A new Linux kernel bug lets an ordinary, unprivileged user become root. It now hits Android too. Researchers have named it Bad Epoll. The Bad Epoll vulnerability carries the identifier CVE-2026-46242.

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Microsoft Authenticator is cracking down on rooted Android and jailbroken iPhones, blocking work and school Entra sign-ins on modified devices.

OpenClaw, the open source AI agent, just launched native iOS and Android apps that pair with your own self hosted gateway.

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Running Linux on Android isn’t exactly a new idea. Over the years, we’ve seen countless projects attempting to turn Android smartphones into lightweight Linux machines. Most of them, however, end up ...

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