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Smart Lightbulb Hacked Into Covert Digital Library for Banned Books
A researcher turned a Wi-Fi smart lightbulb into a hidden server hosting banned books, accessible via an open Wi-Fi access point.
Real-Time Presence Goes Mainstream With TownSquare
TownSquare adds a real-time presence layer to any website, letting visitors see who else is online. The open-source tool mimics multiplayer features from apps like Figma and Google Docs.
Path Separator Conflicts Highlight Developer Cross-Platform Headaches
A debate over Windows backslash versus Unix forward slash in file paths underscores persistent cross-platform compatibility issues for developers. The discussion reveals deeper fragmentation in software development tooling.
Raspberry Pi Pico W Gains New Role as USB Wi-Fi Adapter
Makers can now use the Raspberry Pi Pico W as a low-cost USB Wi-Fi adapter, expanding its utility beyond standalone projects.
Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash Reshapes Enterprise AI Cost Equation
Google claims its new Gemini 3.5 Flash model can save enterprises over $1 billion annually by delivering near-frontier performance at triple the speed and half the cost.
Team Boosts Filesystem Speed 47x by Removing It
A development team achieved a 47x performance improvement by eliminating the filesystem and using a direct I/O approach, challenging common assumptions about storage design.
iPhone Repair Risk: How to Stop a Technician From Stealing Your Photos
A Best Buy repair technician allegedly used AirDrop to steal private photos from a customer's iPhone. Learn how to protect your data before any device repair.
ClickHouse Revenue Triples to $250M as IPO Nears
Database firm ClickHouse hits $250M annualized revenue, signaling strong growth and a potential public offering within years.
New SSD Side-Channel Attack Lets Websites Spy on User Activity
Researchers uncover a technique that exploits SSD access patterns to track user behavior online. The attack requires specific conditions but raises fresh privacy concerns.
Microsoft warns of GPU mining malware spread via SEO poisoning and AI chatbots
Microsoft uncovered a cryptojacking campaign targeting gamers and high-end PC users. Malware disguised as popular utilities like HWMonitor is spread through SEO poisoning and AI chatbot recommendations.
Why a DIY Robot Using Air Muscles Could Reshape Soft Robotics
A hobbyist-built bipedal robot uses pneumatic artificial muscles instead of motors, demonstrating a lighter, safer and more compliant walking motion that could inspire future soft robotics designs.
US Tech Layoffs Hit Two-Year High as AI Drives 38,000 Job Cuts in May
Nearly 40,000 tech workers lost jobs in May, the highest monthly total in two years. Artificial intelligence is the most cited reason for the layoffs.
Hacker News Project Brings Realistic Soft Body Physics to Developers
A developer showcased a soft body jiggle physics project on Hacker News, highlighting real-time deformable simulations for games and animation.
New Technique Losslessly Compresses KV Cache Up to 4x for Faster AI Inference
Speculative KV coding compresses key-value cache up to 4x without loss, potentially cutting memory costs and enabling larger models on existing hardware.
A New Versioning System for Mobile Apps Challenges Semantic Versioning
PaceVer offers a mobile-focused alternative to SemVer prioritizing release cadence over feature scope simplifying version tracking for developers.
Zig Introduces Structs of Arrays for Better Memory Performance
Zig adds native struct-of-arrays support improving cache efficiency and SIMD use for high-performance computing.
Hermes Agent Brings Persistent Memory to Open-Source AI
A new open-source AI agent, Hermes Agent, introduces persistent memory, enabling long-term context retention across sessions. This development could reshape how developers build autonomous AI systems.
PostgreSQL 19 to Introduce Long-Awaited Query Hints Feature
PostgreSQL 19 plans to add query hints, a feature that helps developers optimize slow database queries. This marks a significant shift for a project that long resisted the capability.
Microsoft Overhauls Windows Printing With Modern Protocol Support
Microsoft introduces Windows Ready Print, a new printing model that adopts IPP, eSCL, and Universal Print to replace legacy drivers and improve cloud integration.
Why Datalog Is Resurging in Modern Software Development
Datalog, a 1970s logic programming language, is seeing renewed interest for data-intensive applications and static analysis due to its simplicity and expressiveness.