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First, a trust issue that developers need to hear about. A Y Combinator-backed tool called Paxel promises that your code never leaves your machine — except, according to a security researcher, it does. That gap between marketing language and actual data behavior is a serious concern for anyone using AI coding assistants in professional environments, and it's a reminder to read the fine print before you grant an app access to your work.
Staying with security, Oxford University students are dealing with their second data breach in as many months. This time the target was CareerConnect, a career platform run by a third-party provider called Group GTI. Full names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords for non single sign-on users were all exposed. Two breaches in quick succession at the same institution points to a deeper problem with how universities vet the external vendors handling sensitive student data.
And in space, NASA is preparing a mission to boost the aging Swift observatory back into a stable orbit before atmospheric drag pulls it down for good. Swift has been scanning the sky for gamma-ray bursts since two thousand four, and scientists aren't ready to lose it. The mission would represent one of the more unusual applications of orbital servicing technology we've seen in recent years.
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