How enterprise GenAI can amplify ransomware risk — and how to contain it
Enterprise AI can accelerate ransomware attacks when AI assistants and agents inherit excessive permissions or compromised identities. Acronis explains how identity controls, governance, and least-privilege access help reduce AI-enabled ransomware risk while supporting secure AI adoption. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-enterprise-genai-can-amplify-ransomware-risk-and-how-to-contain-it/

Gavin Newsom says he has no interest in appearing on Joe Rogan’s Podcast.

New InfraTrust report reveals infrastructure flaws admins should patch first
Eclypsium has launched InfraTrust, a new infrastructure cybersecurity knowledge base and monthly InfraTrust Pulse report designed to help organizations prioritize vulnerabilities affecting infrastructure, firmware, networking, and edge devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-infratrust-report-reveals-infrastructure-flaws-admins-should-patch-first/

Compile Here, Run Everywhere: Crosstool-Ng
In a recent post, I mentioned that I wanted to build some tools for a stripped-down Linux running on a 3D printer with a MIPS CPU. I had two options: …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/compile-here-run-everywhere-crosstool-ng/

What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars.

Source: Our 1st-ever up-close look at the Martian surface | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2026

Adobe Chrome extension flaw let sites access private WhatsApp chats
The Adobe Acrobat extension for Chrome could be used to access conversations and data rendered in WhatsApp Web without any form of authentication. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-chrome-extension-flaw-let-sites-access-private-whatsapp-chats/

Mini-Heap

New links… “It may well be that the models were loose for about a week before OpenAI realized that they were the ones attacking” — an autonomous AI’s recent escape from its sandbox to hack another site shows the need for better AI guardrails “Every month, we’ll read a work of classic fashion philosophy and talk about how it applies to what we wear today” — Derek Guy, a popular, witty, and knowledgeable menswear writer, has started a philosophy podcast with radio producer Avery Trufelman “They made an exact replica of my wife…” — “Exact Replica”, by Joshua Seigal, poet and former philosophy student “A company named Word Unscrambler… recently released the list of the most searched word definitions by state“ — one state had “philosophy” as its most-searched word. Can you guess which? “Of greatest concern is… constitutive de-skilling, the erosion of the capacities that make us human in the first place” — Kwame Anthony Appiah on Mill, autonomy, and AI, in the first issue of The Humanist Review of AI Philosophy, the journal, celebrates its 100 years of publication with a special issue on Bernard Williams’s “Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline”, which it published 25 years ago — several of the pieces are open-access “You don’t know jack diddly doo-doo about what red really is” — tough talk about color perception, from Pete Mandik Mini-Heap posts usually appear when several new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, a collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers. The Heap of Links consists partly of suggestions from readers; if you find something online that you think would be of interest to the philosophical community, please send it in for consideration for the Heap. Thank you.Previous edition.

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https://dailynous.com/2026/07/22/mini-heap-721/

A coalition of environmental and tribal groups filed an emergency injunction to stop a land swap between SpaceX and the federal government, saying courts should rule on its legality.

Source: 'The court has to intervene now': I...s condemn SpaceX's South Texas land swap

The MoD wants to put 27 giant radar dishes in Pembrokeshire, which campaigners have strongly opposed.

Source: Fate of massive 20m-high space radar in ministers' hands

The MoD wants to put 27 giant radar dishes in Pembrokeshire, which campaigners have strongly opposed.

Source: Fate of massive 20m-high space radar in ministers' hands

"We didn't anticipate big discoveries, given how extensively the planet has been studied, but we did complement Mars science with the data we collected through Psyche's unique perspective."

Source: New timelapse video shows NASA's Psyche spacecraft zooming by Mars

CISA orders urgent action on actively exploited Langflow RCE flaw
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday ordered U.S. government agencies to prioritize patching an actively exploited vulnerability in the Langflow visual framework for building AI agents. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-actively-exploited-langflow-rce-flaw/

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.

Source: OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

Stop renting storage space — this lifetime 2TB plan is yours for $59
Cloud storage costs tend to creep up over time, since most services charge monthly or annually for as long as you use them. FileJump's Lifetime Plan skips that model entirely, offering 2TB of cloud storage for a single payment of $59 (MSRP $467). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stop-renting-storage-space-this-lifetime-2tb-plan-is-yours-for-59/

Old TV Vacuum Tube Turned DIY X-Ray Machine
Just because you probably shouldn’t make a DIY X-ray machine, doesn’t mean nobody would. [mircemk] shows off his DIY unit, how it works, how to use it safely and of …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/old-tv-vacuum-tube-turned-diy-x-ray-machine/

Microsoft to stop Exchange 2016 / 2019 security updates in October
Microsoft has reminded customers that it will stop shipping security updates for Exchange 2016 and 2019 through the Extended Security Update (ESU) program in October. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-exchange-2016-and-2019-esu-program-ends-in-october/

The latest space debris incident in Australia shows just how much we still don't know about what happens to rockets and other debris when it falls from space.

Source: Metal spheres found in Australia sh... about falling space debris, experts say

Whitelee Windfarm has been producing electricity for about 20 years on a stretch of moorland near Eaglesham but is reaching the end of its life.

Source: UK's largest onshore wind farm to be rebuilt with fewer, larger turbines

Quote Of The Day By David Fincher: '...I've Maintained That, That's The Foundation Of My Career.'
Acclaimed, obsessive filmmaker David Fincher knows a thing or two about the perverse, which is why we're highlighting this quote.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2217771/quote-of-the-day-david-fincher-foundation/

Quote Of The Day By David Fincher: '...I've Maintained That, That's The Foundation Of My Career.'
Acclaimed, obsessive filmmaker David Fincher knows a thing or two about the perverse, which is why we're highlighting this quote.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2217771/quote-of-the-day-david-fincher-foundation/

60 FPS NES Emulator on ESP32
At least in theory, video games are more resistant to becoming lost media thanks to their digital nature — they’re easy to copy and emulators have saved many titles that …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/22/60-fps-nes-emulator-on-esp32/

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Review: A Grab Bag Of Sci-Fi Delights
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds plays to its strengths in Season 4 by giving all types of Trek fans something to enjoy. Here's our review.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2219939/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-review/

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Review: A Grab Bag Of Sci-Fi Delights
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds plays to its strengths in Season 4 by giving all types of Trek fans something to enjoy. Here's our review.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2219939/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-review/

Chick-fil-A discloses data breach after credential stuffing attacks
American fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is notifying customers of a data breach after their accounts were hacked in a wave of recent credential stuffing attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chick-fil-a-discloses-data-breach-after-credential-stuffing-attacks/

Farmers have a crucial role in cleaning up one of the UK's most polluted river systems, a study shows.

Source: How farmers could fix Wales' polluted rivers and save money