Killing in the name of… nothing
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light...
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Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2025
Discover the top 10 most read and most helpful articles of 2025 on ostechnix.com. A curated list based on real reader data and search performance. The...
Read moreSupply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025
In a roundup of the top stories of 2024, Ars included a supply-chain attack that came dangerously close to inflicting a catastrophe for thousands—possibly millions—of organizations,...
Read moreTeams of Robots Compete to Save Lives on the Battlefield
Last September, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unleashed teams of robots on simulated mass-casualty scenarios, including an airplane crash and a night ambush. The...
Read moreThe 11 best Nintendo Switch 2 games we played in 2025
2025 was a big year for gaming, and that includes gaming hardware. Nintendo launched its Switch 2 console in June, and since then, numerous Switch 2...
Read morePresentation: Lessons Learned From Building LinkedIn’s First Agent: Hiring Assistant
Karthik Ramgopal and Daniel Hewlett discuss the evolution of AI at LinkedIn, from simple prompt chains to a sophisticated distributed agent platform. They explain the transition...
Read moreFactor Meal Delivery Promo: Free $200 Withings Body-Scan Scale
Factor meal kits offer a free $200 Withings body-scanning scale after a three-week subscription. I was afraid, then maybe a little motivated?
Read moreLinux 6.19 Closing Out 2025 With Several Laptop Additions
A New Year’s Eve pull request is ready with several Intel/AMD laptop improvements for the ongoing Linux 6.19 kernel cycle. An x86 platform drivers pull request...
Read moreThe Best Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids (2025), Tested and Reviewed
I tested an array of alternative sleep aids, from gummies to wearable patches, to see if they would help my chronic insomnia.
Read moreLinkedIn Job Scams
Interesting article on the variety of LinkedIn job scams around the world: In India, tech jobs are used as bait because the industry employs millions of...
Read moreFrom prophet to product: How AI came back down to earth in 2025
Following two years of immense hype in 2023 and 2024, this year felt more like a settling-in period for the LLM-based token prediction industry. After more...
Read morePoor Sleep Quality Accelerates Brain Aging
Research shows that people who sleep poorly tend to have brain age that is older than their actual age. Chronic inflammation in the body caused by...
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