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A newly disclosed bootrom exploit is raising serious security concerns for iPhone users. Researchers at Paradigm Shift have found a flaw in Apple's A twelve and A thirteen chips, affecting models from the XS through the eleven Pro. Because it targets the secure boot chain at the hardware level, software patches alone cannot close it.
Shifting to a story about digital preservation, the European Commission has decided against requiring publishers to keep video games playable after they leave the market. The Stop Killing Games movement had pushed for legal protections, but Brussels declined to act. It is a significant setback for anyone who believes that licensed software tied to online servers deserves a longer life.
And on the mathematics front, a new piece from the Simons Foundation revisits Hilbert's twenty three problems, the landmark challenges posed in nineteen hundred that shaped an entire century of mathematical thought. Some are solved, some remain open, and at least one has been proven fundamentally unsolvable. It is a remarkable reminder that the deepest questions do not always yield to even the sharpest tools we build.
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