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Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery? (13 minute read)
Jul 31 | Tech

Why Is Everyone Trying to Build a Solid-State Battery? (13 minute read)

Solid-state batteries have several potential advantages over lithium-ion batteries. A solid-state battery would be lighter and safer than the liquid electrolyte used now. This article looks at why solid-state batteries have these advantages compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. It also looks at how they fit into the broader arc of lithium battery improvements.
I Tried to Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend. Reader, I Did Not Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend.
Jun 12 | Blog

I Tried to Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend. Reader, I Did Not Build a Context Layer for My Agent in a Weekend.

A "simple" weekend project turns into real infrastructure, and why agent context deserves a boring, reliable foundation.

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Inkling-Small (4 minute read)
Jul 31 | AI

Inkling-Small (4 minute read)

Thinking Machines has released Inkling-Small, a 276B-parameter mixture-of-experts model with 12B active parameters. The model retains Inkling's multimodal reasoning, variable thinking effort, and 1M-token context window while using substantially less compute.
iPhone 20: Rumor has it Apple is Prepping a Radical Redesign (2 minute read)
Jul 31 | Design

iPhone 20: Rumor has it Apple is Prepping a Radical Redesign (2 minute read)

Reports suggest Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone, expected to launch in September 2027, will bring a radical redesign with curved, edge-to-edge glass. Two Pro models are rumored, sized around 6.3 and 6.9 inches, potentially dropping the notch or Dynamic Island entirely. A leaker also claims solid-state buttons with haptic feedback could replace mechanical controls for power, volume, and camera.
Stacked pull requests are now in public preview (5 minute read)
Jul 31 | Dev

Stacked pull requests are now in public preview (5 minute read)

Stacked pull requests are now available in public preview on GitHub, allowing teams to break large changes into smaller, reviewable pull requests that can be independently reviewed and merged together. This feature improves the review process by enabling parallel reviews of focused changes, maintaining code quality through existing protections, and allowing for one-click merges of multiple pull requests.

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Microsoft confirms an AI worm is propagating through Copilot and other MS apps (10 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

Microsoft confirms an AI worm is propagating through Copilot and other MS apps (10 minute read)

Outdoor Wi-Fi finally means business (4 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

Outdoor Wi-Fi finally means business (4 minute read)

Data center backlash could slow CIOs' AI plans (6 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

Data center backlash could slow CIOs' AI plans (6 minute read)

Russian spies take their half-click email attack from Zimbra to Outlook (5 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

Russian spies take their half-click email attack from Zimbra to Outlook (5 minute read)

The majority of corporate IT is now off premises for the first time (4 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

The majority of corporate IT is now off premises for the first time (4 minute read)

DNS is infrastructure. It's time to manage it that way (5 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

DNS is infrastructure. It's time to manage it that way (5 minute read)

Qualcomm shows Apple's modem transition is almost complete (4 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

Qualcomm shows Apple's modem transition is almost complete (4 minute read)

Step-by-step fabric deployment with Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric (4 minute read)
Jul 31 | It

Step-by-step fabric deployment with Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric (4 minute read)

Cisco close to releasing more AI models, this time for deep networking ops (3 minute read)
Jul 30 | It

Cisco close to releasing more AI models, this time for deep networking ops (3 minute read)

AI-driven attacks increased 56% last year, and data breach costs are up 12% (5 minute read)
Jul 30 | It

AI-driven attacks increased 56% last year, and data breach costs are up 12% (5 minute read)

Snowflake launches AI agent governance layer to track activity, control costs (3 minute read)
Jul 30 | It

Snowflake launches AI agent governance layer to track activity, control costs (3 minute read)

Reco enhances AI Runtime with browser-based AI security and automated remediation (3 minute read)
Jul 30 | It

Reco enhances AI Runtime with browser-based AI security and automated remediation (3 minute read)

From Zero Trust to Zero Custody (8 minute read)
Jul 29 | It

From Zero Trust to Zero Custody (8 minute read)

How Observability transforms vibe coding into AI engineering (8 minute read)
Jul 29 | It

How Observability transforms vibe coding into AI engineering (8 minute read)

Rethinking security for the age of AI (6 minute read)
Jul 28 | It

Rethinking security for the age of AI (6 minute read)

Where Should Your Company's AI Brain Live? (7 minute read)
Jul 28 | It

Where Should Your Company's AI Brain Live? (7 minute read)

Tech sector pours $1T into AI and sends customers the bill (4 minute read)
Jul 28 | It

Tech sector pours $1T into AI and sends customers the bill (4 minute read)

Six Agent Harness Capabilities for Higher Model Performance (7 minute read)
Jul 28 | It

Six Agent Harness Capabilities for Higher Model Performance (7 minute read)

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CosmosEscape: Taking Over Every Database in Azure Cosmos DB (6 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

CosmosEscape: Taking Over Every Database in Azure Cosmos DB (6 minute read)

KindaRails2Shell: CVE-2026-66066, Critical Arbitrary File Read and Possible Remote Code Execution in Ruby on Rails (2 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

KindaRails2Shell: CVE-2026-66066, Critical Arbitrary File Read and Possible Remote Code Execution in Ruby on Rails (2 minute read)

Zero Risk Isn't the Job: a CISO's Guide to Agentic AI (5 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

Zero Risk Isn't the Job: a CISO's Guide to Agentic AI (5 minute read)

The One Chokepoint to Rule Them All: Why I Deleted 50 ClickFix Detection Rules and Replaced Them With One (11 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

The One Chokepoint to Rule Them All: Why I Deleted 50 ClickFix Detection Rules and Replaced Them With One (11 minute read)

