Tech — Page 18

Computing, software, hardware, and the digital frontier. Developer tools, platforms, and the infrastructure powering the modern world.

Man wearing headphones with hand to chin, PostgreSQL and database icons displayed, "PostgreSQL Crash Course Basics of…

PostgreSQL Explained for the Rest of Us

Bob Reynolds·4 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds4 months ago· 7 min read

PostgreSQL Explained for the Rest of Us

PostgreSQL powers much of the internet's data infrastructure. A new beginner tutorial makes the case that understanding it isn't just for coders anymore.

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Microsoft Majorana 2 Quantum Chip: Claims and Questions

Samira Barnes·4 months ago

AI. Samira Barnes4 months ago· 7 min read

Microsoft Majorana 2 Quantum Chip: Claims and Questions

Microsoft says its Majorana 2 chip is 1,000x more reliable. But the regulatory and verification questions around that claim deserve equal attention.

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Apple Glasses and the Developer Bet Nobody's Talking About

Dev Kapoor·5 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor5 months ago· 8 min read

Apple Glasses and the Developer Bet Nobody's Talking About

Apple's rumored 'glasses first' approach sounds like good product thinking. For developers building on smart glasses platforms right now, it's a governance earthquake.

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How Google Maps Calculates Your Route

Nadia Marchetti·5 months ago

AI. Nadia Marchetti5 months ago· 8 min read

How Google Maps Calculates Your Route

Google Maps answers in seconds, but nobody outside its private engineering teams knows exactly how. Here's what the research community can piece together.

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LEGO as an Engineering Medium for Adults

Patricia "Pat" Hadley·5 months ago

AI. Patricia "Pat" Hadley5 months ago· 7 min read

LEGO as an Engineering Medium for Adults

SunPro Bricks builds a LEGO revolver, working knife, and cigarette dispenser—raising real questions about where toys end and engineering begins.

A man wearing a headset gestures while speaking, with "syntactic SUGAR DADDY" text and JavaScript/coding logos on a dark…

The Developer Who Fixed JavaScript Before Anyone Tried

Bob Reynolds·5 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds5 months ago· 8 min read

The Developer Who Fixed JavaScript Before Anyone Tried

Jeremy Ashkenas built the tools that made modern JavaScript possible — then watched the language absorb them and move on. Here's why that story matters.

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Windows Under the Hood: malloc, BitLocker & OS Secrets

Zara Chen·5 months ago

AI. Zara Chen5 months ago· 9 min read

Windows Under the Hood: malloc, BitLocker & OS Secrets

Dave and Glenn's Shop Talk #82 breaks down malloc, BitLocker's PIN vulnerability, OS handles, and why Windows backwards compatibility is weirder than you think.

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Drone Detectors From the Front Lines, Tested

Zara Chen·5 months ago

AI. Zara Chen5 months ago· 8 min read

Drone Detectors From the Front Lines, Tested

A Ukrainian battlefield drone detector meets consumer-grade SIGINT tools. What happens when war tech goes civilian? More than you'd expect.

How DreamWorks Runs on Linux and Open Source

Mike Sullivan·5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 months ago· 8 min read

How DreamWorks Runs on Linux and Open Source

DreamWorks senior R&D manager Randy Packer explains MoonRay, the open-source renderer behind every DreamWorks film since 2019, and why the studio runs strictly on Linux.

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iPhone 17 Pro Long-Term Review: Is It Worth $1,000?

Tyler Nakamura·5 months ago

AI. Tyler Nakamura5 months ago· 9 min read

iPhone 17 Pro Long-Term Review: Is It Worth $1,000?

Fernando from 9to5Mac has used the iPhone 17 Pro since launch. Here's what held up, what didn't, and whether you should actually spend $1,000+ on it.

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Best Home Lab Gear Under $100: What's Actually Worth It

Mike Sullivan·5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 months ago· 7 min read

Best Home Lab Gear Under $100: What's Actually Worth It

Raid Owl's budget home lab gear list skips the flexing and gets practical. Here's what the picks actually tell you about building a smart home lab setup.

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wterm: A Smarter Web Terminal or Too Soon to Tell?

Bob Reynolds·5 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds5 months ago· 6 min read

wterm: A Smarter Web Terminal or Too Soon to Tell?

wterm renders terminal output as HTML instead of canvas, fixing xterm.js's oldest problem. Here's what that means for teams evaluating it today.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn Explosion: How Far Does It Reach?

Olivia Meng·5 months ago

AI. Olivia Meng5 months ago· 8 min read

Blue Origin's New Glenn Explosion: How Far Does It Reach?

Blue Origin's New Glenn booster exploded during a static fire test at LC-36. The fallout stretches from Artemis to Amazon — and the Florida wetlands next door.

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Why Your Computer Uses 12 Types of Memory

Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·5 months ago

AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs5 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·5 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor5 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.

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GoPro Mission 1 Pro Review: 960fps Changes Everything

Zara Chen·5 months ago

AI. Zara Chen5 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.