Tech — Page 20

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

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One PR Hijacked the Entire NPM Registry

Zara Chen·5 months ago

AI. Zara Chen5 months ago· 7 min read

One PR Hijacked the Entire NPM Registry

A single pull request compromised 169 npm packages—no phishing, no stolen passwords. Here's how the TanStack supply chain attack actually worked.

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Unitree's Mech Robot and the Regulation Nobody Wrote

Samira Barnes·5 months ago

AI. Samira Barnes5 months ago· 7 min read

Unitree's Mech Robot and the Regulation Nobody Wrote

Unitree's GD01 manned mecha is commercially available and already deploying abroad. The regulatory framework to govern it doesn't exist yet.

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ZimaCube 2 Review: A Meaningful Upgrade or Incremental Refresh?

Bob Reynolds·5 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds5 months ago· 8 min read

ZimaCube 2 Review: A Meaningful Upgrade or Incremental Refresh?

The ZimaCube 2 is a compact home server that earns attention for its processor upgrade—but a quiet software licensing twist deserves yours too.

JavaScript for Everyone: What Beginners Actually Need

Mike Sullivan·5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 months ago· 7 min read

JavaScript for Everyone: What Beginners Actually Need

A NeuralNine crash course treats JavaScript as a real programming language—not just browser glue. Here's what it covers and why that framing matters.

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Linux 7.0 Released: What's New in the Kernel

Dev Kapoor·5 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor5 months ago· 7 min read

Linux 7.0 Released: What's New in the Kernel

Linux 7.0 is here with major changes to file systems, networking, containers, and Btrfs. Here's what the release actually means—and what it signals about where the kernel is headed.

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GNOME and KDE Together? Linux App Summit Explained

Tyler Nakamura·5 months ago

AI. Tyler Nakamura5 months ago

GNOME and KDE Together? Linux App Summit Explained

GNOME's Sri and KDE e.V. President Aleix Pol talk Linux App Summit, Flatpak's future, and what it'll actually take to get mainstream apps on Linux.

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Bambu Lab Is Picking Fights It Doesn't Need to Win

Zara Chen·5 months ago

AI. Zara Chen5 months ago· 7 min read

Bambu Lab Is Picking Fights It Doesn't Need to Win

Bambu Lab threatened an open-source developer over a slicer fork. Jeff Geerling breaks down why that move says everything about where the company is headed.

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AV2 vs H.266: The Codec War With Real Energy Stakes

Olivia Meng·5 months ago

AI. Olivia Meng5 months ago· 8 min read

AV2 vs H.266: The Codec War With Real Energy Stakes

AV2 and H.266 promise 30% bandwidth gains — but the patent war behind them shapes who pays, in money and in watts.

Talos Linux 1.13: Debug Access and the Omni Trade-off

Mike Sullivan·5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 months ago· 8 min read

Talos Linux 1.13: Debug Access and the Omni Trade-off

Talos Linux 1.13 adds node-level debug access—but Omni users can't touch it. Mike Sullivan on what that trade-off actually means for your cluster.

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Omacon 2026: Linux as Love Language

Dev Kapoor·5 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor5 months ago· 7 min read

Omacon 2026: Linux as Love Language

At Omacon 2026, DHH made the case that Linux tinkering is craft, not productivity. Is this a genuine movement—or a very aesthetic hobby?

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Copy Fail, Dirty Frag & the Linux News That Matters

Tyler Nakamura·5 months ago

AI. Tyler Nakamura5 months ago· 8 min read

Copy Fail, Dirty Frag & the Linux News That Matters

Bazzite 44, CachyOS April, Arch Linux's latest ISO, and two kernel vulnerabilities the internet is catastrophizing. Here's what actually matters.

A penguin mascot labeled "Dirty Frag" holds a grenade against a dark grid background with text reading "Instant Root…

Dirty Frag: Linux Zero-Day With No Patch Yet

Bob Reynolds·5 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds5 months ago· 7 min read

Dirty Frag: Linux Zero-Day With No Patch Yet

Dirty Frag is a Linux kernel privilege escalation exploit with no patches yet. Here's what it does, who's at risk, and how to mitigate it now.

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How a Programmer Tried to Crack the Rubik's Cube

Harold "Harry" Goodman·5 months ago

AI. Harold "Harry" Goodman5 months ago· 7 min read

How a Programmer Tried to Crack the Rubik's Cube

Sebastian Lague's coding adventure to solve the Rubik's Cube reveals why 43 quintillion permutations humbles even clever algorithms. A craft-focused breakdown.

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How Your OS Works: Boot to Shutdown Explained

Mike Sullivan·5 months ago

AI. Mike Sullivan5 months ago· 8 min read

How Your OS Works: Boot to Shutdown Explained

From bootloader to SIGKILL, here's what your operating system actually does every time you power on—and why it's more impressive than you think.

FFmpeg's Twitter Drama Was Actually Good for Open Source

Priya Sharma·5 months ago

AI. Priya Sharma5 months ago· 7 min read

FFmpeg's Twitter Drama Was Actually Good for Open Source

The FFmpeg account's X drama raised donations and awareness for grassroots open source. But is performative conflict a sustainable outreach strategy?

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The macOS TCP Bug That Detonates at 49 Days

Dev Kapoor·5 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor5 months ago· 7 min read

The macOS TCP Bug That Detonates at 49 Days

A uint32 cast in macOS's TCP clock code means any Mac left running past 49 days hits a networking wall. Here's exactly how it breaks—and why it matters.

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iPhone 18 Pro: Six Upgrades That Actually Matter

Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·5 months ago

AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs5 months ago· 7 min read

iPhone 18 Pro: Six Upgrades That Actually Matter

Leaked specs paint the iPhone 18 Pro as a year of internal gains over flashy redesign. Here's what the rumors actually mean for you.

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TSRX Wants to Replace JSX — But at What Cost?

Tyler Nakamura·5 months ago

AI. Tyler Nakamura5 months ago· 8 min read

TSRX Wants to Replace JSX — But at What Cost?

TSRX is a new syntax layer that lets you write React components with plain if statements and no return. Here's what junior devs actually need to know.

GitHub Is Cooked — But Its Alternatives Are Worse

Zara Chen·5 months ago

AI. Zara Chen5 months ago· 8 min read

GitHub Is Cooked — But Its Alternatives Are Worse

GitHub is randomly reverting merges and going down for days. So why does switching feel impossible? A deep dive into GitLab, Bitbucket, and what comes next.

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NetworkChuck's Free CCNA Program Draws 35,000

Bob Reynolds·5 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds5 months ago· 7 min read

NetworkChuck's Free CCNA Program Draws 35,000

NetworkChuck and Jeremy Ciorra launched a free CCNA program that drew 35,000 signups. Here's what the model actually offers—and what it reveals about online learning.