Jeff Hall - PCIGuru 

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Been in information security, privacy, computers, etc. since, well, since almost they have been around (i.e., a very, very long time). Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota or there about. Oh, and I write the PCI Guru blog - pciguru.blog
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An internal memo dispatched by senior execs at Red Hat suggests the software biz is starting to push AI tooling within its Global Engineering department. RHEL may be about to get some Windows 11-style "improvements." https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/red_hat_ai_dev/
Leaked memo suggests Red Hat's chugging the AI Kool-Aid

Exclusive: Sounds like an excellent time to start honing your Debian skills

The Register

Hello, World

#NASA astronaut and #Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of #Earth from the #Orion spacecraft's window on April 2, 2026, after completing the translunar injection burn.

Image Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

The expansion has been hamstrung by a shortage of electric equipment: Builders have had to rely on largely Chinese imports since American factories aren’t making enough of the components. https://www.semafor.com/article/04/02/2026/us-data-center-buildout-slows-on-supply-hurdles
US data center buildout slows on supply hurdles

The US’ AI infrastructure buildout is decelerating as the market struggles to keep up with demand.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras and zodiacal light is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

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While building the technical infrastructure for the digital euro — Europe’s planned central bank digital currency — the ECB quietly but deliberately excluded every major American cloud provider from the running. https://blog.cyber-defence.io/the-ecb-just-banned-us-cloud-giants-from-its-digital-currency-project-3478a5f283d8
The ECB Just Banned US Cloud Giants From Its Digital Currency Project.

This week, the European Central Bank made a decision that deserves far more attention than it has received.

Medium
Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/claude-code-leak-used-to-push-infostealer-malware-on-github/
Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub

Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware.

BleepingComputer
As US and Israeli strikes continue on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the real danger isn’t the explosion, but what happens if critical safety systems fail—and how that risk could spread across the Gulf. https://www.wired.com/story/heres-what-can-happen-when-the-us-bombs-irans-nuclear-sites/
What Happens When a Nuclear Site Is Hit?

As strikes continue on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the real danger isn’t the explosion, but what happens if critical safety systems fail—and how that risk could spread across the Gulf.

WIRED
Cloudflare has released EmDash version 0.1, described as a rebuild of the WordPress CMS (content management system) but using TypeScript rather than PHP. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/cloudflare_previews_emdash_an_aidriven/
Cloudflare previews 'EmDash' – an AI-driven rebuild of WordPress in TypeScript

: Name is a joke but the project is real, said main engineer

The Register
IBM and Arm are working together on getting software developed for Arm chips to run on Big Blue's enterprise systems, with an eye on future AI and data-intensive workloads. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/ibm_arm_software_mainframes_ai_support/
IBM wants Arm software on its mainframes to better support AI

: Tie-up aims to widen Big Blue’s access to power-efficient compute

The Register
The Palo Alto Networks researchers found that these agents could be compromised by attackers and turned into ‘double agents’, enabling various types of malicious activities, including exfiltrating data, creating backdoors, and compromising infrastructure. https://www.securityweek.com/google-addresses-vertex-security-issues-after-researchers-weaponize-ai-agent/
Google Addresses Vertex Security Issues After Researchers Weaponize AI Agents

Palo Alto Networks has shared details about how its researchers weaponized AI agents built on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI development platform.

SecurityWeek