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Stop treating the database as dumb storage and use its extended features. There's a lot you can use.

Welcome back! We are back from our November hiatus and thus back to regular weekly posts! This week we’re going to answer the runner-up question in the last ACOUP Senate poll (polls in which …

An arms dealer makes millions on junk fees from National Parks visitors.

Seven wild months at Musk’s company

I’m sorry, I simply cannot be cynical about a technology that can accomplish this.

The Facebook-era “move fast and break things” startup motto no longer applies in today’s hyper-competitive environment. This is especially true for SaaS startups like Jam, where customers trust and rely on their products to complete their work.

If you’ve…

Bernie Madoff was arrested in a matter of days after his fraud came to light, but SBF is still a free man. What gives?

Import WebAssembly libraries just like any other dependency in your project

Learn how to use and express yourself with GitHub’s open source variable fonts, Mona Sans and Hubot Sans.

In 2017, consulting giant Booz Allen cut a deal with the government to extract junk fees from Americans who want to use Federal lands and waters for hunting or fishing. Will Congress or Biden act?

Cancer cells delete DNA when they go to the dark side, so a team of doctors and engineers targeted the 'backup plans' that run essential cell functions. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Indiana University have discovered a cancer weakness. They…

Grant in part and defer in part, with conditions, the application of Space Exploration Holdings, LLC

Governor Kristi Noem believes that allowing TikTok on state-owned devices is "contrary to the interest of the State of South Dakota."

To mark Lost Species Day, images of 39 recently extinct animals and their stories — from the aurochs to the ivory-billed woodpecker.

US speeds have dropped from 105Mbps to 53Mbps—but 7,500 new satellites will help.

New interaction ideas for chat UI in mobile devices.