Summary Sean Goedecke discusses how AI coding agents have rapidly become commoditised as they no longer require specialised technical advantages—just improved base models. Various notable coding agents have emerged, yet…
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has successfully acquired Juniper Networks for $14 billion after settling an antitrust case with the US Justice Department. The settlement required HPE to divest its Instant On…
Why Do Killer Whales Keep Handing Us Fish? Scientists Unpack the Mystery Scientists have been puzzled by the behaviour of killer whales, or orcas, who often present fish to humans,…
Summary The upcoming iOS 26 introduces a unique feature for FaceTime that pauses audio and video if someone is detected undressing during a call. Originally aimed at enhancing child safety,…
Two critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Sudo that allow local attackers to escalate privileges to root. The flaws have been addressed in Sudo version 1.9.17p1, released recently. One vulnerability,…
This week, the US Department of Energy selected two companies to conduct the first tests of nuclear microreactors in Idaho. The new facility, named DOME (Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments), aims…
KDE Plasma 6.4 Has Landed in OpenBSD OpenBSD now packages the latest release of KDE Plasma 6.4, marking a significant step towards improved graphical environments for users of this security-focused…
Summary Astral Systems, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, has made a groundbreaking achievement by becoming the first company to successfully produce tritium—a crucial fuel for fusion energy—using its…
Summary Microsoft has opened the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension designed for VS Code, releasing it under the MIT licence. This move allows developers to access the…
Summary Recent research challenges the long-held belief that chronic, low-grade inflammation, also known as “inflammaging,” is a universal feature of ageing. A study examining populations in nonindustrialised areas found that…
