t be anymore family-centered. The newly revamped Animation Courtyard is a big open whimsical space full of characters and shows for kids. I already covered the area and why it’s going to be even better in just a couple of months when The Magic of Animation opens. The multiple experience space, located next to the wonderful new Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live! kids’ show, will include the park’s first playground for little ones. It will also feature plenty of seating and charging stations for parents, another small but meaningful way Disney is prioritizing the big people who take little ones to the parks.

Nerdist

Another way Disney is trying to simplify things for grownups is by making things easier before you even arrive. The company is working on a big refresh of its Disney parks apps and websites. I attended a media panel about how they’re doing exactly that. Executives and designers talked about making the apps and sites less cluttered more intuitive. They’re also focused on making things easier for non-Disney veterans. They know booking, planning, and going to the parks can feel like a puzzle to solve. They also know not everyone knows what that puzzle even looks like.

I (generally) know how to use the apps and sites. Yet even after spending countless hours on both, there are still features I don’t know about. There are also ones I don’t like or wish existed. Some important elements are hard to locate even after you’ve already found them once. Disney has heard from guests about those problems. It is trying to make it easier for everyone to use, but in a way that won’t make newcomers feel overwhelmed . The goal is to make it so someone trying to book their first vacation doesn’t feel like they’re forgetting a bunch of things.

A surprise meeting with Goofy at our hotel

(I am generally enthusiastic about Disney’s efforts to make both booking a trip and using the apps once you’re in the parks less cumbersome. I’m less excited by the new AI search tool execs say they’re adding. It’s the one component the panel did not seem eager to elaborate on. It’s unclear if that’s because they know it’s a controversial subject or because they’re still developing the technology they plan to employ. In either case, they very intentionally did not get into specifics when asked about it.)

I’ve had wonderful times in Disney parks by myself or with just other grownups. Solo or adult-only trips are great. They’re also easier for the same reason taking young children anywhere is inherently harder. It’s less physical and emotional work to only worry about your own energy level, body temperature, and what you want to eat and drink. But you know what else rules? Seeing your kid’s face erupt in pure joy because he didn’t know Encanto‘s Mirabel was going to come to your table. Nothing compares to hearing him tell strangers about “the wildest ride in the West” while waiting to go back on his new favorite attraction. There’s simply nothing better than watching him give Mickey Mouse a hug.

Click To View Gallery The best Also the best The best reminder why it’s all worth it The dancing best

It’s a lot of time, money, and effort to make those moments happen. Any adult who has taken a small child to Disney knows why. They also know there’s no level of exhaustion or frustration, no amount of heat and humidity, they wouldn’t endure to see him their little ones that happy. So while Walt Disney World has evolved to become a place adults can enjoy on their own, it’s still a magical place to bring children. And Disney has made it priority to keep it that way. And it’s doing so by making it easier to visit with your kids.

Mikey Walsh is a staff writer at Nerdist. His bubs especially loves the “magic” pictures you can get with Photo Pass photographers. You can follow him on Bluesky at @burgermike. And also anywhere someone is ranking the Targaryen kings.

The post How WALT DISNEY WORLD Embraces Its Youngest Guests and Families appeared first on Nerdist.

Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement Proposal 401 for Value Classes and Objects – part of Project Valhalla – will be integrated into the OpenJDK mainline early next month, targeting JDK 28. Previews of JEP 401 have so far been available only in early-access builds. The current JDK (Java Development Kit) is 26, with JDK 27 expected in September and JDK 28 in March 2027. The next long-term support version is likely to be JDK 29 in September 2027. Foltan said it was an "extremely large change", such that other OpenJDK committers are asked to avoid large commits in order to help a successful integration. The pull request for the first preview of JEP 401 adds more than 197,000 lines of code in 1,816 changed files. Created in August 20222, JEP 401 tackle a longstanding Java limitation: aside from a small number of primitives including int, char, byte and double, all types in the language are reference types. The JEP introduces "value objects" – class instances that lack object identity and are distinguished solely by the values of their fields. A few examples illustrate the problem JEP 401 is trying to solve. Java's LocalDate class stores date values, but every instance gets its own unique reference, so even if two instances represent the same data, comparing them with ==returns false, as they're different objects in memory. LocalDate provides an "equals" method instead.. Another example, even more confusing example is Integer, which wraps an int to provide convenience methods like toString(). Internally, Integer caches instances for values below 128, so two Integer objects with the same small value can compare equal with == but for larger values, == always returns false even when the underlying values match. Due to this quirk, Java editors generally warn against using == with Integer, a pitfall JEP 401 describes as "unwanted complexity." JEP 401 will migrate some JDK classes such as Integer to value classes, and the number of migrated classes is likely to increase gradually. Developers will also be able to create their own value classes. One of the goals of JEP 401 is to give freedom to the JVM (Java virtual machine) to store value objects in ways that maximize performance. The memory footprint of reference types is greater than for reference types, and they must be dereferenced to obtain their values. Iterating over value types is more efficient. Project Valhalla has been so long in the making, thanks to the complexity of the changes, that some onlookers have joked about getting to Valhalla itself (a realm in the afterlife in Norse mythology) before the project is delivered. Oracle's Java Language Architect Brian Goetz said this is "just the first part of Valhalla" and even after the preview is delivered, "the 'but they'll never deliver it' crowd' will quickly switch gears into 'but they haven't delivered the most important part' soon enough.'" Goetz said "there are many things that force us to treat objects with reference semantics. JEP 401 knocks down the first level of these, by taking identity off the table, which exposes a lot of new optimizations, especially for smaller objects. But fully treating objects with value semantics requires giving up more: nullity and atomicity-safety-under-race (ASUR). Lots of languages have, or are working on, ways to get there, (such as C# structs.) "The main challenge is how to package it in the user model so that it doesn't fight with our own preconceived notions of object integrity and encapsulation; classes are, for better and worse, a very effective abstraction barrier." He said that Valhalla will introduce deliberate breaking changes to Java, such as that "code that synchronizes on Integer objects now fails with an exception." Goetz added JEP 401 will still likely be in preview in the next LTS release of the JDK. "Hoping for it to exit preview for 29 seems … optimistic. Vector API should be able to exit incubation when it rebases on the underlying VM primitives from Valhalla ... don’t hope for a shorter-than-usual preview window." ®

President Donald Trump has replaced several days of concerts to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with one boring MAGA rally—and this time, he’s picking the music. 

Trump announced Monday that he plans to mark the Fourth of July with a “Trump Rally” designed to celebrate the president’s ego more than the country he’s running into the ground.  

It seems that Trump has had enough of celebrity musical acts canceling on him. Instead, the president is turning to the only acts that can’t bail: military bands and ceremonial units. “This ensemble will be the largest formation of Joint Military Music and Ceremonial performances in History,” he wrote. 

Trump also teased an appearance from his personal playlist that would have “none of those people that put you to sleep and constantly complain!” Meanwhile, the original website announcing several days of concerts as part of Trump’s Great American State Fair has been completely removed. 

And anyone with a flight in or out of Washington, D.C., on July 4 should look into rescheduling. Trump promised even more “incredible Flyovers and Airshows,” even after the similar festivities for his birthday disrupted local air traffic.

“To conclude the program, and commemorate this Historic Occasion, I will be launching, what will be, the LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY, right here in our Nation’s Capital,” Trump wrote. 

Trump also promised to deliver a keynote address that is sure to be wildly political. The president has previously used major addresses to push dangerous partisan rhetoric.

Simply put: This bread is dry, and these circuses are lame! 

US legislation covering federal datacenters is set to expire in September and it appears that the Trump administration is simply going to allow it to lapse without replacement. The Federal Data Center Enhancement Act (FDCEA) of 2023 covers certain standards that are to be adhered to for facilities that are wholly or partially owned, operated, or maintained by a federal agency. It includes requirements relating to availability and uptime of the facility; the use of sustainable energy sources; protection against power failure; protections against physical intrusion and natural disasters; plus IT security protections. We understand that the legislation will sunset on September 30, 2026, and according to Wired, neither the US Congress nor the Trump administration appears to be making any move to extend the act, or put alternate legislation in place. The danger is that if the FDCEA is not renewed or superseded by similar legislation, then federal agencies across the US may cease to follow the requirements and simply act as they see fit when procuring new datacenter infrastructure. We asked the White House and Congress for comment. According to implementation guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the previous administration, agency datacenters “must provide secure and highly available computing infrastructure to enable reliable access to Federal information and information systems.” It notes that the "needs of the federal government with respect to data access and data processing systems have evolved since 2014,” when the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) was established, and hence the latter was not renewed but replaced by the FDCEA. The OMB states that effective operation of datacenters requires regular monitoring, and optimization of resources by operators, and directs agencies to incorporate automated tools into the management of all new facilities, including tools that monitor metrics such as electrical consumption. It also states that the “cost, scarcity, and environmental impact of energy and water consumption necessitates that agencies evaluate datacenters against resource consumption metrics and best practices when making their decisions” regarding new datacenter builds. Perhaps most importantly, it requires that federal facilities “must be able to meet the reliability and resiliency needs of their hosted information and information systems through implementation of the appropriate information security and physical security protections.” It is widely known that the Trump administration does not look kindly on regulations, especially those relating to environmental protection. Instead, policy has focused on fast-tracking the federal permitting process for datacenters, particularly those dedicated to training and developing AI models. A recent report from Politico stated that the Trump administration was not inclined to set nationwide environmental requirements or recommendations for the datacenter industry. Instead, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said that while there are technologies and practices that reduce air pollution and water usage, individual states and communities know what works best for them. At the same time, opposition to datacenter construction is growing across the US, precisely because of public fears over factors such as air pollution, water usage, and the prospect of spiking energy bills. A recent survey found more than 70 percent of respondents said that they would be against the construction of an AI datacenter in their neighborhood. ®

