This Week In Security: AI Generated Reports, More AI Generated Reports, GitHub Chaos, And More Linux Vulnerabilities

Google’s Project Zero demonstrates a new zero-click exploit for the Pixel 10 phones, showing a full escalation from remote to kernel without user interaction. During the investigation Project Zero found …read more

Tech In Plain Sight: The Mechanics Of String Trimmers

My old friend Jeff was always vocally upset that he didn’t come up with the idea of a string trimmer, commonly known as a Weed Eater or Weed Whacker. On …read more

Magnets Are Bad For Hardware Again

If you were around tech in the bad old days, magnets could be really bad news. They were fine on the fridge, no problem at all. Put one near a …read more

Spy Tech: A Quiet Radio For Spies

Normally, when you think of a radio transmitter, you want the strongest signal and range. But if your radio operator is secretly operating as a spy, broadcasting their position isn’t …read more

Between-Device Sharing Still Sucks

Once upon a time, computing was simple. You had files on a floppy disk. If you wanted to take them to a different computer, you ejected the disk from one …read more

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A Fume-Control Cabinet For Resin 3D Printing

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By Aaron Beckendorf | May 29, 2026

For a certain kind of intricate, highly-detailed manufacturing, there’s really no substitute for a resin 3D printer, and it’s therefore unfortunate that they require so many poisonous chemicals. The resin …read more
This Week In Security: Ubiquiti Fixes, And FreeBSD Joins The Club You Don’t Want To Join

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By Mike Kershaw | May 29, 2026

Ubiquiti released a new security bulletin detailing fixes for six security issues, including one rated 9.1 (critical) and one scoring a perfect 10.0 on the CVE risk scale. The vulnerabilities …read more
When Is An Apple Laptop Not A Macbook? When It’s An Apple II

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By Tyler August | May 29, 2026

Do you remember, some years ago, when that brand-new 8086-based laptop hit the shelves? Great for PC lovers, but not so fun for those on the fruitier side of the …read more
Medication Reminder Uses Only One Button

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By Bryan Cockfield | May 29, 2026

As anyone who takes medicines regularly will attest to, the days have a tendency to blur together, making it hard to remember if you did something like take that day’s …read more
An Atic Atac Minimap For The ZX Spectrum

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By Jenny List | May 28, 2026

The use of modern microcontrollers as add-on peripherals for 1980s home computers has delivered significant benefits and capabilities unimaginable in the days when those machines were new. A great example …read more
How To Let Everyone Keep A Secret

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By Al Williams | May 28, 2026

Someone calls you at work and says, “Don’t tell anyone, but…” If you are like most people, there are one or two people you will pass it along to with …read more
Recycling Two XBox One Consoles Into A 10 GB USB Flash Drive

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By Maya Posch | May 28, 2026

Amidst the ongoing RAM & storage apocalypses, Mad Max-esque scenes are unsurprisingly developing, with the eMMC recycling project by [Chase Fournier] from a pair of XBox One S (‘XBone’) mainboards …read more

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