NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, June 22 (game #476)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day…
Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that the company’s next-generation AI superchip platform, Vera Rubin, is on schedule to begin arriving to customers later this year. “Today, I can tell you that Vera Rubin is in full production,” Huang said during a press event on Monday at the annual CES technology trade show in Las Vegas….
Metasploit 2025 Annual Wrap-Up
Hard to believe it’s that time again, and that Metasploit Framework will see the dawn of another Annual Wrap-Up (and a New Year). All of the metrics and modules you see here would in large part not be possible without the dedicated community members who care about the Framework and its mission on all the…
Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors
For several decades, Boston Dynamics has pioneered the development of advanced robots, including humanoids and four-legged systems tested by the military as a way to carry supplies over rough terrain. The company was sold to Google in 2013 and was bought by SoftBank in 2017. In 2021, Hyundai acquired a controlling stake. In recent years,…
Risks of OOB Access via IP KVM Devices
Recently, a new “breed” of IP-based KVM devices has been released. In the past, IP-based KVM devices required dedicated “server-grade” hardware using IPMI. They often cost several $100 per server, and are only available for specific systems that support the respective add-on cards. These cards are usually used to provide “Lights Out” access to servers,…
Payment Rates for Medicaid Home Care Ahead of the 2025 Reconciliation Law
Long-standing workforce challenges in Medicaid home care (also known as home- and community-based services or HCBS) impact care for the over 5 million people who use these services. Shortages and high turnover rates among the direct care workforce reflect demanding work and low wages, particularly among home care workers (who are direct care workers that…
Medicaid Home Care (HCBS) in 2025
Many older adults and people with disabilities require assistance with self-care such as bathing, dressing, and eating. Help with such services is known as “long-term care” and may be provided in institutional settings such as nursing facilities or in people’s homes and the community, including assisted living facilities. Four-in-ten adults incorrectly believe that Medicare is…
Medicaid’s Home Care Support for Family Caregivers in 2025
KFF estimates that 5.1 million Medicaid enrollees use home care, which provides medical and supportive services to help people with the activities of daily living (such as eating and bathing) and the instrumental activities of daily living (such as preparing meals and managing medications). Medicare generally does not cover home care (also known as home-…
Policy Changes Bring Renewed Focus on High-Deductible Health Plans
The expiration of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, along with the passage of the budget reconciliation law, implementation of new Marketplace regulations, and other administrative changes, could bring significant changes to ACA Marketplace enrollment and affordability for the 2026 plan year and beyond. Anticipated increases in what enrollees pay for premiums and…
5th January – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 5th January, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Two US banks, Artisans’ Bank and VeraBank, disclosed that customer data was exposed in an August ransomware attack on their vendor, Marquis Software. The vendor was breached via SonicWall vulnerability, and while…
Critical Memory Leak in MongoDB Allowing Attackers to Extract Sensitive Data
Overview On December 19, 2025, MongoDB Inc. disclosed a critical new vulnerability, CVE-2025-14847, which has since been dubbed MongoBleed. This vulnerability is a high-severity unauthenticated memory leak affecting MongoDB, one of the world’s most popular document-oriented databases. While initially identified as a data exposure flaw, the severity is underscored by the fact that it allows…