The Strait of Hormuz will not be reopening long term and toll-free, contrary to President Trump’s assertions.

Vice President JD Vance was asked on CNBC Monday about Trump’s claim that the strait will fully reopen under the tentative deal with Iran, and his words exposed the truth.

“Well, our expectation is that the strait is going to be opened in a toll-free way for the long term, and that’s the sort of thing that we’re going to figure out in these technical negotiations. You know, there are a lot of very important details to figure out that we’re actually going to sit at the table and discuss together, and figure out a path forward on these details,” Vance said, revealing that nothing has actually been decided yet.

🚨 Wow. JD Vance sidesteps confirming a long-term, toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by stating that those details would be determined in upcoming technical negotiations:

“Well, our expectation is that the strait is going to be opened in a toll-free way for the long… pic.twitter.com/h6qxL4WbQm

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 15, 2026

Shortly after Vance’s interview, Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had both signed the memorandum of understanding. But the text is still not public—with Trump saying it may be released “some time after Friday” or “some time in the very near future.”

When Trump announced the peace deal with Iran on Sunday, he said that he fully authorized “the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”

On Monday, Trump claimed that ship traffic had returned to the strait, but Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that fees would still be charged for ships traversing the strait.

“Our goal is to pave the way for a secure passage in this waterway,” Baghaei said. “We need a certain period of time to discuss with the other sides this important matter.”

All of this indicates that a return to how the strait ran before the war is still weeks and months away, with an actual agreement between Iran and the U.S. far from settled.

The Trump administration’s narrative on the Iran war is changing by the day.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was caught in his own lie by CBS News’s Margaret Brennan, who reminded him Sunday that America’s depleted missile stockpile was not a media fabrication but actually a material reality that he testified to before Congress.

“​​Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy was on this program a few weeks ago,” Brennan said. “He made a plea, not just for more interceptors, but for the ability to produce them, for friendly governments to be able to produce Patriots. Some Republican lawmakers support this idea. Do you?”

“Nobody makes better and more munitions than the United States of America, and we are open to co-production wherever we can,” Hegseth said.

“And because of this administration, we’re supercharging our arsenal of freedom, building more, building faster, opening up the Pentagon, ripping through the Pentagon bureaucracy to force industry to move faster so—” the secretary added before Brennan interjected.

“But there is a crisis with those stockpiles right now?” pressed Brennan. “There is a crisis with those stockpiles right now in private industry. You have testified to it in front of Congress.”

“No there’s not,” Hegseth replied. “That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle. And ultimately, we are, our stockpiles are great, and they’ll only get stronger,” he continued, before Brennan pressed again that Hegseth had testified under oath that it would take years to rebuild U.S. munitions stockpiles.

“You don’t have to read back to me what I testified, I speculated some munitions take more time than others,” Hegseth said. “We’ve got lots of them, we’re building more than ever before. The Biden administration gave away hundreds of billions to Ukraine, and so President Trump had to refill, and he has, and we have in real time.”

“So, the answer to Zelenskiy’s request is a no or a yes?” asked Brennan, regarding Ukraine’s ability to produce Patriot systems.

But Hegseth dodged the question.

“Ultimately, we’ve worked with them, and Ukraine is buying munitions that Europe pays for, and it’s great to see Europe finally step up and pay for those,” he responded.

BRENNAN: But there is a crisis with those weapons stockpiles right now

HEGSETH: No there is not. That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle

BRENNAN: You have testified to it in front of Congress

HEGSETH: You don't have to read back to me what I testified pic.twitter.com/sxqM9l4Lca

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 14, 2026

Mere days into the Iran war, Hegseth appeared before U.S. lawmakers alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine in a closed-door meeting that reportedly discussed the rapid decline in America’s long-range precision-guided missile supplies.

At the time, the two Defense officials relayed that the U.S. had used a considerable amount of its wildly expensive interceptor missiles to thwart Iran’s seemingly infinite supply of Shahed attack drones.

