Linux's Kernel CVE Crisis, Google's Billion-Dollar EU Fine, and Samsung's Mistral AI Stake
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Linux kernel maintainers published 432 CVEs in just two days this week, straining security teams already stretched thin — Akamai's Jan Schaumann says prioritizing fixes at this volume "is not feasible," and Linus Torvalds has called the kernel security mailing list "almost entirely unmanageable," with speculation that AI-assisted bug hunting is behind the surge. Then: the European Union fined Google $1 billion for violating the Digital Markets Act, penalizing the company for favoring its own search results and restricting Google Play app developers. And: Samsung is negotiating a stake in French AI startup Mistral at a funding round that could value the company at roughly $22.8 billion. Today's Techstrong Gang panel: host Jon Swartz with Tracy Ragan, Jeff Reich, and Jack Poller.
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