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April 19, 2026

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The Bromine Chokepoint

The article analyzes how geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could disrupt global bromine production, which is essential for manufacturing memory chips. Israel and Jordan supply over 60% of the w...

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Vercel April 2026 security incident

Vercel has confirmed a significant security breach in April 2026, with hackers claiming to be selling stolen customer data. The incident has generated substantial discussion with 404 points and 263 co...

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Notion leaks email addresses of all editors of any public page

Notion has exposed a security flaw that allows anyone to access the email addresses of all editors of public pages, potentially affecting millions of users. The issue was reported via social media and...

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SPEAKE(a)R: Turn Speakers to Microphones for Fun and Profit [pdf] (2017)

Researchers demonstrate SPEAKE(a)R, a technique that repurposes computer speakers into microphones to capture audio covertly. The method exploits hardware vulnerabilities and has implications for priv...

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The seven programming ur-languages (2022)

The article identifies seven foundational 'ur-languages' that have shaped modern programming paradigms, offering a historical and conceptual framework for understanding language evolution. It provides...

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The world in which IPv6 was a good design (2017)

This 2017 article critically examines IPv6's design choices, arguing that it failed to address key issues like NAT and address allocation effectively. It offers technical insights into protocol limita...

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The RAM shortage could last years

A global RAM shortage is expected to persist for several years due to surging demand from AI applications and data centers. The shortage is driven by limited manufacturing capacity and supply chain co...

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When compilers surprise you

Compiler expert Matt Godbolt demonstrates how Clang can perform remarkable optimizations by replacing a simple summation loop with a closed-form mathematical formula. The compiler recognizes the patte...

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Stupid RCU Tricks: Corner-Case RCU Implementations

Kernel developer Paul McKenney explores unconventional RCU implementations using fixed-time grace periods, including historical examples from Van Jacobson and DEC OSF/1. The article examines how timed...

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Defense in Depth: A Practical Guide to Python Supply Chain Security

This article provides a practical guide to securing Python supply chains through layered defenses, including linting with Ruff, dependency pinning with uv, vulnerability scanning with pip-audit, and S...

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Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon

Robots have set a new record at the Beijing half-marathon, significantly improving on last year's best robotic time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. This achievement highlights rapid advancements in robotic...

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Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure

Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn booster for the first time, landing it on a drone ship after launch. However, the mission was compromised by an upper stage failure that prevented payload...

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Cloud development platform Vercel was hacked

Cloud development platform Vercel was hacked by the ShinyHunters group, who are attempting to sell stolen employee data including names, email addresses, and activity timestamps. Vercel confirmed the ...

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Headless everything for personal AI

Simon Willison discusses the emerging trend of 'headless' services optimized for AI agents, citing examples like Salesforce Headless 360 and predictions of an API-first resurgence. This shift enables ...

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Swiss authorities want to reduce dependency on Microsoft

Swiss authorities are planning to reduce their reliance on Microsoft products due to concerns over vendor lock-in, security, and digital sovereignty. This move reflects a broader trend among governmen...

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Changes in the system prompt between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7

Anthropic made subtle but significant changes to the system prompt between Claude Opus versions 4.6 and 4.7, which were discovered through analysis. The modifications appear to refine the model's beha...

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Introducing Glyph Protocol for Terminals

Glyph Protocol introduces a new terminal standard that allows applications to register custom glyphs at runtime, eliminating the need for users to install large patched fonts like Nerd Fonts. Applicat...

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OpenAI’s existential questions

OpenAI is making strategic acquisitions to address two major existential challenges facing the company, as discussed on the Equity podcast. The moves reflect ongoing concerns about the AI firm's long-...

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Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom

Fusion energy startups and investors are facing growing disagreements that threaten to undermine recent funding momentum. Key unresolved issues could deepen existing fissures in the sector if not addr...

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What we once had (at the height of the XMPP era of the Internet) (2023)

A nostalgic reflection on the XMPP protocol's golden era around 2008, when it enabled interoperable messaging between major platforms like Google Talk, Facebook Messenger, and AIM. The author contrast...

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postmarketOS Conference

postmarketOS is hosting its inaugural conference from September 25-27, 2026 at RWTH Aachen University in Germany. The free event will feature technical discussions, workshops, and collaboration sessio...

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corpus: self-hosted listenbrainz and last.fm frontend

Corpus is a self-hosted proxy that archives listening history from Last.fm or MusicBrainz, enriches metadata from multiple sources, and stores data locally in DuckDB with S3 image caching. It addresse...

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Hot Wiring the Lisp Machine

A developer describes their journey to build a static site generator using only Emacs and Org-mode, rejecting modern web bloat and dependencies. The article explores the technical process of leveragin...

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Optimizing xreferee with elemIndex

A developer shares optimization techniques for xreferee, a git repository linter, achieving a 5x speedup by switching from LazyText to LazyByteString and using elemIndex instead of break. The optimiza...

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The 12-month window

The article discusses how many AI startups are operating in niches not yet addressed by major foundation models, with founders acknowledging this advantage is temporary. It highlights the competitive ...

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First Look at the Bigme Hibreak Plus E INK Smartphone

The Bigme Hibreak Plus is a new 6.13-inch color E-ink smartphone running Android 14 with Google Play access, targeting reading and productivity use cases. It represents a niche but practical approach ...

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Samsung Color E INK displays now available in the USA

Samsung's Color E-Paper EMDX series displays are now available in the US market, featuring ultra-light and thin designs with advanced color imaging algorithms. This represents a notable expansion of c...