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We're excited to announce our support of two independent, open source projects: Ladybird, an ambitious project to build a completely independent browser from the ground up, and Omarchy, an opinionated Arch Linux setup for developers.
We tested 19 LLMs on their ability to handle real-world software engineering tasks like compiling old code and cross-compiling. See how Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google models stack up in our new benchmark – CompileBench.
The EU’s Chat Control law would scan private messages and weaken encryption. Sign Mozilla Foundation’s petition to defend privacy and protect our digital future.
This month we’ve ramped up the infrastructure behind the download server, and downloads should now be available earlier and faster. There’s also a small technical change in that requests for a “…latest” file will now be answered with a HTTP redirect to the specific latest version (see previous blog post).
PostgreSQL 18 adds native support for UUIDv7. A timestamp-based UUID variant that plays nicely with btree indexes. Here's what that means for you.
Spectral Labs releases SGS-1: the first generative model for structured CAD.
At WWDC 2018, Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi asked, “Are you merging iOS and macOS?” This rhetorical question was presumably in response to widespread criticism. Federighi's rhetorical answer was, “No. Of course not.”
Philips announces digital pathology scanner with native, configurable DICOM JPEG and JPEG XL output in world first
A tale of debugging hardware with unconventional methods. How I perfected the firmware of BrakeBright (a motorcycle safety device) using a vibrator.
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Editor’s note (August 25, 2026): Updated the Node20 removal date to September 23rd, 2026. Editor’s note (February 25, 2026): Updated the migration date to June of 2026. Editor’s note (May…
For 100 years, Corning has developed special glass for use in both chemical and life science laboratories, including PYREX® glass.
Trump imposed a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, raising costs for employers and reshaping U.S. hiring. Learn what it means for you.
Supply chain attacks are malicious updates that sneak into open source code used by many apps. Here’s how we design Obsidian to ensure that the app is a secure and private environment for your thoughts.
CodeIntegrity research on Notion AI security, Notion 3.0 AI Agents, lethal trifecta risk, indirect prompt injection, web search tool abuse, and data exfiltration.
Our legal battle over Oracle's claim on the word "JavaScript" is entering the discovery phase. Here's how you can help.
LLMs think WEIRD - Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich, Democratic. STRAT7 explores what AI cultural bias means for researchers working across global markets.
A new Science study reveals the U.S. already mines the critical minerals it needs for energy and defense, but they are currently being discarded as mine waste.
While conventional and commonplace today, maps have not always had north at the top. And they don't need to.
A practical, no-fluff guide to understanding the OpenTelemetry Collector - what it does, how it works, real architecture patterns (with and without it).
Google Chrome is getting upgraded with the latest AI to make it safer, smarter and more useful
XTX Markets is a leading algorithmic trading firm which uses state-of-the-art machine learning technology to produce price forecasts for over 50,000 financial instruments across equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and crypto. It uses those forecasts to trade on exchanges and alternative trading venues, and…
The craft of AI-assisted software creation is substantially about correctly managing units of work.
There have been several incidents recently where popular packages were successfully attacked. To reduce the risk of installing a compromised version, we are introducing a new setting that delays the installation of newly released dependencies. In most cases, such attacks are discovered quickly...
The wait is over. Meta Ray-Ban Display hits shelves in the US today!
A technical report on three bugs that intermittently degraded Claude's responses: what happened, why fixes took time, and what we're changing.
Intel's latest processor generations are pushing the number of cores in a server to unprecedented levels. For analytical databases like ClickHouse, ultra-high core counts represent a huge opportunity and a complex challenge.
WebAssembly (abbreviated Wasm) is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine. Wasm is designed as a portable compilation target for programming languages, enabling deployment on the web for client and server applications.
