Daily · Nov 5, 2026
OpenAI publishes Linux kernel vulnerability research, confirms 948 privilege-escalation flaws
OpenAI published Linux kernel vulnerability research, confirming 948 unique local privilege-escalation flaws and generating candidate patches; the run dynamically reproduced 1,724 vulnerabilities. Kimi K3.1 Pro released open model weights with support for a million-token context. In US elections, several AI and data center restriction measures won voter support.
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Model releases & updates
- Kimi K3.1 Pro releases open model weights with 1M-token contextHacker News front page
Industry
- Tech lobby says US voters' AI backlash was anti-Trump, not anti-techArs Technica · AI
- Texas AI data center boom may stall after election resultMIT Technology Review · AI
- OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company to extend Codex coding toolsOpenAI News