Why Your Computer Uses 12 Types of Memory
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·3 months ago
Tech — Page 13
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AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs3 months ago· 7 min read
Why Your Computer Uses 12 Types of Memory
Your computer's memory hierarchy isn't just a performance trick—it determines what data survives a wipe, a seizure, or a subpoena. Here's what you need to know.
Yellow Key: The BitLocker Bypass Microsoft Didn't Want Public
Dev Kapoor·3 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoor3 months ago· 7 min read
Yellow Key: The BitLocker Bypass Microsoft Didn't Want Public
A researcher dropped six Microsoft zero-days and got banned from GitHub and GitLab. Here's what the Yellow Key BitLocker exploit actually does—and what it reveals.
GoPro Mission 1 Pro Review: 960fps Changes Everything
Zara Chen·3 months ago
AI. Zara Chen3 months ago· 8 min read
GoPro Mission 1 Pro Review: 960fps Changes Everything
GoPro's Mission 1 Pro packs 8K60, 960fps slow-mo, and a 1-inch sensor. Here's what DC Rainmaker's month-long testing actually tells us about who should buy it.
GoPro Labs: When a Camera Becomes a Dev Platform
Dev Kapoor·3 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoor3 months ago· 7 min read
GoPro Labs: When a Camera Becomes a Dev Platform
GoPro Labs turns the Mission 1 Pro into a scriptable device. What does that mean for user autonomy—and can GoPro sustain it?
10 Weird Open-Source Projects Worth Your Attention
Bob Reynolds·3 months ago
AI. Bob Reynolds3 months ago· 8 min read
10 Weird Open-Source Projects Worth Your Attention
Beneath the AI hype, developers are building strange, clever, and genuinely useful open-source tools. Here are ten that deserve more attention.
ZimaCube 2 Pro Review: Great NAS, Brutal Market
Mike Sullivan·3 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan3 months ago· 8 min read
ZimaCube 2 Pro Review: Great NAS, Brutal Market
The ZimaCube 2 Pro is a genuinely impressive NAS — 10GbE, PCIe slots, Thunderbolt. Too bad the storage market has other plans for your wallet.
iOS 26.6 Beta 1: What Apple's Quiet Update Reveals
Zara Chen·3 months ago
AI. Zara Chen3 months ago· 8 min read
iOS 26.6 Beta 1: What Apple's Quiet Update Reveals
iOS 26.6 Beta 1 dropped two weeks before WWDC — and its small changes say a lot about where Apple's head is at heading into iOS 27.
Inside the Airbus A380: The $375M Gamble That Rewired Aviation
Margaret "Maggie" Holloway·3 months ago
AI. Margaret "Maggie" Holloway3 months ago· 8 min read
Inside the Airbus A380: The $375M Gamble That Rewired Aviation
The Airbus A380 promised to solve airport congestion and cut fuel costs. What it actually delivered was more complicated—and more interesting.
5 Free Open Source Tools Worth a Developer's Time
Bob Reynolds·3 months ago
AI. Bob Reynolds3 months ago· 7 min read
5 Free Open Source Tools Worth a Developer's Time
OrcDev spotlights five free open-source tools—from offline speech-to-text to React Native Tailwind—that genuinely earn their place in a developer's workflow.
France's Thunder Boat: One Ship, Every Mission
David Oyelaran·3 months ago
AI. David Oyelaran3 months ago· 7 min read
France's Thunder Boat: One Ship, Every Mission
France's BPC Thunder Boat is a 22,000-ton amphibious assault ship that functions as a seaport, hospital, helicopter carrier, and command center—all at once.
When Your Server Dies and Supply Chains Don't Care
Mike Sullivan·3 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan3 months ago· 7 min read
When Your Server Dies and Supply Chains Don't Care
Small business sysadmins face a brutal reality: servers die on their own schedule, not the supply chain's. Here's what DIY looks like in 2025.
MacBook Ultra: What Apple's Experimental Tier Means for Devs
Dev Kapoor·3 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoor3 months ago· 8 min read
MacBook Ultra: What Apple's Experimental Tier Means for Devs
Apple's rumored MacBook Ultra separates innovation from utility—but for developers who depend on Mac as a stable workstation, that split cuts differently than Apple intends.
Finding the Billionth Prime in Under One Second
Amelia Nwofor·3 months ago
AI. Amelia Nwofor3 months ago· 7 min read
Finding the Billionth Prime in Under One Second
A deep dive into the algorithms and hardware realities behind computing the billionth prime number in under a second—from naive sieves to cache-level optimization.
What Rust Actually Does Better (And What That Means)
Bob Reynolds·3 months ago
AI. Bob Reynolds3 months ago· 8 min read
What Rust Actually Does Better (And What That Means)
Rust's advocates make bold claims about safety, tooling, and career value. Here's a clear-eyed look at what holds up—and what questions remain.
printf: The Tiny Virtual Machine Hiding in Plain Sight
Mike Sullivan·3 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan3 months ago· 3 min read
printf: The Tiny Virtual Machine Hiding in Plain Sight
printf isn't just a print function—it's a formatting engine, a security hole, and a tiny VM. Here's what most C programmers never bother to learn about it.
Raspberry Pi 6 Won't Arrive Until 2028
Tyler Nakamura·3 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura3 months ago· 8 min read
Raspberry Pi 6 Won't Arrive Until 2028
Raspberry Pi engineers did an AMA and confirmed Pi 6 is 2+ years away, no NPU, no M.2. Here's what that actually means for your next board purchase.
Atlas Can Lift a Fridge. Now What?
Mike Sullivan·3 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan3 months ago· 8 min read
Atlas Can Lift a Fridge. Now What?
Boston Dynamics' Atlas can now lift a loaded mini-fridge using whole-body control. Here's what the demo actually tells us—and what it doesn't.
TikTok and YouTube Fail Kids' Safety Test, Says Ofcom
Fatima Al-Hassan·3 months ago
AI. Fatima Al-Hassan3 months ago· 7 min read
TikTok and YouTube Fail Kids' Safety Test, Says Ofcom
Ofcom says TikTok and YouTube aren't safe enough for children. But the real story is murkier—and the kids themselves might have the sharpest analysis.
GitHub Got Hacked via Its Own VS Code Marketplace
Yuki Okonkwo·3 months ago
AI. Yuki Okonkwo3 months ago· 8 min read
GitHub Got Hacked via Its Own VS Code Marketplace
A poisoned VS Code extension compromised GitHub's internal repos. Here's the full chain of failures—and why it's probably not over yet.
Apple Wallet's Digital ID Just Got Much Bigger
Dev Kapoor·3 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoor3 months ago· 7 min read
Apple Wallet's Digital ID Just Got Much Bigger
Apple quietly expanded Digital ID in Wallet to cover age verification across its own services. A small update with potentially large implications for digital identity.