By late April, the Pentagon had used at least 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missile stockpile, at least half of its THAAD missiles, and nearly 50 percent of its Patriot air defense interceptor missiles, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The White House has, nonetheless, invariably insisted that U.S. munitions are well stocked.

It’s been more than a quarter century since the Y2K bug threatened to disrupt the not-so-modern world, and while the patching efforts of global IT heroes prevented a millennial mess, the problem persists as a Dutch dev just found a new instance of the numeric nightmare. While working on an emulator for the venerable Programmed Data Processor (PDP) series of “minicomputer” systems manufactured between the 1950s and 1990s, Folkert van Heusden spotted an unpatched Y2K bug in the Network Time Protocol daemon in BSD 2.11. To be fair, it’s not like van Heusden stumbled onto a potentially devastating issue that’s simply waiting to cause chaos: Not only was the bug specific to the PDP-11/70, a system that entered service in 1975, but it also requires a Precision Standard Time, Inc.(PSTI) receiver manufactured by defunct hardware maker Traconex used to pick up time signals broadcast by short wave radio stations managed by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Even at that point, the bug won't instantly break network time, as a would-be attacker must take several steps to configure the ancient mahicnes in a way that causes the error. Van Heusden’s writeup explains how to trigger the flaw. “I'm writing a PDP emulator,” van Heusden told The Register in an email. “I'm also very much interested in time keeping on computers. That combined, I dove into the NTP-implementation on the PDP. When adding emulation for the PSTI-device, I suddenly noticed 19126 for the year.” Unsurprisingly, when the PSTI receiver actually produces the correct output, the system throws an error that the time offset between the PDP emulator and the emulated PSTI device is a bit “excessive.” Only by 17,000 years, give or take a couple centuries. Luckily, van Heusden has coded a fix that’ll bring the times back in sync, eliminating what may be one of the few remaining Y2K bugs still floating around in the wild - after all, when’s the last time you heard of a forgotten (or, in this case, overlooked due to technological obsolescence) Y2K bug being patched? If you want to tinker with a 50-year old emulated system running a 35-year old operating system, the good news is that the PDP and its 16-but CPU ran at 5MHz and needed just 4 MB main memory - a spec that van Heusden’s PDP-11/70 emulator can easily run on modest hardware like a Raspberry Pi Pico, and it’s available on GitHub. Just be sure you patch that Y2K bug if you plan to tinker with time keeping. ®

Fox is leveling up in the streaming game with a $22 billion dollar purchase of Roku. Yes, you read that figure right. That’s a whole lotta billions for Roku, the popular TV streaming platform that around 100 million people use.  Fox will acquire Roku for $160.00 per share in a combination of cash and Fox Class A common stock, in case you are wondering where that amount came from. Combining Fox’s stacked lineup of sports, entertainment, and news shows with Roku devices and its streaming channels is a big deal. It will make Fox more competitive with giants like Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max. Fox

“This is a defining moment for Fox, and a natural extension of the deliberate and focused strategy we have been executing for nearly a decade,” said Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch. “Today, we take the next step: bringing together the most valuable live content portfolio in video consumption with the preeminent streaming platform through which America watches it.” 

RELATED ARTICLE

Roku Saves THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, Disney+’s Canceled but Completed Series

And, in case you are wondering, the competitor apps on Roku will continue to be available for consumers. The deal that Fox struck to buy Roku for $22 billion will likely finalize in early 2027, so we will have to wait and see what comes of this partnership. 

The post Fox Buys Roku for a Staggering $22 Billion Dollars appeared first on Nerdist.

