New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open-Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
https://www.wired.com/story/defcon-34-badge-baochip-andrew-bunnie-huang/
https://www.wired.com/story/defcon-34-badge-baochip-andrew-bunnie-huang/
WIRED
The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
Created by legendary hardware hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang, the badges for this year’s famed security conference aim to push the boundaries of security and transparency.
Dubious research tied to Red Bull has shaped energy drink policy
https://www.theexamination.org/articles/red-bull-funded-research-energy-drinks-alcohol
https://www.theexamination.org/articles/red-bull-funded-research-energy-drinks-alcohol
www.theexamination.org
Is it safe to drink Red Bull and vodka? Dubious research tied to the company has shaped energy drink policy.
The company paid scientists whose studies largely found that mixing energy drinks and alcohol isn’t harmful, contrary to most research.
US Government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559
Bbc
US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner
Officials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list.
Getting 25 Gbps Thunderbolt Ethernet on My Mac Studio
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/getting-25g-ethernet-mac-thunderbolt/
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/getting-25g-ethernet-mac-thunderbolt/
Jeff Geerling
Getting 25 Gbps Thunderbolt Ethernet on my Mac Studio
I've been using the built-in 10 Gigabit Ethernet on my Mac Studio for a few years. It works fine: I can edit 4K video straight off my NAS over the network, and run backups at around 1 GB/sec.
But... I want more. I upgraded my rack and my NAS to 25 GbE a couple…
But... I want more. I upgraded my rack and my NAS to 25 GbE a couple…
Miso (YC S16) is hiring for U.S. expansion
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/miso/jobs/g2uAlMG-founding-business-lead-u-s-expansion
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/miso/jobs/g2uAlMG-founding-business-lead-u-s-expansion
Y Combinator
Founding Business Lead (U.S. Expansion) at Miso | Y Combinator
Miso built one of Korea's largest home services marketplaces, completing millions of services with over 130,000 service professionals.
We're now building Miso Motion: a new company supplying real-world robotics data to frontier AI labs developing the next…
We're now building Miso Motion: a new company supplying real-world robotics data to frontier AI labs developing the next…
How to Survive an Infestation of Toxic Caterpillars
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/how-to-survive-an-infestation-of-toxic-caterpillars
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/how-to-survive-an-infestation-of-toxic-caterpillars
The New Yorker
How to Survive an Infestation of Toxic Caterpillars
The oak processionary caterpillar, which is spreading as Europe warms, fills the air with microscopic hairs that inflict excruciating rashes.
Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Is Missing Opportunities to Apply Lessons
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108082
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108082
Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Is Missing Opportunities to Apply Lessons from Other Countries That Could Reduce Risks and Costs
Nuclear waste cleanup can be costly, risky, and time consuming. The Department of Energy's cleanup efforts in the U.S. will cost over $640 billion and...
AI companies destroy rare and non recoverable physical books
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/26422014.library-alexandria-burns-ai-companies-destroying-books-bulk/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/26422014.library-alexandria-burns-ai-companies-destroying-books-bulk/
The Herald
Library of Alexandria burns: AI companies are destroying books in bulk
The artificial intelligence industry, having already stripped the open web of its bark and devoured every morsel of its illegally acquired…
Predictive Speculative KV Replication for Bursty LLM Inference
https://jwlabs.vercel.app/post/biting-the-bullet
https://jwlabs.vercel.app/post/biting-the-bullet
JW Labs
JW Labs Research
JW Labs research post.
Demystifying DRAM Read Disturbance: RowHammer and RowPress Phenomena
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28233
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28233
arXiv.org
Demystifying DRAM Read Disturbance: Bridging the Gap Between...
DRAM read disturbance, like RowHammer and RowPress, is a critical robustness issue where accessing DRAM can cause unintended bitflips in other unaccessed DRAM locations. DRAM read disturbance...
Loops (YC W22) Is Hiring a Product Educator
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/loops/jobs/zqUnwqB-product-educator-technical-content-creator
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/loops/jobs/zqUnwqB-product-educator-technical-content-creator
Y Combinator
Product Educator / Technical Content Creator at Loops | Y Combinator
About Loops
Loops (YC W22) is the email platform for modern software companies. We help product and growth teams send better lifecycle email without fighting legacy tools.
The role
We’re hiring a US-based Product Educator and technical content creator…
Loops (YC W22) is the email platform for modern software companies. We help product and growth teams send better lifecycle email without fighting legacy tools.
The role
We’re hiring a US-based Product Educator and technical content creator…
Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When AI Bubble Bursts
https://asymco.com/2026/07/31/apple-will-watch-everything-burn-when-ai-bubble-bursts/
https://asymco.com/2026/07/31/apple-will-watch-everything-burn-when-ai-bubble-bursts/
Asymco
Apple Will ‘Watch Everything Burn’ When AI Bubble Bursts
I would say they will simply collect all the available profits MacRumors interviewed AI critic Ed Zitron, author of the Where’s Your Ed At newsletter and host of the Better Off…