REST API returns 400 for non-numeric IDs on integer path parameters

August 20th, 2026 12:00 AM

Several REST API endpoints previously accepted non-numeric or multi-value input on integer-typed path parameters without validating it up front. Instead of a clear error, these requests returned inconsistent responses (401 Unauthorized, 404 Not Found, or in rare latent-bug cases 200 OK). They now validate the parameter type and return 400 Bad Request. To migrate, send a single numeric ID with each request. Legitimate clients already do this, so no action is required for well-formed requests....

Head of US Safety Agency Resigns

July 20th, 2026 08:00 PM

Chris Fall has resigned as director of the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation just three months after being appointed to lead the Commerce Department's federal AI testing institute. Arvind Raman, who oversees the Commerce office responsible for the institute, will serve temporarily in the role. "The Commerce Department did not provide a reason for Fall's departure," reports Reuters. From the report: Fall's exit marks the latest change in direction for Trump's approach to AI. The...

Ubuntu’s desktop icons extension completes its GTK4 port

July 19th, 2026 10:04 PM

The Desktop Icons NG (aka DING) GNOME Shell extension Ubuntu uses to put icons on your literal desktop, has been busy – it finished its port to GTK4, patched memory leaks and improved a few of its lesser-known features. The GTK4 port landed in v51.0.0, released this month, alongside early support for GNOME 51 (since that’s the GNOME version Ubuntu 26.10 will ship with in October). Prior to that, there were other, smaller in June with fixes for memory leaks and buffs to usability. DING’s GTK4...

OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?

July 20th, 2026 07:33 PM

Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.

A warm and welcoming mountain home nestled at the base of the Colorado Rockies

July 20th, 2026 07:05 AM

Haven Design and Construction designed and furnished this beautiful mountain home, which is nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Littleton, Colorado. After seeing another home that they had designed in the neighborhood, this family hired them to specify all interior materials, plumbing, lighting fixtures, tile, countertops, hardware, appliances, and wallpaper. They also […] The post A warm and welcoming mountain home nestled at the base of the Colorado Rockies appeared first on One...

Democratic senators want answers about Hegseth's military testosterone plan

July 20th, 2026 07:44 PM

Senate Democrats are pressing Defense Secretary Hegseth for answers about his directive requiring the military to measure troops' testosterone levels.

Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws

July 14th, 2026 07:22 PM

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, almost triple the number of vulnerabilities the software giant fixed in its record-smashing Patch Tuesday release last month. Microsoft attributed the burgeoning patch counts to vulnerability discoveries aided by artificial intelligence. Nearly 60 of the bugs quashed in July’s Patch Tuesday earned a “critical” severity rating, meaning miscreants or malware...

Intel Expanding Memory Options For Current Xeon 6 / Xeon 6+ Servers

July 20th, 2026 06:47 PM

With Intel's next-generation Xeon Diamond Rapids processors not slated to launch until next year and with AMD EPYC Venice being right around the corner, Intel announced today that with upcoming BIOS updates they will be expanding the range of RDIMM and MRDIMM memory support for current-generation Xeon 6 and Xeon 6+ processors...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 announces open beta for Nintendo Switch 2

July 20th, 2026 05:10 PM

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is getting an open beta on Nintendo Switch 2, it’s been announced. This will be happening during the weekend of August 28. You’ll have until September 1 to participate. Technically, this will be the second beta for the game. To explain that further, an initial beta will be taking place the prior weekend. However,... The post Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 announces open beta for Nintendo Switch 2 appeared first on Nintendo Everything.

iOS 26.6: New features, release date, more

July 20th, 2026 07:47 PM

iOS 26.6 is imminent for iPhone users. Here’s everything you need to know about the update, and why it’s more important than you may think.

xAI Open-Sources Grok Build Coding Agent After Cloud Upload Exposes SSH Keys, Repos

July 20th, 2026 08:29 AM

xAI has published the full source code for Grok Build, its terminal-based AI coding agent, on GitHub under an Apache 2.0 license. The release lands three days after a security researcher showed the tool quietly shipping entire developer repositories — SSH keys and password databases included — to a Google Cloud bucket xAI controls. The timing is not a coincidence. A researcher publishing under the handle Cereblab used the network interception tool mitmproxy to capture traffic from Grok Build...

iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Beta 4 is now available to developers and early testers

July 20th, 2026 07:10 PM

The fourth beta for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 brings stability improvements, fixes known issues, and continues to refine the OS ahead of the fall release. Read more...