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AISLE Discovers 38 CVEs in OpenEMR Healthcare Software

AISLE discovered 38 critical vulnerabilities (CVEs) in OpenEMR, a widely-used healthcare software with over 100,000 providers. The findings highlight significant security risks in healthcare IT infras...

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GitHub RCE Vulnerability: CVE-2026-3854 Breakdown

A critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-3854) has been discovered in GitHub, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability has been detailed by W...

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Your phone is about to stop being yours

A movement called 'Keep Android Open' is gaining significant traction with over 800 points and 400+ comments on Hacker News, warning about the increasing loss of user control over Android devices. The...

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Warp is now Open-Source

Warp, a popular AI-native terminal for developers, has been open-sourced, allowing community contributions and transparency. The move is significant as it enables customization and collaboration on a ...

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GitHub Actions is the weakest link

A critical analysis highlights GitHub Actions as a major security vulnerability in software supply chains, citing issues with dependency management and access controls. The article argues that its wid...

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VibeVoice: Open-source frontier voice AI

Microsoft has released VibeVoice, an open-source frontier voice AI model, which has gained significant attention on Hacker News with 299 points and 165 comments. The project represents a notable contr...

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Who owns the code Claude Code wrote?

This article explores the complex legal question of who owns code generated by AI assistants like Claude. It examines copyright implications, user agreements, and the legal gray areas surrounding AI-g...

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Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop

Localsend is an open-source, cross-platform file sharing application that serves as a privacy-focused alternative to Apple's AirDrop. It enables local file transfers between devices running different ...

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An update on GitHub availability

GitHub is addressing recent availability incidents by scaling infrastructure 30x to handle exponential growth driven by AI agentic workflows. The platform is prioritizing reliability through distribut...

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Carrot disclosure: Forgejo

A security researcher discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in Forgejo, including SSRF, RCE, and authentication flaws, after Fedora migrated to the platform. The researcher opted for 'carrot di...

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Illegal vs Unwanted States

The article distinguishes between illegal states (system states that should never occur) and unwanted states (states that are undesirable but may temporarily exist). It argues that systems must repres...

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Bypassing DPI with eBPF, no VPN or proxy needed

A technical blog post demonstrates how to bypass Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) using eBPF sock_ops to send fake TLS ClientHello packets with decoy SNI values, avoiding the need for VPNs or proxies. The...

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GTFOBins

GTFOBins is a curated list of Unix-like executables that can be misused to bypass security restrictions, escape restricted shells, and escalate privileges in misconfigured systems. It focuses on legit...

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How I Broke the Anti-Bot Behind Nike, Kick, and Twitch

A security researcher details their successful reverse-engineering of Kasada's anti-bot protection system used by major platforms like Nike, Kick, and Twitch. The analysis reveals how the system uses ...

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Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS

Amazon Web Services has launched new OpenAI products, including an agent service, just one day after OpenAI ended its exclusive agreement with Microsoft. This move accelerates the availability of adva...

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Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal

Google has signed a new contract to expand the Pentagon's access to its AI technology, following Anthropic's refusal to allow DoD use for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons. This move highli...

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Australia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax

Australia is implementing a new policy requiring Big Tech platforms to pay news publishers for content, with a 2.25% tax penalty for non-compliance. The tax rate decreases to 1.5% if platforms negotia...

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GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage

GitHub is shifting GitHub Copilot to a usage-based billing model starting June 1, replacing fixed monthly request allocations with AI Credits tied to token consumption. This change aims to better refl...

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Start with the sensors, then design the rest: How Zoox built its robotaxi

Zoox has developed a purpose-built robotaxi with a unique sensor-first design approach, placing sensors at all four corners for optimal visibility. Unlike competitors who retrofit existing vehicles, Z...

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Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI

Elon Musk has begun testifying in his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, stemming from their falling out over OpenAI's direction and structure. The case involves Musk's...

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Introducing talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930

Researchers including Alec Radford (GPT co-creator) have released talkie, a 13B parameter language model trained exclusively on pre-1931 English text. The model offers both base and instruction-tuned ...

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Using a 1978 terminal in 2026 (DEC VT-100)

A developer explores using a 1978 DEC VT-100 terminal as their primary interface in 2026, testing its compatibility with modern software and reflecting on the persistence of legacy tech. The VT-100's ...

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The Best (Query) Plans of Mice and Men

The article explores PostgreSQL's query planning behavior, revealing that under certain conditions the database may reuse generic query plans without considering specific parameters, potentially bypas...

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Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages

Amazon has introduced an AI-powered audio Q&A feature called 'Join the chat' on product pages, allowing customers to ask questions and receive spoken responses. This represents a significant enhanceme...

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Lovable launches its vibe-coding app on iOS and Android

Lovable has launched its mobile 'vibe-coding' app on iOS and Android, allowing users to build apps through AI voice and text prompts on the go. The launch comes despite Apple's recent crackdown on sim...

