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The popular Axios JavaScript library has been compromised on the NPM registry with malicious versions that deploy a remote access trojan. This supply chain attack affects one of the most widely used H...
A supply chain attack compromised the popular Axios HTTP client via a malicious npm dependency ([email protected]), injecting a remote access trojan that can execute commands and exfiltrate data. ...
New research shows quantum computers require significantly fewer resources than previously estimated to break elliptic-curve cryptography, with one study demonstrating a 100x reduction in overhead and...
NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch this week, marking the first human return to lunar space in over 53 years. The mission will send four astronauts on a journey around the far side of the Moon...
OpenAI has completed a funding round valuing the company at $852 billion, marking one of the largest private valuations in tech history. This signals massive investor confidence in AI's growth potenti...
A detailed incident report reveals critical GitHub access management failures at RubyGems between September 10-18, 2025, leading to unauthorized access changes and community disruption. The investigat...
Claude AI discovered critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in both Vim and Emacs text editors through simple file opening operations. Vim maintainers promptly patched their vulnerability, whi...
Researchers have successfully reproduced the BadAML attack that exploits ACPI tables to achieve arbitrary code execution inside confidential VMs, bypassing memory isolation guarantees. The team develo...
OpenAI has raised a massive $122 billion funding round led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, valuing the AI company at $852 billion as it approaches an IPO. Notably, $3 billion of this funding came fro...
North Korean hackers have compromised the widely-used Axios open source project, injecting malware into a tool downloaded tens of millions of times weekly. This represents a significant supply chain a...
Iranian state-sponsored hackers are escalating cyberattacks against the US and Israel, using psychological warfare, fake apps, and disinformation campaigns to sow chaos and gather intelligence. Former...
The FTC has revealed that OkCupid shared 3 million user photos with a facial recognition firm without proper consent, though the company avoided fines. This highlights ongoing privacy concerns in the ...
Microsoft clarifies in its Copilot terms of use that the AI assistant is intended for entertainment purposes only, not for professional or high-risk applications. This disclosure has sparked discussio...
Claude Code's source code was reportedly leaked through a map file in their NPM registry, sparking significant discussion and analysis in the developer community. The incident includes mentions of fak...
Solvespace, an open-source CAD application, has launched a web version that runs directly in browsers. The release has generated significant interest with 264 points and 85 comments on Hacker News, in...
Claude Code's source code has been accidentally leaked through a map file in their NPM registry, revealing internal implementation details. The leak has sparked significant discussion in the developer...
Supply chain attacks are occurring with alarming frequency, with two recent incidents targeting popular open source packages - litellm on PyPI and axios on npm within a single week. This pattern highl...
The article argues that AI-assisted coding tools are creating a 'subprime technical debt crisis' by incentivizing developers to postpone refactoring in anticipation of better future models, potentiall...
Cocoa-Way is a native macOS Wayland compositor written in Rust using the Smithay library, enabling seamless Linux app streaming without XQuartz. It features native OpenGL rendering, HiDPI support, and...
Major autonomous vehicle companies including Waymo, Tesla, and Zoox declined to disclose how frequently their self-driving vehicles require remote human assistance during a Senate investigation. This ...
Meta faces significant legal accountability for harms caused to teens through its platforms, with thousands of court cases pending. Congressional efforts to address children's online safety through ne...
Rec Room, a social gaming platform once valued at $3.5 billion, is shutting down operations on June 1. The platform was known for its user-generated games and virtual experiences, representing a signi...
Uber and autonomous vehicle company WeRide have expanded their robotaxi partnership to Dubai, launching fully driverless operations without human safety operators. This marks a significant milestone i...
CareCloud, a major electronic health records provider for over 45,000 healthcare providers, disclosed a breach where hackers accessed patient medical records in March. The incident potentially affects...
A Starlink satellite broke apart into tens of pieces due to an internal anomaly, according to SpaceX and tracking firm LeoLabs. The debris is expected to deorbit within weeks and poses no immediate th...
