PostgreSQL production incident caused by transaction ID wraparound
https://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/i-too-have-a-production-story-a-downtime-caused-by-postgres-transaction-id-wraparound-problem
https://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/i-too-have-a-production-story-a-downtime-caused-by-postgres-transaction-id-wraparound-problem
SQLServerCentral
Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Learn about transaction ID wraparound in PostgreSQL, which caused a problem for the author.
Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create 'Any Wavelength' Lasers
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/04/any-color-you-nist-scientists-create-any-wavelength-lasers-tiny-circuits
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/04/any-color-you-nist-scientists-create-any-wavelength-lasers-tiny-circuits
NIST
Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create ‘Any Wavelength’ Lasers in Tiny Circuits for Light
NIST scientists and collaborators have pioneered a way to make integrated circuits for light by depositing complex patterns of specialized materials onto silicon wafers.
What Is Llms.txt and Does Your Business Need One?
https://semarkglobal.com/blog/what-is-llms-txt-does-your-business-need-one
https://semarkglobal.com/blog/what-is-llms-txt-does-your-business-need-one
Semarkglobal
What Is llms.txt and Does Your Business Need One?
llms.txt helps AI understand your website. Over 844,000 sites use it. Here is what it does, who it helps, and whether it is worth your time.
NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/2026/04/17/nasa-shuts-off-instrument-on-voyager-1-to-keep-spacecraft-operating/
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/2026/04/17/nasa-shuts-off-instrument-on-voyager-1-to-keep-spacecraft-operating/
NASA Science
NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating - NASA Science
On April 17, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California sent commands to shut down an instrument aboard Voyager 1 called the
Bipartisan Bill to Tighten Controls on Sensitive Chipmaking Equipment
https://baumgartner.house.gov/2026/04/02/baumgartner-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-tighten-controls-on-sensitive-chipmaking-equipment/
https://baumgartner.house.gov/2026/04/02/baumgartner-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-tighten-controls-on-sensitive-chipmaking-equipment/
Michael Baumgartner
Baumgartner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Tighten Controls on Sensitive Chipmaking Equipment - Michael Baumgartner
WASHINGTON – Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA‑05) introduced the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, a bipartisan bill designed to...
SPEAKE(a)R: Turn Speakers to Microphones for Fun and Profit [pdf] (2017)
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/woot17/woot17-paper-guri.pdf
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/woot17/woot17-paper-guri.pdf
Changes in the system prompt between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/18/opus-system-prompt/
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/18/opus-system-prompt/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
Changes in the system prompt between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7
Anthropic are the only major AI lab to publish the system prompts for their user-facing chat systems. Their system prompt archive now dates all the way back to Claude 3 …
Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight
https://www.xda-developers.com/zip-drives-dominated-90s-vanished-almost-overnight/
https://www.xda-developers.com/zip-drives-dominated-90s-vanished-almost-overnight/
XDA
Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight
A major flaw brought this promising format to its end
Show HN: Prompt-to-Excalidraw demo with Gemma 4 E2B in the browser (3.1GB)
https://teamchong.github.io/turboquant-wasm/draw.html
https://teamchong.github.io/turboquant-wasm/draw.html
teamchong.github.io
Prompt → Diagram — Gemma 4 E2B in desktop Chrome (WebGPU)
Gemma 4 E2B runs locally in desktop Chrome. KV cache compressed 2.4× via WGSL compute shaders. 30+ tok/s on M1, no server, no API key. Chrome 134+ desktop only.
Airline worker arrested after sharing photos of bomb damage in WhatsApp group
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/dubai-police-spied-private-whatsapp-5HjdXwr_2/
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/dubai-police-spied-private-whatsapp-5HjdXwr_2/
LBC
Dubai police arrest airline worker after accessing private WhatsApp group | LBC
Police lured the man to a meeting and arrested him after accessing a private WhatsApp group with colleagues
Matt Mullenweg Overrules Core Committers; Puts Akismet on WP 7's Connector List
https://www.therepository.email/matt-mullenweg-overrules-core-committers-to-put-akismet-on-wordpress-7-0s-connectors-screen
https://www.therepository.email/matt-mullenweg-overrules-core-committers-to-put-akismet-on-wordpress-7-0s-connectors-screen
The Repository
Matt Mullenweg Overrules Core Committers to Put Akismet on WordPress 7.0’s Connectors Screen
A Trac ticket committed 36 minutes after opening, a revert backed by core committers, and a project lead who had the final word — and 569 billion reasons why.
When moving fast, talking is the first thing to break
https://daverupert.com/2026/04/more-talk-less-grok/
https://daverupert.com/2026/04/more-talk-less-grok/
Dave
When moving fast, talking is the first thing to break
When you make speed and “moving fast” the biggest priority on a project or in an organization, the first thing to breakdown is talking to each other. Talking takes time. Consensus is expensive and slow. In a pressurized environment there’s no time to schedule…
Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/turtle-wow-classic-server-announces-shutdown-after-blizzard-wins-injunction/
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/turtle-wow-classic-server-announces-shutdown-after-blizzard-wins-injunction/
PC Gamer
Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
"They say it's the journey, not the destination."
Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-flaw-in-protobuf-library-enables-javascript-code-execution/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-flaw-in-protobuf-library-enables-javascript-code-execution/
BleepingComputer
Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution
Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers.
Uber's AI Push Hits a Wall–CTO Says Budget Struggles Despite $3.4B Spend
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/ubers-anthropic-ai-push-hits-223109852.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/ubers-anthropic-ai-push-hits-223109852.html
Yahoo Finance
Uber's Anthropic AI Push Hits A Wall—CTO Says Budget Struggles Despite $3.4B Spend
Uber Technologies, Inc is learning the hard way that scaling AI isn't just about speed—it's about cost. Despite spending $3.4 billion on research and development, the company has already exhausted its planned AI budget just months into 2026. According to…
Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/errant-upper-stage-spoils-blue-origins-success-in-reusing-new-glenn-booster/
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/errant-upper-stage-spoils-blue-origins-success-in-reusing-new-glenn-booster/
Ars Technica
Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
Blue Origin's reused first stage hit its targets, but New Glenn's upper stage did not.