New DWP PIP points system on table in shake-up for 4 million claimants

Timms Review will find PIP is “not fit for purpose” and the entire assessment system must be overhauled in root-and-branch ...
SecurityWeek

Proof-of-Concept Exploit Released for Linux ‘Bad Epoll’ Root Access Vulnerability

Exploit for "Bad Epoll" Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-46242) can lead to root access on desktops, servers, and Android ...
latesthackingnews.com

“Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Bug Lets Any User Grab Root

A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...
USENIX

Files, file descriptors, and name space

Usual implementations of UNIX APIs store client (application) specific state information regarding IO/IPC (files, sockets, pipes, etc) elements in the kernel. For example, for files, the kernel not ...
PC World

Unlock the potential of Windows File Explorer with this free app

Windows File Explorer has changed over and over again across the years, but even when it’s been revamped it hasn’t ever felt groundbreakingly new, neither visually nor functionally. That seems to be ...
GitHub

File Descriptors

Linux kernel has fairly low default limit of file descriptors that a given process can open - only 4096. Games can use a lot of them for inter-process communication, synchronization primitives and ...