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Physicists Solve a “Quantum-Only” Problem Using an Ordinary Laptop
A problem once touted as requiring a quantum computer has now been solved on a laptop.
Using advanced mathematical techniques and sophisticated software, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute and collaborators at Boston University showed that a conventional computer can successfully simulate a notoriously difficult quantum system previously claimed to be beyond the reach of classical computing.
Apple Patches 30+ iOS, macOS, Safari Flaws, Including AI-Discovered WebKit Bugs
The four vulnerabilities are part of nearly 30 vulnerabilities that have been patched in WebKit, an open-source web browser engine developed by Apple. Others include a use-after-free issue in WebKit Canvas (CVE-2026–43720) and a vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious website to process restricted web content outside the sandbox (CVE-2026–43725).
Apple has also remediated three bugs that could be exploited by a malicious app to leak sensitive kernel state (CVE-2026–43722), cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory (CVE-2026–43724), or corrupt kernel memory (CVE-2026–39868). Security researcher Hyunwoo Kim, who discovered Dirty Frag, has been credited with discovering and reporting CVE-2026–43724 and CVE-2026–43722.
The updates are available for iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, and Safari 26.5.2. None of the patched vulnerabilities has been disclosed as actively exploited in the wild.
Microsoft extends Windows Server 2022 hotpatching until October 2027
Microsoft has extended Windows Server 2022 hotpatching until October 2027, one year after the mainstream end date of October 2026.
This comes with the following caveat: extended support is only available for systems running Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition that are enrolled in hotpatch updates. This change is effective immediately, and the existing hotpatch cadence will remain unchanged through October 2027.
On systems where hotpatching is enabled, Windows deploys security updates by patching the in-memory code of running processes without restarting them after each installation or rebooting the device.