We've all seen it: an unexpected management meeting that turns up in your calendar. It could mean HR wants a quiet and perhaps terminal word, or, in the case of NASA, something altogether different. During a chat with Space.com, NASA astronaut Bob Hines explained that the meeting was engineered to ensure all five Artemis III astronauts would be in the same room together and introduced face-to-face. The process space NASA uses to select astronauts has long been shrouded in mystery. The first American man in space, Alan Shepard, recalled in Light This Candle that his assignment to the Mercury 7 – the first batch of NASA astronauts – came from a caller who said, "We'd like you to join us. Are you still willing to volunteer?" Shepard later learned he would be the first American man in space during a meeting with fellow astronauts Gus Grissom and John Glenn, plus the Director of the Space Task Group, Bob Gilruth. Gilruth said, "Alan Shepard will make the first suborbital flight." Several factors went into that decision, including the seven Mercury astronauts rating their peers. In his memoir, Riding Rockets, Space Shuttle astronaut Mike Mullane recalled receiving a summons, along with four crewmates, to the office of then Director of Flight Operations, George Abbey. In that meeting, Abbey apparently asked: "We've been looking at the mission manifest, and think it's time to assign some more crews. I was wondering if you would be interested in STS-41D?" The whys and wherefores were unimportant. The astronauts were just delighted to get an assignment. These days, an unannounced management meeting with invitees a person might not normally see on a request is apparently how things are done. How those invitees are picked, however, remains a little opaque. With luck, NASA has sorted out the Outlook problem that bedeviled Artemis II, in which an astronaut plaintively told controllers, "I have two Outlooks, and neither one of those is working." Artemis III is, after all, set to be a very complicated mission, and, if all goes to plan, the crew will have fewer than 18 months to train. That is considerably less than the three years the Artemis II crew spent preparing for their mission to the Moon. The crew of four – three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut (with Bob Hines as back-up) – will ideally rendezvous with two commercial spacecraft to check out docking operations and, in the case of Blue Origin, enter the vehicle. All this will take place in Low Earth Orbit as a precursor to the Artemis IV mission, which NASA expects will land humans on the Moon for the first time since the final Apollo mission in 1972. The meeting reportedly happened two weeks before the public announcement of the crew, and NASA's chief astronaut, Scott Tingle, told the group, "Look around. This is your Artemis 3 crew." Hines told Space.com, "That was a really, really cool way to find out." Certainly better than being presented with a pink slip by HR and a box to pack your possessions. ®

The strangest storyline emerging from the UFC fights on Sunday night came not from the White House lawn but from a former UFC fighter’s Twitter page. A few hours before the fights, Daniel Cormier, a heavyweight fighter who retired in 2020, posted screenshots of D.M.s between him and Eric Trump, in which the president’s son asks if any of the bouts are going to be rigged so he can bet on them.

“I’m probably going to get a lot of flak for bringing this to light, however I refuse to stay silent,” Cormier wrote. “The UFC is a sport that I am deeply passionate about. I will not tolerate this type of insider behavior. Shame on anyone trying to ruin this beautiful event.”

Cormier quickly deleted the post, but it was captured by many online, including a few journalists. The younger Trump claimed the screenshots were “AI generated,” that he has never spoken to Cormier, and that the fighter deleting his post was proof the messages were “clearly fabricated.” But Trump’s denial raises more questions than it answers. (Trump recently deleted this post as well, while leaving up other vague rebuttals.)

First off, Cormier deleting the post has no bearing on whether the messages are real or not. Using that as an excuse is obviously weak. Trump also insinuated that Cormier was unaware the messages were fake—but the messages included those sent by Cormier, and Cormier himself posted them! So that also doesn’t make much sense.

Cormier intentionally posting fake messages also doesn’t add up. He is currently a UFC commentator, as well as a coach. Fabricating something like this would destroy all his professional credibility and probably get him fired. And for what—to create a minor scandal for Eric Trump that he probably wouldn’t face any repercussions for anyway? The younger Trump is already no stranger to grifting through shady crypto deals.

Cormier has now backtracked and said the messages are fake, as well. “I got hacked or something. Who believes stuff like that? That’s crazy,” he told journalist Nicholas Ballasy while leaving the fight. Here is an excerpt of the private messages Cormier tweeted out. You can come to your own conclusions:

TRUMP: You placing any bets?

CORMIER: Nah I’m actually not allowed to bet on any cards or anything.

TRUMP: Are any of the fighters injured that you know of?

CORMIER: I’m not quite sure why you’re asking me this but I think they’re all in good shape..

TRUMP: I’ll just cut to the chase. Are any of the fights tomorrow rigged? I’ve been eyeing the Lopes fight and I think an upset wouldn’t be too unrealistic. $$

CORMIER: No none of our fights rigged and honestly I am appalled that you would even ask me something like that.

President Donald Trump is trying to take a victory lap over his action in Iran, but his destructive diplomacy has made a mess of both global and domestic affairs and the results will be long-lasting. Trump announced over the weekend that an agreement has been reached between the U.S. and Iran that would eventually reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and he is speaking to outlets like The New York…

Source

A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | Todd Blanche keeps proving he’ll do anything to suck up to Trump…

