EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing" https://cyberinsider.com/eu-calls-vpns-a-loophole-that-needs-closing-in-age-verification-push/
CyberInsider
EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
The European Parliamentary Research Service has warned that VPNs are increasingly being used to bypass online age-verification systems.
Internet Archive Switzerland https://blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/internet-archive-switzerland-expanding-a-global-mission-to-preserve-knowledge/
LLMs corrupt your documents when you delegate https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15597
arXiv.org
LLMs Corrupt Your Documents When You Delegate
Large Language Models (LLMs) are poised to disrupt knowledge work, with the emergence of delegated work as a new interaction paradigm (e.g., vibe coding). Delegation requires trust - the...
The hypocrisy of cyberlibertarianism https://matduggan.com/the-intolerable-hypocrisy-of-cyberlibertarianism/
matduggan.com
The Intolerable Hypocrisy of Cyberlibertarianism
I like the Internet. I am old enough to remember the pre-Internet era and despite the younger generations pining for those simpler days, I was there. Paper maps were absolutely horrible, just you and a compass in your car on the side of the road in the middle…
I’ve banned query strings https://chrismorgan.info/no-query-strings
chrismorgan.info
I’ve banned query strings — Chris Morgan
Distributing Mac software is increasing my cortisol levels https://blog.kronis.dev/blog/apple-is-increasing-my-cortisol-levels
blog.kronis.dev
Apple is increasing my cortisol levels | blog.kronis.dev
My blog, where I attempt to collect my thoughts and share the occasional interesting topic with others
CPanel's Black Week: 3 New Vulnerabilities Patched After Attack on 44k Servers https://www.copahost.com/blog/cpanels-black-week-three-new-vulnerabilities-patched-after-ransomware-attack-on-44000-servers/
Copahost
cPanel's Black Week: Three New Vulnerabilities Patched After Ransomware Attack on 44,000 Servers - Copahost
If you run a server with cPanel or WHM, you need to read this carefully. On May 8, 2026 — just ten days after the cPanel CVE-2026-41940 authentication bypass was used to compromise 44,000 web hosting servers and deploy ransomware — cPanel quietly released…
Bun's experimental Rust rewrite hits 99.8% test compatibility on Linux x64 glibc https://twitter.com/jarredsumner/status/2053047748191232310
X (formerly Twitter)
Jarred Sumner (@jarredsumner) on X
99.8% of bun’s pre-existing test suite passes on Linux x64 glibc in the rust rewrite
Zed Editor Theme-Builder https://zed.dev/theme-builder
Zed
Theme Builder
Build and customize themes for Zed.
Local privilege escalation via execve() https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:13.exec.asc
Show HN: I made a Clojure-like language in Go, boots in 7ms https://github.com/nooga/let-go
GitHub
GitHub - nooga/let-go: Almost Clojure written in Go.
Almost Clojure written in Go. Contribute to nooga/let-go development by creating an account on GitHub.
Making your own programming language is easier than you think (but also harder) https://lisyarus.github.io/blog/posts/making-your-own-programming-language.html
lisyarus blog
Making your own programming language is easier than you think (but also harder)
Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning https://github.com/imtomt/ymawky
GitHub
GitHub - imtomt/ymawky: MacOS Web Server written entirely in ARM64 assembly
MacOS Web Server written entirely in ARM64 assembly - imtomt/ymawky
I'm writing a history of Visual Basic, Chapter 1 is up https://evilgeniuslabs.ca/blog/visual-basic-history-chapter-1-launch
EvilGeniusLabs.ca
I'm writing a history of Visual Basic, Chapter 1 is up
Starting a long-form history of Visual Basic on EvilGeniusLabs.ca. Chapter 1 covers the BASIC dynasty Microsoft had been running since 1975, the California developer Microsoft bought to put a face on it, and the launch pitch Bill Gates seeded in BYTE Magazine…
Casio S100X Japanese Lacquer Edition (JP Page Only) https://www.casio.com/jp/basic-calculators/premium/en-s100x-jc1-u/
The One Dollar Counterfeiter https://www.amusingplanet.com/2026/05/emerich-juettner-one-dollar.html
Amusing Planet
Emerich Juettner: The One Dollar Counterfeiter
In fiction as well as in real life, counterfeiters have always been portrayed as master forgers and artists who reproduced banknotes with astonishing precision. They were often shown as vast criminal enterprises and gangsters who destabilized economies with…
Gemini API File Search is now multimodal https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/expanded-gemini-api-file-search-multimodal-rag/
Google
Gemini API File Search is now multimodal: build efficient, verifiable RAG
Updates to the Gemini API File Search tool makes building efficient, multimodal file retrieval systems easier for developers.
Debian must ship reproducible packages https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/05/msg00001.html
We see something that works, and then we understand it https://lemire.me/blog/2025/12/04/we-see-something-that-works-and-then-we-understand-it/
Daniel Lemire's blog
We see something that works, and then we understand it
“We see something that works, and then we understand it.” (Thomas Dullien) It is a deeper insight than it seems. Young people spend years in school learning the reverse: understanding happens before progress. That is the linear theory of innovation. So Isaac…
Surfel-based global illumination on the web https://juretriglav.si/surfel-based-global-illumination-on-the-web/
Jure Triglav
Surfel-based global illumination on the web
Can we use WebGPU to compute real-time global illumination with surface patches called surfels? Does it look good enough? Is it fast enough? And can we finally construct viable compute-heavy rendering pipelines right here on the open web? Join me on this…