+ - P != NP->
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tcoppi
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+ - Local Root Exploit for Linux->
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thisnukes4u
thisnukes4u writes "A local root exploit proof-of-concept for linux has been released to the public via milw0rm. One for the most recent 2.6.24 kernels is also available."
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+ - Researchers Predict Outcome of 2008 US Election-> 3
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ThisNukes4u writes "As announced earlier today, Marc Stevens, Arjen Lenstra and Benne de Weger have announced that they can predict the outcome of the 2008 US Presidential Election with 100% accuracy using the Playstation 3. In related news, they have also announced a "Vulnerability of software integrity and code signing applications to chosen-prefix collisions for MD5". Is this the final death knell for MD5 and other similar-length hashes, now that computing power has advanced enough that finding collisions is feasible on modern customer hardware?"
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+ - The Linux Weather Forecast->
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ThisNukes4u
ThisNukes4u writes "The Linux Foundation, along with LWN editor Jonathan Corbet, have announced a new page called the Linux Weather Forecast. The purpose is to give an overview of where the various Linux kernel pieces and technologies are heading in the near to medium term future."
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+ - Facebook in talks to sell to Yahoo!
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ThisNukes4u
ThisNukes4u writes "Social-networking Web site Facebook.com is in serious talks to sell itself to Internet media company Yahoo Inc. for an amount that could approach $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday."