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Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved

The article examines the lasting impact of the Shadow Brokers group, which famously leaked NSA hacking tools in 2016, and how this event continues to influence corporate cybersecurity strategies. It e...

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Microsoft Copilot Cowork Exfiltrates Files

Microsoft Copilot Cowork has been found to have a significant security vulnerability that allows data exfiltration through its email functionality. The system enables agents to send emails containing ...

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Big tech's anti-labor playbook has come for Wikipedia

The article examines how Wikipedia, traditionally a non-profit, volunteer-driven platform, is increasingly adopting corporate practices that mirror those of big tech companies, particularly in its tre...

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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down

Dropbox CEO and co-founder Drew Houston is stepping down after 18 years, with COO Ashraf Alkarmi taking over as CEO. The leadership change comes as Dropbox continues to evolve from a file-sharing serv...

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Outsourcing plus local AI will soon become more economical vs. frontier labs

The article argues that a hybrid approach combining outsourcing and local AI processing will soon become more cost-effective than relying solely on large frontier AI labs. This shift could democratize...

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Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier

The Netherlands has blocked the proposed takeover of a critical digital infrastructure company by a US firm, citing national security concerns. The decision highlights growing government scrutiny over...

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Building an AsyncIO executor for the 3DS

The article details the development of an AsyncIO executor for the Nintendo 3DS homebrew, addressing the platform's cooperative multitasking limitations. It explains how async programming can prevent ...

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How Virtual Tables Work in the Itanium C++ ABI

This technical article provides an in-depth explanation of how virtual tables (vtables) are implemented in the Itanium C++ ABI, which is used by most C++ compilers except Microsoft's MSVC. It demonstr...

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Introducing DoomBench - Can Your Data Stack Run DOOM?

CedarDB has created DoomBench, a stress-testing tool that runs a multiplayer DOOM-like game entirely in SQL to evaluate database performance. The benchmark tests both analytical capabilities through r...

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Canada’s Bill C-22 and the security cost of collecting more data

Canada's proposed Bill C-22, known as the Lawful Access Act 2026, raises significant concerns about privacy and security by potentially requiring electronic service providers to build surveillance cap...

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Just How Bad Was The Intel IAPX432?

A new benchmark of the Intel iAPX432 processor challenges its historical reputation for poor performance. Using a custom-built single-board computer and hand-written assembly code to calculate Pi, the...

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Intent to Prototype: Embedding API

Chrome is proposing a new Embedding API that enables on-device generation of high-dimensional vector representations for semantic understanding tasks. The API aims to provide privacy-preserving AI cap...

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Trump admin wants nuclear startups to use plutonium for their reactors

The Trump administration is encouraging nuclear energy startups to utilize the U.S. government's stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium for next-generation reactors. This initiative aims to repurpose ex...

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Starship’s path to reusability looks murky after SpaceX’s S-1

SpaceX's recent IPO and Starship test flight have raised questions about the company's path to achieving reusability for its Starship rocket. The developments suggest a more challenging and uncertain ...

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OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year

OpenRouter has secured $113 million in Series B funding led by CapitalG, more than doubling its valuation to $1.3 billion within a year. The company has experienced 5x growth in usage over the past si...

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7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data

7-Eleven has suffered a data breach affecting over 185,000 individuals, exposing sensitive personal information including names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The breach was ...

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We're starting to see some PC makers respond to Apple's MacBook Neo

PC manufacturers are responding to Apple's competitively priced MacBook Neo by adopting Intel's new Wildcat Lake processors, which offer improved performance and efficiency. Major brands like Lenovo, ...

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Want an oxygen-rich atmosphere? Stuff oxygen’s friends in the mantle.

A new study suggests that plate tectonics and subduction processes played a crucial role in Earth's atmospheric oxygenation, with evidence showing that changes in tectonic subduction align with histor...

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3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild

Hugging Face has released LeRobot Humanoid, a $2,500 3D-printable humanoid robot legs platform designed for robotics research. The open-source project includes hardware designs, software tools, and si...

