by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Vercel, a major development platform that hosts and deploys web apps, was compromised, and the hackers are attempting to sell stolen data. A person claiming to be a member of ShinyHunters, which was behind the recent hack of Rockstar Games, posted some data online,...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
To make up for an incredibly laughable inaugural event, Beijing is running back its humanoid robot half-marathon. Fortunately, the event that pits humanoid robots made by Chinese companies against each other across 13 miles went a lot smoother this year. This...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
In case you haven't gotten around to reading Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, (because why would you do that to yourself?), the company best known for supplying AI-driven defense and surveillance...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Anyone looking to upgrade to the next Mac Studio or MacBook Pro might have to wait a little longer, thanks to the ongoing global memory shortage. As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, “at least two of the company’s upcoming machines … could...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tesla is expanding its Robotaxi footprint across Texas by introducing availability in both Dallas and Houston. As announced in a post on X, the EV maker is rolling out its Robotaxis to small sections of the Texas cities, as detailed by two maps of its new service...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Over the past several years, Nothing’s budget-centric subsidiary, CMF, has built a reputation for producing attractive, inexpensive products with features often reserved for gadgets that cost twice the price. The CMF Headphone Pro — the company’s first pair of...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Gully Foyle is my name… | Image: Brick Tower Press This might feel like a somewhat obvious recommendation to some, but it flew under my radar until now. Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination (originally published as Tiger! Tiger! in the UK) is a 1956 sci-fi...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Keychron Q1 Ultra 8K in white (left) and the V5 Ultra 8K in black (right). | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Keychron’s expansive keyboard catalog covers everything from basic full-size mechanical boards to niche layouts like southpaw Alice or a...
by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
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by bleffel | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
The idea that you need to save up a certain amount of money before having kids is so common it can feel almost like a moral law. But it isn’t, and I said as much recently when a reader wrote in to my advice column asking if she’s too poor to have a baby. I...
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