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Amit Sheen takes a hard look at the “Pixel Perfect” legacy concept, explaining why it’s failing us and redefining what “perfection” actually looks like in a multi-device, fluid world. It’s 2026. We are operating in an era of incredible technological leaps, where advanced tooling and AI-enhanced workflows have fundamentally transformed how we design, build, and […]
Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said that the recent U.S.–Taiwan trade deal will not erode the island’s chip industry, often considered as its “silicon shield” against potential aggression from China, which claims the island as its own, according to Reuters. The trade deal between the two partners requires Taiwanese companies to invest $250 billion in […]
from the it-can-always-get-worse dept The FTC remains politicized. One commissioner is leading the way—when it suits him. The Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan was not a well-run institution. I wrote about this at the time, often and at length, and I regret nothing. But wow—wow—would you be forgiven for thinking that the goal of […]
For MAVENS and MOGULS by The Accumulator on January 20, 2026 While death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, redundancy runs them a close third. Which helps explain why we’re regularly asked about how to make the most of a redundancy payout. (Investing wise, not George Best style!) Where should you save […]
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Alexa Plus inexplicably turned on a user’s light without being prompted. When the user asked the assistant why it turned on the light, it falsely claimed the user asked for the light to be switched on. Despite having no record of a recent voice command, the assistant continued to […]
Akai just revealed its most powerful standalone groovebox, . For the uninitiated, the MPC has been around since the 1980s and pretty much defined hip hop from that era. The line has continuously iterated to keep up with the times and the XL looks to be the baddest of them all. First of all, it […]
Early indicators suggest that AI-enabled ERP will yield meaningful performance gains: One 2024 study found that organizations implementing AI-driven ERP solutions stand to gain around a 30% boost in user satisfaction and a 25% lift in productivity; another suggested that AI-driven ERP can lead to processing time savings of up to 45%, as well as […]
Bitcoin’s June 26 options expiry provides a clean snapshot of how risk is being framed several months out, and the picture that emerges is one of deliberate insurance. Total open interest for the expiry sits near $3.92 billion in notional terms as of Jan. 20, with puts outnumbering calls at roughly 23.28K versus 19.87K contracts. […]
Ravie LakshmananJan 20, 2026Vulnerability / Artificial Intelligence A set of three security vulnerabilities has been disclosed in mcp-server-git, the official Git Model Context Protocol (MCP) server maintained by Anthropic, that could be exploited to read or delete arbitrary files and execute code under certain conditions. “These flaws can be exploited through prompt injection, meaning an […]
When you start running Terraform inside CI/CD pipelines like GitHub Actions, state management becomes a silent troublemaker.Recently, I hit one of those classic issues: Error: Error acquiring the state lock state blob is already locked Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode And the pipeline refused to continue. If you’ve ever seen this, trust me you’re […]
