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- Adobe releases Flash VM as open source. The release has been named Tamarin and will be hosted by the Mozilla foundation. This doesn't mean that the Flash player is open source, just the EMCAScript 4 virtual machine, frameworks and garbage collection engine.
- CNet reports that an “extremely critical” vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft's XML Core Services. The exploit threatens Windows 2000, Windows XP SP 2, and Windows Server 2003. Microsoft's next patch release is scheduled for November 14, but so far no word on whether this will be included in the patch.
- Time magazine has picked YouTube as “Invention of the Year.” Nevermind that YouTube isn't exactly an invention.
- Microsoft has announced that it will be offering movie and tv downloads through its XBox Live online service. The movies will only be playable for a 24 hour period, can't be burned to DVD and won't play back on other devices.
