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The article argues that memory safety in software is a critical life-or-death issue, warning that the imminent widespread availability of AI-powered bug-finding tools will expose vulnerabilities in me...
A critical HTTP/2 vulnerability dubbed 'HTTP/2 Bomb' has been discovered, affecting major web servers including nginx, Apache, IIS, Envoy, and Cloudflare Pingora. The exploit combines a compression bo...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Project Solara, a chip-to-cloud platform developed with Qualcomm, marking a strategic shift from traditional operating systems and apps to an 'agent-first' comput...
Focused Energy has secured $240 million in Series A funding, bringing its total private investment to $300 million plus $200 million in grants, making it one of the most well-funded fusion startups. T...
Password manager Dashlane disclosed a security breach where hackers bypassed its two-factor authentication through brute-force attacks, resulting in the theft of some customers' encrypted password vau...
Microsoft has unveiled Project Solara, an Android-based operating system designed specifically for AI agents rather than traditional apps. The platform aims to run on various devices with dynamically ...
Microsoft has unveiled MAI-Thinking-1, its first advanced reasoning AI model, at Build 2026. The medium-sized model was developed in-house using clean data and reportedly matches leading models on sof...
Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, its next-generation quantum chip that reportedly features qubits 1,000 times more reliable than previous versions. The advancement comes through a new material stack...
The article discusses the growing concerns around the proposed web advertising standards that could create a cartel-like structure among major browser vendors. It examines how these standards might li...
Microsoft AI has launched MAI-Code-1-Flash, a new code generation model, as part of a broader release of seven new MAI models. The model focuses on efficient code generation capabilities, with technic...
Former President Trump has signed a significantly scaled-back executive order on AI regulation, marking a notable shift from earlier, more ambitious proposals. The order focuses primarily on promoting...
KDE developer David Edmundson announces that the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.1 will be the last release to support the X11 display server, marking a significant shift towards Wayland as the default display ...
Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, a major initiative to scale its AI assistant Claude. The project focuses on enhancing the model's capabilities while maintaining safety and alignment, with ne...
Adafruit, a major open-source hardware company, has received a legal demand letter from Fenwick & West LLP on behalf of Flux.ai, potentially involving intellectual property disputes. The situation has...
The article discusses iddqd, a Rust library developed at Oxide Computer Company for creating maps where keys are borrowed from values, which is extensively used in their Omicron control plane. It delv...
VideoLAN has announced dav2d, a new open-source decoder for the AV2 video codec, which is the successor to AV1. The decoder aims to be fast, portable, and efficient, building on the success of their p...
Jane Street has developed strace-ui, an interactive terminal UI that significantly improves upon the traditional strace debugging tool by providing better visualization, filtering, and navigation of s...
A new Rust compiler backend called rustc_codegen_jvm has been developed to compile Rust code into JVM bytecode, enabling Rust programs to run on the Java Virtual Machine. The project supports JVM 8+ a...
GCC 16.1 marks a significant milestone with its first release featuring BPF support, bringing it closer to feature parity with LLVM. The development team presented updates at LSFMM+BPF 2026, highlight...
WaveScope introduces a novel approach to help LLMs better understand and navigate codebases by using wavelet transforms to provide multi-resolution context. This method addresses the limitations of cu...
Microsoft has launched an open-source framework called Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing (ASSERT) that enables developers to create AI behavior tests using natural lan...
Microsoft has unveiled Scout, a new AI assistant integrated with Microsoft 365 that draws inspiration from the OpenClaw project. The assistant aims to enhance productivity tools with advanced AI capab...
Google has launched a new fake call detection feature to combat the growing threat of AI-powered deepfake voice scams, where fraudsters impersonate trusted individuals or authorities. The move comes a...
Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit over Ring's facial recognition feature, which allegedly stores images of passersby without consent. The lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles S...
OpenAI has launched six new job-specific plug-ins for its Codex platform, targeting white-collar professions including data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, and investment fields...
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Amazon's Ring, seeking financial compensation for Americans whose faces were scanned by Ring's 'Familiar Faces' feature without consent. The plaintiff arg...
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to transfer a supercomputing facility from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to another operator, following a lawsuit b...
Mathematicians have issued the Leiden Declaration on AI and Mathematics, warning about the threats AI poses to mathematical research integrity and traditional proof standards. The declaration, endorse...
Apple TV+ releases the full trailer for Silo Season 3, continuing the dystopian sci-fi series based on Hugh Howey's novels. The new season will explore both the present-day aftermath of the silo rebel...
Google is expanding its scam detection capabilities on Android to protect users from deepfake voice calls and impersonation scams, which caused nearly $3 billion in losses in 2024. The feature will wo...
China's space program has launched the Long March 12B rocket, marking another significant step in the country's pursuit of reusable launch vehicle technology. The development comes amid intense compet...
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp announced plans to return the New Glenn rocket to flight by the end of 2026, following a recent explosion at their Florida launch site. The company confirmed that key infrast...
A new analysis explains why porting Doom to the Neo Geo console is virtually impossible due to fundamental hardware limitations. The Neo Geo's architecture, designed exclusively for sprite-based 2D gr...
Slate Auto is developing a minimalist electric pickup truck with a strong focus on privacy, featuring only 600 parts and no embedded modem. The vehicle will use a smartphone app for basic functions bu...
Impulse Space has raised $500 million in Series D funding, bringing its total funding to over $1 billion, to expand its orbital mobility services. The company, founded by SpaceX veteran Tom Mueller, h...
