The Download: introducing this year’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing this year’s 10...
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LLMinus Working On AI/LLM-Powered Merge Conflict Resolution For The Linux Kernel
Building off an initial request for comments (RFC) patch series posted during the winter holidays, an updated RFC patch series was posted this weekend for LLMinus....
Read morePresentation: Java Concurrency from the Trenches: Lessons Learned in the Wild
Hugo Marques explains how to navigate Java concurrency at scale, moving beyond simple frameworks to solve high-throughput IO challenges. Drawing from real-world Netflix projects, he discusses...
Read moreSecuring digital assets as crypto crime surges
In February 2025, cyberattackers thought to be linked to North Korea executed a sophisticated supply chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. By targeting its infrastructure and...
Read moreDaniel Lange: Resizing Xterm fonts with Ctrl+ and Ctrl+
Xterm misses the convenient option to resize the fonts with Ctrl+<plus> and Ctrl+<minus> like xfce4-terminal or gnome-terminal do out of the box. This feature can be...
Read moreCorrupting LLMs Through Weird Generalizations
Fascinating research: Weird Generalization and Inductive Backdoors: New Ways to Corrupt LLMs. AbstractLLMs are useful because they generalize so well. But can you have too much...
Read moreBest Travel Cameras (2026), Tested and Reviewed
We’ve found the best travel cameras—from point-and-shoot to full-frame—to help you bring home the perfect vacation photos.
Read moreThe most fascinating monitors at CES 2026
CES 2026 took place in Las Vegas last week, and as usual, we’re looking at the most interesting monitors from the show. Not every display is...
Read moreLLVM Clang Adds Support For “Ampere1C” CPUs – Presumably AmpereOne Aurora
The LLVM/Clang compiler today introduced support for the Ampere Computing Ampere1C CPU core target…
Read moreWhy some “breakthrough” technologies don’t work out
Every year, MIT Technology Review publishes a list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. In fact, the 2026 version is out today. This marks the 25th year the...
Read moreThe astronaut training tourists to fly in the world’s first commercial space station
For decades, space stations have been largely staffed by professional astronauts and operated by a handful of nations. But that’s about to change in the coming...
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