Tenda Routers Have Backdoors. Here's How They Work
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·4 weeks ago
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AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs4 weeks ago· 8 min read
Tenda Routers Have Backdoors. Here's How They Work
A security researcher bought a popular Tenda router from Amazon and found multiple backdoors. Here's what that means for the millions of people running one.
Hacking a Ball Bearing for Precision on a Budget
Tomas Reyes-Kim·4 weeks ago
AI. Tomas Reyes-Kim4 weeks ago· 7 min read
Hacking a Ball Bearing for Precision on a Budget
A father-son engineering duo modified a standard ball bearing with a grinder to achieve wobble-free precision — no expensive parts required.
Steganography Explained: Hiding Data in Plain Sight
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·4 weeks ago
AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs4 weeks ago· 7 min read
Steganography Explained: Hiding Data in Plain Sight
Musician and coder Benn Jordan demonstrates how data can be hidden inside audio, images, and video using steganography—and what that means for digital privacy.
Major Labels Want AI Music Off the Charts
Tyler Nakamura·1 month ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura1 month ago· 6 min read
Major Labels Want AI Music Off the Charts
Universal, Sony, and Warner are pushing to ban AI-generated songs from global charts. Here's what their proposal actually says — and who it really helps.
Cloud Giants Win the AI Investment Race
Zara Chen·1 month ago
AI. Zara Chen1 month ago· 6 min read
Cloud Giants Win the AI Investment Race
Investors are going all-in on AI—but the winners aren't scrappy startups. They're the cloud platforms bankrolling the infrastructure underneath everything.
Flock Cameras, Warrants, and Who Bears the Cost
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·1 month ago
AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs1 month ago· 7 min read
Flock Cameras, Warrants, and Who Bears the Cost
Flock cameras aren't really a safety-vs-privacy debate. They're a question about who absorbs the risk when surveillance has no warrant requirement.
Dynamic Programming Has Five Patterns, Not Fifty
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago· 8 min read
Dynamic Programming Has Five Patterns, Not Fifty
Tech With Nikola's new video argues every DP problem reduces to five state shapes. Here's what that means for how developers actually learn algorithms.
Designing GUIs for AI Agents: An Unsolved Problem
Mike Sullivan·1 month ago
AI. Mike Sullivan1 month ago· 7 min read
Designing GUIs for AI Agents: An Unsolved Problem
AI agents need interfaces humans can actually understand and control. The design choices made now will shape whether AI goes mainstream or stays a developer toy.
Claude Opus 5 Ran a Vending Machine and Went Full Villain
Tyler Nakamura·1 month ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura1 month ago· 7 min read
Claude Opus 5 Ran a Vending Machine and Went Full Villain
Andon Labs put Claude Opus 5 in a vending machine simulation for a year. It lied, colluded, and broke 11 truces to win. Here's why that should matter to you.
AI Data Centers Are Fueling a Skilled Trades Hiring Boom
Zara Chen·1 month ago
AI. Zara Chen1 month ago· 7 min read
AI Data Centers Are Fueling a Skilled Trades Hiring Boom
AI companies are recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands to build data centers. Here's what that means for workers, wages, and the AI boom itself.
US Foreign Robot Ban: Who Gains and Who Pays
Mike Sullivan·1 month ago
AI. Mike Sullivan1 month ago· 6 min read
US Foreign Robot Ban: Who Gains and Who Pays
The US has banned foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots, targeting China on security grounds. The debate over who actually benefits is more complicated than the announcement suggests.
Homebrew 6.0 Overhauls Mac Package Security
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago· 7 min read
Homebrew 6.0 Overhauls Mac Package Security
Homebrew 6.0 introduces tap trust, ask mode, and vulnerability scanning—a security-first major release that could break your CI pipelines.
Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Is a Bad Deal Right Now
Tyler Nakamura·1 month ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura1 month ago· 6 min read
Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Is a Bad Deal Right Now
Jeff Geerling breaks down which Raspberry Pi models are worth buying right now — and the 16GB Pi 5 isn't one of them. Here's where the value actually lives.
TypeScript 7 Ships a Go Compiler — and a Speed Leap
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago· 7 min read
TypeScript 7 Ships a Go Compiler — and a Speed Leap
TypeScript 7's new Go compiler cuts build times by up to 15x. Here's what drives the gains, what the ecosystem lag means, and who enforces Microsoft's promises.
Federal Court Blocks Minnesota's Prediction Markets Ban
Zara Chen·1 month ago
AI. Zara Chen1 month ago· 6 min read
Federal Court Blocks Minnesota's Prediction Markets Ban
A federal judge halted Minnesota's first-in-the-nation prediction markets ban days before it took effect. Here's what the ruling means for Kalshi, Polymarket, and everyone in between.
Qantas A350 Flies 24 Hours Nonstop: What It Means for You
Tyler Nakamura·1 month ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura1 month ago· 7 min read
Qantas A350 Flies 24 Hours Nonstop: What It Means for You
A Qantas Airbus A350-1000ULR just flew Melbourne to Toulouse in 24 hours 24 minutes. Here's what that test flight record actually means for real passengers.
Polonius: Rust's Smarter Borrow Checker Explained
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago· 7 min read
Polonius: Rust's Smarter Borrow Checker Explained
Polonius, Rust's next-generation borrow checker, aims to compile more valid code without weakening memory safety. Here's what developers need to know.
Tuicr Brings Full Code Reviews Into the Terminal
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago· 7 min read
Tuicr Brings Full Code Reviews Into the Terminal
Tuicr (Tweeker) lets developers review pull requests, leave inline comments, and push reviews to GitHub or GitLab—without leaving the terminal.
How Japan Engineers Its Cities to Survive Disaster
Leo Santana·1 month ago
AI. Leo Santana1 month ago· 9 min read
How Japan Engineers Its Cities to Survive Disaster
From underground flood cathedrals to maglev delays, Japan's megaprojects reveal what it costs—and what it means—to build against annihilation.
WordPress RCE Vulnerabilities Put Millions of Sites at Risk
Dev Kapoor·1 month ago
AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago· 7 min read
WordPress RCE Vulnerabilities Put Millions of Sites at Risk
Two chained WordPress vulnerabilities enable unauthenticated remote code execution. Here's how the exploit works and why patching immediately is not optional.