AI Overviews are answering legal questions before users reach your website. Traffic is down 19%, CPCs are up 568%, and the old playbook is breaking.

Slot machines on the Las Vegas Strip return about 93 cents on the dollar. This is widely considered some of the worst odds in gambling. Yet on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated prediction market, traders have wagered vast sums on longshot contracts with historical…

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Tool for planning astronomical observations: shows the observability of celestial objects by plotting their altitude over the course of a night and year. Similar to the ING's staralt but intended to be quicker, easier to use and more feature-rich.

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A recent change to 1.1.1.1 accidentally altered the order of CNAME records in DNS responses, breaking resolution for some clients. This post explores the technical root cause, examines the source code of affected resolvers, and dives into the inherent ambiguities…

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New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.

iterative image reconstruction using random cubic bézier strokes, accelerated on metal

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