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We Made One Gram Of Remdesivir
Two of the experimental coronavirus drugs, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine are a breeze to synthesize. But remdesivir, possibly the most promising candidate, is anything but. It's a royal pain. Here's why.
How io_uring and eBPF Will Revolutionize Programming in Linux
ScyllaDB’s Glauber Costa explains how two new APIs, io_uring and eBPF, are changing the fundamental nature of Linux programming.
Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor
Posted by John Martinis, Chief Scientist Quantum Hardware and Sergio Boixo, Chief Scientist Quantum Computing Theory, Google AI Quantum Physicist...
Tailscale Funnel
Public access to your device—without the security risks. Tailscale Funnel makes exposing services to the internet safe & simple.
Building Meta's GenAI infrastructure
Marking a major investment in Meta’s AI future, we are announcing two 24k GPU clusters. We are sharing details on the hardware, network, storage, design, performance, and software that help us extr…
Bootstrap 4 alpha
Today is a special day for Bootstrap. Not only is it our fourth birthday, but after a year of development, we're finally shipping the first alpha release of…
Pricing low-touch SaaS
How to approach pricing and packaging a new SaaS app, by example
Accounting For Developers, Part I
In this first part of a two-part series, we walk through basic accounting principles for anyone building products that move and track money.
The EARN IT Act Violates the US Constitution
Since senators introduced the EARN IT Act (S. 3398) in early March, EFF has called attention to the many ways in which the bill would be a disaster for Internet users’ free speech and security. We’ve explained how the EARN IT Act could be used to drastically undermine encryption. Although the bill...
Why Amazon Has No Profits and Why It Works
Amazon has a tendency to polarize people. On one hand, there is the ruthless, relentless, ferociously efficient company that’s building the Sears Roebuck of the 21st Century. But on the other, there is the fact that almost 20 years after it was launched, it has yet to report a meaningful profit. This chart captures…
Adobe Photoshop Source Code (2013)
When brothers Thomas and John Knoll began designing and writing an image editing program in the late 1980s, they could not have imagined that they would be adding a word to the dictionary.
Protections Against Fingerprinting and Crypto Mining in Firefox Nightly and Beta
We have added a feature to block fingerprinting and cryptomining in Firefox Nightly as an option for users to turn on.
Journalists Hacked with Suspected NSO Group iMessage ‘Zero-Click’ Exploit
Government operatives used NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware to hack 36 personal phones belonging to journalists, producers, anchors, and executives at Al Jazeera. The journalists were hacked by four Pegasus operators, including one operator MONARCHY that we attribute to Saudi Arabia, and one operator SNEAKY KESTREL that we…
Nubank acquires Cognitect
We are thrilled to announce that Cognitect is joining the Nubank family of companies. This is the next step in a long relationship, and opens new opportuniti...
Next.js – A small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript apps
We're very proud to open-source Next.js, a small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript webapps.
TypeScript 5.0
Today we're excited to announce the release of TypeScript 5.0! This release brings many new features, while aiming to make TypeScript smaller, simpler,
Apple Unveils M2
Apple today announced M2, beginning the next generation of Apple silicon designed specifically for the Mac.
Asahi Linux for Apple M1 progress report, August 2021
Porting Linux to Apple Silicon
Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
Today, I step into the role of CEO of Mozilla Corporation. It is a privilege to lead an organization with a long history of standing up for people and buil
Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis
Online tracking: A 1-million-site measurement and analysis is the largest and most detailed measurement of online tracking to date. We measure stateful (cookie-based) and stateless (fingerprinting-based) tracking, the effect of browser privacy tools, and "cookie syncing". This measurement is made possible by our web…
It's the Future
The CircleCI blog is your home for DevOps, continuous integration and delivery, and engineering productivity. Explore tutorials, guides, and best practices.
You can now disable all AI features in Zed
From the Zed Blog: If you don’t want AI in your workflow, it won’t be there.
Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Foundation
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GPTs: Custom versions of ChatGPT
You can now create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills.
How to Compromise the Enterprise Endpoint
Posted by Tavis Ormandy.Symantec is a popular vendor in the enterprise security market, their fla...