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1 Vice President JD Vance Says Republicans Should "Stop Whining" About Attack Ad From Vivek Ramaswamy
Vice President JD Vance told Republicans to stop complaining about an attack ad featuring the mother of Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton. Speaking in Cincinnati yesterday, Vance urged party members to focus on helping Republican Vivek Ramaswamy win the race. The ad features Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, calling her daughter a liar and urging voters to reject her. Acton says she has not seen her mother since she was about 12, when her stepfather sexually abused her and faced criminal charges. Some Ohio Republicans objected to the ad; Sen. Jon Husted said he would not have run the ad, while Secretary of State Frank LaRose also said he probably would not have used it. The candidates are competing to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
2 An Estimated 70-Percent Of Websites Installing Urgent PHP Security Fix
An urgent security update has been released for PHP, a programming language used by an estimated 70% of websites. Two serious flaws could let hackers run their code and take over affected servers without signing in. The PHP team released fixes yesterday and urged users to install them immediately, and U.S. and British security agencies issued similar warnings. The FBI said organizations that can’t install the update should take any affected systems offline until they can be made safe. OpenAI said its AI tools helped researchers find ways to exploit the flaws. The PHP team said installing the update is the only complete fix. There’s no guarantee that websites won’t be affected by the update process, so check back later if the site you’re trying to reach isn’t available.
3 Meta Ordered To Pay $25-Billion To State Of New Mexico Over Data Privacy
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found it misled Facebook users about privacy and other policies. The case grew out of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which a political consulting firm gathered millions of users’ personal details without permission. Jurors found more than 43 million violations of state consumer protection law; for its part, Meta argued that the state had not proved anyone was actually misled and asked for a much smaller penalty. Under state law, the money is meant for New Mexico’s schools.