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How I built a no-account leaderboard for my typing game " and why I'll never ask for signup
42+ min ago (437+ words) So I built Clackpit's leaderboard to work with zero accounts. Here's how. Every time someone visits Clackpit for the first time, they're assigned a random handle " something like "Quick Falcon" or "Swift Pine." It gets stored in local Storage. That's…...
Hands off the VPNs " Mozilla warns UK regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users," while failing to protect kids
45+ min ago (518+ words) The non-profit behind Firefox is urging the UK government not to undermine privacy tools The UK government is currently exploring new ways to protect children online, but its latest proposals have drawn sharp criticism from one of the internet's biggest…...
Java Script Malware Campaign Drops Crypto Clipper via Power Shell
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (413+ words) The campaign stands out for its complex infection chain, combining Java Script, Power Shell, and in-memory shellcode execution to evade detection and maintain persistence across infected systems. The attack begins with a malicious executable that launches a Power Shell one-liner....
Messenger users report "Send photo?" pop-up causing accidental shares of images
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (166+ words) Tapping that button accidentally is easy because of its positioning, and as a result, people are sending sensitive images mistakenly. You can find various reports of this through posts on Reddit and X. With complaints surging in recent days, many users…...
The Famous Linux System Cleaner Bleach Bit Now Has a TUI (And I Tried It Out)
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (409+ words) It is a matter of preference to use system cleanup utilities on a computer or smartphone. On Linux, we have many such tools that handle everything from clearing browser caches and old package archives to shredding files and wiping free…...
New battery testing lab to accelerate high-current battery development in the UK
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (493+ words) Engineer Live New battery testing lab to accelerate high-current battery development in the UK Purpose-built facilities for electric powertrain testing are crucial to meeting the evolving needs of electric mobility. The ability to assess not only batteries, but also hydrogen…...
Google Shifts Gemini Usage Limits to Compute-Based Quotas
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (123+ words) Qatar news agency According to the company, this revolutionary change comes to address the enormous operational costs and technical pressure resulting from operating advanced features and the increasing complexity of requests, such as Deep Research tools, generating images and videos,…...
Step by step: how SAFE AI contributes to trustworthy AI (May 2026) - World
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (293+ words) This briefing outlines how each step of the SAFE AI Framework has been designed to support trustworthy AI. Based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework, the seven characteristics of trustworthy AI are: Valid…...
Whats App Is Getting A Close Friends List And It Works Just Like Instagram Stories
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (523+ words) Whats App's latest beta update quietly changes how status privacy works. Whats App Updates: Whats App is rolling out a new feature that gives users more control over who sees their status updates. The update introduces a Close Friends list,…...
Critical Vulnerability Exposes Industrial Robot Fleets to Hacking
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (537+ words) The vulnerability, CVE-2026-8153, affects Universal Robots Poly Scope 5 and it can be exploited for OS command injection." Universal Robots, a Danish company specializing in collaborative industrial robots, or cobots, has patched a critical vulnerability affecting one of its operating systems....