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The National Vulnerability Database has issued a critical security advisory about a major vulnerability in GNU Bourne Again Shell (Bash). GNU Bash is the command-line shell used in most operating systems based on Linux and Unix - including MacOS. A Red Hat security advisory said: "This issue is especially dangerous as there are many possible ways Bash can be called by an application,". The GNU Bash vulnerability was first discovered by Stephane Schazelas. Arstechnica writes: ... is related to how Bash processes environmental variables passed by the operating system or by a program calling....

Powered by blockchain and non-fungible token technology, Web3 stands poised to disrupt the way content creators monetize their work, pulling the rug from under the corporations that previously called the shots. Leading the charge is India’s fastest-growing on-chain social app, Chingari. Dubbed “India’s TikTok,” Chingari has just released Creator Cuts — its video NFT (vNFT) marketplace. Like TikTok, Chingari is a social media platform for sharing short videos. However, its Solana network integration enables innovative new interactions, bringing creators closer to....

Reuters reports that Barclays Bank will announce investment banking job cuts across Asia sometime next week. The news publication’s sources said that these jobs cuts will include closures in South Korea and Taiwan. These rumored cuts come after the Asian region’s failure to produce sustained growth in the post-2008 economy created a difficult business environment for investment bankers in Asia. In addition to these suspected cuts, Reuters reported on Monday that Barclays will close its Indian equities business as part of its Asian cost-cutting measures.

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Graphics card giant Nvidia reported "nominal" sales of its crypto mining chips and expects overall revenues to be down in Q2, which drove down its share price. American graphics card manufacturer Nvidia’s stock price tumbled in after hours trading on Thursday because the revenue outlook for Q2 has fallen short of expectations.Quarterly growth from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 was strong with an 8% increase in revenue to $8.98 billion and 3% increase in earnings per share to $1.36. It also stated it would continue a $15 billion share buyback program through the end of 2023 according to the filing to....