Source

UBUNTU SUMMIT At a Canonical event, we didn't expect a presentation on using Red Hat's container management tools, but if this is something you might need, it does sound useful. At Ubuntu Summit 26.04, Red Hat Principal Software Engineer Joseph Marrero Corchado presented a talk called Bootc: Use your container knowledge and infrastructure to build and deploy your Ubuntu hosts. Although Ubuntu is very strong in the desktop Linux space, in large corporate server environments, Ubuntu is just another distro among many. This can be a good thing: it is just another Linux distro, and that means that it's perfectly possible to deploy and manage it using existing FOSS tooling. Marrero introduced himself by saying that he works at Red Hat, but personally runs Ubuntu – and has been doing so for long enough that he has some original media from Canonical's ShipIt program, which the company discontinued in 2011. While we were surpised to see a Red Hat engineer presenting a talk at the summit, it's not unprecedented. System76's Pop!_OS distro is based on Ubuntu, but it overlaps with other distros as well. It has its own desktop and eschews Snap for Flatpak – and yet, at the previous Summit, System76 boss Carl Richell presented a talk about it. The year before, the Academy Software Foundation's talk started by telling us that Rocky Linux strongly dominated the SFX industry. Our plan here isn't to recap the entire talk. It's up on YouTube now, and if this is the sort of thing that sounds interesting, it's probably a good use of 42 minutes of your time. bootc grows up We've mentioned the bootc toolchain a few times on The Register. Back in April 2024, we reported that Fedora 40's immutable editions were being rebuilt as bootable containers. Two years and four more Fedora releases later, the toolchain is getting more mature, as we covered in April with Fedora 44, and we linked to Quentin Joly's explainer, Bootc and OSTree: Modernizing Linux System Deployment, which is still one of the best we've read. Now bootc has graduated to the point of being a CNCF incubator project. The new project website has a slightly better explanation: Transactional, in-place operating system updates using OCI/Docker container images. The tools for creating and managing OCI containers are familiar to many sysadmins now, and the idea of bootc is to make it possible to manage complete OS images, either for VMs or for bare metal, using the same tooling. Marrero explained bootc by saying that it lets you perform OS installations and upgrades with OCI containers, which lets you define and ship your customized images of the Ubuntu OS as OCI container images. This allows transactional in-place updates, with rollback. This tech is already in real-world public-facing use: SteamOS uses bootc, and he pointed to the Bootcrew project, which maintains a growing collection of bootc images of different OSes, including Ubuntu, SteamOS, openSUSE, and Debian. What's special about these images is that each one is a container, but with a kernel. So this means that it can run on metal, but you can run (and test) it in continuous integration as well. Ubuntu on bootc is still Ubuntu; it's just a different way to deploy it. Doing it this way is an alternative to Canonical's own Ubuntu-image system, which uses standard Ubuntu and Canonical tools, the apt command, normal repositories, and so on. Instead, bootc uses container tools and container images, and a container registry in place of Ubuntu's apt repositories. Marrero has his own experimental Ubuntu-bootc image on GitHub, whose description says: An Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ("Resolute Raccoon") bootable container image with cloud-init and podman built-in, designed for use with bootc and bcvk. (For the record, bcvk is the bootc virtualization kit, which "helps launch ephemeral VMs from bootc containers, and also create disk images that can be imported into other virtualization frameworks.") The idea is that this lets you manage and deploy a server, cloud, or desktop OS, along with all its tools and all its applications, from a single central point that you control. This replaces a whole raft of configuration management tools, including local update management, and eliminates the need for tools such as "Puppet, Chef, or shell automation." The images are constructed using composefs – specifically, the Rust-based composefs-rs – which in turn builds on existing and established Linux tools such as overlayfs, the EROFS read-only filesystem, and fsverity for integrity-checking. He noted that some of Ubuntu's metadata initially stopped composefs from working, but he and the Bootcrew team found it and fixed it. He also offers an Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with bootc – Getting Started Guide, which "walks you through converting an Ubuntu 26.04 LTS VM into a bootc-managed system using composefs. By the end you will have an immutable, image-based Ubuntu system that can be updated atomically via container images." He also demonstrated the tech live on stage using a few demonstration images he'd built beforehand. First, he deployed an empty default Ubuntu installation, with no additional tools. Running it under QEMU took just a couple of seconds. Then, by adding another single-line container file layered on top, he added the tmux terminal multiplexer. He also used wget to demonstrate that no web server was running and the VM didn't respond to HTTP requests, then switched the existing VM to a different image with Apache and a demo page installed, which took only about a second to deploy, followed by a VM reboot. He also demonstrated that it really was Ubuntu, that snapd was present and working, and installed LXD to prove the point. The "bootable containers" toolchain has visibly matured since we first encountered it, and the demo was quite impressive. This vulture is very happy that he no longer has to run servers for a living, and is positively delighted that he has no use for any of these tools. Even so, it's impressive to see that without all that much work, Ubuntu can be slotted into a very different set of management tools and function quite happily. ®

For the first time in over 20 years, the beloved and enduring sci-fi series Doctor Who is taking an extended (and indefinite) break with a future that still feels uncertain. Fans were looking forward to a Christmas special, but now that’s cancelled. Recent showrunner Russell T Davies and his Bad Wolf production team are no longer involved with the show. No one has any idea who the next Doctor will be, but it surely will NOT be Billie Piper in the role. And it is not clear who the BBC will partner with next to bring Doctor Who to the masses, as the show is up for competitive tender. While it is disheartening to see Doctor Who in such a precarious position, a long-term break is exactly what the series needs right now. 

RELATED ARTICLE

DOCTOR WHO Christmas Special Canceled, Russell T Davies Leaving Show

In 2005, Doctor Who made a strong return to television after a hiatus since 1989. The revived show’s first two Doctors—Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor and David Tennant’s ever-popular Tenth Doctor—catapulted Doctor Who into a modern era with global success. A new wave of Who fans joined Classic era lovers as the BBC pumped out merchandise, encouraged live-tweeting, and consistently delivered seasons that felt cohesive and fresh. Podcasts popped up all over the place and Doctor Who fan conventions were busier than ever. The years went by and, although there were some bumps and not-so-great episodes/arcs along the way, the general consensus was that Doctor Who provided a solid blueprint for commercial sci-fi success. 

Things became even more exciting for Doctor Who’s swelling and diverse fanbase when Jodie Whittaker stepped into the role in 2018. With companions like Ryan Sinclair and Yasmin Khan by her side, this TARDIS team felt deeply representative of the show’s global fanbase. However, Doctor Who’s ongoing train of time and space adventures began to lose its creative steam.

BBC/Disney+/Bad Wolf Studios

Seasons 12 and 13, the latter of which was both truncated and overstuffed, were largely uneven with massive changes to the Doctor’s backstory that didn’t sit well with the fandom overall. Payoffs felt less epic and satisfying, with some pretty forgettable foes. And, the fandom became more divided than ever, with certain people (you know the ones) unfairly blaming the show’s creative stumbles on its diverse cast.

The television watching landscape also changed significantly, with more shows going straight to a growing number of streaming services. In a world with seemingly endless options and some incredibly consistent and solid shows, Doctor Who’s viewership experienced a continuous decline. 

The 2023 anniversary specials felt like a grab for nostalgia, bringing Donna Noble into the mix and giving David Tennant the chance to briefly play the Fourteenth Doctor. Were they enjoyable episodes? Sure. Did they do much to honor the milestone legacy and lore of Doctor Who as a whole? Not really. 

Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor showed much promise as Russell T Davies returned to helm the series and a big streaming partnership with Disney+. However, Gatwa’s run was more chaotically creative, with massive mysteries like Ruby’s mom coming to a fizzle and episodes that were flat out stinkers. Uneven character and plot development riddled the season and often undermined the genuinely great chemistry between Gatwa and Millie Gibson. For every gem like “73 Yards” and “Rogue,” there were episodes and conclusions that made their punch feel weaker.

Lara Cornell/BBC Studios/Disney/Bad Wolf

The same goes for Gatwa’s second and final season, with a conclusion that led to a disappointing and bizarre ending for both Fifteen and Belinda Chandra. The “odes” to the past were not very seamless and there was nothing particularly interesting that pushed the Doctor forward as a character. Again, there were far too many people who wanted to blame progressive casting and themes for the show’s decline when it was simply not well packaged together with inconsistent tone and quality overall. 

A hiatus gives the BBC a chance to not only carefully vet and secure a new partnership for its future, but for there to be meaningful conversations about future leadership and creative strategy. What is the structure of a season in terms of storytelling format, number of episodes, and release schedule? How does Doctor Who compete in a world where streaming has a far stronger foothold than it did 20 years ago? What are ways to bridge the gap between generations and honor the show’s long-standing legacy yet still push it forward?

Those are just a few questions that require time and deep thought to ensure that this next foundational overhaul is solid. Personally, I’d rather see a return to earlier form with more practical effects and props versus super CGI-heavy effects, and return to some darker, weirder, and more grounded storytelling that still sends poignant messages about hope, humanity, and the future. Also, as a long time lover of this franchise, I think Doctor Who is not as weird and quirky as it used to be. Bring back those eccentric vibes over something far more polished that looks and feels, well, a little too much like most things on TV.

BBC/Bad Wolf Studios/Disney+

Most of us don’t love the long waits between seasons of a show in our post-COVID world. But, in this case, absence really can make the heart grow fonder. With Doctor Who streaming on AMC+ and Big Finish Audios giving us fresh stories, fans who feel a bit disconnected from the fandom can reconnect with the series and reignite that passion for it.