Sony announced God of War Laufey, a new installment in the franchise that shifts the protagonist role from Kratos to Faye/Laufey. The game will feature different gameplay mechanics with more acrobatic...
Microsoft Build 2026 featured major announcements including the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box for AI development, new AI models, and an always-on personal assistant. The event highlighted Microsoft's cont...
Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme chip, featured in the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus handheld, shows promising performance and battery life improvements that could position Intel as a leader in portable gaming. The...
President Trump signed an executive order establishing a voluntary framework for AI companies to share their frontier models with the federal government before release, aiming to balance innovation wi...
Microsoft has introduced two new text LLMs: MAI-Thinking-1 (35B parameters) for reasoning tasks, available to select partners, and MAI-Code-1-Flash (5B parameters) optimized for GitHub Copilot and VS ...
The article provides a detailed walking tour of Seattle's surveillance infrastructure, documenting various types of monitoring technologies deployed in public spaces. It raises awareness about the ext...
The article 'Why Janet?' explores the rationale behind choosing the Janet programming language for development projects, highlighting its unique features and benefits. It discusses Janet's lightweight...
Vim Classic 8.3 has been released as a stable, long-term support fork of the Vim text editor, based on Vim 8.2.0148 with selective backports of bug fixes and security patches. The fork deliberately ex...
The Swift team has detailed recent improvements to the type checker in the upcoming Swift 6.4 release, focusing on performance optimizations and simplification of the compiler's internal mechanisms. T...
The article discusses passive browser identification techniques through HTTP header order and TCP/IP options, which can be more reliable than traditional user-agent strings. It details the specific he...
Cyera, a data storage security company, is reportedly finalizing a $300M funding round at a $12B valuation, representing an 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses. The company has surpassed $150M i...
Zack Eakin, former Anduril engineer, has raised $42M for Layup Parts, a startup aiming to become the 'Amazon of composite parts' by making composite manufacturing faster, cheaper, and more efficient. ...
Microsoft has introduced a new specification that enables developers to better control AI agent behavior through portable policy files. The tool allows development, compliance, and security teams to d...
The Department of Energy under the Trump administration has restarted federal energy rebate programs with controversial changes, including eliminating rebates for switching from fossil fuels to electr...
Remedy Entertainment has announced that Control Resonant, the sequel to their acclaimed 2019 game Control, will launch on September 24, 2026. The game will feature Dylan Faden as the sole playable cha...
BOOX has enhanced its Notes app with features that make handwritten notes more functional and integrated. The update includes searchable handwriting recognition, improved calendar integration, and bet...
Lumafield published a CT scan analysis of BYD car parts, revealing detailed internal structures and manufacturing techniques. The analysis provides insights into the engineering and quality of compone...
A developer expresses frustration with Gmail's increasingly automated and opinionated interface, particularly its aggressive filtering and categorization of emails. The author details their decision t...
HP has re-released the HP-16C, a classic computer science calculator originally launched in 1982. The new Collector's Edition maintains the original functionality including binary, hexadecimal, and fl...
A blog post makes the case for using systemd timers over traditional cron jobs, highlighting their advantages in logging, error handling, and integration with the systemd ecosystem. The article has ge...
This blog post uses Robert Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' as a lens to examine modern AI-generated content and the concept of 'slop' in digital media. The author acknowledges the...
A developer has created Edsger, a handwritten Clojure REPL specifically designed for the reMarkable 2 e-ink tablet. This project enables programmers to write and execute Clojure code using the tablet'...
Revo is a new dynamic programming language focused on developer ergonomics and joy of programming, featuring a clean data flow model with pipe operators and a small 1MB toolkit. The language emphasize...
The article introduces Kelvin versioning, a novel software versioning system where versions are represented as integers in Kelvin. The system enforces strict dependency rules where supporting componen...
The Oils project reviews its four-year journey with NLnet grants, highlighting achievements including the completion of Python-to-C++ translation for OSH and progress on YSH. The project faced challen...
The article explores the concept of 'self-calling executables' where a program launches another instance of itself, primarily for testing purposes in Go. It demonstrates how this technique can help is...
Cyberdecks, custom-built portable computers, are gaining popularity on social media as a form of tech rebellion against big tech surveillance. These DIY devices range from solar-powered game emulators...
Uber has implemented spending caps on employee AI usage after exceeding its allocated budget within just four months. The company had previously encouraged widespread adoption of AI tools among staff,...
Startup Everand is launching a bundled subscription service that combines e-books, audiobooks, and access to Fable's book club community, positioning itself as a competitor to Amazon's Kindle Unlimite...
Board, a new gaming startup founded by Mirror's Brynn Putnam, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Union Square Ventures. The company focuses on 'together tech' to facilitate in-person so...
Meta is testing a new 'Series' feature for episodic Reels content on Instagram and Facebook, potentially introducing a new format for creators to organize and publish sequential video content. The com...
X has introduced a new 'React with Video' feature that allows users to record video responses to posts, positioning it as an alternative to traditional reposts and quote tweets. The feature targets co...
Archaeologists conducted experiments using rhino teeth as tools to understand Neanderthal behavior, finding that wear patterns on ancient rhino teeth match those created when using them as hammers for...
Sony's June 2026 State of Play showcase featured over 60 minutes of game announcements and updates, including major reveals like the God of War Laufey expansion, Control sequel, and extended gameplay ...