Microsoft releases urgent SharePoint security flaw patches – here’s what you need to know, and how to update

While fixing exploited flaws, Microsoft may have also introduced new bugs The issues affected multiple SharePoint on-prem variants Hackers are already exploiting them in the wild, so users should patch now Microsoft has released an urgent patch to fix a zero-day vulnerability affecting on-premises SharePoint servers. The vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild,…

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032

Astronomers have raced to observe asteroid 2024 YR4 NASA/Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope/New Mexico Institute of Technology/Ryan The world’s space agencies have reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth to below 1 per cent, which strongly suggests that a potentially devastating collision will be avoided. However, the asteroid will still probably pass extraordinarily near…

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A struggling Diageo needs a steadier hand

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In stormy weather, the ship’s captain can do little about the wind, waves and salt spray. The best that can be asked of them is that they maintain an approximate idea of where they are…

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Quordle hints and answers for Monday, June 30 (game #1253)

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, June 29 (game #1252). Quordle…

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Discussions ongoing about new party, says Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has said “discussions are ongoing” after ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana announced she was quitting the party to co-lead a new left-wing party with him. The ex-Labour leader congratulated Sultana on her “principled decision” to leave and said he was “delighted that she will help us build a real alternative”. He said “the democratic…

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