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Analyst on China's spent rocket stages: "Things only continue to get worse"

China's rapidly growing space program is raising concerns as the country appears to be ignoring international norms for disposing of spent rocket upper stages. With China launching a record 93 rockets...

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Amazing interior, controversial exterior: Ferrari's first electric car

Ferrari has unveiled its first electric vehicle, the Luce, which is also the brand's first four-door sedan and five-seater. The design, created in collaboration with LoveFrom (Jony Ive and Marc Newson...

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Driving Porsche's most powerful car—and no, it's not a 911

Porsche's new Cayenne Turbo Coupe electric SUV delivers a record-breaking 1,139 horsepower and 1,106 lb-ft of torque, making it the most powerful production car in the company's history. The vehicle a...

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Notes on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI

Pope Leo XIV has released a significant encyclical titled 'Magnifica Humanitas' addressing the ethical implications of AI integration in society, drawing parallels to Pope Leo XIII's historic Rerum no...

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Stack Overflow’s forum is dead but the company’s still kicking

Stack Overflow's traditional Q&A forum is seeing declining activity as AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT provide instant answers, but the company is adapting by focusing on AI-power...

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Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?

The article examines the concerning rise in colorectal cancer rates among young adults, analyzing potential causes and implications. It discusses various theories including dietary changes, environmen...

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DynIP – Dynamic DNS with RFC 2136, IPv6, DNSSEC, and BYOD

DynIP is a new dynamic DNS service that supports modern protocols including RFC 2136, IPv6, and DNSSEC, with a focus on Bring Your Own Domain (BYOD) functionality. The service aims to provide a more s...

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Performance of Rust Language [pdf]

A presentation on GitHub explores Rust's performance characteristics, compiling benchmarks and technical insights about the language's efficiency. The material has generated significant discussion on ...

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Building a Scalable Ingestion Pipeline with Temporal (Part 1)

This technical article details the first part of a two-part series on building a scalable document ingestion pipeline using Temporal, focusing on architectural design decisions. The pipeline handles l...

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American Airlines is getting Starlink Wi-Fi

American Airlines has announced plans to equip over 500 of its aircraft with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service starting in Q1 2027. The installation will cover new Airbus A321XLR and A321ne...

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Amazon Quietly Changed the Terms of Kindle Security Updates

Amazon has quietly modified the terms of service for Kindle security updates, changing the language to reduce their commitment to providing security patches. The change, discovered through the Interne...

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What is a harmonic? An interactive comic about additive synthesis

An interactive comic explains the concept of harmonics and additive synthesis through visual and interactive elements. Created by Sudara and Alec Longstreth, it demonstrates how different frequencies ...

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Stop advertising in your commits

The article criticizes developers for including promotional content and AI tool attributions in their Git commits, arguing that commit messages should be reserved for technical information rather than...

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readable.css

Readable.css is a minimalist CSS framework focused on providing sensible defaults for typography and layout while respecting user preferences and browser settings. It offers light/dark mode support, r...

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Using SwiftUI to Build a Mac-assed App in 2026

The article details a developer's experience building a cross-platform shopping app entirely in SwiftUI, highlighting both the progress and remaining challenges in creating a truly native-feeling Mac ...

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Spotify now lets you stream narrated magazine articles, too

Spotify has expanded its audio content by adding over 650 narrated magazine articles from major publications like Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, and Vogue. The feature, currently available only in Engli...

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Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation

Logistics startup Stord has raised $250 million in funding at a $3 billion valuation to expand its e-commerce fulfillment network that competes with Amazon. The company provides brands with warehouse ...

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Windows' classic 3D Space Cadet pinball is getting a physical re-creation

A hobbyist named CNCDan is attempting to create a physical pinball machine based on the classic Windows game '3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet'. The project involves 3D-printed components to repli...

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A global brand but local cars is Audi's future, says CEO

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner announced a shift from the 'global car' strategy to a more localized approach, with the new Q9 SUV being developed primarily for the US market before global release. The compan...

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Oppo’s Bubble is a thin round screen for taking rear camera selfies

Oppo has launched the Bubble, a wireless accessory that enables users to take selfies using their phone's superior rear cameras. The device features a round screen for framing shots, remote controls, ...