Anthropic accidentally leaked the entire source code for its Claude Code CLI tool via an exposed source map file in an npm package release. The leak includes nearly 2,000 TypeScript files and over 512...
An Ars Technica reporter reflects on NASA's Orion program, contrasting the hollow optimism of past launches with newfound hope under new administrator Jared Isaacman's candid leadership and clear plan...
Anthropic's report suggests LLMs could theoretically handle over 80% of tasks across many job categories, but the 'theoretical capability' metric relies on speculative projections rather than empirica...
Anthropic accidentally leaked Claude Code's TypeScript source code in the 2.1.88 update, exposing over 512,000 lines including upcoming features and internal architecture. The leak reveals intriguing ...
Cohere has launched Transcribe, a new speech recognition API that leverages their advanced AI models for accurate transcription. The tool is designed for developers to integrate into applications requ...
The article critiques the trend of 'AI slopware'—low-quality AI-generated content and tools—arguing that it may not represent the future of technology. It discusses concerns about over-reliance on AI ...
The article introduces Bleve, a powerful Go library for full-text indexing that provides an alternative to external services like Elasticsearch. It demonstrates how to create a simple indexer with cod...
A user shares their experience migrating from bupstash to Plakar for backups on OpenBSD, highlighting its cross-platform capabilities and integrations with cloud services. The article provides install...
Rustunit has developed gitea-ci-autoscaler, a Rust-based service that automatically scales Gitea CI runners on Hetzner Cloud infrastructure. The solution addresses the cost-efficiency problem of fixed...
Servo 0.0.6 introduces significant performance improvements including faster layout and script pause/resume capabilities, along with expanded web platform support for CSS properties, DOM APIs, and dev...
A proposed systemd change to add birth date fields for age-verification compliance sparked extreme community backlash, including doxxing and death threats against the developer. The change responds to...
Developer updates Wastrel, an ahead-of-time WebAssembly compiler, with support for bignum operations using mini-gmp and progress on exception handling integration. The work focuses on compiling output...
Recent Y Combinator startups are achieving unusually high seed valuations around $40 million, reflecting increased investor enthusiasm for AI ventures. This trend comes with elevated performance expec...
Truecaller has reached 500 million monthly active users, with 350 million in India and significant growth in international markets. The company is expanding beyond caller ID with AI-powered features l...
Nomadic has raised $8.4 million to develop technology that processes the massive amounts of data generated by autonomous vehicles. The company uses deep learning models to transform raw sensor footage...
Rivian spinoff Also has secured an additional $200 million in funding from DoorDash and Greenoaks Capital, bringing its total funding to over $500 million. The company will focus on developing autonom...
Runway has launched a $10 million fund and Builders program to support early-stage startups developing applications with its AI video generation technology. The initiative aims to accelerate progress ...
Google is rolling out a feature allowing US-based Gmail users to change their email username without creating a new account, addressing long-standing user requests for flexibility. The change preserve...
GM has temporarily laid off 1,300 workers and idled its Factory Zero plant in Michigan due to plummeting demand for electric trucks and SUVs. The slowdown reflects broader industry challenges includin...
ChatGPT is now available on Apple CarPlay for users with iOS 26.4 or newer and the latest ChatGPT app version. The integration is voice-only, following Apple's guidelines that prohibit text or imagery...
Samsung has released a free Android app called Hearapy that uses a 100Hz sine wave tone played through headphones for 60 seconds to alleviate motion sickness symptoms by stimulating the vestibular sys...
Amazon has halted distribution of Kindle software version 5.19.3 due to serious bugs and battery drain issues. The company expects to resolve the problems within a few weeks before resuming distributi...
A developer created a historical uptime tracker for GitHub, documenting the platform's service availability over time. The project gained significant attention on Hacker News with 339 points and 97 co...
