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On May 19, 633 malicious npm package versions passed Sigstore provenance verification. They were cleared by the system because the attacker had generated valid signing certificates from a compromised maintainer account. Sigstore worked exactly as designed: it verified the package was built in a CI environment, confirmed a valid certificate was issued, and recorded everything in the transparency log. What it cannot do is determine whether the person holding the credentials authorized the publish

Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company confirmed an engine failure led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite last month, but offered little detail.

Expand your Mac and iOS storage space for large program downloads, photos, and more with the 2TB Corsair EX400U SSD.

FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."

When agentic workflows fail, developers often assume the problem lies in the underlying model’s reasoning abilities. In reality, the limited information provided by the retrieval interface is often the primary limiting factor. Researchers at multiple universities propose a technique called direct corpus interaction (DCI) that lets agents bypass embedding models entirely, searching raw corpora directly using standard command-line tools. The limits of classic retrieval In classic retrieval systems

You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel home screen, says Google.

The search engine's definitions have been replaced with AI Overviews.

Lots of our most-recommended headphones, power banks, and other gadgets are on sale for Memorial Day.

The JPL's current contract with Caltech ends in 2028.

Offering insight into which birds are visiting your feeder this summer, the Birdfy smart feeder is 35% off for Memorial Day weekend.

Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 let you connect wireless headphones to in-flight entertainment systems as well as the Nintendo Switch. | Image: Twelve South With Memorial day weekend kicking off the travel season, we’re seeing a lot of deals pop up on travel gadgets, from portable power banks to noise-canceling headphones. One of the best right now is Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 Bluetooth adapter, which lets you use your wireless headphones with in-flight entertainment systems so you can enjoy you