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LG Smart TVs have been found logging user data including potentially sensitive information, raising serious privacy concerns for millions of devices. The issue highlights the broader problem of smart ...
bzip3 is an open-source compression algorithm and library presented as a successor to bzip2, offering improved compression ratios and speed. The project has garnered significant attention on Hacker Ne...
The authors of the influential Dataflow Model paper reflect on their VLDB Test of Time award-winning work, evaluating what aged well and what was missed over eleven years. While core principles like e...
A comprehensive technical guide explaining Linux kernel jump labels (static keys) — how they use patchable NOP/JMP instructions to enable/disable code paths with minimal runtime overhead. Covers the x...
A fire at the unfinished Lake Mariner AI data center in New York exposed serious safety gaps, including missing alarms, non-functional hydrants, and burned safety documents. The $3.2 billion facility ...
Apple's upcoming iPhones are expected to carry higher prices due to a severe global memory chip shortage, marking a reversal of decades-long cost declines in consumer electronics. The memory crunch ha...
OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki argues that the strongest case for rapidly training smarter AI models is the need to build defensive systems against dangers posed by other AIs, including rogue a...
Caltech is hosting its first-ever hackathon devoted to research-level mathematics, inviting participants to tackle open mathematical problems in a competitive, collaborative format. The event represen...
The Rust compiler team released results from their first annual Rust Debugging Survey, which gathered over 2,300 responses. Key findings show that over 46% of respondents currently use debuggers, whil...
The article presents a novel optimization for converting a daily timestamp (0–86399) into hours, minutes, and seconds, claiming ~50% faster performance than traditional date library approaches. The ke...
The author evaluates how well AI coding agents perform when instructed to use various testing and verification techniques, testing 26 prompt conditions and 4 skills on a Zstd implementation task in Ru...
The article provides a step-by-step guide on bringing up the Linux kernel on a new platform, using a minimal emulated RISC-V CPU as the target. It covers writing a custom emulator, compiling a toolcha...
The author investigates claims that VictoriaMetrics achieves 3-4x better compression than Prometheus-based solutions like Thanos and Cortex. Testing revealed that Prometheus's compression is actually ...
Audi has unveiled the A2 E-tron, a compact crossover EV that aims to break the typical trade-off between affordability and efficiency. Starting at £32,200 (~$45,000), it features an ultra-low drag coe...
Bentley is set to debut its 2027 Torcal, a spacious electric SUV sharing a platform with the electrified Porsche Cayenne. The vehicle aims to blend luxury EV refinement with a controversial approach o...
Huawei has launched its Mate XT 2, its third trifold phone in China, adopting Samsung's inward-folding design and introducing a privacy-enhancing display — a first for foldable phones. The new model s...
EcoFlow has launched its fourth-generation River series portable power stations, featuring the River 260 Gen4 (256Wh) and River 520 Gen4 (512Wh). Both models use longer-lasting and safer LFP battery c...
Simon Willison highlights a growing problem of abusive web crawlers consuming disproportionate server resources, citing Konstantin Ryabitsev's observation that git.kernel.org spends more CPU cycles re...
Simon Willison shares insights from OpenAI's internal RSI (Recursive Self-Improvement) day, highlighting how OpenAI's research team is using coding agents. The post notes a significant acceleration in...
An interactive visualization that animates the construction of Los Angeles's skyline from 1880 to 2026, showing how the city's buildings have grown and changed over more than a century. The project, h...
A live interactive map of Belgium's public transport system is available at openbaarvervoerbelgie.be, aggregating real-time transit data across the country. The project has gained traction on Hacker N...
The Internet Archive is running a September recurring donation campaign where contributions are matched 3x, encouraging users to set up monthly donations to support server operations. The campaign hig...
The author searched for the shortest possible IPv6 addresses by scanning all 8192 addresses in the form X:: within the global unicast range, pinging each one. Only a handful responded, including addre...
The article explains the importance of internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) in software development using a travel booking scenario. It highlights how poor localization can confuse user...
The author shares two small TypeScript utility functions that implement Rust's Result pattern, converting exceptions into typed Result values (Ok/Err) instead of relying on try/catch blocks. The artic...
A GNU Guix blog post explaining how to define complex service configurations by bridging Guile Scheme types with YAML-based service configs, using Goimapnotify as a practical example. The post address...
GEM for Linux is an open-source project that ports the classic GEM (Graphical Environment Manager) desktop environment to Linux, offering windows, menus, dialogs, a terminal, calculator, and clock. It...
The article discusses implementing TLS handshake signing within a TPM (Trusted Platform Module), likely using Go. This approach leverages hardware-backed key protection for enhanced security in TLS co...
The author argues that trust is the central challenge when adopting AI-generated code in engineering workflows, spanning from ticket authorship to CI/CD and observability. They advocate for a culture ...
Apple's September 9 launch is expected to feature its first foldable iPhone Ultra as the headline device, alongside updates to AirPods and HomePods. The event will mark a significant design shift for ...
Sony is re-releasing its acclaimed WH-1000XM4 headphones as the WH-1000XM4C, six years after the original launched in 2020. The new model features minor improvements and a lavender color option while ...