GitHub's Monaspace font family, designed for code readability and developer experience, receives a detailed case study highlighting its design process and technical features. The project has garnered ...
An article on combinators in TinyAPL, a minimal APL implementation, discusses their role in functional programming and array processing. It received moderate attention on Hacker News with 122 points a...
Pidgin has released the first alpha version (2.95.0) of its upcoming 3.0 release, marking a milestone with stabilized protocol APIs for third-party developers. This early build is intended for testing...
Gaim 3 is a new universal chat client currently in early development that revives the classic Gaim name and interface. Built on libpurple 3 and GTK 4, it will support multiple chat networks and run cr...
A technical analysis identifies key functions called during the boot process of Linux kernel v7.0-rc1, providing insights into kernel initialization. This manual selection offers developers a focused ...
Yupp, a crowdsourced AI model feedback startup that raised $33 million from prominent investors including a16z crypto's Chris Dixon, is shutting down less than a year after launching. The company had ...
Fitness wearable startup Whoop raised $575 million in Series G funding, tripling its valuation to $10 billion, with high-profile investors including Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James. The significant...
Amazon's Alexa+ now integrates with Uber Eats and Grubhub for voice-based food ordering, designed to mimic conversational interactions like speaking to a waiter or at a drive-thru. This update enhance...
FedEx has opted for a partnership-driven automation strategy, collaborating with Berkshire Gray rather than developing proprietary technology in-house. This approach allows the logistics giant to leve...
Meta has launched two new Ray-Ban smart glasses specifically designed for prescription wearers, marking an expansion of their wearable tech lineup. The company claims these are their most comfortable ...
Mindbody and ClassPass have merged in a $7.5 billion deal, reflecting ongoing consolidation in the fitness tech industry. This follows other recent acquisitions like MyFitnessPal's purchase of Cal AI ...
RFK Jr. is advocating for the FDA to lift restrictions on over a dozen injectable peptide treatments that were banned in 2023 due to significant safety risks and lack of efficacy data. These unproven ...
Roku has launched a standalone mobile app for its $2.99/month Howdy streaming service, making the ad-free content available on iOS and Android devices. The service features nearly 10,000 hours of cont...
Research reveals that optimal aircraft evacuation requires evenly distributing elderly passengers throughout cabin sections rather than clustering them together. This strategy prevents bottlenecks dur...
Polestar and Volvo are consolidating all Polestar 3 production to their South Carolina factory, ceasing manufacturing in Chengdu, China. The move aims to improve operational efficiency and leverage th...
A Birmingham water utility announced it was discontinuing water fluoridation, then revealed it had actually stopped the practice years ago without public notice. The utility cited aging equipment and ...
Evercade has announced the Nexus, a new handheld console with a larger 5.89-inch 16:9 screen and dual thumbsticks for 3D gaming support. It features a modest resolution bump to 840×512 and will retail...
Samsung's Galaxy S26 introduces Photo Assist AI editing tools that build upon Google Pixel's AI photo manipulation capabilities, allowing users to make extensive edits through natural language request...
Hisense's 75-inch U6 mini-LED TV is currently discounted to $550 during Amazon's Big Spring Sale, making it cheaper than the 65-inch model while offering more screen size and dimming zones. The TV fea...
datasette-llm 0.1a4 introduces API key configuration by model purpose, allowing plugins to specify different keys for specific tasks like using GPT-5.4-mini for enrichments. The release includes llm-e...
Simon Willison released llm-all-models-async 0.1, a plugin that converts synchronous LLM models to async versions using thread pools. This enables compatibility with async-only frameworks like Dataset...
Supernote is adding a new InkHub feature to its Manta and Nomad e-ink tablets in an upcoming software update. This feature will enable users to share content with other users, enhancing collaboration ...
Harlequin is expanding its romance publishing into mobile-first serialized video content, responding to growing global demand for short-form storytelling. This move represents a traditional publisher ...