Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the most widely used programming languages on the web.

Several government, school and hospital websites in Europe were taken offline on Wednesday as organizations rushed to protect themselves from two critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language that powers a large share of the ​internet.

Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were taken offline on Wednesday as organizations rushed to protect themselves from two critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language that powers a large share of the internet.

The developers of ⁠the ⁠widely used PHP programming language said on ⁠Wednesday they would release patches for two critical vulnerabilities, as EU cybersecurity officials warned ​organisations unable to apply the fixes should take affected websites offline.

SAN FRANCISCO >> Apple today said it will have ‘limited’ numbers of its folding iPhone Duo phone available for walk-in customers when the device launches Friday, after initial online orders sold out in minutes and pushed delivery times for some customers to January.

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The $1,999 foldable phone is harder to use for left-handed people and those with smaller hands.

Apple ‌on Wednesday said ​it will ​have 'limited' numbers of ⁠its ​folding iPhone Duo ​phone available for walk-in customers ​when ​the device launches ‌Friday, ⁠after initial online orders sold ​out ​in ⁠minutes and pushed ​delivery ​times ⁠for some customers ⁠to ​January.