A recent $270 million hack on the Drift Protocol has been described as “terrifying” by Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. The attack, which is believed to be carried out by a North Korean state-affiliated threat group, was a sophisticated social engineering assault. The hackers used this tactic over six months to gain the trust of Drift … Read more
A 50-year-old hardware enthusiast has built a homebrew ISA accelerator card for the Intel 8086 and 8088 CPU systems, significantly improving integer multiplication performance by 250%. The card uses a TRW MPY12HJ parallel multiplier chip from the 1980s to offload MUL instructions from the CPU. This allows for faster multiplication processing, which can be beneficial … Read more
For decades, the concept of a desktop environment has been a cornerstone of Linux development. The tradition of modularity and composability allows users to swap out their desktop for an alternative easily and seamlessly. But how did we get here? Let’s take a look at the evolution of Linux GUI. In the early days of … Read more
The Supreme Court’s skepticism towards Donald Trump’s executive order denying US citizenship to American-born children of immigrants has left a trail of doubts on the president’s plan. Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned the government’s theory that birthright citizenship is conditional on “domicile” or allegiance to a foreign power, which raises significant concerns about the legitimacy … Read more
Google is developing its Aluminium OS operating system for PCs, with Gemini AP integration at its core. Recently leaked images show the aesthetic direction of the new OS. The alleged wallpapers feature abstract designs with neon colors like magenta, orange, teal, and deep blue. These bold choices set a surreal and atmospheric style. Although not … Read more
AI-powered coding tool Claude Code, which offers users tokens to access services, has seen an unexpected surge in usage limits being hit due to unclear token allocation and internal issues with bug detection. Anthropic says it’s resolving the issue, calling it the “top priority,” amid growing comments from customers about speed limitations and billing concerns. … Read more
Bahrain reports a significant number of drone interceptions since the conflict started. The country claims to have shot down over 453 attack drones and 188 missiles from Iran. This update provides insight into the ongoing air defense efforts in Bahrain during the war. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt?page=5
A disabled grandmother was charged with cocaine possession after it was found in her purse during a routine drug test. Meanwhile, a college football star faced charges for allegedly possessing cocaine based on bird droppings on his car’s hood. A middle school student was expelled from school after cannabis was detected in cookies she brought … Read more
Think changing your password every few months keeps you safe? Think again. Experts killed the 90-day password reset policy about a decade ago for a reason, but many IT departments still haven’t gotten the memo. The problem with forced rotation When experts advise against memorized secrets being changed arbitrarily, it’s because forcing users to change … Read more
Many Americans are worried that the US economy will collapse, with 42% believing it will happen within the next decade. This fear stems from multiple risks converging, including a growing federal debt and rising energy costs. To understand what this would mean in practice, consider the Great Depression, which saw unemployment rise to 25%, stock … Read more