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A zero-day vulnerability named BlueHammer in Windows Defender allows attackers to escalate privileges from low-level accounts to SYSTEM-level access on Windows 10/11, with full exploit code publicly r...
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully concluded with the Orion capsule splashing down in the Pacific Ocean after a record-breaking journey that took humans farther from Earth than ever before. The ni...
Google is integrating a memory-safe Rust DNS parser into the Pixel 10 modem firmware to mitigate memory-safety vulnerabilities. This follows Project Zero's demonstration of remote code execution on Pi...
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully completed its return to Earth with a 'perfect' splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The spacecraft landed at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time, marki...
NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully completed the Artemis II mission, returning four astronauts to Earth after a historic lunar flyby—the first crewed Moon mission in 54 years. The capsule endured ex...
Small AI models have been found to detect the same cybersecurity vulnerabilities as the larger Mythos model, challenging assumptions about model size and capability. This suggests that smaller, more e...
South Korea has implemented a universal basic mobile data access program, ensuring all citizens have a minimum level of internet connectivity. This initiative represents a significant digital inclusio...
Part 5 of a series critiquing modern distributed systems and software engineering practices, focusing on common annoyances and systemic flaws. The article, highly discussed on Hacker News, highlights ...
Researchers from UC Berkeley detail how they achieved top performance on AI agent benchmarks and discuss the limitations of current evaluation methods. They propose new approaches for creating more tr...
Bitcoin miners are reportedly losing $19,000 per BTC produced due to a 7.8% drop in mining difficulty, which reflects reduced network competition but still insufficient profitability. The situation hi...
Cirrus Labs, an AI research organization, is joining OpenAI in a significant industry consolidation move. The acquisition represents OpenAI's continued expansion and talent acquisition strategy in the...
The Linux kernel project has published official guidelines for using AI coding assistants, requiring human developers to maintain legal responsibility and follow standard development processes. AI-gen...
The article discusses Rust's vulnerability to supply chain attacks due to its dependency management system and offers mitigation strategies. It highlights the risks associated with third-party crates ...
This article investigates split locks on x86-64 architectures, where atomic operations crossing cache line boundaries trigger slow bus locks that degrade system performance. It examines how modern CPU...
Fakecloud is a new free and open-source AWS emulator designed for local development and integration testing, offering real API compatibility and cross-service support without requiring AWS accounts or...
SiFive, backed by Nvidia, has reached a $3.65 billion valuation for its open AI chips based on RISC-V architecture. This highlights growing investor confidence in alternative chip designs for AI workl...
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully concluded with a Pacific Ocean splashdown, marking humanity's return to deep space after 50+ years. The mission represents the 'lowest hanging fruit' of the Arte...
Finnish startup Donut Lab claims to have solved solid-state battery technology and plans production for later this year, though experts remain skeptical given the historical challenges with commercial...
Advanced Mac Substitute is an API-level reimplementation of 1980s-era Mac OS, allowing modern systems to run classic Mac software through emulation. The project has generated significant interest with...
SQLite 3.53.0 introduces several notable enhancements including a fix for a database corruption bug in WAL mode and the new Query Result Formatter (QRF) library for improved readability of query outpu...
A tutorial introducing a custom git alias 'fixup' that simplifies amending past commits using git's rebase and autosquash functionality. The article explains how interactive rebasing works and provide...
The article argues that AI coding assistants can reduce the need for traditional frontend frameworks by generating predictable boilerplate code, allowing developers to rely on organizational patterns ...
A developer shares their journey through multiple programming languages and explains how Rust offers an optimal balance of benefits with reduced complexity when used at a higher level. The article exp...
A developer reverse-engineered Lenovo's proprietary FCC unlock process for WWAN modems and replaced it with a transparent 100-line Bash script. The script performs the same handshake to activate LTE m...
The article argues that expecting platforms like crates.io to guarantee supply-chain security is misguided, as typo-squatting and URL impersonation remain persistent threats even with proposed solutio...
Passive radar is an innovative technology that detects objects by analyzing how existing environmental signals like FM radio and digital TV broadcasts bounce off targets, rather than transmitting its ...
A developer details using Wireshark to reverse-engineer the USB protocol of the Nanoleaf Pegboard Desk Dock, which lacks Linux support. The guide compares capturing USB traffic from both host and gues...
Pokémon Champions launches with significant technical issues and balance problems that undermine its competitive battling focus. The free-to-start game faces challenges in appealing to both casual and...
Pardonned.com is a new searchable database of US presidential pardons created by scraping DOJ data. The project was inspired by content from Liz Oyer and aims to make pardon information more accessibl...
The author expresses frustration with current S3-compatible storage solutions, criticizing Minio for abandoning its open-source roots, Garage for complexity, SeaweedFS for performance issues, and CEPH...
Colin Percival reflects on 20 years using AWS since creating his account in 2006, sharing early experiences with Amazon S3 and lesser-known services like Amazon E-Commerce Service. He discusses his in...
Cryptographers Matthew Green and Filippo Valsorda have made a long-term bet on whether ML-KEM-768 (post-quantum lattice-based cryptography) or X25519 (classical elliptic curve cryptography) will be br...
The article introduces the concept of 'brocards'—concise aphorisms—for efficient vulnerability triage in open source security, inspired by legal principles. It provides practical examples like dismiss...
A KDE developer shares a set of custom git commands and shell aliases to analyze project health metrics like frequent changes, bug patterns, contributor activity, and emergency fixes. The tools help a...
This article explores why humans create frightening narratives about AI, using the viral GPT-4 Taskrabbit story as an example. It argues these stories reveal more about human psychology than actual AI...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post addressing both a physical attack on his home and a critical New Yorker profile questioning his trustworthiness. The response comes amid heightened scrutiny...
AMC is premiering its new tech satire comedy 'The Audacity' in 21 three-minute segments on TikTok, marking an unconventional distribution strategy to attract younger viewers. The full premiere will al...
Google News briefly displayed betting markets from prediction platform Polymarket alongside legitimate news articles, which the company confirmed was an error. A Google spokesperson stated that the pl...
A new study by General Reasoning tested eight top AI models in a simulated Premier League betting scenario, finding that all lost money over a season with xAI's Grok performing worst. The research hig...
The New Yorker used AI-generated art for its profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, created by artist David Szauder who has long worked with generative processes. The illustration features eerie, distorted...
The article analyzes how Iran's state media effectively used raw, graphic war footage for propaganda during recent conflicts, contrasting with the White House's more memetic approach. It notes the iro...
The article reviews affordable third-party USB-C docks for Nintendo Switch 2, noting that Nintendo changed the console's wireless protocols and video output specifications, forcing accessory makers to...