A law requiring UK internet users to verify their age to access adult content has led to a huge surge in VPN downloads—and has experts worried about the future of free expression online.

We successfully exploited two discontinued network devices at DistrictCon’s inaugural Junkyard competition in February, winning runner-up for Most Innovative Exploitation Technique. Our exploit chains demonstrate why end-of-life hardware poses persistent…

Amazon’s recent announcement of their spec-driven AI tool, Kiro, inspired me to write a blog post on a completely unrelated topic: formal specifications. In particular, I wanted to write abou…

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk in an $85 billion deal, to create the nation's first coast-to-coast freight rail operator.

I wrote about the new GLM-4.5 model family yesterday—new open weight (MIT licensed) models from Z.ai in China which their benchmarks claim score highly in coding even against models such …

You log in to a Linux server with a performance issue: what do you check in the first minute?

Major evolution of Hologram with microsecond-level performance improvements, comprehensive session and cookie management, live reload functionality, incremental compilation, and CRDT support. Over 950 commits delivering significant new features and architectural…

A contentious book argues that endless oil revenue and a sovereign wealth fund are making Norway increasingly bloated, unproductive and unhealthy.

A class action over pirated books exposes the 'responsible' AI company to penalties that could bankrupt it — and reshape the entire industry

What AI-optimized schools misunderstand about learning

iPhone Camera vs real camera

New A4 stepping of our RP2350 microcontroller now available, with security and other improvements. Plus: another RP2350 Hacking Challenge!

A Swiss film about a nurse pushed to her limits one night is being praised for the picture it paints of treacherously underfunded healthcare. The director talks about the ‘heart-pounding’ story that inspired her

A new way to learn in ChatGPT that offers step by step guidance instead of quick answers.

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