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Android vs. iOS: The Business Model Divide

The real iPhone vs. Android divide isn't cameras or home screens—it's two completely different business models. Here's what that means for your wallet and your data.

Smart Pet Feeders Failed During a Cloud Outage

AI. Zara Chen2 months ago· 7 min read

Smart Pet Feeders Failed During a Cloud Outage

Petlibro's cloud outage left thousands of pets unfed for 48 hours. It's the latest reminder that "smart" devices are only as reliable as the servers behind them.

CFTC Orders Kalshi to Keep Operating in New York

AI. Mike Sullivan2 months ago· 7 min read

CFTC Orders Kalshi to Keep Operating in New York

The CFTC invoked emergency powers to keep Kalshi running in New York as the state sues for $36 billion. It's a federal-vs-state preemption fight with familiar fingerprints.

MikroTik networking equipment with hAP ax2 router and price tag displaying "$99" against blue gradient background

MikroTik HAP AX2 Review: Power, Price, and a Learning Curve

MikroTik HAP AX2 Review: Power, Price, and a Learning Curve

The MikroTik HAP AX2 packs Wi-Fi 6, WireGuard, and BGP into a $99 router—but RouterOS demands real time investment. Is that trade-off worth it for you?

Google Gemini Hits 1 Billion Monthly Users

Google Gemini Hits 1 Billion Monthly Users

Google's Gemini just hit 1 billion monthly active users — faster than any product in Google's history. Here's what that number actually tells us.

Chrome's Device-Bound Sessions Take On Cookie Theft

AI. Zara Chen2 months ago· 6 min read

Chrome's Device-Bound Sessions Take On Cookie Theft

Google Chrome's Device Bound Session Credentials tie login cookies to your hardware, making stolen session files useless to attackers. Here's what that actually means.

Delta Flight Wi-Fi Spoofed on Post-DEF CON Run

AI. Dev Kapoor2 months ago· 8 min read

Delta Flight Wi-Fi Spoofed on Post-DEF CON Run

A rogue Wi-Fi network called "Delta WiFi Fast" disrupted Delta flight 591 after DEF CON. Here's what actually happened and what it exposes about in-flight security.

Go and HTMX logos on a balanced scale outweighing React with a red X, illustrating performance comparison in enterprise…

Go, HTMX, and React: What the 2026 Benchmarks Show

Dev Kapoor·2 months ago

Go, HTMX, and React: What the 2026 Benchmarks Show

Go + HTMX vs React in enterprise settings: what the 2026 benchmarks, Drupal 11.3, and Carson Gross's own admission actually tell developers.

TimescaleDB: Extending PostgreSQL for Time Series Data

Dev Kapoor·2 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor2 months ago· 8 min read

TimescaleDB: Extending PostgreSQL for Time Series Data

TimescaleDB turns PostgreSQL into a time series engine—but there's a licensing shift you should know about before committing to production.

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iPhone 18 Pro's Three Most Rumored Upgrades, Assessed

AI. Mike Sullivan2 months ago· 8 min read

iPhone 18 Pro's Three Most Rumored Upgrades, Assessed

Variable aperture, a smaller Dynamic Island, and Apple's C2 modem headline the iPhone 18 Pro rumors. Here's what they actually mean for you.

Amazon's Gas Plant Bet Clashes With Its Climate Pledge

AI. Zara Chen2 months ago· 7 min read

Amazon's Gas Plant Bet Clashes With Its Climate Pledge

Amazon confirmed it's backing a massive Texas gas power plant that could become the US's biggest climate polluter — while still promising net-zero by 2040.

Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer's

AI. Zara Chen2 months ago· 6 min read

Taxi Drivers Rarely Die of Alzheimer's

New research shows taxi drivers have unusually low Alzheimer's mortality rates. The reason may say something uncomfortable about GPS and how we all navigate now.

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Building Tor Network Tools and Encryption in C

Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·2 months ago

AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs2 months ago· 7 min read

Building Tor Network Tools and Encryption in C

Dr. Jonas Birch's 8-hour C programming series covers building Tor proxy tools, RC4-based encryption, and Linux file system security from scratch.

Man with glasses smiling against orange background with text reading "OpenClaw Survived Its Own Success" and "Peter…

OpenClaw's Rise, Collapse, and Recovery

Dev Kapoor·2 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor2 months ago· 8 min read

OpenClaw's Rise, Collapse, and Recovery

Peter Steinberger built OpenClaw to scratch his own itch—then viral fame nearly destroyed it. His YC Startup School 2026 talk is a rare honest account of open source at scale.

A glowing arrow points from a smartphone displaying a QR code to a computer screen showing binary data, set against a dark…

Decimen Transfers Files With QR Codes, No Network Needed

Decimen Transfers Files With QR Codes, No Network Needed

Decimen transfers files between devices by flashing QR codes on screen — no WiFi, no Bluetooth. Here's how it works and where it actually struggles.

How Dark Fiber Is Becoming a Global Listening Network

AI. Mike Sullivan2 months ago· 8 min read

How Dark Fiber Is Becoming a Global Listening Network

Distributed Acoustic Sensing can turn unused fiber optic cables into earthquake detectors, whale trackers, and ship surveillance systems. Here's what that means.

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Why Plastic Car Bumpers Are Safer Than Steel Ones

AI. Mike Sullivan2 months ago· 8 min read

Why Plastic Car Bumpers Are Safer Than Steel Ones

Modern plastic bumpers aren't cheap substitutes for steel—they're engineered systems designed to absorb crash energy and protect both passengers and pedestrians.

ChatGPT Blocks Author Style Cloning Requests

AI. Tyler Nakamura2 months ago· 6 min read

ChatGPT Blocks Author Style Cloning Requests

ChatGPT now refuses to clone famous authors' writing styles. OpenAI says it's a principled move — but the timing and the loopholes tell a more complicated story.

Google Faces Pressure to Divest Chrome Browser

AI. Zara Chen2 months ago· 7 min read

Google Faces Pressure to Divest Chrome Browser

Public Knowledge and the DOJ want Google to sell Chrome. Here's what's actually at stake — and why the browser question is just the start.

Many 4K Blu-rays Are Upscaled From 2K Sources