What 4 Years on the Fast Track Taught Me About My Career: From Dropping Out to Leading a Production Application

Four years ago, I was living with my parents, working as an assistant at an optometry office, with zero clue what I was going to do for the rest of my life. This year, I have designed websites for large medical practices serving 40,000+ patients daily, led an architecture transformation that reduced system failures from […]

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Strengthening supply chain security: Preparing for the next malware campaign

The open source ecosystem continues to face organized, adaptive supply chain threats that spread through compromised credentials and malicious package lifecycle scripts. The most recent example is the multi-wave Shai-Hulud campaign. While individual incidents differ in their mechanics and speed, the pattern is consistent: Adversaries learn quickly, target maintainer workflows, and exploit trust boundaries in […]

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The best SSDs in 2026

Upgrading to a good SSD can make your computer feel brand new again. Apps open faster, files move in a blink and even older machines start to feel a lot more responsive. It is one of the easiest ways to breathe life into a laptop or desktop without replacing the whole system, and the performance […]

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How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop

@digitalpersons AI video technology is evolving so quickly that even for creative professionals, there is a lot to experiment with. Daryl Anselmo, a creative director turned digital artist, has been experimenting with the technology since its early days, posting an AI-generated video every day since 2021. He tells me that uses a wide range of […]

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Bitcoin’s hash rate is slipping, and history suggests the bottom may be in: VanEck

Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s hash rate dropped 4%, the largest decline since April 2024. Historical data analyzed by VanEck shows price gains often follow hash rate drops. Share this article Bitcoin’s network hash rate dropped 4% over the last month, the steepest decline since April 2024. VanEck notes that negative hash rate growth has historically led […]

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TEN Protocol redefines Ethereum’s privacy with ‘compute in confidence’ approach

Ethereum’s transparency has long been one of its greatest strengths, but for many real-world applications, it has also become a structural limitation. From MEV-driven trading inefficiencies to data leakage in DeFi, gaming, and AI-driven workflows, the assumption that everything must be public in order to be verifiable is increasingly being challenged. TEN Protocol is built […]

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Bitcoin miners are bleeding at $90,000, but the “death spiral” math hits a hard ceiling

Bitcoin’s “miners are dumping” story is comforting in the way simple stories always are. Price slides, miners run out of oxygen, coins hit exchanges, and the price is shoved around by a single, easy villain. But miners are not a single actor, and selling pressure isn’t just a mood. It’s math, contracts, and deadlines. When […]

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