North Korea's Lazarus Group sharing tools with ransomware hackers, South Korean agencies warn (1 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

North Korea's Lazarus Group sharing tools with ransomware hackers, South Korean agencies warn (1 minute read)

Control Reliability Engineering (CRE): Applying SRE Principles to Cybersecurity Controls (5 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

Control Reliability Engineering (CRE): Applying SRE Principles to Cybersecurity Controls (5 minute read)

Escaping the Apple Sandbox by Spawning an Executable (2 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

Escaping the Apple Sandbox by Spawning an Executable (2 minute read)

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting (2 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting (2 minute read)

CISA Sets a New SBOM Baseline (2 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

CISA Sets a New SBOM Baseline (2 minute read)

Some Thoughts About Anthropic's New Cryptanalysis Results (10 minute read)
Jul 31 | Infosec

Some Thoughts About Anthropic's New Cryptanalysis Results (10 minute read)

AutoHarness (GitHub Repo)
Jul 30 | Infosec

AutoHarness (GitHub Repo)

Comparing Open-Source AI Code Security Harnesses (4 minute read)
Jul 30 | Infosec

Comparing Open-Source AI Code Security Harnesses (4 minute read)

Critical OpenWrt DHCPv6 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root (6 minute read)
Jul 30 | Infosec

Critical OpenWrt DHCPv6 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root (6 minute read)

AI-Assisted Bug Hunt Uncovers Linux Kernel 0-Day in net/sched (3 minute read)
Jul 30 | Infosec

AI-Assisted Bug Hunt Uncovers Linux Kernel 0-Day in net/sched (3 minute read)

How We Hacked Thousands of Data Centers in Minutes Using a 20-Year-Old Vulnerability (10 minute read)
Jul 29 | Infosec

How We Hacked Thousands of Data Centers in Minutes Using a 20-Year-Old Vulnerability (10 minute read)

Hackers Hijack Hotel Wi-Fi DNS to Steal Microsoft 365 Accounts (2 minute read)
Jul 28 | Infosec

Hackers Hijack Hotel Wi-Fi DNS to Steal Microsoft 365 Accounts (2 minute read)

ChatGPT AgentForger Flaw Could Deploy Rogue Workspace Agents via a Phishing Link (4 minute read)
Jul 28 | Infosec

ChatGPT AgentForger Flaw Could Deploy Rogue Workspace Agents via a Phishing Link (4 minute read)

A-List Directors, Actors, and Celebrities Exposed in Major Film Festival Breach (3 minute read)
Jul 28 | Infosec

A-List Directors, Actors, and Celebrities Exposed in Major Film Festival Breach (3 minute read)

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Type designers have created a free font that "poisons" AI (3 minute read)
Jul 31 | Design

Type designers have created a free font that "poisons" AI (3 minute read)

We're Launching Lyria 3.5 in Google Flow Music (1 minute read)
Jul 31 | Design

We're Launching Lyria 3.5 in Google Flow Music (1 minute read)

How to Improve Website Performance: Best Practices for Faster Sites (7 minute read)
Jul 31 | Design

How to Improve Website Performance: Best Practices for Faster Sites (7 minute read)

Jony Ive's first OpenAI hardware device sounds rather like … a HomePad (2 minute read)
Jul 31 | Design

Jony Ive's first OpenAI hardware device sounds rather like … a HomePad (2 minute read)

Information Architecture is the Foundation AI is Starving For (12 minute read)
Jul 31 | Design

Information Architecture is the Foundation AI is Starving For (12 minute read)

Design Engineering Magazine (Website)
Jul 31 | Design

Design Engineering Magazine (Website)

Creativity Has Been in Decline for Decades, but There's Still Time To Improve It (2 minute read)
Jul 31 | Design

Creativity Has Been in Decline for Decades, but There's Still Time To Improve It (2 minute read)

Paper Raises $34M to Build the Next Great Design Platform (2 minute read)
Jul 30 | Design

Paper Raises $34M to Build the Next Great Design Platform (2 minute read)

UX-Context Design: Using UX Knowledge to Inform AI-Generated Design (8 minute read)
Jul 30 | Design

UX-Context Design: Using UX Knowledge to Inform AI-Generated Design (8 minute read)

Thinking Outside The Box: Digital Design in the AI Era (5 minute read)
Jul 30 | Design

Thinking Outside The Box: Digital Design in the AI Era (5 minute read)

Artist Sues AI Meme Generator for Selling Deeply Personal Comic as Ad Template (6 minute read)
Jul 29 | Design

Artist Sues AI Meme Generator for Selling Deeply Personal Comic as Ad Template (6 minute read)

I Handed a UX Review Over to AI. Here's What Happened (6 minute read)
Jul 29 | Design

I Handed a UX Review Over to AI. Here's What Happened (6 minute read)

George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep Back New ‘Human Consent Standard' for AI Licensing (2 minute read)
Jul 29 | Design

George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep Back New ‘Human Consent Standard' for AI Licensing (2 minute read)

AI Nudges, Biases & Heuristics (Website)
Jul 29 | Design

AI Nudges, Biases & Heuristics (Website)

Minimalism is Dead. Welcome to the Afterparty (8 minute read)
Jul 28 | Design

Minimalism is Dead. Welcome to the Afterparty (8 minute read)

The Six Laws of Psychology for Good UX Design (6 minute read)
Jul 28 | Design

The Six Laws of Psychology for Good UX Design (6 minute read)

Honor's new logo is all about pushing past perfection (1 minute read)
Jul 28 | Design

Honor's new logo is all about pushing past perfection (1 minute read)

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