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Apple introduces a cheaper option for App Store subscriptions

Apple is introducing a new App Store subscription model that allows developers to offer discounted monthly pricing in exchange for a 12-month commitment from users. This provides developers with more ...

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The great American data center divide

Rural American communities are increasingly resisting data center construction due to concerns over water usage, environmental impact, and disruption of agricultural land. The shift of data centers fr...

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Neanderthal brains measure up to ours—literally

A new study comparing MRI scans of modern human brains with Neanderthal endocasts reveals that Neanderthal brain size falls within the modern human range, challenging previous assumptions about cognit...

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What's new in pip 26.1 - lockfiles and dependency cooldowns!

pip 26.1 introduces lockfile generation via 'pip lock' for reproducible dependency management and dependency cooldowns with '--uploaded-prior-to' to avoid recently uploaded packages. The update drops ...

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microsoft/VibeVoice

Microsoft released VibeVoice, an MIT-licensed Whisper-style speech-to-text model with built-in speaker diarization. The author tested the 4-bit MLX-converted version on a Mac, processing an hour of au...

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Ghostty is leaving GitHub

Ghostty, a terminal emulator project, is moving its repository away from GitHub, reflecting broader developer concerns about platform dependency and open-source sustainability. The decision has sparke...

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Before GitHub

A retrospective article exploring the software development landscape before GitHub's dominance, examining the tools and workflows that developers used in the pre-GitHub era. The piece provides histori...

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Waymo in Portland

Waymo has expanded its autonomous vehicle operations to Portland, Oregon, marking another step in the company's geographic expansion strategy. The deployment represents continued growth in the autonom...

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Claude.ai unavailable and elevated errors on the API

Claude.ai is experiencing service unavailability and elevated API errors, impacting users and developers relying on its AI services. The incident has garnered significant attention on Hacker News with...

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Show HN: Live Sun and Moon Dashboard with NASA Footage

A developer has created a live dashboard displaying real-time NASA footage of the Sun and Moon with interactive visualization features. The project has gained significant traction on Hacker News with ...

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FOSDEM 2026 - All FOSDEM 2026 videos are online

FOSDEM 2026 has published all available video recordings from the conference, organized by talk schedule and room. The videos have undergone human review, but organizers request feedback for any issue...

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7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails (2007)

In 2007, Derek Sivers detailed his switch back to PHP after a frustrating two-year attempt to rewrite CD Baby in Rails, citing mismatched needs and excessive complexity. He completed the PHP rewrite i...

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Rust India Conference 2026 - Full Talk Recordings

The Rust India Conference 2026 has released full recordings of its talks on YouTube, providing access to technical presentations and discussions from the event. This serves as a resource for developer...

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Babylon and the Square Root of 2 (2011)

The article examines the YBC7289 Babylonian clay tablet from 1700 BC, which demonstrates an early understanding of the square root of 2 through geometric calculations. It explores how Babylonians used...

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From GitHub to Codeberg/Forgejo

A developer details their migration from GitHub to Codeberg and self-hosted Forgejo, citing ideological opposition to big tech and GitHub's declining reliability and poor feature implementations. The ...

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Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men

Match Group has invested $100 million in Sniffies, a location-based cruising app for gay men with 3 million monthly active users. The investment represents Match's strategy to expand its portfolio bey...

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Snapchat brings AI-powered conversational advertising to its app

Snapchat is introducing AI-powered conversational advertising that allows users to interact with brand AI agents for questions and recommendations. This represents a shift from traditional display ads...

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Otter’s new feature lets users search across their enterprise tools

Otter has launched a new enterprise search feature that allows users to search across connected tools including Gmail, Google Drive, Notion, Jira, and Salesforce alongside existing meeting data. The c...

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Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days

A 74-year-old Florida man developed a severe Vibrio vulnificus infection after a coastal water exposure, requiring emergency surgery to remove necrotic tissue from his arm and leg. The case highlights...

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Electrical current might be the key to a better cup of coffee

Researchers at the University of Oregon have adapted a battery-testing tool to apply electrical current to coffee brewing, aiming to better measure and enhance flavor profiles. This novel approach cou...

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Now YouTube TV lets you multiview any channel you want

YouTube TV has launched fully customizable multiview, allowing users to select and watch up to four live streams simultaneously. This expands on the platform's previous limited multiview feature that ...

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Taylor Swift is stepping up the legal war on AI copycats

Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications to protect her voice phrases 'Hey, it's Taylor Swift' and 'Hey, it's Taylor' from AI imitation. The legal move represents a growing trend of celebrities a...

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Xteink X4 is the first Non-Kindle e-reader on Amazons Top 10

The XTEINK X4 has become the first non-Kindle e-reader to reach Amazon's top 10 bestseller list, outperforming models like the Kindle Colorsoft and Scribe. This marks a notable shift in consumer prefe...