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DeepSeek has released DeepInfer, a high-performance inference framework designed to power large-scale production services for its models, including the DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash model.
Read full article →The private keys for eight eMudhra intermediate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates were found to be compromised, potentially allowing attackers to impersonate websites or services.
Read full article →A new web-based simulation game, 'SimCity, but with Permits,' shifts the focus from infrastructure management to the complexities of municipal regulations, zoning, and community feedback.
Read full article →Mistral has released Voxtral 3, a voice agent SDK designed to combine speech recognition, reasoning, and tool-calling into a real-time conversational experience. The system allows AI agents to interact with business systems and complete tasks during live phone or web conversations.
Read full article →A new regression in iPadOS 27 causes iPads to mirror their entire screen to external displays when users interact with secondary windows, potentially exposing private notes or poll results to an audience.
Read full article →A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) order prohibits U.S. federal civilian agencies from using DeepSeek AI products and services, citing national security risks associated with the Chinese-based company's infrastructure and legal environment.
Read full article →Privacy researchers discovered hidden text in WhatsApp's help pages designed to instruct a support chatbot to withhold information about data protection regulators and legal rights.
Read full article →The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, acknowledged in parliamentary testimony that its ability to enforce fines against foreign entities is restricted by the jurisdiction of foreign courts, specifically in the United States.
Read full article →Google has released TorchTPU, an open-source project providing a native PyTorch backend for Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). The project aims to streamline model execution on Google's custom AI hardware by integrating custom ATen kernels and a compilation cache for optimized XLA computations.
Read full article →Cloudflare and VoidZero have introduced tsrs, a Rust-based port of the TypeScript compiler designed for high performance and memory efficiency, particularly for WebAssembly environments.
Read full article →A programmer reflecting on impending parenthood explores how artificial general intelligence (AGI) might shift the purpose of education from skill acquisition to fostering resourcefulness and shared values.
Read full article →The Ukrainian 92nd Separate Assault Brigade shared footage claiming to be the world's first use of a heavy-lift drone to evacuate an injured soldier from active front lines.
Read full article →MicroG is a framework of libraries and services designed to replace Google's proprietary Play Services on Android, allowing users to run apps that depend on Google APIs without including proprietary code or telemetry.
Read full article →A power event in the europe-west2 zone caused a significant outage for multiple Google Cloud services, affecting various workloads and impacting the availability of services for several major financial institutions and companies.
Read full article →SlopCodeBench is a new benchmark designed to measure how AI models handle the accumulation of 'slop'—redundant or overly complex code—during multi-stage software development tasks. Unlike one-off coding benchmarks, it tracks how models manage a codebase as new features are progressively added over time.
Read full article →The release of OpenBSD 8.0 introduces significant architectural updates, including a 512G kernel virtual address space for amd64, enhanced support for RISC-V and sparc64 architectures, and improved graphics and virtualization capabilities.
Read full article →Nordwand Mono is a compact monospace font designed to blend the proportions of JetBrains Mono with the aesthetic of the classic Univers typeface. Built using a custom Python framework, it allows users to generate and customize font metrics programmatically.
Read full article →U.S. federal investigators have identified executives at ransomware negotiation firms who allegedly maintained close ties with the ShinyHunters hacking group, including one executive suspected of helping operate a dedicated extortion website.
Read full article →Users seeking an ad-free experience on Android TV can bypass the default Google TV interface by using ADB commands to disable stock launchers, sideloading third-party apps like SmartTube for YouTube, and remapping remote buttons.
Read full article →A coordinated campaign involving over 300 infected Tor exit nodes was identified, where attackers redirected SSH connections to interception servers to steal credentials and deploy malware.
Read full article →Weball is a web-based interactive experience that allows users to 'roll up' website elements into a growing ball, inspired by the Katamari Damacy game series.
Read full article →Meta has implemented a new policy restricting the number of links that can be included in organic posts and comments on Facebook Pages, requiring a paid subscription for higher limits.
Read full article →Cyber attackers hijacked refrigeration controllers in hundreds of French supermarkets, forcing units into defrost mode and causing significant food waste. Investigations revealed that many of these systems were exposed to the public internet with known security flaws for months prior to the incident.
Read full article →Researchers have demonstrated how 'abliterated' models—open-weight AI models modified to remove safety refusals—can be easily backdoored to exfiltrate sensitive credentials via tool-calling capabilities.
Read full article →Software engineer and author Paul Tyma shares a personal retrospective on his long-standing professional and personal relationship with tech personality Bob Cringely (Robert X. Cringely), detailing their collaborations on early Java projects and various startup ventures.
Read full article →Jim Calabro explores the evolution of Bloom filters at Bluesky, moving from traditional multi-hash implementations to a 'one-hash' approach that minimizes CPU overhead and cache misses.
Read full article →Since the late 1990s, a specialized CO2-powered launcher known as 'Der Viener Schlinger' has become a staple at University of Nebraska football games, firing over 20,000 hot dogs into the stands.
Read full article →A new interactive 3D guide for IKEA furniture demonstrates how AI-assisted web development can transform static assembly instructions into animated experiences, though it faces criticism over technical accuracy and 'AI-generated' prose.
Read full article →An experiment by Peec AI demonstrated that publishing 50,000 fabricated statistics could lead to those numbers being cited in academic papers and investment research because Large Language Models (LLMs) prioritize specific data points over fact-checking during real-time retrieval.
Read full article →The Rust programming language is entering a period of significant technical evolution in 2026, driven by the convergence of long-term investments in its type system, compiler performance, and internal architecture.
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