Unlike newer shows that are frequently flash-in-the-pan, forgotten successes, Doctor Who has staying power through its fandom and core principles. It will never, ever not be cool to see an humanoid alien with two hearts travel in a space box that’s bigger on the inside. That type of wonder, joy, and even danger is an escape that we all increasingly crave in fraught times.

As a fandom, whether we’ve loved, hated, or felt indifferent about a certain character, episode, or arc, we forget that we’ve had quite the luxury of having this era of the series around for two decades. We need that time not only to miss it, but to find creative ways to maintain and build new connections and perhaps stop giving voice and platforms to people who only mean to incite division and push harmful and horrible rhetoric. Nothing is above criticism, but it is something different when bigotry clouds the lens.

Current fans aside, newbies also have a chance to dive into the Whoniverse and eagerly wait for the day it returns. Because, as far as the BBC has stated, it will indeed return. For fans who truly love Doctor Who, the wait will be worth it if the BBC takes its time to recalibrate the series and set it on an exciting new trajectory. 

The post Why DOCTOR WHO and Its Fandom Need This Hiatus appeared first on Nerdist.

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital Sunday—but his office has provided scant details about what’s going on.

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” said McConnell adviser David Popp. The statement did not elaborate on his condition, why he had been transported to the hospital, or where he was receiving care.

The 84-year-old Republican has represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate for 41 years, since 1985. He also served as the majority leader of the upper chamber from 2015 to 2021.

These are supposed to be McConnell’s final months in office—he is currently set to retire in January, at the end of his seventh term.

But his determination to remain in play on Capitol Hill has also forced him into the limelight through several critical health scares since 2023. In March of that year, McConnell fell at a dinner event at Washington’s Waldorf Astoria hotel, fracturing his rib and suffering a concussion in the process. He fell again in July. He also froze mid-sentence twice that year, dissociating for 20-30 seconds each time, sparking concerns that the aging lawmaker had suffered a stroke.

After assessing McConnell following the freezing bouts, the attending physician at the Capitol declared that he had not suffered from a seizure, stroke, or movement disorder, and the dissociation was more likely tied to the concussion recovery process or possible dehydration.

McConnell fell again in December 2024 at a Senate Republican Conference luncheon, spraining his wrist and cutting his face, and again in October 2025 while on his way to vote in the Capitol. He has since been transported via wheelchair by his aides as a health precaution.

In February, McConnell’s staffers shared that the lawmaker had spent roughly eight days in the hospital for “flu-like symptoms.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth crumbled when he tried to explain the difference between Donald Trump’s new deal with Iran and Barack Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 

Spoiler alert: There is none. 

Speaking on CBS News’s Face the Nation Sunday, Hegseth struggled to justify what the U.S. had actually won after months and months of mass destruction and global economic turmoil.

“The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, won’t seek one, won’t buy one, won’t have one,” Hegseth explained. 

“JCPOA said that too,” host Margaret Brennan pointed out.

Pretty much verbatim, actually. The preface of Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal states: “Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons.” 

Hegseth scrambled to defend the new deal. 

“But they didn’t have the threat of military force the way that we do that Iran respects in a very—in a way that their regime is more devastated, more devastating, excuse me, more devastated than it’s ever been in its 47 years, and that’s why they’re at the table,” he ranted incoherently. 

HEGSETH: The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, won't seek one, won't buy one, won't have one

BRENNAN: The JCPOA said that too

HEGSETH: But they didn't have the threat of military force the way we do that Iran respects. President Trump led with military might. pic.twitter.com/PQcS6hHhEe

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 14, 2026

“The huge difference is, we did this from a position of strength. President Trump led with military might,” Hegseth added. “That military might will stay as long as necessary.”

But let’s assess that military might, shall we? It will take at least three years and an estimated  $24 billion for the United States to replace the munitions it expended during Trump’s military campaign against Iran. A recent report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated a multiyear “window of vulnerability” for the United States in potential future conflicts. Hegseth denied that there were any shortages in the U.S. weapons stockpile. 

More to the point, the U.S. has demonstrated our unique powerlessness in the face of a regime that has been reminded it can control the Strait of Hormuz. 

And as for Iran’s regime, it’s far from being “devastated.” Not only was there no regime change, but the regime has arguably gotten even more extreme—and Trump is still ready to hand it billions of dollars.

It’s increasingly apparent that Trump pulled out of the JCPOA only to drag the United States into an expensive war that no one voted for and then walk away with an identical deal. The major difference this time? One $300 billion check for Tehran to rebuild everything Trump destroyed.