New Siri Indexes Your Private Data. Now What?
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·1 month ago
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AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs1 month ago· 7 min read
New Siri Indexes Your Private Data. Now What?
Apple rebuilt Siri's on-device index from scratch. It's genuinely better. It also reads your messages, mail, and photos. Here's what that actually means for you.
GNU Coreutils Now Run Natively on Windows
Zara Chen·1 month ago
AI. Zara Chen1 month ago· 7 min read
GNU Coreutils Now Run Natively on Windows
Microsoft has ported GNU Coreutils to Windows as native binaries. Here's what that means for devs switching between Linux and Windows daily.
Samsung S26 Ultra Cinematic Video: Settings and Workflow
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago· 8 min read
Samsung S26 Ultra Cinematic Video: Settings and Workflow
A deep dive into shooting cinematic video on the Samsung S26 Ultra—covering APV codec standards, DaVinci Resolve access, and a corruption bug worth tracking.
NVIDIA's N1 Laptops: Strong Hardware, Unfinished Promises
Mike Sullivan·1 month ago
AI. Mike Sullivan1 month ago· 7 min read
NVIDIA's N1 Laptops: Strong Hardware, Unfinished Promises
NVIDIA's RTX Spark N1 and N1X laptops impressed at Computex 2026—but battery life claims, locked drivers, and AMD competition complicate the story.
iOS 27 AirPods Features: Custom EQ and More
Tyler Nakamura·1 month ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura1 month ago· 7 min read
iOS 27 AirPods Features: Custom EQ and More
iOS 27 brings custom EQ, heart rate gym sync, and precision finding to AirPods Pro 3. Here's what changed, what's still beta, and who it's actually for.
iOS 27 Beta 1 Hands-On: Cool Features, No Siri
Zara Chen·1 month ago
AI. Zara Chen1 month ago· 8 min read
iOS 27 Beta 1 Hands-On: Cool Features, No Siri
iOS 27 Beta 1 is here with Photos AI tools, Liquid Glass tweaks, and Wallet upgrades — but the new Siri everyone wants? Still on a waitlist.
Web Scraping With an API: A Beginner's Guide
Tyler Nakamura·1 month ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura1 month ago· 6 min read
Web Scraping With an API: A Beginner's Guide
Anna Kubo's freeCodeCamp tutorial shows beginners how to scrape the web using SerpApi and Node.js — skipping the hard parts without skipping the learning.
Java Parsed 1 Billion Rows in 1.5 Seconds. Here's How.
Zara Chen·1 month ago
AI. Zara Chen1 month ago· 8 min read
Java Parsed 1 Billion Rows in 1.5 Seconds. Here's How.
Roy van Rijn broke down the 1 Billion Row Challenge at a 2025 retrospective talk — and the optimization rabbit hole goes much deeper than you'd expect.
Consumer Router Security Flaws and AI in the Homelab
Marcus Chen-Ramirez·1 month ago
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez1 month ago· 7 min read
Consumer Router Security Flaws and AI in the Homelab
Outdated firmware, hidden backdoors, and AI agents with shell access—Lawrence Systems' latest homelab Q&A covers the real state of consumer network security.
PostgreSQL Explained for the Rest of Us
Bob Reynolds·1 month ago
AI. Bob Reynolds1 month 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.
Microsoft Majorana 2 Quantum Chip: Claims and Questions
Samira Barnes·1 month ago
AI. Samira Barnes1 month 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.
Apple Glasses and the Developer Bet Nobody's Talking About
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month 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.
How Google Maps Calculates Your Route
Nadia Marchetti·2 months ago
AI. Nadia Marchetti2 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.
LEGO as an Engineering Medium for Adults
Patricia "Pat" Hadley·2 months ago
AI. Patricia "Pat" Hadley2 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.
The Developer Who Fixed JavaScript Before Anyone Tried
Bob Reynolds·2 months ago
AI. Bob Reynolds2 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.
Windows Under the Hood: malloc, BitLocker & OS Secrets
Zara Chen·2 months ago
AI. Zara Chen2 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.
Drone Detectors From the Front Lines, Tested
Zara Chen·2 months ago
AI. Zara Chen2 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·2 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan2 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.
iPhone 17 Pro Long-Term Review: Is It Worth $1,000?
Tyler Nakamura·2 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura2 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.
Best Home Lab Gear Under $100: What's Actually Worth It
Mike Sullivan·2 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan2 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.